Comparing the Effect of Public and Private Health Expenditures on the Health Status of D-8 Countries by Sepideh Arab, Ebrahim Ghaed, Atefeh Mazinani

“…Variables used in this study include health status (infant mortality rate), human capital, economic growth, public health expenditures, private health expenditures, and urbanization rates.Findings: The study's results indicate a significant negative effect of public and private health costs on infant mortality. …”
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PLASTIC BLANKETS AS TEMPERATURE STABILIZER FOR PREMATURE LOW BIRTH WEIGHT (LBW) BABY by Sendy Andrela Sunandar, Siti Aisah

“…Following birth, the infants were placed in an infant warmer, cleaned of mucus, wrapped in a plastic bag with a cloth cap on the head, underwent neonate resuscitation, and then covered with cloth while awaiting transfer to the room. …”
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Prenatal stress and child development: A scoping review of research in low- and middle-income countries. by Giavana Buffa, Salomé Dahan, Isabelle Sinclair, Myriane St-Pierre, Noushin Roofigari, Dima Mutran, Jean-Jacques Rondeau, Kelsey Needham Dancause

“…Search terms were related to stress and psychosocial health; pregnancy; infant or child development; and LMICs.<h4>Results</h4>48 articles were identified. …”
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Circadian Variation of Zinc, Copper, Selenium, and Bromine in Human Milk by Nor Hidayah Mohd Taufek, Hana’ Nahlaa Hafiz Majdi, Aina Zafirah Azhar, Abdul Rahman Fata Nahas, Awis Sukarni Mohmad Sabere, Joseph Bidai

“…This may indicate a functional circadian clock regulating infants’ biological development. Future studies should explore the factors influencing the development of fully functional circadian rhythmicity in infants. …”
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Intussusception in a Premature Neonate: A Rare Often Misdiagnosed Cause of Intestinal Obstruction by I. Loukas, N. Baltogiannis, C. Plataras, A.-V. Skiathitou, S. Siahanidou, G. Geroulanos

“…In several reports, a significant number of the infants who were included in the study population were believed to have necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC). …”
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The value of MRI in differentiating ovarian clear cell carcinoma from other adnexal masses with O-RADS MRI scores of 4–5 by Lingling Lin, Le Fu, Huawei Wu, Saiming Cheng, Guangquan Chen, Lei Chen, Jun Zhu, Yu Wang, Jiejun Cheng

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Early life microbial succession in the gut follows common patterns in humans across the globe by Guilherme Fahur Bottino, Kevin S. Bonham, Fadheela Patel, Shelley McCann, Michal Zieff, Nathalia Naspolini, Daniel Ho, Theo Portlock, Raphaela Joos, Firas S. Midani, Paulo Schüroff, Anubhav Das, Inoli Shennon, Brooke C. Wilson, Justin M. O’Sullivan, Robert A. Britton, Deirdre M. Murray, Mairead E. Kiely, Carla R. Taddei, Patrícia C. B. Beltrão-Braga, Alline C. Campos, Guilherme V. Polanczyk, Curtis Huttenhower, Kirsten A. Donald, Vanja Klepac-Ceraj

“…Abstract Characterizing the dynamics of microbial community succession in the infant gut microbiome is crucial for understanding child health and development, but no normative model currently exists. …”
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Iatrogenic Anetoderma of Prematurity: A Case Report and Review of the Literature by Laura Maffeis, Lorenza Pugni, Carlo Pietrasanta, Andrea Ronchi, Monica Fumagalli, Carlo Gelmetti, Fabio Mosca

“…An iatrogenic form of anetoderma has been rarely described in extremely premature infants and has been related to the placement of monitoring devices on the patient skin. …”
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Immunogenicity and safety of the 15-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine, a systematic review and meta-analysis by Gernot Wagner, Gerald Gartlehner, Kylie Thaler, Dominic Ledinger, Johanna Feyertag, Irma Klerings, KM Saif-Ur-Rahman, Declan Devane, Kate Olsson, Karam Adel Ali, Sabine Vygen-Bonnet, Heini Salo, Dace Zavadska, Marta Grgič Vitek, Marje Oona, Robert Cunney, David Tuerlinckx, Frederikke Kristensen Lomholt, Isolde Sommer

“…A meta-analysis of six RCTs in infants showed that PCV15 was non-inferior compared with PCV13 for 12 shared serotypes. …”
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‘There’s a Little Bit of Tension There’: perspectives of mothers and early childhood educators on breast-feeding in child care centers by Jill R Demirci, Rachel Dieterich, Melissa Glasser, Caroline Harpel, Timothy Shope

“…EC educators’ capacity to offer breast-feeding support was constrained by CCC infant feeding regulations, inadequate breast-feeding training and time limitations. …”
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Appendiceal cancer in pregnancy and circulating tumor cells detection in the umbilical cord by Risa Kudo, Kensuke Matsumoto, Tatsuya Ishiguro, Tomoyuki Sekizuka, Koji Nishijima, Takayuki Enomoto, Kosuke Yoshihara

“…Although malignant tumors metastasizing to infant or the placenta are occasionally reported during pregnancy, the adverse effects of maternal malignant tumors on fetus have not been clarified. …”
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Understanding the potential impact of trimester-specific maternal immune activation due to SARS-CoV-2 on early human neurodevelopment and the role of cytokine balance by Alexandre Díaz-Pons, Sergio Castaño-Castaño, Víctor Ortiz-García de la Foz, Ángel Yorca-Ruiz, Carlos Martínez-Asensi, Eva Munarriz-Cuezva, Rosa Ayesa-Arriola

“…Results: Results showed no significant overall delays in early neurodevelopment due to maternal SARS-CoV-2 infection. Control infants performed better in some NBAS items. However, cases infants showed trimester-specific differences. …”
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Study protocol for the development and pilot-testing of a Self-assessment tool for the implementation of the European Standards of Care for Newborn Health (ESCNH) by James Webbe, Helmut Hummler, Luc J I Zimmermann, Ylva Thernström Blomqvist, Nicholas Lack, Dietmar Schlembach, Julia Hoffmann, Silke Mader, Eleni Vavouraki, Sarah Lehmann, Gina Ancora, Esther Schouten, Ilaria Simonelli, Isabel Geiger

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Examining the association between child development and parental mental health after preterm birth-related stress: a systematic review of the literature and meta-analysis protocol by Lotte Haverman, Cornelieke S H Aarnoudse-Moens, Joost G Daams, Gerbrich E van den Bosch, Kirsten S Muller, Celina E Henke

“…Introduction Preterm infants born before 32 weeks of gestation are generally admitted to a neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) to receive life-saving treatment, resulting in early exposure to stressful events. …”
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Successful Treatment of Recalcitrant Granuloma Gluteale Infantum with Topical Tacrolimus 0.03% Ointment by Alexander K. C. Leung, Kin Fon Leong, Joseph M. Lam

“…We report the successful treatment of a 12-month-old infant with recalcitrant granuloma gluteale infantum with the use of topical tacrolimus 0.03% ointment. …”
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Fundus Examination of 23,861 Newborns by Digital Imaging in Ningbo by Delin Liu, Jiao Zheng, Yi Lu

“…To perform fundus examinations of full-term and premature infants to identify common congenital ocular diseases and determine the incidence and additional risk factors in Ningbo, China. …”
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Factors Affecting the Weaning from Nasal CPAP in Preterm Neonates by Shantanu Rastogi, Hariprem Rajasekhar, Anju Gupta, Alok Bhutada, Deepa Rastogi, Jen-Tien Wung

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A scoping review of the post-discharge care needs of babies requiring surgery in the first year of life. by Francesca Giulia Maraschin, Fidelis Jacklyn Adella, Shobhana Nagraj

“…Post-discharge, these infants have various care needs provided by caregivers, yet literature on these needs is scant. …”
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Throat Colonization of Neonatal Nursery Staff by Ureaplasma urealyticum: an Infection Control or Occupational Health Consideration? by Joanne E Embree, Michelle Alfa, Joy Lertzman, Gloria Gray, Carlos Fajardo, Annalee Yassi

“…Very low birth weight infants often have protracted respiratory tract colonization with Ureaplasma urealyticum. …”
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Congenital Hypothyroidism: An Unusual Combination of Biochemical Abnormalities by Ruchi Mantri, S. B. Bavdekar, Sushma U. Save

“…A forty-five-day-old female infant presented with prolonged jaundice with clinical features suggestive of congenital hypothyroidism (CHT). …”
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