Umbilical hernia and pregnancy. A case presentation. by Julio Sarmiento Sánchez, Lidia Torres Ajá, Doris González Díaz

“…It was necessary to admit the patient into the hospital during the last 10 weeks of pregnancy until the cesarean surgery and the hernia reparation was performed. The mother and infant developed satisfactorily and were discharged from the hospital. …”
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The Problem of Confounding in Studies of the Effect of Maternal Drug Use on Pregnancy Outcome by Bengt Källén

“…A geographical or seasonal confounding can exist. In rare instances, infant sex and multiple birth can appear as confounders. …”
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Designing the First Pregnancy Guaranteed Income Program in the United States: Qualitative Needs Assessment and Human-Centered Design to Develop the Abundant Birth Project by Deborah Karasek, Jazzmin C Williams, Michaela A Taylor, Monica M De La Cruz, Stephanie Arteaga, Sabra Bell, Esperanza Castillo, Maile A Chand, Anjeanette Coats, Erin M Hubbard, Latriece Love-Goodlett, Breezy Powell, Solaire Spellen, Zea Malawa, Anu Manchikanti Gomez

“…Guaranteed income during pregnancy has the potential to narrow racial health inequities for birthing people and infants by alleviating financial stress. …”
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Balloon Valvuloplasty for Congenital Aortic Stenosis: Experience at a Tertiary Center in a Developing Country by Fatme A. Charafeddine, Haytham Bou Houssein, Nadine B. Kibbi, Issam M. El-Rassi, Anas M. Tabbakh, Mohammad S. Abutaqa, Ziad F. Bulbul, Nour K. Younis, Mariam T. Arabi, Fadi F. Bitar

“…During the study period, a total of thirty patients, newborns (n = 15) and infants/children (n = 15), underwent BAV. Left ventricular systolic dysfunction was present in 56% of the patients. …”
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Men care too: a qualitative study examining women’s perceptions of fathers’ engagement in early childhood development (ECD) during an ECD program for HIV-positive mothers in Malawi... by Linda Richter, Thomas J Coates, Tijana Temelkovska, Pericles Kalande, Evelyn Udedi, Laurie Bruns, Siyenunu Mulungu, Julie Hubbard, Sundeep Gupta, Kathryn Dovel

“…Data were coded using inductive and deductive strategies and analysed using constant comparison methods in Atlas.ti V.1.6.Setting Four health facilities in Malawi where PMTCT services were provided.Participants Study participants were mothers infected with HIV who were enrolled in the PMTCT–ECD programme for >6 months.Interventions The PMTCT–ECD intervention provided ECD education and counselling sessions during routine PMTCT visits for mothers infected with HIV and their infants (infant age 1.5–24 months). The intervention did not target fathers, but mothers were encouraged to share information with them.Results Interviews were conducted with 29 mothers. …”
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Attitudes and Barriers to Breastfeeding among Mothers in Princess Nourah Bint Abdulrahman University, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia by Razan Yasser Abulreesh, Ibtihaj Abdullah Alqahtani, Zainah Yahya Alshehri, Maha Ali Alsubaie, Shatha Nasser Alburayh, Norah Mohammed Alzamil, Hayat Saleh Alzahrani

“…Breastfeeding provides unsurpassed natural nutrition to the newborn and infant. It has a nearly perfect mix of food elements and vitamins that infants need to grow up. …”
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Self-reported sleep in late pregnancy in relation to birth size and fetal distress: the E Moe, Māmā prospective cohort study by Laura D Howe, Sarah-Jane Paine, T Leigh Signal, Bronwyn Sweeney, Monique Priston, Diane Muller, Kathy Lee, Mark Huthwaite, Philippa Gander

“…Our findings tentatively suggest that self-reported breathing pauses and leg twitching in late pregnancy are associated with infant outcomes, and highlight ethnic inequalities.…”
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“Unmasking the Uncommon”: A case series of multi-drug resistant Elizabethkingia meningoseptica causing late-onset sepsis and meningitis in preterm neonates [version 2; peer review:... by Anisha Maria Fernandes, Sinchana Bhat, Suchitra Shenoy M., Prajnha U.P.

“…Case 1 was a one-day-old preterm low-birth-weight infant who presented with respiratory distress syndrome and septic shock. …”
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Gambaran Karakteristik Ibu Hamil pada Persalinan Preterm di RSUP Dr. M. Djamil Padang Tahun 2012 by Verdani Leoni Edrin, Ariadi ., Lili Irawati

“…Preterm labor is one of the causes of infant mortality. The purpose of this study was to know the characteristic of pregnant women in preterm labor at Dr. …”
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Pulmonary aspiration during pregnancy or immediately postpartum in the UK: A population-based case-control study [version 1; peer review: 2 approved] by Ruth Tunn, Marian Knight, Alison Gooda, Nuala Lucas

“…Women who aspirated were significantly more likely to be admitted to the intensive therapy unit than controls (p<0.001). Infants of women who aspirated had significantly lower Apgar scores and were more likely to be admitted to the neonatal intensive care unit or to be stillborn compared with infants of women in the control group. …”
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Evolutionary determinants of reproductive seasonality: A theoretical approach by Burtschell, Lugdiwine, Dezeure, Jules, Huchard, Elise, Godelle, Bernard

“…Specifically, we tested the influence of three ecological traits (environmental seasonality, productivity and unpredictability) and three life-history traits (daily reproductive energy expenditure, reproductive cycle length and infant extrinsic mortality) on the intensity of reproductive seasonality. …”
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Preservation of Bilateral Corticospinal Projections from Injured Hemisphere After Perinatal Stroke by Cameron P. Casey, Ellen N. Sutter, Alina Grimaldo, Kellie M. Collins, Jose Guerrero-Gonzalez, Ryan M. McAdams, Douglas C. Dean, Bernadette T. Gillick

“…Methods: Evaluations were conducted when the infant was 4 (Visit-1), 18 (Visit 2), and 25 (Visit 3) months old. …”
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Factors Leading to Malnutrition in Children Under Five Years in Nyamwamba Division, Kasese Municipality, Kasese District. by Kabugho, Mary Consolata

“…To reduce childhood Under-nutrition in Kasese Municipality which has been on the rise, emphasis should be given in improving the knowledge of mothers on appropriate infant andyoung children feeding. Recommendations l. …”
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The Impact of Microdata in Norwegian Historiography 1970 to 2020 by Hilde L. Sommerseth, Gunnar Thorvaldsen

“…These studies span a wide range of fields within social history and historical demography: Emigration, immigration, internal migration, fertility, nuptiality, family history and last but not least mortality studies with a priority given to infant mortality. A recent development is the building of a national historical population register covering the 19th and 20th centuries. …”
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Capnography and the Bispectral Index—Their Role in Pediatric Sedation: A Brief Review by Maria Sammartino, Barbara Volpe, Fabio Sbaraglia, Rossella Garra, Alessandro D'Addessi

“…The use of the BIS index, however, needs further investigation due to a lack of evidence, especially in infants. In this paper, we will investigate the role of capnography and the BIS index in improving monitoring standards in pediatric sedation.…”
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Neonatal Cholestasis: A Red Alert for the Jaundiced Newborn by Dinesh Pashankar, Richard A Schreiber

“…Conjugated hyperbilirubinemia, a hallmark of neonatal cholestasis, is pathological and requires further investigation. These infants need prompt diagnosis, early intervention and careful follow-up to ensure continued growth and development. …”
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Solitary Mastocytoma in Pediatrics. Case Report and Literature Review by Juan Carlos Yanes Macías, Mery Rosa Betancourt Trujillo, Lino Arístides Sánchez Galván

“…The case of a 4-month-old infant with a diagnosis of solitary mastocytoma with Darier's sign is presented. …”
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Human Milk Oligosaccharides: The Journey Ahead by Chandan Ray, Joshi A. Kerketta, Subhash Rao, Snehal Patel, Shantanu Dutt, Kamal Arora, Femitha Pournami, Phani Bhushan

“…Although fucosylated and sialylated HMOs have little nutritional value, they exert important prebiotic as well as immunomodulatory effects on the infant gut. However, there is heterogeneity in the quantity and quality of HMOs in breast milk produced by mothers under influence of the genetic and environmental factors. …”
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Intrauterine Transfusion Complicated by Umbilical Artery Thrombosis by Roopali V. Donepudi, Kenneth J. Moise

“…Further transfusions were performed without any complications and she delivered a full term male infant with APGARS of 8 and 9 at 1 and 5 minutes, respectively. …”
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Case Report - Severe hypospadias in 46, XY karyotype patients: is third level genetic testing always mandatory? by Giorgia Romano, Giovanni Rollo, Lorna Spagnol, Mafalda Mucciolo, Ottavio Adorisio, Massimiliano Silveri

“…We report a case of a 4-month-old infant with severe genital malformation and a 46, XY karyotype. …”
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