Determinants of Rotavirus Vaccine Acceptance in an Area of Southern Italy with Low Vaccination Coverage: A Case-Control Study by the Health Belief Model Questionnaire by Davide Anzà, Massimiliano Esposito, Giorgio Bertolazzi, Alessandra Fallucca, Carlo Genovese, Gabriele Maniscalco, Andrea D. Praticò, Tiziana Scarpaci, Ermanno Vitale, Vincenzo Restivo

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Impact of lay health worker programmes on the health outcomes of mother-child pairs of HIV exposed children in Africa: A scoping review. by Kathrin Schmitz, Tariro Jayson Basera, Bonaventure Egbujie, Preethi Mistri, Nireshni Naidoo, Witness Mapanga, Jane Goudge, Majorie Mbule, Fiona Burtt, Esca Scheepers, Jude Igumbor

“…The most commonly performed roles of LHWs in HIV specific MCH programmes included: community engagement and sensitisation, psychosocial support, linkage to care, encouraging women to bring their infants back for HIV testing and supporting default tracing. …”
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Exclusive Breast-Feeding Practice and Associated Factors among HIV-Positive Mothers in Governmental Health Facilities, Southern Ethiopia by Lewam Mebratu, Selamawit Mengesha, Yadessa Tegene, Abraham Alano, Alemayehu Toma

“…Improving maternal knowledge and attitude towards appropriate infant feeding practice through appropriate counseling on ANC visits could significantly improve EBF practice. …”
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The Link Between Gut Microbiota and Depression: Exploring the Correlation by Adam Juśkiewicz, Olga Grelewicz, Natalia Kucy, Elwira Servaas, Mateusz Haber, Paula Kula, Adrianna Czachor, Alicja Kotula

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Impact of fetal sex on neonatal outcomes in women with gestational diabetes mellitus: a systematic review and meta-analysis by Mahsa Maghalian, Zohreh Alizadeh-Dibazari, Mojgan Mirghafourvand

“…Conclusion The findings suggest that male infants are at a greater risk of experiencing specific adverse outcomes in the context of GDM. …”
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The role of adenosine monophosphate-activated protein kinase and serum amyloid A proteins in the early diagnosis of neonatal sepsis by P.A. Orujova, N.H. Sultanova

“…Conversely, sepsis was confirmed in 63.6% of infants with PCT <2 ng/mL and 53.7% with CRP <5 mg/mL. …”
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Trait mindfulness in early pregnancy and adverse perinatal outcomes: a prospective cohort study by Audra C. Fain, Tess E. K. Cersonsky, Margaret H. Bublitz, Adam K. Lewkowitz, Erika F. Werner, Emily S. Miller, Nina K. Ayala

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A study of association between maternal tetanus toxoid immunization and neonatal mortality in the context of Bangladesh. by Sujan Kumar Naha, Md Efty Islam Arpon, Rifa Tasfia Siddique, Farjana Rahman Ripa, Mohammad Nayeem Hasan, Md Jamal Uddin

“…The dataset consists of 23,402 cases; among them, 587 cases resulted in infant death. The outcome variable was infant mortality, which was binary. …”
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Systemic artery aneurysms – A marker of high-risk Kawasaki disease by Lamk Kadiyani, Shivaprasad P Mohankumar, Praveen Arumugam, Saurabh Kumar Gupta, Narendra Kumar Bagri, Niraj Pandey, Sanjeev Kumar

“…Infrequently, large systemic arteries might be involved and may affect the prognosis. Here, we present an infant with Kawasaki disease who had extensive involvement of large vessels such as the abdominal aorta and medium vessels of the extremities, along with giant coronary artery aneurysms.…”
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Practices and Perceptions Regarding Pain and Pain Management during Routine Childhood Immunizations: Findings from a Focus-Group Study with Nurses Working at Toronto Public Health,... by Andrew Kikuta, Fauzia Gardezi, Vinita Dubey, Anna Taddio

“…INTRODUCTION: Despite the availability of a variety of evidence-based interventions, it has previously been reported that the majority of infants and children undergo vaccine injections without the benefit of analgesia. …”
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THE INFLUENCE OF MOTHER'S KNOWLEDGE AND ATTITUDE ON BASIC IMMUNIZATION COVERAGE by Nina Herlina, erik ekowati, Alfida Faqih Dhea firanti, Elsya Hildatrian, Fairy Prudencia, Wanelis Wanelis, Nabilla Ramadhani

“…Background: Basic Immunization is the administration of vaccines to infants aged 0-18 months. The success of the basic immunization program in infants is supported by the important role of parents who are responsible for their babies Objective: To determine the influence of mothers' knowledge and attitudes on basic immunization coverage. …”
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Preventing Long-Term Risk of Obesity for Two Generations: Prenatal Physical Activity Is Part of the Puzzle by Stephanie-May Ruchat, Michelle F. Mottola

“…Achievement of appropriate GWG may also decrease the incidence of high infant birth weight and postpartum weight retention. …”
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The Effect of the Treatment with Heated Humidified High-Flow Nasal Cannula on Neonatal Respiratory Distress Syndrome in China: A Single-Center Experience by Ge Zheng, Xiao-qiu Huang, Hui-hui Zhao, Guo-Xing Jin, Bin Wang

“…Results. A total of 128 infants were enrolled in the study: 65 in the HHHFNC group and 63 in the NCPAP group. …”
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Computer-Aid System for Automated Jaundice Detection by Ahmad Yaseen Abdulrazzak, Saleem Latif Mohammed, Ali Al-Naji, Javaan Chahl

“…The system comprises a digital HD camera, a computer device with a Matlab application installed to analyze and detect the skin color changes of the infant, and an Arduino Uno microcontroller to control an LED ultraviolet light. …”
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Innate Immune Signaling in the Pathogenesis of Necrotizing Enterocolitis by David J. Hackam, Amin Afrazi, Misty Good, Chhinder P. Sodhi

“…In seeking to understand the molecular and cellular processes that lead to NEC development, we have identified a critical role for the receptor for bacterial lipopolysaccharide (LPS) toll like receptor 4 (TLR4) in the pathogenesis of NEC, as its activation within the intestinal epithelium of the premature infant leads to mucosal injury and reduced epithelial repair. …”
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11p15.4 Microdeletion Associates with Hemihypertrophy by Surasak Puvabanditsin, Mehrin Sadiq, Marianne Jacob, Maaz Jalil, Kenya Cabrera, Omer Choudry, Rajeev Mehta

“…We report a preterm female infant with intrauterine growth retardation, dysmorphic facies, missing rib, small hands and feet, and hemihypertrophy. …”
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Meningitis in a Canadian Adult due to High Level Penicillin-Resistant, Cefotaxime-Intermediate Streptococcus pneumoniae by Cécile Tremblay, Anne-Marie Bourgault, Pierre St-Antoine

“…In Quebec, only one case of PRSP meningitis has been reported and involved an infant. An adult patient is described who presented with meningitis caused by high level penicillin-resistant, cefotaxime-intermediate S pneumoniae.…”
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Osteomyelitis Due to Multiple Carbapenemase-Producing Gram-Negative Bacteria: The First Case Report of a GES-13-Producing Pseudomonas aeruginosa Isolate in Canada by Shadi Sepehri, Guillaume Poliquin, Nora Alfattoh, David Boyd, Michael Mulvey, Andrew Denisuik, Sergio Fanella, James Karlowsky, Andrew Walkty

“…A case of osteomyelitis in an infant following a burn injury sustained in Pakistan caused by a GES-13-producing Pseudomonas aeruginosa (the first reported in Canada) and an OXA-48 producing Klebsiella pneumoniae is described. …”
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Outcome of Toxic Megacolon during Pregnancy by Carl Chartrand-Lefebvre, Jacques Heppell, Claude Potvin, Richard Clermont, Alfons Pomp

“…These two patients who avoided permanent ileostomies were able to carry normal pregnancies and deliver normal infants. These two cases illustrate the clinical features and the favorable outcome of surgical treatment.…”
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Acceptance and safety of the RSV-preventive treatment of newborns with nirsevimab in the maternity department: a prospective longitudinal cohort study in FranceResearch in context by Charlotte Ocana de Sentuary, Clara Testard, Marion Lagrée, Maxime Leroy, Lisa Gasnier, Alicia Enes-Dias, Constance Leruste, Diariatou Diallo, Michael Génin, Thameur Rakza, François Dubos

“…Findings: Of the 1730 infants born in the hospital during the study period, 477 met all the inclusion criteria and were enrolled. …”
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