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An Exploration of the Associations Between Gut and Serum Immunoglobulin A in Infancy and Asthma in Childhood
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Introduction Early immune maturation and gut microbial composition have a clear impact on the development of asthma and atopy in children. There is a large body of evidence on the association between immunoglobulin A (IgA), asthma, and other atopic diseases. Low secretory Immunoglobulin A (sIgA)...
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An integrated web-based mental health intervention of assessment-referral-care to reduce stress, anxiety, and depression in hospitalized pregnant women with medically high-risk pregnancies: a feasibility study protocol of hospital-based implementation
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Moyo, Nomagugu, Janes-Kelley, Selikke, Mcdonald, Sheila, Kingston, Dawn, Tyrrell, Janie, Hamza, Deena, Holmes, Penny, Parkes, Cheryl, Clark, Lorna, Austin, Marie-Paule
Background: At prevalence rates of up to 40%, rates of depression and anxiety among women with medically complex pregnancies are 3 times greater than those in community-based samples of pregnant women. However, mental health care is not a component of routine hospital-based antenatal care for...
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Association between prenatal and postnatal psychological distress and toddler cognitive development: A systematic review
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Kingston, Dawn, Tough, Suzanne, Austin, Marie-Paul, Mcdonald, Sheila
Purpose Maternal psychological distress is one of the most common perinatal complications, affecting up to 25% of pregnant and postpartum women. Research exploring the association between prenatal and postnatal distress and toddler cognitive development has not been systematically compiled. The...
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2016-01-01
Bridgman, Sarah L., Konya, Theodore, Azad, Meghan B., Sears, Malcolm R., Becker, A. B., Turvey, Stuart E., Mandhane, P. J., Subbarao, P., Scott, James A., Field, Catherine J., Kozyrskyj, Anita L.
Secretory immunoglobulin A (IgA) plays a critical role in gut mucosal immune defense. Initially provided by breastmilk, IgA production by the infant gut is gradually stimulated by developing gut microbiota. This study reports associations between infant fecal IgA concentrations 4 months after...
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Pre and postnatal maternal distress and infant gut immunity in the Canadian Healthy Infant Longitudinal Development (CHILD) birth cohort
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Introduction: Secretory immunoglobulin A (sIgA) plays a critical role in gut mucosal immunity and is a marker of immune maturation in early life. Delayed IgA production is associated with increased risk of allergic diseases. Animal models of stressful events before birth and during infancy show...