Early Cessation of Breastfeeding and Determinants: Time to Event Analysis by Ebrahim Babaee, Babak Eshrati, Mehran Asadi-Aliabadi, Majid Purabdollah, Marzieh Nojomi

“…The mean of breastfeeding duration was equal to 21.49 ± 5.3 months. The percentage of infants who had been breastfed for 24 months was equal to 65.8%. …”
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Outcomes and Prognostic Factors of Intravitreal Bevacizumab Monotherapy in Zone I Stage 3+ and Aggressive Posterior Retinopathy of Prematurity by Simona Delia Nicoară, Constanța Nascutzy, Cristina Cristian, Iulian Irimescu, Anne Claudia Ștefănuț, Gabriela Zaharie, Tudor Drugan

“…It includes all the consecutive infants treated for ROP with one intravitreal bevacizumab injection, from January 1, 2009, throughout July 31, 2013. …”
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The Impact of Abnormal Glucose Tolerance and Obesity on Fetal Growth by Erin Graves, David J. Hill, Susan Evers, Kristine Van Aarsen, Brie Yama, Su Yuan, M. Karen Campbell

“…Factors linked with insulin resistance were examined for their association with large-for-gestational-age (LGA) infant birth weight and gestational diabetes. Study Design. …”
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Differential Expression of Placental Glucocorticoid Receptors and Growth Arrest-Specific Transcript 5 in Term and Preterm Pregnancies: Evidence for Involvement of Maternal Stress by D. Mparmpakas, E. Zachariades, G. Sotiriadis, A. Goumenou, A. J. Harvey, Y. Gidron, E. Karteris

“…In the homozygous group for Tth111I polymorphism, mothers with negative attitudes towards the pregnancy gave birth to infants with significantly lower birth weights compared to women with positive/neutral attitudes. …”
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Urinary Intestinal Fatty Acid-Binding Protein Can Distinguish Necrotizing Enterocolitis from Sepsis in Early Stage of the Disease by Stepan Coufal, Alena Kokesova, Helena Tlaskalova-Hogenova, Jiri Snajdauf, Michal Rygl, Miloslav Kverka

“…These patients were later divided into NEC (n=24), including 13 after gastrointestinal surgery, and sepsis (n=18) groups using standard criteria. Healthy infants (n=12), without any previous gut surgery, served as controls. …”
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Nutritional Quality Assessment of Complementary Foods Produced from Fermented and Malted Quality Protein Maize Fortified with Soybean Flour by Abiose Sumbo H., Ikujenlola Abiodun V., Abioderin Florence I.

“…Malnutrition of varying degrees has been associated with feeding infants with unwholesome and poor quality complementary foods. …”
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Craniosynostoses. A case presentation. by Barbara Aleida García Hernández, Olga Lidia Gutiérrez Chongo, Jesús Vila Díaz

“…A case of a three-month female infant who was born in an ectopic and institutional delivery is described. …”
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Persistent Umbilical Discharge from an Omphalomesenteric Duct Cyst Containing Gastric Mucosa by Kanimozhi Tamilselvan, Arunodaya Mohan, Sarah Cheslyn-Curtis, Michael Eisenhut

“…We present the first case of an infant with a persistent umbilical discharge from an omphalomesenteric duct cyst. …”
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Alimentando a su Bebé by Linda B. Bobroff

“…This document will help parents develop a close relationship with their infants through feeding. Provides information on breast milk and formula and on ways to nurture the bonds between parent and child. …”
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Congenital granular cell epulis: a case report with immunohistochemistry by Payman A. Rashid, Jalal A. Jalal, Muhammed Yakin

“…We present a case report of a 2-month-old female infant, who presented with a mass on the gingival mucosa. …”
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Introducing Solid Foods by Linda B. Bobroff

“…Bobroff, will help parents know when and how to start feeding solid foods and how to help their infant make the change to table food as he or she grows into the toddler years. …”
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Elizabethkingia meningosepticum (Chryseobacterium meningosepticum) Infections in Children by Mehmet Ceyhan, Melda Celik

“…In this paper, we have reviewed the nosocomial outbreaks of C. meningosepticum in newborns and infants reported so far in the literature and overviewed the infection control interventions, treatment modalities, and prevention measures.…”
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The Possible Role of Transplacentally-Acquired Antibodies to Infectious Agents, With Molecular Mimicry to Nervous System Sialic Acid Epitopes, as Causes of Neuromental Disorders: P... by André J. Nahmias, Susanne Beckman Nahmias, Dan Danielsson

“…Lessons from four-decade investigations of the epidemiology, immunology, pathogenesis, prevention and therapy of perinatal infectious agents, which invade directly the nervous system, have led us to propose a new indirect effect hypothesis: maternal transplacentally-acquired antibodies, to agents with epitope molecular mimicry with the developing nervous system, can cross the fetus/infant's blood–nervous system barriers to cause NMD's, clinically manifest years later.…”
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Superior vena cava obstruction following pericardial effusion absorption in the presence of a pericardial teratoma: a case report by Kai Guo, Hui Wang

“…In this paper, we report a rare case of intrapericardial teratoma that was incidentally discovered in an infant with superior vena cava obstruction following pericardial effusion absorption. …”
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A New Presentation: Aphallia, Vesicoureteral Reflux, Rectovesical Fistula, and Adrenal Insufficiency by R. El Qadiry, A. Lalaoui, H. Nassih, A. Bourrahouat, I. Ait Sab

“…The penile agenesis associated with adrenal insufficiency has never been reported in an infant. We report a rare case of a newborn that was diagnosed as a case of aphallia with vesicorectal fistula and vesicoureteral reflux, complicated by adrenal insufficiency with salt-wasting crisis.…”
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Alimentando a su Bebé by Linda B. Bobroff

“…This document will help parents develop a close relationship with their infants through feeding. Provides information on breast milk and formula and on ways to nurture the bonds between parent and child. …”
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A Novel Cost-Effective Technique for Speedy Resolution of Infantile Umbilical Hernia: Ammannaya’s Technique by Ganesh Kumar K. Ammannaya, Ninada Sripad

“…Umbilical hernia in the infant is common and resolves in majority of the cases by 6 years of age. …”
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Natal Teeth: A Case Report and Reappraisal by Ghadah A. Malki, Emad A. Al-Badawi, Mohammad A. Dahlan

“…This report discusses a case in which a five-day-old infant required extraction of a mobile mandibular natal tooth to avoid the risk of aspiration and interference with feeding. …”
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Pneumonia by Listeria monocytogenes: A Common Infection by an Uncommon Pathogen by Theocharis Koufakis, Marianneta Chatzopoulou, Anastasios Margaritis, Maria Tsiakalou, Ioannis Gabranis

“…Infections by Listeria monocytogenes typically occur in infants, the elderly, pregnant women, and immunosuppressed subjects. …”
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Introducing Solid Foods by Linda B. Bobroff

“…Bobroff, will help parents know when and how to start feeding solid foods and how to help their infant make the change to table food as he or she grows into the toddler years. …”
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