Association between gestational weight gain and adverse pregnancy outcomes: cohort analysis from South Asia and Sub-Saharan Africa by Anisur Rahman, Fyezah Jehan, Gary M Shaw, Sunil Sazawal, Salahuddin Ahmed, Abdullah H Baqui, David K Stevenson, Monjur Rahman, Jesmin Pervin, Shaki Aktar, Rasheda Khanam, Sayedur Rahman, Nitya Wadhwa, Ge Zhang, Huan Xu, Usma Mehmood, Shinjini Bhatnagar, Jeffrey S A Stringer, Bellington Vwalika, Waqasuddin Khan, Nabidul Haque Chowdhury, Imran Nisar, Javairia Khalid, Nima Aghaeepour, U Tin Nu, Yuri V Sebastião, Ramachandran Thiruvengadam, Ayushi, Bapu Koundinya Desiraju, Fatma Kabole, Muhammad Farrukh Qazi, Margaret Kasaro, Bihila Abdalla Bakari

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Impact of COVID-19 on routine childhood immunisations in low- and middle-income countries: A scoping review. by Milena Dalton, Benjamin Sanderson, Leanne J Robinson, Caroline S E Homer, William Pomat, Margie Danchin, Stefanie Vaccher

“…Routine vaccines are critical to child health. The COVID-19 pandemic significantly impacted essential health services, particularly in low-and middle-income countries (LMICs). …”
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Perinatal interventions to prevent Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs): A scoping review. by Jane Kinsey, Jaime La Charite, Shirley Russ, Adam Schickedanz

“…The mean number of life course characteristics was significantly higher in the studies that reported a positive impact on the mother and/or child (p = 0.003).<h4>Conclusions</h4>Few studies specifically addressed ACEs as a defined set of adversities, yet a range of perinatal interventions showed positive impacts on individual ACE risks or exposures. …”
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The Impact of COVID-19 on DTP3 Vaccination Coverage in Europe (2012–2023) by Ines Aguinaga-Ontoso, Sara Guillen-Aguinaga, Laura Guillen-Aguinaga, Rosa Alas-Brun, Miriam Guillen-Aguinaga, Luc Onambele, Enrique Aguinaga-Ontoso, Esperanza Rayón-Valpuesta, Francisco Guillen-Grima

“…Background: The COVID-19 pandemic disrupted routine child immunization efforts, threatening to reverse progress in controlling vaccine-preventable diseases. …”
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A health-education intervention to improve outcomes for children with emotional and behavioural difficulties: protocol for a pilot cluster randomised controlled trial by Rachel Schembri, Harriet Hiscock, Frank Oberklaid, William Garvey

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Individual, household, and community-level factors associated with high-risk fertility behaviour among Nigerian women: secondary analysis of the 2018 demographic and health survey... by Michael Ekholuenetale, Chimezie Igwegbe Nzoputam, Amadou Barrow, Amit Arora

“…Conclusion The high prevalence of HRFB among Nigerian women underscores the need for policies and programmes targeted to address the issue. Addressing socioeconomic factors, improving education and healthcare access, and promoting family planning could significantly reduce HRFB.…”
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Clinical Holistic Medicine: Holistic Treatment of Children by Søren Ventegodt, Mohammed Morad, Gideon Vardi, Joav Merrick

“…The child thus acts as the thermometer of the family. …”
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The Cross-Modal Effects of Sensory Deprivation on Spatial and Temporal Processes in Vision and Audition: A Systematic Review on Behavioral and Neuroimaging Research since 2000 by Laura Bell, Lisa Wagels, Christiane Neuschaefer-Rube, Janina Fels, Raquel E. Gur, Kerstin Konrad

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Protocol for the implementation evaluation of an integrated paediatric and primary care model: Strengthening Care for Children (SC4C) by Yvonne Zurynski, Susan Woolfenden, Peter D Hibbert, Harriet Hiscock, Raghu Lingam, Karen Wheeler, Michael Hodgins, Jade Burley, Rachel Pelly, Jane Le, Sonia Khano, Tammy Meyers Morris, Stephanie Germano

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Self-Reported COVID-19 Vaccine Status and Barriers for Pediatric Emergency Patients and Caregivers by Amanda M. Szarzanowicz, Kendra Fabian, Maya Alexandri, Carly A. Robinson, Sonia Singh, Michael Wallace, Michelle D. Penque, Nan Nan, Changxing Ma, Bradford Z. Reynolds, Bethany W. Harvey, Heidi Suffoletto, E. Brooke Lerner

“…Participants were 75% women with a mean age of 40.9 ± 8.9 years. 51% (409) of the pediatric ED patients were COVID-19 vaccinated, as were 74% (591) of the caregivers. There was variation across sites, but overall, 15% of caregivers of unvaccinated children wanted the child tobe vaccinated with the most common barriers to vaccination identified as safety data (25%), time availability (20%), and ability to obtain an appointment (13%). …”
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Prevalence and Determinants of Undernutrition among 6- to 59-Months-Old Children in Lowland and Highland Areas in Kilosa District, Tanzania: A Cross-Sectional Study by Jackline D. Mrema, Ester Elisaria, Akwilina W. Mwanri, Cornelio M. Nyaruhucha

“…Significant determinants of underweight were areas of residence (AOR 4.21, 95% CI: 1.62–10.9), age of the children (AOR 5.85, 95% CI: 1.81–18.97), and child birth weight (AOR, 4.98 95% CI: 1.65–15.05), while determinants of stunting were the area of residence (AOR, 2.77 95% CI: 1.43–5.36), maternal age (AOR, 0.33 95% CI: 0.14–0.79), sex of a child (AOR, 1.89 95% CI: 1.03–3.50), and child birth weight (AOR, 3.29 95% CI: 1.21–8.97). …”
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Individual- and Community-Level Risk Factors Associated with Childhood Diarrhea in Ethiopia: A Multilevel Analysis of 2016 Ethiopia Demographic and Health Survey by Setegn Muche Fenta, Teshager Zerihun Nigussie

“…Therefore, integrated child health intervention programs including provisions of toilet facility, access to a clean source of drinking water, educate parents about the importance of breastfeeding, and vaccination have to be strongly implemented in order to reduce the high incidence of childhood diarrhea among children in Ethiopia.…”
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La constitution de ressources urbaines dans les parcours de familles migrantes à Mexico by Aurélia Michel

“…More specifically, these women had to organize child care, crucial for their access to employment. …”
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Engaging the Mechanisms of Faith? by Selina Palm, Carola Eyber

“…This article draws on insights from a 2019 scoping study that explored positive and negative beliefs across multiple faith traditions that shape the perpetration, justification, or engagement to end violence against children. …”
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EXISTENCE OF WIFE BATTERY AMONG TRADERS IN UGEP COMMUNITY OF YAKURR LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA OF CROSS RIVER STATE, NIGERIA by NNANA OKOI OFEM

“…Two theories were employed to guide the study, which include Frustration Aggression theory and Social Stress theory. Findings reveals that there is need to reform the discriminatory legislations in Nigeria especially as regards the criminal code which makes the indecent assault of a woman a less offence. …”
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Jeśli nie naiwność, to co? Próba rekonstrukcji idei dziecka u J.J. Rousseau by Małgorzata Kowalik-Olubińska

“…Going out of the category of child innocence makes it possible to notice that children are not only victims of aggression, but sometimes they are aggressors; that they not only submit to others, but also influence what is happening to them and around them; that they are endowed with the ability to cause events and in the same time, to be innocent and helpless beings to some extent. …”
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Association of exposure to second-hand smoke during childhood with blood DNA methylation by Marta Cosin-Tomas, Thanh Hoang, Cancan Qi, Giulietta S. Monasso, Ryan Langdon, Simon Kebede Merid, Lucinda Calas, Paula de Prado-Bert, Rebecca Richmond, Vincent VW Jaddoe, Liesbeth Duijts, John Wright, Isabella Annesi-Maesano, Regina Grazuleviciene, Marianna Karachaliou, Gerard H. Koppelman, Erik Melén, Olena Gruzieva, Martine Vrijheid, Paul Yousefi, Janine F. Felix, Stephanie J. London, Mariona Bustamante

“…To address this gap, we conducted epigenome-wide meta-analyses to identify associations of postnatal SHS and child blood DNAm. …”
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Scoping review of qualitative studies on family planning in Uganda. by Julie M Buser, Pebalo F Pebolo, Ella August, Gurpreet K Rana, Rachel Gray, Faelan E Jacobson-Davies, Edward Kumakech, Tamrat Endale, Anna Grace Auma, Yolanda R Smith

“…The findings highlight the need for targeted interventions to increase knowledge and awareness of FP, improve access to services, and address social and cultural norms that discourage contraceptive use. …”
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Interactive Palliative and End-of-Life Care Modules for Pediatric Residents by Mindy K. Ross, Ami Doshi, London Carrasca, Patricia Pian, JoAnne Auger, Amira Baker, James A. Proudfoot, Mark S. Pian

“…Our Comfort Care Modules (CCMs) address pediatric palliative care (PPC) topics of breaking bad news, dyspnea, anxiety, pain management, and the dying child. …”
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Validation of the German Glasgow Sensory Questionnaire in autistic adults by Isabel Marie Jakob, Veit Roessner, Melanie Ring

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