Rates of all admissions to hospital of Māori women and infants compared to rates of admission for non-Māori women and infants in the first post natal year.
The time period of pretreatment with midazolam was 6 h in our study and therefore reflects an increased t1/2 of midazolam in children and infants compared to adults [ 18].
More of the women taking the weekly dose were mildly anemic (with hemoglobin levels shown not to carry any risk for mothers and infants) compared with the women taking the daily dose.
These age-related PD differences are until present rarely reported in the literature, but one of the few examples is the increased sensitivity to d-tubocurarine, an antagonist of nicotinic neuromuscular acetylcholine receptors, in neonates and infants compared with children and adults [ 27].
It also addresses whether a planned caesarean delivery is more beneficial than harmful to a woman and her infant compared to a planned vaginal delivery, with analysis based on intended rather than on actual method of delivery.
The results also suggest stronger associations in full-term and NBW infants compared with premature and LBW infants.
The relationship between postprandial glucose levels and complications may be relevant for obese women without GDM, who have higher postprandial glucose levels and increased rates of preeclampsia and LGA infants compared with lean women (12).
A 2008 WHO survey of 373 facilities across 24 countries found that unnecessary caesareans were associated with an increased risk of maternal mortality and serious outcomes for mothers and newborn infants, compared with spontaneous vaginal delivery.
