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Several investigators have reported positive effects of maternal consumption of marine sport fish on gestation or the rate of fetal growth [ 1 3 19 ] , or conversely an increased risk of preterm delivery or low birth weight associated with a maternal diet low in marine fish [ 43 ] . We did not observe (nor were we able to refute) these relations, though we did observe a negative albeit small association between maternal sport fish consumption and birth size among post-term infants, which disappeared after controlling for other determinants of fetal growth as measured by birth size.
All preterm infants (<35 weeks' gestation) born at St Peter's University Hospital (New Brunswick, NJ, USA) and admitted to the hospital's neonatal intensive care unit between March 1997 and December 1998 were serially screened during the course of hospitalization for entry into the 'cholestasis' study group (Fig.
• Serum transaminases are elevated in preterm infants (<35 weeks' gestational age) with cholestasis and prolonged administration of total parenteral nutrition (TPN), indicating that cholestasis is associated with hepatocellular injury
Our findings suggest that oxidant stress is associated with hepatocellular injury in preterm infants
When each eligible infant with cholestasis was enrolled, a preterm infant without cholestasis was matched for gestational age, birth weight, and severity of respiratory illness, and the parents' informed consent was requested to enroll, the infant as a control subject.
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