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Nutritional Status and Eating Patterns in Children and Adolescents: Tackling Vulnerabilities, Gender Gaps and Nutritional Disparities

edited by Ersilia Buonomo and

Stefania Moramarco

submission deadline 10 May 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1404 | Submission Open

Keywords: nutritional assessment; dietary intake; food security; eating patterns; nutrition and gender disparities; nutritional inequalities; cultural dietary practices; vulnerable populations

(This special issue belongs to the Section Global Pediatric Health)

Factors Associated with Adolescent and Young Risk Behaviors and Intervention Measures

edited by

Elena Cattelino

and

Mara Morelli

submission deadline 10 May 2026 | Viewed by 44 | Submission Open

Keywords: adolescent risk behaviors; maladaptive social interactions; protective factors; preventive and intervention strategies

(This special issue belongs to the Section Pediatric Mental Health)

Understanding the Correlates and Health Outcomes of Movement Behaviors in Childhood and Adolescence

edited by

Diego Augusto Santos Silva

submission deadline 10 May 2026 | Viewed by 28 | Submission Open

Keywords: adolescent health; anthropometry; body composition; cardiorespiratory fitness; child health; epidemiology; exercise; failure to thrive; muscle strength; obesity; pediatric nutrition; physical activity; public health; school; screentime; sedentary behavior; sleep; sleep disorders; sports; weight status

(This special issue belongs to the Section Global Pediatric Health)

Growth Hormone Deficiency in Children: Symptoms, Causes, and Treatment

edited by Clelia Cipolla and

Donato Rigante

submission deadline 10 May 2026 | Viewed by 28 | Submission Open

Keywords: growth hormone deficiency; recombinant human growth hormone; diagnosis and biomarkers of growth hormone deficiency; predictors of treatment response to human growth hormone; personalized medicine

Dental Status and Oral Health in Children and Adolescents

edited by

Abel Emanuel Moca

and Raluca Iulia Juncar

submission deadline 15 May 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 4212 | Submission Open

Keywords: pediatric oral health; dental caries prevention; dento-maxillary development; oral diseases in children; adolescent oral health

(This special issue belongs to the Section Pediatric Dentistry & Oral Medicine)

Application of Endoscopy and Endosurgery in Pediatric Surgery

edited by Federico G. Seifarth and

Stefan Scholz

submission deadline 15 May 2026 | Viewed by 270 | Submission Open

Keywords: pediatric laparoscopic surgery; innovations; thoracoscopy; robot-assisted surgery; MIS; minimally invasive surgery; neonatal minimally invasive surgery; pediatric colorectal surgery; chest wall deformities

(This special issue belongs to the Section Pediatric Surgery)

Screening and Diagnostics of Fetal and Neonatal Malformations

edited by Artur Beke

submission deadline 15 May 2026 | Viewed by 30 | Submission Open

Keywords: obstetric ultrasound; fetal malformations; genetic examinations; neonatal malformations; fetopatology

(This special issue belongs to the Section Pediatric Neonatology)

Alcohol, Substance Use, and Behavioral Addictions in Children and Adolescents: Interdisciplinary Perspectives on Health and Wellbeing

edited by

Albert Espelt

submission deadline 15 May 2026 | Viewed by 8 | Submission Open

Keywords: alcohol; cannabis; substance use; adolescence; childhood; social inequalities; mental health

(This special issue belongs to the Section Pediatric Mental Health)

Pediatric Nutrition: From General Guidelines to Precision-Based Strategies

edited by

Amy Y. Pan

submission deadline 15 May 2026 | Viewed by 7 | Submission Open

Keywords: nutrition; diet; healthy weight; pediatrics; child development; microbiome; omics

(This special issue belongs to the Section Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition)

Lifestyle and Children's Health Development

edited by

Guillermo Garcia-Perez-De-Sevilla

and

Augusto García Zapico

submission deadline 20 May 2026 | 6 articles | Viewed by 7816 | Submission Open

Keywords: healthy lifestyles; physical activity; obesity; children; adolescents

(This special issue belongs to the Section Global Pediatric Health)

Lung Function and Respiratory Diseases in Children and Infants

edited by

Antonella Gambadauro

Sara Manti

and Paolo Ruggeri

submission deadline 20 May 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 4302 | Submission Open

Keywords: respiratory diseases; children; lung function; asthma; interstitial lung disease; respiratory tract infection; bronchopulmonary dysplasia; spirometry; DLCO; plethysmography

(This special issue belongs to the Section Pediatric Pulmonary and Sleep Medicine)

Neonatal and Adolescent Pain: Long-Term Impacts and Management

edited by

Jowita Rosada-Kurasińska

submission deadline 20 May 2026 | Viewed by 48 | Submission Open

Keywords: pediatric pain assessment; neonatal pain management; pain scales; neurodevelopmental outcomes

(This special issue belongs to the Section Pediatric Anesthesiology, Pain Medicine and Palliative Care)

Advances in Neurodevelopmental Outcomes for Preterm Infants

edited by Corinna Gasparini and

Barbara Caravale

submission deadline 25 May 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2279 | Submission Open

Keywords: preterm birth; infant neurodevelopment; preterm developmental outcomes; early intervention for preterm infants; family-centered care

(This special issue belongs to the Section Pediatric Neurology & Neurodevelopmental Disorders)

Parenting and Child/Adolescent Development: Current Updates and Global Perspectives (2nd Edition)

edited by

Elitsa Dimitrova

and

Apolinaras Zaborskis

submission deadline 1 Jun 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 4748 | Submission Open

Keywords: child development; adolescent development; health; well-being; and health behaviour of children and adolescents; family type; structure; and family dynamics; parent– child/adolescent relationships; parenting practices and involvement in care for children and adolescents; gendered aspects of parenting and care for children and adolescents; generational aspects of care for children and adolescents; early-childhood education and care (ECEC) policies; and family and youth policies; services for families; children; and adolescents

(This special issue belongs to the Section Global Pediatric Health)

Comprehensive Care of Critically Ill Infants and Children: An Update

edited by

Regina Okhuysen-Cawley

and

Andrea M. Ontaneda

submission deadline 1 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 180 | Submission Open

Keywords: pediatric critical care medicine; neurologic critical care; perioperative cardiac critical care and heart failure; non-invasive ventilatory support in pediatrics; infants with severe sequelae of prematurity; primary and secondary pulmonary hypertension in pediatrics; diabetes mellitus in pediatrics; septic shock and life-threatening infections; management of severe infections due to emerging global pathogens; acute kidney injury in children; critical care of children with underlying malignancies; complex medical decision-making; primary palliative care

(This special issue belongs to the Section Pediatric Emergency Medicine & Intensive Care Medicine)

Advances in Intensive Care for Critically Ill Neonates: Clinical Diagnosis and Treatment (Second Edition)

edited by

Stefan Grosek

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 1177 | Submission Open

Keywords: neonatal transport; SIRS; induced therapeutic hypothermia; ECMO; surfactant; congenital defects; total parenteral nutrition; inhaled nitric oxide; outcome; sedation and analgesia; ethics in NICU

(This special issue belongs to the Section Pediatric Neonatology)

Pediatric Trauma Readiness and Management in Emergency and Critical Care

edited by Suzanne Beno

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 47 | Submission Open

Keywords: pediatric trauma; pediatric readiness; injury; mass casualty; code orange; disaster management; transfusion; surgical response; trauma quality improvement

(This special issue belongs to the Section Pediatric Emergency Medicine & Intensive Care Medicine)

The Role of Diet and Movement in Childhood and Adolescent

edited by

Tonia Vassilakou

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | Viewed by 29 | Submission Open

Keywords: diet; nutrition; physical activity; exercise; movement; obesity; children; adolescents

(This special issue belongs to the Section Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition)

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