Early pregnancy metabolic syndrome and risk for adverse pregnancy outcomes: findings from Rajarata Pregnancy Cohort (RaPCo) in Sri Lanka
Jayasinghe I, Agampodi T, Dissanayake A, Agampodi S. Early pregnancy metabolic syndrome and risk for adverse pregnancy outcomes: findings from Rajarata Pregnancy Cohort (RaPCo) in Sri Lanka. BMC Pregnancy And Childbirth 2023, 23: 231. PMID: 37020187, PMCID: PMC10074348, DOI: 10.1186/s12884-023-05548-y.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGestational agePreterm birthPregnancy outcomesPregnant womenMetabolic syndromePregnancy cohortJoint Interim Statement criteriaFirst trimester pregnant womenMajor pregnancy outcomesSouth Asian pregnant womenAdverse pregnancy outcomesNeonatal birth weightGestational weight gainMedian gestational ageProspective cohort studyLive singleton birthsSignificant risk predictorAsian pregnant womenConclusionPregnant womenFPG thresholdMetS prevalenceCohort studyCumulative incidenceProspective cohortMetS definitionsDeterminants of birthweight in rural Sri Lanka; a cohort study
Banda P, Amarasinghe G, Agampodi S. Determinants of birthweight in rural Sri Lanka; a cohort study. BMC Pediatrics 2023, 23: 40. PMID: 36690991, PMCID: PMC9869565, DOI: 10.1186/s12887-022-03830-0.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsBirth WeightCohort StudiesFemaleHumansInfant, NewbornPregnancyPremature BirthProspective StudiesSri LankaConceptsMother-infant cohortPregnant womenCohort studyPreterm birthPsychosocial wellbeingThird trimester pregnant womenPerinatal health issuesProspective cohort studySocioeconomic statusPrimary care levelMaternal care servicesAntenatal care programsHusband's education levelSelf-completed questionnaireMiddle-income settingsEducation levelHierarchical logistic regressionPregnancy registrationHypertensive disordersMaternal BMISingleton pregnanciesThird trimesterBaby's sexChronic diabetesPerinatal health