Amino acid stable carbon isotopes in nail keratin illuminate breastfeeding and weaning practices of mother – infant dyads by Hana Salahuddin, Andrea L. Waters-Rist, Fred J. Longstaffe

“…This study evaluates the efficacy of stable carbon isotope analysis of amino acids in early life diet reconstruction by analyzing keratin from fingernail samples of three mother-infant pairs during late gestation and early postpartum periods. …”
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Campylobacter colonization and undernutrition in infants in rural eastern Ethiopia — a longitudinal community-based birth cohort study by Dehao Chen, Dehao Chen, Sarah Lindley McKune, Sarah Lindley McKune, Yang Yang, Ibsa Aliyi Usmane, Ibsa Abdusemed Ahmed, Jafer Kedir Amin, Abdulmuen Mohammed Ibrahim, Abadir Jemal Seran, Nurmohammad Shaik, Amanda Ojeda, Bahar Mummed Hassen, Loic Deblais, Belisa Usmael Ahmedo, Kedir Abdi Hassen, Mussie Bhrane, Xiaolong Li, Nitya Singh, Kedir Teji Roba, Nigel P. French, Gireesh Rajashekara, Mark J. Manary, Jemal Yusuf Hassen, Arie Hendrik Havelaar, on behalf of the CAGED Research Team

“…A short survey was conducted during monthly visits, infant stool samples were collected, and Campylobacter spp. was quantified using genus-specific qPCR. …”
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What was Killing Babies in Trondheim? An Investigation of Infant Mortality Using Individual Level Causes of Death, 1830–1907 by Hilde Leikny Sommerseth

Subjects: “…Infant mortality…”
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The efficacy analysis of laparoscopic-assisted Soave procedure for Hirschsprung’s disease in neonates and infants within 3 months of age by Renpeng Xia, Tidong Ma, Fan Zhao, Yong Xiao, Yong Feng, Ming Li, Chanjuan Zou, Guang Xu, Chonggao Zhou

“…Laparoscopic-assisted Soave procedure in neonates and infants within 3 months of age is generally safe and feasible, most infants have good postoperative defecation function, and the incidence of postoperative fecal contamination, constipation, and enterocolitis is relatively low.…”
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Successful Treatment of High-Level Aminoglycoside-Resistant Enterococcus faecalis Bacteremia in a Preterm Infant with Ampicillin and Cefotaxime by Jennifer Tam, Santina J. Lee, Vibhuti Shah, Shaun K. Morris

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No Weight Catch-Up Growth of SGA Infants Is Associated with Impaired Insulin Sensitivity during the Early Postnatal Period by Tong-yan Han, Xin-li Wang, Yun-pu Cui, Hong-mao Ye, Xiao-mei Tong, Mei-hua Piao

“…To investigate the relationship between weight catch-up growth and insulin sensitivity in small for gestational age (SGA) infants. Methods. Forty-four singleton SGA subjects met the inclusion criteria and finished-3-month followup. …”
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The relationship between maternal vitamin D levels and osteopenia development in preterm infants: A cross-sectional study by Razieh Sadat Tabatabaei, Seyed Reza Mirjalili, Atefeh Ashrafi, Farimah Shamsi

“…Materials and Methods: This analytical cross-sectional study, conducted at Shahid Sadoughi hospital, Yazd, Iran, from June 2022 to September 2023, included 49 pregnant women and their preterm infants. Based on the serum alkaline phosphatase and phosphorus levels of the infants at birth and 4 wk after birth, they were divided into osteopenic and non-osteopenic groups. …”
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Expanding diversity in developmental profiles of very-low-birth-weight infants during 6 years after birth by Kyoko Watanabe, Reina Ogata, Kenta Kajiwara, Hirosuke Inoue, Yoshihiro Sakemi, Masako Ichiyama, Toru Sawano, Kazuaki Yasuoka, Takahide Watabe, Hiroaki Kurata, Toshinori Nakashima, Yuri Sonoda, Pin Fee Chong, Satoshi Akamine, Masayuki Ochiai, Takuro Ohno, Hironori Yamashita, Yasunari Sakai, Shouichi Ohga

Subjects: “…Very-low-birth-weight infants (VLBWIs)…”
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Effect of home environment on neuropsychiatric development in preterm infants discharged from NICU at 18 months corrected age by Yuan Tian, Chuncao Zhang, Li Shen, Haifeng Jiang, Feng Liu, Jinjin Chen, Xia Hong

“…Background There have been numerous intervention studies focusing on the development of preterm infants, but there has been limited investigation into the home environment as a determinant of developmental outcomes in preterm infants. …”
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Routine antibiotics for infants less than 6 months of age with growth failure/faltering: a systematic review by Jai K Das, Zulfiqar Ahmed Bhutta, Abigail Smith, Aamer Imdad, Olivia Tsistinas, Emily Tanner-Smith, Melissa François, Fanny F Chen, Momal Sana

“…Objective This systematic review commissioned by WHO aimed to synthesise evidence from current literature on the effects of systematically given, routine use of antibiotics for infants under 6 months of age with growth failure/faltering.Settings Low-income and middle-income countries.Participants The study population was infants less than 6 months of age with growth failure/faltering.Intervention The intervention group was infants who received no antibiotics or antibiotics other than those recommended in 2013 guidelines by WHO to treat childhood severe acute malnutrition. …”
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Meaningfulness, feasibility, and usability of quality-of-care measures for maternal and infant health: A structured mixed-methods review by Ryan P. Theis, Rahma S. Mkuu, Hannah Marmol, Lauren Silva, Callie Reeder, Jessica Bahorski, Erica Smith, John C. Smulian, Tony S. Wen, Amanda Redinger, Tabresha Blake, Elizabeth A. Shenkman, Dominick J. Lemas

Subjects: “…Maternal and infant health…”
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Protein C Deficiency Caused by a Novel Mutation in the PROC Gene in an Infant with Delayed Onset Purpura Fulminans by Mariam S. Al Harbi, Ayman W. El-Hattab

“…In this report, we describe an 8-month-old infant with autosomal recessive PCD who presented with multiple lumps on his lower extremities at the age of 2 months and later developed purpura fulminans after obtaining a muscle biopsy from the thigh at the age of 5 months. …”
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Assessing chemical exposure risk in breastfeeding infants: An explainable machine learning model for human milk transfer prediction by Xiaojie Huang, Jiajia Chen, Peineng Liu

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Crianza y desconexión moral en infantes: Su relación en una comunidad vulnerable de Barranquilla by Marina Begoña Martínez-González, Claudia Andrea Robles-Haydar, José Juan Amar-Amar, Fernando Alexis Crespo-Romero

“…Las prácticas de crianza delimitan relaciones de influencia que pueden representar un riesgo para el desarrollo de conductas problemáticas en los infantes. Se realizó una investigación que correlacionó las prácticas de crianza de familias en una comunidad vulnerable de la ciudad de Barranquilla, con los mecanismos de desconexión moral que emplean sus hijos al afrontar conflictos. …”
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Beyond motor learning: Insights from infant magnetic resonance imaging on the critical role of the cerebellum in behavioral development by Lauren Wagner, Melis E Cakar, Megan Banchik, Emily Chiem, Siobhan Sive Glynn, Amy H Than, Shulamite A Green, Mirella Dapretto

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Management of an Extremely Low Birth Weight Infant with Bilateral Renal Obstruction Caused by Candida albicans Fungus Balls by Fabian Brüning, Axel Hegele, Günter Klaus, Rolf F. Maier, Rainer Hofmann

“…We report an extremely low birth weight infant with anuria caused by bilateral Candida albicans fungus balls it was treated with a combination of antifungal therapy, irrigation and pyelotomy. …”
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Comparative analysis of developmental outcomes in very preterm infants: BSID-II versus Bayley-III German norms. by Marlene Hammerl, Martina Zimmermann, Anna Posod, Ulrike Pupp Peglow, Michaela Höck, Elke Griesmaier, Ursula Kiechl-Kohlendorfer, Vera Neubauer

“…<h4>Methods</h4>Infants born from November 2007 to July 2018 were included. …”
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Impact of surgical treatment on neonatal management in extremely low birth weight infants: Single-center retrospective study by Seiichiro Inoue, Yuki Muta, Yuta Takeuchi, Kohei Kawaguchi, Akio Odaka

Subjects: “…Extremely low birth weight infant…”
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Gut-mammary pathway: Breast milk microbiota as a mediator of maternal gut microbiota transfer to the infant gut by Lulu Meng, Haishan Xie, Zhe Li, Kian Deng Tye, Ge Fan, Ting Huang, Hao Yan, Xiaomei Tang, Huijuan Luo, Xiaomin Xiao

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Efficacy in prenatal vitamin B12 supplementation preventing vitamin B12 deficiency in exclusively breastfed infants by Eren Güzeloğlu, Bilge Doğan Taymur, Büşra Nükhet Pehlivanoğlu, Hüseyin Dağ

Subjects: “…infant…”
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