Care for women in the pregnancy-puerperium cycle from the perspective of health professionals in the light of complexity thinking by Dirce Stein Backes, Taina Ribas de Morais, Caroline Brondani Rosa, Leris Salete Bonfanti Haeffner, Dulce Maria Pereira Garcia Galvão, Adriana Dall’Asta Pereira

“…Twenty-three professionals in the field of maternal and child health from the southern region of Brazil took part. …”
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Biochemical Pattern of Methylmalonyl-CoA Epimerase Deficiency Identified in Newborn Screening: A Case Report by Evelina Maines, Roberto Franceschi, Francesca Rivieri, Giovanni Piccoli, Björn Schulte, Jessica Hoffmann, Andrea Bordugo, Giulia Rodella, Francesca Teofoli, Monica Vincenzi, Massimo Soffiati, Marta Camilot

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Addressing the gap in preterm resuscitation practices in high-income and low-middle income countries: a multicenter survey of the Asian neonatal network collaboration by Rinawati Rohsiswatmo, Rizalya Dewi, Jennie Sutantio, Zubair Amin, Young-Ah Youn, Sae Yun Kim, Su Jin Cho, Yun Sil Chang, Satoshi Kusuda, Fuyu Miyake, Tetsuya Isayama

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Under-Five Mortality and Associated Risk Factors in Rural Settings of Ethiopia: Evidences from 2016 Ethiopian Demographic and Health Survey by Shewayiref Geremew Gebremichael, Setegn Muche Fenta

“…Conclusions. Differences in regions, educated parents, born in singleton, public sector delivery, nonavailability of occupation of parents, mothers older than 16 at first birth, breastfeeding, use of a contraceptive method, child vaccination, higher number of family size, repeated antenatal visits, and preceding birth interval play a significant role regarding the survival of under-five children. …”
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Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder in Girls and the Risk of Unplanned Pregnancies by Florina Rad, Alexandra Mariana Buică, Nicolae Gică

“…Unplanned pregnancies at young ages are associated with unfavorable psychosocial trajectories both for the mother and the child. Conclusions: In this review, we emphasize the importance of predisposing factors for risky sexual behaviors and unplanned pregnancies in cases of girls with ADHD. …”
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Breast-feeding efficacy prognosis by digestive enzymes activity in newborns by G. A. Penzhoyan, G. Yu. Model’, G. F. Korotko

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Intellectual Disability and Parenthood by Isack Kandel, Mohammed Morad, Gideon Vardi, Joav Merrick

“…Recent research has shown that, in the case of such a union resulting in children, although they require some supervision, family, friends, and social welfare agencies have scrutinized these families so much they are in constant fear of their child being taken away. …”
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Mutation at the Human D1S80 Minisatellite Locus by Kuppareddi Balamurugan, Martin L. Tracey, Uwe Heine, George C. Maha, George T. Duncan

“…The D1S80 alleles of the parentage trio, the child, mother, and the alleged father were sequenced and the origin of the mutation was determined. …”
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Prenatal Detection of Silver–Russell Syndrome: A First Trimester Suspicion and Diagnostic Approach by Slavyana Galeva, Giuliana Diglio, Boris Stoilov, Ekaterina Uchikova, Lucian Pop

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Stunting and Associated Factors among Under-Five-Age Children in West Guji Zone, Oromia, Ethiopia by Eyob Afework, Selamawit Mengesha, Demelash Wachamo

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Calcific Tendinitis of the Supraspinatus Tendon in an Infant by Masanori Wako, Jiro Ichikawa, Kensuke Koyama, Yoshihiro Takayama, Hirotaka Haro

“…This report presents an unusual case of a 2-year-old boy with calcific tendinitis of the supraspinatus tendon. A mother brought her 2-year-old son to our hospital with a fever and severe left shoulder pain. …”
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Sociodemographic and clinical factors associated with early childhood caries in Peruvian pre-schoolers by Daniel José Blanco-Victorio, Nieves Asteria López-Luján, Walter Bernaola-Silva, Luis Antonio Vicuña-Huaqui, Rocio Cacñahuaray-Palomino, Julissa Sarai Diaz-Campos, Yeni Araceli Anicama-Barrios, Zenaida Rojas-Apaza, Sara Castañeda-Sarmiento, Evelyn Alvarez Vidigal, Roxana Patricia López-Ramos

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Fructosamine measurement for diabetes mellitus diagnosis and monitoring: a systematic review and meta-analysis protocol by Andre Pascal Kengne, Eugene Sobngwi, Jean Jacques N Noubiap, Jobert Richie N Nansseu, Joël Fokom-Domgue, Eric V Balti

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Energy and Macronutrients Intakes among Childbearing Age Women Living in the Urban Area of Morocco: A Cross-Sectional Study by Fatima Barich, Fatima Zahra Laamiri, Slimane Mehdad, Souad Benaich, Anass Rami, Mohamed Idrissi, Chaimae Serbouti, Houria Lahmame, Hasnae Benkirane, Manelle Rjimati, Amina Barkat, El Arbi Rjimati, Hassan Aguenaou

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Cesarean delivery in Nigeria: prevalence and associated factors―a population-based cross-sectional study by Asa Auta, Emmanuel O Adewuyi, Vishnu Khanal, Samson J Tapshak, Yun Zhao

“…We carried out frequency tabulation, χ2 test, simple logistic regression and multivariable binary logistic regression analyses to achieve the study objective.Setting Nigeria.Participants A total of 31 171 most recent live deliveries for women aged 15–49 years (mother–child pair) in the 5 years preceding the 2013 NDHS was included in this study.Outcome measure Caesarean mode of delivery.Results The prevalence of caesarean section (CS) was 2.1% (95% CI 1.8 to 2.3) in Nigeria. …”
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Creation of a nationwide breastfeeding policy for surgical residents: a scoping review protocol by Natalia Ziolkowski, Larissa Rogowsky, Julia Innis, Angela Grant Buechner, Elena Springall, Jana Dengler

“…Introduction Breast feeding is recommended for the first year of a baby’s life due to numerous benefits for both the child and mother. After returning from maternity leave, surgical trainees face extensive barriers to breast feeding and tend to terminate breast feeding earlier than guideline recommendations. …”
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Childhood wasting and associated factors in Africa: evidence from standard demographic and health surveys from 35 countries by Tadesse Tarik Tamir, Alebachew Ferede Zegeye, Belayneh Shetie Workneh, Mohammed Seid Ali, Almaz Tefera Gonete, Masresha Asmare Techane, Mulugeta Wassie, Alemneh Tadesse Kassie, Medina Abdela Ahmed, Sintayehu Simie Tsega, Yilkal Abebaw Wassie, Berhan Tekeba, Enyew Getaneh Mekonen

“…To address this critical issue, educating mothers without formal education and rural residents about antenatal care visits, institutional delivery, and proper child feeding practices is essential. …”
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Od porodní báby k porodní asistence by Milena Lenderová

“…One of the products of this ideology was populationism with its idea of the state organisation of health service. Attention to a mother and a child created its basics. Medicine focused on pregnancy and childbirth and it led to establishing of obstetrics as a special medical field. …”
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Childhood cancer and parental mental health: role of disease severity, socioeconomic status, and social dynamics by Hawkar Ibrahim, Azad Ali Ismail, Narin Ahmed Rahim, Benjamin Iffland, Frank Neuner

“…Abstract Background The impact of childhood cancer extends beyond the affected child, significantly influencing the mental health of their families. …”
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Risk Factors of Anaemia among Children under Five Years in the Hohoe Municipality, Ghana: A Case Control Study by Phyllis Atta Parbey, Elvis Tarkang, Emmanuel Manu, Hubert Amu, Martin Amogre Ayanore, Fortress Yayra Aku, Sorengmen Amos Ziema, Samuel Adolf Bosoka, Martin Adjuik, Margaret Kweku

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