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Pediatric Reports, Volume 13, Issue 2

June 2021 - 20 articles

Cover Story: Breast milk is scientifically proven to be best for newborn children and providing it through breastfeeding is one of the most basic and loving acts desired by most mothers. The COVID-19 pandemic has affected maternal and infant health globally, both directly from infection with the SARS-CoV-2 virus and indirectly from changes in health care resulting from the social, economic, and health care policies unique to each country. Updated health care policies that provide paid leave and breastfeeding support are vital for healthy mother–infant bonding. Technological advances should be applied to create innovative solutions for the challenges posed by the pandemic. Improved virus surveillance protocols and established evidence-based guidelines regarding the handling of breast milk and breastfeeding in COVID-positive mothers are of critical importance. View this paper
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Articles (20)

  • Case Report
  • Open Access
3,007 Views
6 Pages

The Deleterious Effects of COVID-19 in the Peripartum Period: A Case Report

  • Alixandria F. Pfeiffer,
  • Rosylyn James,
  • Barbara K. Neuhoff,
  • Wilson B. Pfeiffer,
  • David R. Lowery and
  • Syed A. A. Rizvi

16 June 2021

While the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic continues to wreak havoc across the nation and the globe as one of the most significant global health crises of our time, recent attention has been turned to the effects of COVID-19 on pregnancy...

  • Review
  • Open Access
17 Citations
5,270 Views
10 Pages

Diagnosis and Staging of Pediatric Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease: Is Classical Ultrasound the Answer?

  • Angeliki Papachristodoulou,
  • Dimitrios Kavvadas,
  • Athanasios Karamitsos,
  • Theodora Papamitsou,
  • Maria Chatzidimitriou and
  • Antonia Sioga

The increased prevalence of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) requires special attention in pediatric patients, as it manifests in them in a more severe and progressive way compared to adults. The implementation of the appropriate therapeutic...

  • Article
  • Open Access
10 Citations
3,663 Views
12 Pages

Relative Age Effect in Physical Fitness during the Elementary School Years

  • Clemens Drenowatz,
  • Gerson Ferrari,
  • Klaus Greier and
  • Franz Hinterkörner

Age-groups are commonly implemented in education and sports in order to provide fair and equal opportunities. Various studies, however, have shown a competitive advantage for early born children over their relatively younger peers, which is referred...

  • Review
  • Open Access
10 Citations
5,238 Views
22 Pages

COVID-19 and School: To Open or Not to Open, That Is the Question. The First Review on Current Knowledge

  • Francesco Busa,
  • Flaminia Bardanzellu,
  • Maria Cristina Pintus,
  • Vassilios Fanos and
  • Maria Antonietta Marcialis

The COVID-19 pandemic has led to an unprecedented closure of schools in terms of duration. The option of school closure, SARS-CoV-2 initially being poorly known, was influenced by the epidemiological aspects of the influenza virus. However, school cl...

  • Article
  • Open Access
3,225 Views
10 Pages

Genetic Interactions with Intrauterine Diabetes Exposure in Relation to Obesity: The EPOCH and Project Viva Studies

  • Maggie A. Stanislawski,
  • Elizabeth Litkowski,
  • Ruby Fore,
  • Sheryl L. Rifas-Shiman,
  • Emily Oken,
  • Marie-France Hivert,
  • Ethan M. Lange,
  • Leslie A. Lange,
  • Dana Dabelea and
  • Sridharan Raghavan

To examine whether BMI-associated genetic risk variants modify the association of intrauterine diabetes exposure with childhood BMI z-scores, we assessed the interaction between 95 BMI-associated genetic variants and in utero exposure to maternal dia...

  • Review
  • Open Access
16 Citations
7,123 Views
13 Pages

Supporting Breastfeeding in 2021 and Beyond—Lessons from the Pandemic

  • Ajay Pratap Singh,
  • Vasantha HS Kumar and
  • Sanjeet Panda

The COVID-19 pandemic has affected maternal and infant health globally both directly from infection with the SARS-CoV-2 virus and indirectly from changes in health care resulting from social, economic, and health care policies unique to each country....

  • Article
  • Open Access
4 Citations
6,441 Views
10 Pages

Radiological Parameters Review for Choanal Atresia

  • Daniela Messineo,
  • Maryia Chernikava,
  • Valeria Pasquali,
  • Serena Bertin,
  • Mario Ciotti,
  • Giulia de Soccio,
  • Vincenzo Savastano and
  • Carlo Catalano

(1) Background: The study aims to identify which imaging parameters are necessary for a new correct surgical approach in the study of choanal atresia, and which anatomical findings are essential for correct planning of endoscopic treatment in choanal...

  • Article
  • Open Access
7 Citations
7,860 Views
12 Pages

Taste Sensitivity and Taste Preference among Malay Children Aged 7 to 12 Years in Kuala Lumpur—A Pilot Study

  • Ler Sheang Lim,
  • Xian Hui Tang,
  • Wai Yew Yang,
  • Shu Hwa Ong,
  • Nenad Naumovski and
  • Rati Jani

The taste and food preferences in children can affect their food intake and body weight. Bitter and sweet taste sensitivities were identified as primary taste contributors to children’s preference for consuming various foods. This pilot study aimed t...

  • Case Report
  • Open Access
2 Citations
3,133 Views
4 Pages

A Case of Primary Ciliary Dyskinesia Caused by a Mutation in OFD1, Which Was Diagnosed Owing to Clostridium difficile Infection

  • Rina Hasegawa,
  • Shinji Suzuki,
  • Shigeo Nishimata,
  • Yasuyo Kashiwagi,
  • Natsuko Inagaki and
  • Hisashi Kawashima

We report a Japanese 5-year-old boy with primary ciliary dyskinesia (PCD) which was diagnosed owing to Clostridium difficile (CD) infection caused by prolonged antibiotic exposure. He had intractable otitis media with effusion (OME) and had abdominal...

  • Case Report
  • Open Access
1 Citations
2,555 Views
7 Pages

Neurodevelopmental disorders are seen quite commonly by general pediatricians. They should be managed with a multi-professional approach. The potential beneficial effect of poly-unsaturated fatty acids (PUFAs) has been reported in recent literature,...

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