Sentence examples for may reflect maternal from inspiring English sources

20 These differences may reflect maternal and infant clinical and sociodemographic characteristics 16 18–20 as well as the country's cultural context.

This difference may reflect maternal behaviour used to encourage young children to complete tasks which may be less necessary with older children.

Virologic testing is necessary for confirmation of congenital CMV infection because CMV IgG detected in newborns may reflect maternal antibody transmission and assays to detect CMV IgM antibodies lack sensitivity and specificity [ 7].

As such, glucocorticoids in mother's milk may reflect maternal condition and ecology, already known to be associated with milk energy density and yield (C. elaphus hispanicus, Landete-Castillejos et al. 2010; B. taurus; Wathes et al. 2007; Sigmodon hispidus, Rogowitz 1998; humans and nonhuman primates reviewed in Hinde and Milligan 2011).

These results suggest that the HFE H63 D genotype modifies lead's effects on infant birthweight in a complex fashion that may reflect maternal-fetal interactions with respect to the metabolism and transport of metals.

The association between early maternal age at first birth and longer mean times to complete the chair stands may also reflect maternal morbidities that occurred early in the life-course.

However, this GWG may reflect greater maternal fat accretion: several (15– 17), although not all (18), studies have shown inverse associations between gestational fat accretion and maternal prepregnancy obesity.

Alternatively, the poor performance of the hatchery fish may reflect a maternal effect.

These results suggest intriguing mechanisms operating on the transcriptome in hybrid males of Xenopus that may reflect strong maternal and/or species dominance effects [ 2].

For instance, in the first trimester, the reduced anti-angiogenic VEGF165b compared with normal pregnancy may reflect a maternal vasculature response to try and correct the defective implantation processes underlying the disease, or the failure to up-regulate VEGF165b may contribute to defective implantation.

Nevertheless, this finding may reflect what maternal and child healthcare management could have achieved in terms of promoting adherence to healthcare program and case monitoring in ideal situation in which the healthcare staff put full effort in performing their ANC/EPI activities.