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Abstract Traditional medicinal plants play a crucial role in paediatric healthcare, especially in underdeveloped countries where access to modern medicine is limited. This review synthesizes ethnobotanical, pharmacologic...

OBJECTIVE: Acute renal failure is a life-threatening event in critically ill children. The dialysis modality depends on the clinical status of the patient and technical opportunities. We aimed to assess the renal replace...

The Covid-19 pandemic and mitigation measures had widespread societal impacts. Young children are particularly vulnerable yet the ways the pandemic affected children in informal settlements (slums) are not well described...

Abstract Background Shoulder dystocia is a severe and emergent adverse perinatal complication. Existing literature suggests that the risk of shoulder dystocia varies by race and socioeconomic status, but research in this...

O presente estudo tem como objetivo comparar a ocorrência de sintomas de ansiedade e depressão em mães de bebês prematuros e mães de bebês a termo. Trata-se de um estudo transversal, descritivo, de abordagem quanti...

Abstract Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) is the leading global cause of serious respiratory disease in infants and an important respiratory pathogen in older adults. The RSV prefusion F protein (preF) is a major target...

BackgroundCaffeine is one of the most frequently administered medicines in neonatology—prescribed for the management of apnoea of prematurity, to aid extubation and increasingly for conditions such as bronchopulmonary ...

Abstract Background Breastfeeding is an unrivaled way of providing ideal food for healthy growth and development of infants. However, as important as breastfeeding is for the child’s health, it can affect the mother’...

Bronchopulmonary dysplasia (BPD) is the most common chronic lung disease in preterm infants and is characterized by aberrant late-stage lung development driven by multiple factors. Although previous studies have demonstr...

Abstract Background SARS-CoV-2 infection in infants and neonates is generally uncommon and tends to present with milder symptoms than in adults. While most infected neonates are asymptomatic, some may exhibit fever, poor...

Hemophilia B is an X-linked recessive bleeding disorder caused by deficiency or dysfunction of factor IX. It typically presents with spontaneous or trauma-induced bleeding, hemarthrosis, and soft tissue hematomas. We rep...

Abstract Background Iodine plays a critical role in producing thyroid hormones essential for brain development. An imbalance of iodine, whether deficiency or excess, can disrupt thyroid function. Iodine-induced hypothyro...

Abstract Background Despite global efforts to reduce preventable childhood illness by distributing infant vaccines, immunization coverage in sub-Saharan African settings remains low. Further, timely administration of vac...

Abstract Background Vertical transmission is the main mode of acquisition of HIV infection in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). We aimed to determine the factors associated with the serological status of mothers an...

Abstract Background Since 1990, the survival rate of very preterm (VP) infants (born 

OBJETIVO: avaliar a associação entre a exposição dos genitores aos agrotóxicos e nascimentos com defeitos congênitos no Vale do São Francisco, bem como o perfil sociodemográfico e os defeitos encontrados. MÉTODO...

The aim of this study is to design a schedule -via statistical anaiysis-to specify the infant sex and testing the degree of success. After the specification of the efficacy of Chines manuscript and the range of compatibi...

Abstract Vitamin B12 deficiency may lead to serious health issues in both infants and adults. A simple analytical method involving sample pretreatment with enzyme, followed by cyanide addition under acidic conditions; se...

Abstract Introduction Bordetella pertussis infections have resurged globally, posing notable public health challenges, particularly in pediatric populations. Poland remains the only EU country that continues to use the w...

Abstract In 2023, EFSA adopted a scientific opinion on the safety of yellow/orange tomato extract as a novel food pursuant to Regulation (EU) 2015/2283, concluding that its safe use could not be established under the pro...

Abstract Background Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS) remains a leading cause of infant mortality worldwide, yet its underlying mechanisms are largely unknown. SIDS etiology is complex and involves the interplay betwee...

Abstract Compared to infant formula, breast milk is the best source of nutrition for infants; it not only improves the neonatal intestinal function, but also regulates the immune system and gut microbiota composition. Ho...

Abstract Purpose The aim of this study was to investigate the hypothesis that pregnant women diagnosed with bacterial vaginosis (BV) may encounter more adverse outcomes during induced labour. Methods The study population...

BackgroundRSV infection affects mostly infants and induces a substantial economic and medical burden for our health care systems. To implement effective preventive strategies against RSV the knowledge about its distinct ...