Hewitt, Lyndel Stephens, Samantha Spencer, Abbe Stanley, Rebecca M. Okely, Anthony D.
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Pilot and Feasibility Studies
BackgroundThe World Health Organization recommends 30 min of tummy time daily for improved motor development and reduced likelihood of plagiocephaly. As only 30% of infants meet this recommendation, parents require strategies and support to increase this proportion.MethodsThe aim of this study was to determine the feasibility, acceptability, and po...
Boesen, Sophie A. H. Long, Manhai Wielsøe, Maria Mustieles, Vicente Fernandez, Mariana F. Bonefeld-Jørgensen, Eva C.
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Environmental Health
BackgroundExposure to perfluorinated-alkyl-acids (PFAAs) is ubiquitous. PFAAs are hormone-disrupting compounds that are strongly suspected to affect mother-child-health such as fetal growth. Thyroid disruption is a plausible mechanism of action. We aim to summarize the epidemiological evidence for the relation between prenatal and postnatal exposur...
Yu, Xian-Rong Huang, Shu-Ting Xu, Ning Wang, Li-Wen Wang, Zeng-Chun Cao, Hua Chen, Qiang
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Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery
ObjectiveTo investigate the effect of early oral stimulation with breast milk on the feeding behavior of infants after congenital cardiac surgery.MethodsInfants with congenital heart disease were randomly divided into the breast milk oral stimulation group (n = 23), physiological saline oral stimulation group (n = 23) and control group (n = 23). De...
Zheng, Xiao-Yu Choy, Bonnie Nga Kwan Zhou, Ming-Ming Shi, Cai-Ping Zhao, Zheng-Yan
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BMC Pediatrics
BackgroundCongenital nasolacrimal duct obstruction (CNLDO) is one of the main causes of epiphora in infants, and antibiotics are usually used as a conservative therapy in the first year. Yet, little is known about the bacteriology of the occluded lacrimal drainage system in this group of patients. The aim of this study was to evaluate the microbiol...
Vandenbroucke, Tineke; Verheecke, Magali; van Gerwen, Mathilde; Van Calsteren, Kristel; 49745; Halaska, Michael J; Fumagalli, Monica; Fruscio, Robert; Gandhi, Amarendra; 99124; Veening, Margreet; Lagae, Lieven; 18472;
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BACKGROUND: Data on the long-term effects of prenatal exposure to maternal cancer and its treatment on child development are scarce. METHODS: In a multicenter cohort study, the neurologic and cardiac outcomes of 6-year-old children born to women diagnosed with cancer during pregnancy were compared with the outcome of children born after an uncompli...
Honkpehedji, Yabo Josiane Adegnika, Ayôla Akim Dejon-Agobe, Jean Claude Zinsou, Jeannot Fréjus Mba, Romuald Beh Gerstenberg, Jacob Rakotozandrindrainy, Raphaël Rakotoarivelo, Rivo Andry Rasamoelina, Tahinamandranto Sicuri, Elisa
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BMC Infectious Diseases
BackgroundSchistosoma antigen detection in urine is a valuable diagnostic approach for schistosomiasis control programmes because of the higher sensitivity compared to parasitological methods and preferred sampling of urine over stool. Highly accurate diagnostics are important in low Schistosoma transmission areas. Pregnant women and young children...
Fu, Xin Dang, Dan Li, Siwen Xu, Zhiyan Wu, Hui
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Indian Pediatrics
ObjectiveTo assess the effects of delayed cord clamping (DCC) on hemoglobin (Hb), mean corpuscular volume (MCV) and ferritin level in infants 2 months or older.Evidence acquisitionMeta-analysis of randomized control trials searched systematically from PubMed, Cochrane and Web of science. Trials published from Jan 1,1975 to Mar 12, 2018, no language...
Cheng, Heilok Eames-Brown, Rosslyn Tutt, Alison Laws, Rachel Blight, Victoria McKenzie, Anne Rossiter, Chris Campbell, Karen Sim, Kyra Fowler, Cathrine
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BMC Nursing
BackgroundChildhood obesity is a global health concern. Early intervention to help parents adopt best practice for infant feeding and physical activity is critical for maintaining healthy weight. Australian governments provide universal free primary healthcare from child and family health nurses (CFHNs) to support families with children aged up to ...
Brunt, Jason van Vliet, Arnoud H. M. Carter, Andrew T. Stringer, Sandra C. Amar, Corinne Grant, Kathie A. Godbole, Gauri Peck, Michael W.
Clostridium botulinum Group I and Clostridium sporogenes are closely related bacteria responsible for foodborne, infant and wound botulism. A comparative genomic study with 556 highly diverse strains of C. botulinum Group I and C. sporogenes (including 417 newly sequenced strains) has been carried out to characterise the genetic diversity and sprea...
Panza, Costantino Volta, Alessandro Broccoli, Serena Bonvicini, Laura Kendall, Sally Marchesi, Maddalena Giorgi Rossi, Paolo
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Italian Journal of Pediatrics
BackgroundAnticipatory guidance for parents is commonly used to improve parenting skills. The objective of this pre/post-intervention controlled study was to evaluate the effectiveness of a periodic newsletter with advice on childcare and development in improving parenting self-efficacy.MethodsThis was a non-randomized pre/post-intervention control...
