Microvesicles Derived from Human Umbilical Cord Mesenchymal Stem Cells Enhance Alveolar Type II Cell Proliferation and Attenuate Lung Inflammation in a Rat Model of Bronchopulmonar... by Ou Zhou, Jingyi You, Xiaochuan Xu, Jiang Liu, Huijun Qiu, Chang Hao, Wenjing Zou, Wenjie Wu, Zhou Fu, Daiyin Tian, Lin Zou

“…Furthermore, antenatal inflammation has been linked to high risk of BPD in preterm infants. The purpose of this study was to explore whether MVs derived from hUCMSCs can preserve lung structure and function in an antenatal lipopolysaccharide- (LPS-) induced BPD rat model and to clarify the underlying mechanism. …”
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Investigating Newborn Pain Identification by Health Professionals Versus Non-health Professionals: A Systematic Review by Sahar Gholami, Mojtaba Keikha, Zeinab Hemati, Roya Kelishadi

“…The search was done until December 2022 using the following keywords: Pain identification, pain perception, infant, neonate and newborn. The data were extracted based on the inclusion criteria. …”
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Effect of application of the thoracoabdominal rebalancing (TAR) method in moderate premature children: randomized and controlled clinical trial by Jaqueline Lomônaco Lemos, Denise Iunes, Aline Roberta Danaga, Carmélia Rocha, Juliana Bassalobre Carvalho Borges

“…The evaluation included: Neonatal Infant Pain Scale, physiological parameters, Silverman-Andersen score, and biomechanics (thoracic cirtometry and Charpy angle). …”
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Inhibition of A2B Adenosine Receptor Attenuates Intestinal Injury in a Rat Model of Necrotizing Enterocolitis by Lie Huang, Juan Fan, Yan-Xiang Chen, Jian-Hui Wang

“…Necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC) is a lethal gastrointestinal tract disease that occurs in premature infants. Adenosine receptor A2B (A2BR) regulates the inflammation cytokine secretion and immune cell infiltration in the colonic pathophysiology conditions. …”
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Use of screens, books and adults' interactions on toddler's language and motor skills: A cross-cultural study among 19 Latin American countries from different SES. by Lucas G Gago-Galvagno, Angel M Elgier, Angel J Tabullo, Edson J Huaire-Inacio, Angela M Herrera-Alvarez, Carmen Zambrano-Villalba, Frania R López, Emmanuel Herrera-González, Olivia Morán-Núñez, Neyra J Ochoa-Vega, Chrissie Ferreira de Carvalho, Rosario Spencer, Juan José Giraldo-Huertas, Perla Del Carpio, Erika Robles, Carla Fernández, Silvia Requena, Pilar Rodríguez, Yoysy Rondón, Alexis L Ruiz, Ada Tibisay-Echenique, Gris Hidalgo, Carlos R Hernández, Mirna Lacayo, Esther Angeriz, Gabriela Etchebehere, Fernando José Mena, Delia Magaña de Ávila, Susana C Azzollini, Stephanie E Miller

“…Results indicated that infants' screen exposure times were longer than recommended, with TV and smartphone being the most frequent screen media among them. …”
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Mathematical modeling and simulation of hepatitis B transmission dynamics with passive immunity and control strategies by James Khobocha Mirgichan, Cyrus Gitonga Ngari, Stephen Karanja, Robert Muriungi

“…This research constructs a deterministic mathematical model to capture the transmission dynamics of HBV and embracing the control measures including universal immunization of the infants at birth, screening, as well as treatment of the both the acute and chronic cases. …”
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Risk Factors of Diarrhoea among Children Under Five Years in Southwest Nigeria by Harriet U. Ugboko, Obinna C. Nwinyi, Solomon U. Oranusi, Fasina F. Fagbeminiyi

“…The study recommends that female education should be encouraged by the right government policy to enhance the achievement of the sustainable development goal three (SDG 3) for the possible reduction of neonates and infants' deaths in Nigeria.…”
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Griffiths Scales of Child Development 3rd Edition: normalization for the Brazilian population by Amanda Tragueta Ferreira-Vasques, Eduardo Pimentel da Rocha, Elizabeth Green, Dionísia Aparecida Cusin Lamônica

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Comparison of breastfeeding self-efficacy between exclusive and non-exclusive breastfeeding in postpartum women by Parvaneh Sarparastrazmju

“…There was a statistically significant difference between the exclusive and non-exclusive feeding groups regarding breastfeeding self-efficacy (p=0.000), type of delivery (p=0.034), infant’s gender (p=0.000), and the number of breastfeeding per day (p=0.036). …”
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Evaluating Metabolic Profiling of Human Milk Using Biocrates MxP^® QUANT 500 Assay by Daniela Hampel, Setareh Shahab-Ferdows, Gilberto Kac, Lindsay H. Allen

“…<b>Background/Objectives:</b> Metabolic profiling of human milk (HM) is indispensable for elucidating mother-milk-infant relationships. <b>Methods:</b> We evaluated the Biocrates MxP^® Quant 500 assay for HM-targeted metabolomics (106 small molecules, 524 lipids) and analyzed in a feasibility test HM from apparently healthy Brazilian mothers (A: 2–8, B: 28–50, C: 88–119 days postpartum, n_total = 25). …”
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Oil palm circular mobility and human capital outcomes: strengthening sustainable development goals by Herdis Herdiansyah, Randi Mamola

“…Strengthening the consumption of production and non-production farmers reinforces the correlation with differences in health status measured by infant mortality and nutritional adequacy, strengthening farmers’ consumption purchasing power. …”
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Distinct vaginal microbiome and metabolome profiles in women with preterm delivery following cervical cerclage by Jun Zhang, Li Li, Mengjun Zhang, Jiaoning Fang, Zhimin Xu, Yijing Zheng, Zhi Lin, Mian Pan

“…Preterm birth (PTB) is a major cause of infant morbidity and mortality. The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of vaginal microbiota and metabolites on the outcome of pregnant women. …”
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Exclusive Breastfeeding and Normative Belief among Rural Mothers in Ethiopia, 2019: A Cross-Sectional Survey Embedded with Qualitative Design by Wolde Melese Ayele

“…Although the prevalence of exclusive breastfeeding was good when compared with other studies, rigorous interventions are needed to achieve the WHO recommendation of all infants should exclusively be breastfed. Marital status, educational status, occupation, antenatal care service, place of birth, and counseling of mothers during ANC were factors associated with the exclusive breastfeeding practice.…”
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Psychological care service for children and adolescents convalescing from COVID-19 in Villa Clara by Addys Pérez Fernández, Isaac Irán Cabrera Ruiz, Miguel Ángel Toledo Méndez, Ariadna Martínez Requeiro

“…Recognizing it implies the need for evaluation, monitoring and intervention, especially when it comes to infants who have suffered from the disease and require comprehensive pediatric care.…”
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Prediction of neonatal survival among Pacific Islander preterm births in the US. by Bohao Wu, Sarah Taylor, Veronika Shabanova, Nicola L Hawley

“…<h4>Methods</h4>Birth-infant death data files from the United States National Center for Health Statistics were used (2014-2018). …”
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Simultaneous Fluorescein Angiography and Spectral Domain Optical Coherence Tomography Correlate Retinal Thickness Changes to Vascular Abnormalities in an In Vivo Mouse Model of Ret... by Olachi J. Mezu-Ndubuisi, Lauren K. Taylor, Jamee A. Schoephoerster

“…Retinopathy of prematurity (ROP) is a condition of abnormal retinal vascular development (RVD) in premature infants. Fluorescein angiography (FA) has depicted phases (early, mid, late, and mature) of RVD in oxygen-induced retinopathy (OIR) mice. …”
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Does mistreatment during institutional childbirth increase the likelihood of experiencing postpartum depressive symptoms? A prospective cohort study in Nepal by Rejina Gurung, Miia Bask

“…Similarly, women who gave birth to female infants were thirty percent more likely to experience postpartum depressive symptoms (aRR 1.32; 95% CI 1.01–1.74; p = 0.039). …”
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Immunization Program Implementation as the Effort to Achieve Universal Child Immunization (UCI) by Fikri

“…Immunization is the government's promise to achieve Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) specially to reduce the number of child deaths, where Universal Child Immunization (UCI) is an indicator of the success of complete basic immunization in infants to increase immunity to a disease. UCI coverage in Central Sulawesi Province was not achieved in 2021 by 77.1% causing uneven UCI achievement in all puskesmas. …”
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Comparison of Birth Weights of Pre-Delivery Anemic and Non-Anemic Routine Iron Supplemented Pregnant Women by Tolga Atakul

“…There is a need for further reports investigating the prognostic importance of hemoglobin reduction during pregnancy for infant birth weight in specific age groups and placental insufficiency related conditions. …”
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Efecto de los descansos activos en la atención y concentración de los alumnos de Educación Primaria by Onofre R. Contreras Jordán, María Pilar León, Álvaro Infantes-Paniagua, Alejandro Prieto-Ayuso

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