https://nova.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Index ${session.getAttribute("locale")} 5 https://nova.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:44669 Wed 19 Oct 2022 13:54:26 AEDT ]]> https://nova.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:38725 Wed 19 Jan 2022 10:25:02 AEDT ]]> https://nova.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:14648 Wed 11 Apr 2018 10:18:23 AEST ]]> https://nova.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:21812 n = 131) were recruited as part of a longitudinal study while attending antenatal care clinics during pregnancy; blood samples were collected up to three times in pregnancy. Serum cotinine, indicating exposure to cigarette smoke, was detected in 50.4% of mothers. Compared with non-Indigenous women, the cohort had 10 times the prevalence of antibodies to Helicobacter pylori (33 vs. 3%). Levels of immunoglobulin G, antibodies to H. pylori, and C-reactive protein (CRP) were all inversely correlated with gestational age (P < 0.05). CRP levels were positively associated with maternal body mass index (BMI; ρ = 0.449, P = 0.001). The effects of cigarette smoke (cotinine) and inflammation (CRP) were assessed in relation to risk factors for SIDS: gestational age at delivery and birth weight. Serum cotinine levels were negatively associated with birth weight (ρ = -0.37, P < 0.001), this correlation held true for both male (ρ = -0.39, P = 0.002) and female (ρ = -0.30, P = 0.017) infants. Cotinine was negatively associated with gestational age at delivery (ρ = -0.199, P = 0.023). When assessed by fetal sex, this was significant only for males (ρ = -0.327, P = 0.011). CRP was negatively associated with gestational age at delivery for female infants (ρ = -0.46, P < 0.001). In contrast, maternal BMI was significantly correlated with birth weight. These data highlight the importance of putting programs in place to reduce cigarette smoke exposure in pregnancy and to treat women with chronic infections such as H. pylori to improve pregnancy outcomes and decrease risk factors for sudden death in infancy.]]> Tue 24 Apr 2018 16:00:57 AEST ]]> https://nova.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:34408 Tue 05 Mar 2019 16:51:32 AEDT ]]> https://nova.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:41384 Tue 02 Aug 2022 15:48:30 AEST ]]> https://nova.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:7351 Sat 24 Mar 2018 08:40:14 AEDT ]]> https://nova.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:7139 Sat 24 Mar 2018 08:34:15 AEDT ]]> https://nova.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:10926 Sat 24 Mar 2018 08:13:22 AEDT ]]> https://nova.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:19071 Sat 24 Mar 2018 08:05:20 AEDT ]]> https://nova.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:25278 Sat 24 Mar 2018 07:38:14 AEDT ]]> https://nova.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:25961 Sat 24 Mar 2018 07:36:58 AEDT ]]> https://nova.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:29114 Sat 24 Mar 2018 07:36:55 AEDT ]]> https://nova.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:24108 Mon 08 Apr 2019 09:49:01 AEST ]]> https://nova.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:42589 Fri 26 Aug 2022 10:46:16 AEST ]]> https://nova.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:48451 Fri 17 Mar 2023 11:11:40 AEDT ]]> https://nova.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:47280 Fri 13 Jan 2023 10:24:40 AEDT ]]>