Factors influencing breast milk donation to a human milk bank in Iran: implications for policymakers and planners by Leila Doshmangir, Maryam Naghshi, Kamal Gholipour, Ayat Ahmadi, Hosein Azizi, Vladimir Sergeevich Gordeev

“…Abstract Background The World Health Organization (WHO) actively promotes breastfeeding as the optimal source of nourishment for infants and young children. However, not all newborns have access to breast milk, leading to deprivation of its nutritional benefits or incurring financial burdens from alternative feeding options. …”
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Factors related to milk donation based on the theory of planned behavior in pregnant women by Leili Alizamani, Rasoul Raesi, Vahid Ghavami, Hadi Tehrani, Javad Moghri, Sara Khazaei Nasir Abadi, Seyed Saeed Tabatabaee

“…Tailoring milk donation programs based on related factors identified in this study could enhance overall donation rates and support infants in need.…”
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Using stated-preferences methods to develop a summary metric to determine successful treatment of children with a surgical condition: a study protocol by Nigel Hall, Marian Knight, Nick Lansdale, Lisa Hinton, Charles Opondo, Simon Kenny, Stefano Giuliani, John Buckell, Oliver Rivero-Arias, Kokila Lakhoo, Alexander Macdonald, Crispin Jenkinson, Benjamin Allin, Rema Ramakrishnan, Gregor Walker, Timothy Bradnock, Karolina Kuberska, Benjamin M Craig, Goher Ayman, Anna May Long, Joanne Shepherd

“…This study proposes to develop a summary metric to determine what represents successful treatment of children with surgical conditions.Methods and analysis Preferences from parents, individuals treated for surgical conditions as infants/children, healthcare professionals and members of the public will be elicited using paired comparisons and kaizen tasks. …”
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Maternal and foetal risks associated with teenage pregnancy - a comparative retrospective study in Turkey by Mehmet Nuri Duran, Eren Pek, Süreyya Sarıdaş Demir, Kübra Özkan Karacaer, Bülent Demir

“…Adolescent pregnancies, which are among the social healthcare concerns in developed and developing countries, have negative effects on maternal and infant health. Pregnancy in adolescence puts the health of both the mother and child at risk, as adolescent pregnancies have higher rates of eclampsia, systemic infection, low birth weight, and preterm delivery compared to other pregnancies. …”
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Decision tree-based learning and laboratory data mining: an efficient approach to amebiasis testing by Enas Al-khlifeh, Ahmad S. Tarawneh, Khalid Almohammadi, Malek Alrashidi, Ramadan Hassanat, Ahmad B. Hassanat

“…Male sex and age were associated with higher incidence of amebiasis (P = 0.014), with over 25% of cases occurring in infants and toddlers. Conclusions The application of ML to EMR can accurately predict amebiasis. …”
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Accuracy of Deep Learning Algorithms for the Diagnosis of Retinopathy of Prematurity by Fundus Images: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis by Jingjing Zhang, Yangyang Liu, Toshiharu Mitsuhashi, Toshihiko Matsuo

“…Retinopathy of prematurity (ROP) occurs in preterm infants and may contribute to blindness. Deep learning (DL) models have been used for ophthalmologic diagnoses. …”
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Comparative efficacy and safety of pulmonary surfactant delivery strategies in neonatal RDS: a network meta-analysis by Shiyue Liu, Yu Wang, Xingwang Zhu, Feifan Chen, Yuan Shi

“…Results A total of 36 trials and 4035 infants were included in the analysis. LMA (OR: 0.20, 95%CI: 0.09 to 0.42) and Less Invasive Surfactant Administration (LISA) (OR: 0.17, 95%CI: 0.09 to 0.32) significantly reduced intubation rates compared to usual care. …”
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Attitudes towards vaccination against COVID-19 during pregnancy and its determinants among people of reproductive age by Chenyuan Qin, Yansheng Ding, Min Liu, Jue Liu

“…The top three reasons for hesitation were concerns about the adverse health effects of vaccines on pregnant women (77.72%), fetuses (72.13%), and newborns/infants (58.77%), respectively. Therefore, under the context of the existing circumstances and the WHO’s encouragement, this study provides data support for possible future policy changes and emphasizes the importance of public health strategies.…”
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Uncovering the Risks: Investigating the Impact of Abnormal 50 g Results of Two-Step Gestational Diabetes Mellitus Screening in Pregnant Women by Sakine Rahımlı Ocakoglu, Bayram Ali Dorum, Zeliha Atak, Özlem Özgün Uyanıklar, Gökhan Ocakoğlu

“…Methods: This retrospective trial included 177 pregnant women and 177 infants. All pregnant women who applied to the antenatal clinic were screened for GDM. …”
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Lutein administration during gestation protects morphine withdrawal-induced on reflexive motor behavior in mice offspring's by Sahand Sariaslani, Shahin Hassanpour, Bita Vazir

“…Exposure to morphine during gestation period has vital effect on infants’ neurodevelopmental growth pattern. Lutein shows protective qualities regarding neurodegeneration and the development of the brain. …”
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Computational analysis of congenital heart disease associated SNPs: unveiling their impact on the gene regulatory system by Shikha Vashisht, Costantino Parisi, Cecilia L. Winata

“…Abstract Congenital heart disease (CHD) is a prevalent condition characterized by defective heart development, causing premature death and stillbirths among infants. Genome-wide association studies (GWASs) have provided insights into the role of genetic variants in CHD pathogenesis through the identification of a comprehensive set of single-nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs). …”
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Cardiac manifestation of phenylketonuria in adulthood by Péter Homródi, Emese Tóth-Zsámboki, Róbert Gábor Kiss, Orsolya Lovász, Gábor Zoltán Duray

“…Introduction: Since the introduction of mandatory infant screening for 26 hereditary metabolic diseases from a drop of blood, many rare diseases – including phenylketonuria (PKU) – have been recognized in time. …”
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Test-Retest of the Spot Vision Screener among Children with Ophthalmological Diseases including Strabismus by Mika Ichimura, Satoshi Ueki, Takeo Fukuchi

“…The spot vision screener (SVS) has been widely used for eye health examinations of infants and young children. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the reproducibility of two SVS measurements in children with ophthalmological diseases. …”
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Inter-pregnancy interval and associated factors among parous women in neighboring low-land ecologies of arsi & east shoa zone, southeast Ethiopia: a community-based cross-sectional... by Gebi Husein Jima, Regien Biesma, Tegbar Yigzaw Sendekie, Jelle Stekelenburg

“…Abstract Background The World Health Organization (WHO) recommends an interval of at least 24 months from the date of a live birth to the conception of the next pregnancy in order to reduce the risk of adverse maternal, perinatal, and infant outcomes. There is limited data about the implementation of this recommendation and its contributing factors in low-land ecologies in Oromia, which is the biggest regional state in Ethiopia. …”
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Comparing Fetal Weight Estimates in the Third Trimester: Clinical Examination Findings, Ultrasonographic Estimation, and Actual Birth Weight by Ayesha Ghaffar, Sabeen Ashraf, Hafiza Alia Akbar Khan, Saba Yousaf, Tallat Farkhanda, Amartur Rabbal

“…According to the gender breakdown of infants, 619 females (54.8%) and 511 males (45.2%) were born. 207 patients (18.3%) were primigravida and 923 patients (81.7%) were multiparous. …”
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Neuroprotection in intrauterine herpesvirus infection by M.V. Khaitovych, R.I. Zhdanovych

“…There were no cases of infant death in the examined children. Perinatal disorders of the central nervous system led to the disability of 2 (6.7%) children of the comparison group. …”
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Effect of maternal height on the risk of caesarean section in singleton births: evidence from a large-scale survey in India by Himanshu Chaurasia, Strong P Marbaniang, Hemkhothang Lhungdim

“…Our findings could be used to argue for policies that target stunting in infant girls and avoid unnecessary CS, as there is potential effect on growth during adolescence and early adulthood, with the goal to increase their adult heights, thereby lowering their risk of CS and adverse delivery outcomes.…”
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Let us be heard: critical analysis and debate of collaborative research approaches used in implementation science research with equity-deserving populations by Sarah Madeline Gallant, Cynthia Mann, Britney Benoit, Megan Aston, Janet Curran, Christine Cassidy

“…Methods This debate paper highlights a specific case that explores the implementation of the Eat, Sleep, Console (ESC) model of care, a function-based empowerment model used to guide the care for pregnant persons diagnosed with OUD and their infants. We establish our debate within the conceptual discussion of Nguyen and colleagues (2020), and critically analyze the collaborative research approaches, engaged scholarship, Mode 2 research, co-production, participatory research and IKT, within the context of engaging equity-deserving populations in research. …”
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Obstetric and pregnancy-related factors associated with caesarean delivery in Bangladesh: a survey in Rajshahi district by Md Aslam Hossain, Md Reazul Karim, Md Golam Hossain, Abu Sayed Md Al Mamun, Md Abdul Awal, Jarin Sazzad

“…A total of 540 mothers with a live infant were enrolled in the study. Descriptive statistics, χ2 test, logistic regression and ROC curve were used to analyse the data.Results The mean age of respondents was 26.28 years (SD 4.96); among them, the proportion of CS was 34.44%, with a higher proportion occurring in private clinics (82.8%) compared with public hospitals (17.2%). …”
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Penerapan Euclidean Probability dalam Mendiagnosis Atopik Dermatis by Puji Sari Ramadhan

“…The high spread of this disease to infants or children, it is necessary to anticipate by building a system that can produce knowledge and information about Atopic Dermatitis, to reduce the risk of spreading this disease and early treatment for sufferers as soon as possible. …”
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