Peter Averkiou, Florida Atlantic University, United States
The Newborn Nursery Clinical Experience is an innovative, early exposure for medical students to the hospital setting and family medicine. Early in their second year, our medical students are immersed into the Newborn Nursery, while also experiencing the neonatal intensive care u [....] » Read More
Title : Healthcare system experience with quality improvement of the care of a common pediatric condition
Magdy W Attia, Nemours Children's Health Care System, United States
Background: Quality improvement methodology has enabled application of research based clinical recommendations to patient care to standardize management and curtail cost. Utilizing acute otitis media (AOM) AAP guidelines, we describe one healthcare system’s strategy of usin [....] » Read More
Title : “Prevention is better than cure!” Can we prevent eczema in babies at risk of cows milk protein allergy?
Heather Hanna, Imperial College London, United Kingdom
Cows milk protein allergy is a common cause of eczema in young babies and many attempts to prevent the development of eczema in atopic children have been made with little success to date. Eczema can be a difficult condition to control and requires a strong commitment from the par [....] » Read More
Title : Bridging the gap between early detection of autism prodrome in infants: Assessment and intervention
Hanna Alonim, The Mifne Center for Treatment Research and Training, Israel
The worldwide prevalence of autism points out of 2% of the population. Clinicians and researchers increasingly realize the importance of early intervention for autism. Very early intervention may minimize the severity of the phenotypic presentation of autism during infancy when n [....] » Read More
Title : The only way is ethics? Ethical decision making in pediatric practice
Heather Hanna, Imperial College London, United Kingdom
Pediatric Practice often presents us with ethical dilemmas which may be very nuanced. As practitioners we need to have an excellent understanding of ethics and ethical frameworks and an appreciation of how these considerations may color our decision-making process as we practice [....] » Read More
Title : Childhood predictors of psychological outcomes in adulthood: Research findings from Denmark
Trine Flensborg Madsen, University of Southern Denmark, Denmark
Intelligence and personality are considered core mental characteristics in human development and have for decades been found to predict important life outcomes. It is, however, not clear how individual differences in these psychological outcomes arise, how they develop, and the e [....] » Read More
Title : Epidemiological international study about emotional synesthetic quotient run in the world like EBT tool in social network for a preliminary criminology evaluation
Veronica Deysi Genoveva Colombo, ASST Bergamo Ovest, Italy
Background: In actual society, documents of investigation and literature are in web sites for a culture diffusion of knowledge science. By this point of view, social network represents necessary instrument of spread information and collect rich data in every part of word. Th [....] » Read More
Title : Study of risk factors affecting HBV vaccine efficiency among children in Georgia
Ekaterine Kipiani, Iv.Bokeria University Hospital, Georgia
Background: The goal of this study is to evaluate the effectiveness of hepatitis B vaccine and risk factors associated to absence or weak immune response to HBV vaccination among children in Georgia. In the conditions of mass vaccination of hepatitis B, all over the world, includ [....] » Read More
Title : Determining hydrocephalus timing in neonates with spina bifida
Sedef Secim Dokudan, Bakırkoy Dr. Sadi Konuk Research And Training Hospital, Turkey
Spina bifida arises from a congenital defect in neural tube development. Congenital hydrocephalus can accompany spina bifida, and secondary hydrocephalus may develop after surgery. Congenital hydrocephalus often necessitates combined meningomyelocele and hydrocephalus surgery, wh [....] » Read More
Title : Comparison of echocardiographic findings in patients with neural tube defects and jarcho-levin syndrome
Sedef Secim Dokudan, Bakırkoy Dr. Sadi Konuk Research And Training Hospital, Turkey
Spina bifida is a neural tube defect that occurs due to a fault in the formation of the spinal cord during embryonic life. Jarcho-Levin syndrome (JLS) is a rare syndrome with a prevalence of 0.25/10,000. The syndrome has two subtypes: spondylocostal dysostosis (SCDO) and spondylo [....] » Read More
Title : Accuracy of using standard growth curves for newborns with spina bifida
Ahmet Huseyin Kara, Bakirkoy Dr. Sadi Konuk Training and Research Hospital, Turkey
Introduction: Anthropometric measurements have been a reliable method for monitoring and controlling the growth and development of newborns for years. The World Health Organization provides reference values in this field for healthcare professionals, particularly pediatricians. H [....] » Read More
Title : Congenital chest wall deformities in myelomeningocele patients- A study of 549 patients
Ibrahim Alatas, Istanbul Istinye University, Turkey
Abstract: Background: Congenital anomalies occur due to various reasons during the development of the chest wall. may come. These deformities can occur in various ways such as protrusion of the sternum and ribs, indentation, cleft in the sternum, shape anomalies in the chest musc [....] » Read More
Title : Suitability of standard skinfold measurements in children with spina bifida
Ibrahim Alatas, Istanbul Istinye University, Turkey
The aim of this study is to demonstrate that standardized skinfold measurement tables for healthy children do not yield accurate results in monitoring the growth of children with spina bifida and to propose a new measurement site providing more precise results. Introduction: S [....] » Read More
Title : New intervention to prevent specific learning disability
V Sivaprakasam, Indian Academy of Pediatrics & Natraja Children's Hospital and Child development center Chidambaram, India
Background and Aims: Specific learning disability (SLD), dyslexia is a neuro-developmental and biological disorder. Incidence is 5-15 %. An Intelligent child with normal or above normal IQ, the child who fails in a class, reads slowly - word by word, skips words, and sentenc [....] » Read More
Title : “Postbiotics”- One step ahead of probiotics
Aziz Koleilat, Makassed General University Hospital, Lebanon
Postbiotics are defined as “any factor resulting from the metabolic activity of a probiotic or any released molecule capable of conferring beneficial effects to the host in a direct or indirect way” (Tsilingiri et al., 2013). They are made by bacteria that affect a ra [....] » Read More
Title : Standardization of sucking patterns during breastfeeding in healthy term neonates: A cross-sectional study
Payam Seyedkalateh, Gorgan University of Medical Science, Iran (Islamic Republic of)
Background: Breathing and swallowing stand as two pivotal processes essential for the survival of infants. the efficacy of these actions is contingent upon safeguarding the respiratory tract, necessitating a heightened level of coordination. following birth, the suckling pattern [....] » Read More
Title : Need assessment for computer-based nursing documentation related to patient care at public hospitals in Bangladesh
Shanzida Khatun, NIANER, Bangladesh
Background: Documentation provides evidence of care, communicate medical information effectively with the health care team, ensure continuity of care, and improve patient safety. In Bangladesh, still paper-based systems have been introduced to support nursing documentation. Ob [....] » Read More
Title : Role of human milk oligosachharides ( HMOs) on proper growth, immunity and tolarence in ensuring life long health for infants and toddlers
Aftab, Square Multidisciplinary Tertiary Care Hospital, Bangladesh
Human milk oligosaccharides (HMOs) contain numerous biomolecules. It is the third most abM1dnnt solid component Of.breast milk, after lactose and lipids, that plays an imEuvtant role infamt growth and the development Oflife. Several Studies have reported the health benefits Of Wh [....] » Read More
Title : A mobile application to support parents of premature infants in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) from admission to home
Laura Rio, HES-SO - University of Applied Sciences of Western Switzerland, Switzerland
Every year, an estimated 15 million infants are born preterm (more than 1 in 10) worldwide, and this number is rising. Compared to term infants, preterm have a higher risk of mortality, morbidity, and handicap and their parents are at higher risk of experiencing emotional distres [....] » Read More
Title : Impact of a guideline on perinatal management of infants born at 22 weeks gestation
Lauren Ridgway, Phoenix Children's, United States
Background: Few single centers have reported positive outcomes for infants born at 22 weeks gestational age (GA) with rates of survival without moderate to severe neurodevelopmental impairment as high as 70%. 22 weeks GA has now been increasingly considered the lower GA for [....] » Read More