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Motor Development in Children and Adolescence submission deadline 10 Mar 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3038 | Submission Open
Keywords: physical literacy; physical activity; sport participation; neurodevelopmental disabilities; affordances
(This special issue belongs to the Section Global Pediatric Health)
Maternal–Fetal Health: Helping Children Grow
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submission deadline 10 Mar 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2464 | Submission Open
Keywords: corpus callosum agenesis; clubfoot; cleft lip and palate; placental insufficiency; prenatal diagnosis; prenatal ultrasound; polyhydramnion; olygohydramnion; fetal growth restriction; macrosomia; CMA abnormalities
(This special issue belongs to the Section Pediatric Neonatology)
Screening, Assessment and Interventions for Feeding and Swallowing Disorders (Dysphagia) in Neurodevelopmental Conditions
edited by Antonella Cerchiari, and Eugenio Maria Mercuri
submission deadline 10 Mar 2025 | Viewed by 165 | Submission Open
Keywords: dysphagia; feeding and swallowing disorders; neurodevelopmental conditions; cerebral palsy; spinal muscular atrophy; Duchenne muscular dystrophy; autism spectrum disorder; rare and genetic diseases; traumatic brain injury; drooling and sialorrhea; rehabilitation; speech and language therapy; assessment; screening; gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD)
(This special issue belongs to the Section Pediatric Neurology & Neurodevelopmental Disorders)
Clinical Research and Current Status of Neonatal Acute Kidney Injury
edited by Paloma Parvex
submission deadline 10 Mar 2025 | Viewed by 94 | Submission Open
Keywords: acute kidney injury (AKI); neonates; renal function measurement; prematurity; AKI prevention
(This special issue belongs to the Section Pediatric Nephrology & Urology)
Health Benefits of Physical Activity for Children and Adolescents: 2nd Edition
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submission deadline 10 Mar 2025 | Viewed by 53 | Submission Open
Keywords: physical activity; body image; weight status; body composition; anthropometry; exercise; public health; health-related intervention; mental health; exercise psychology
(This special issue belongs to the Section Global Pediatric Health)
Screen Time, Adverse Childhood Experiences and Childhood Mental Health on Child and Adolescent Development: Current Research and Future Directions
edited by and Luciano Lima Correia
submission deadline 15 Mar 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 5118 | Submission Open
Keywords: child development; screen time; nutritional status; social determinants of health; stress; psychological; poverty; educational status
(This special issue belongs to the Section Global Pediatric Health)
Neonatal Heart Rate at Birth submission deadline 15 Mar 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3887 | Submission Open
Keywords: heart rate at birth; normal range; resuscitation; cesarean section
(This special issue belongs to the Section Pediatric Neonatology)
Child Trauma and Psychology submission deadline 15 Mar 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3609 | Submission Open
Keywords: childhood trauma; child psychology; child and youth psychopathology; reactive attachment disorder; adverse childhood experiences; children at risk
(This special issue belongs to the Section Pediatric Mental Health)
Ethical Decision Making in Children's Healthcare
edited by Janet Yvonne Mattsson and
submission deadline 15 Mar 2025 | Viewed by 109 | Submission Open
Keywords: ethics; encounter; high technological care; moral; child health care
(This special issue belongs to the Section Pediatric Nursing)
Cognitive and Linguistic Development in Children and Adolescents: 2nd Edition submission deadline 15 Mar 2025 | Viewed by 91 | Submission Open
Keywords: oral language; reading; writing; cognitive development; neurodevelopmental disorders; learning disabilitie
(This special issue belongs to the Section Pediatric Neurology & Neurodevelopmental Disorders)
Necrotizing Enterocolitis in Preterm Infants
edited by Dimitra Gialamprinou and Maria Lithoxopoulou
submission deadline 15 Mar 2025 | Viewed by 79 | Submission Open
Keywords: necrotizing enterocolitis; preterm infants; nutrition; diagnosis; treatment; pathophysiology; prevention
(This special issue belongs to the Section Pediatric Neonatology)
State of the Art in Pediatric Anesthesia: Second Edition submission deadline 15 Mar 2025 | Viewed by 54 | Submission Open
Keywords: anesthesia; children; surgical pain; opioids; regional anesthesia; pediatric anesthesia
(This special issue belongs to the Section Pediatric Anesthesiology, Perioperative and Pain Medicine)
Family-Centered Care in Pediatric Health
edited by Jurrianne C. Fahner and Marijke C. Kars
submission deadline 20 Mar 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1335 | Submission Open
Keywords: chronic complex conditions; communication; family-centered care; goals of care; shared decision making
(This special issue belongs to the Section Pediatric Nursing)
New Trends in Perinatal and Pediatric Epidemiology
edited by Artur Beke
submission deadline 20 Mar 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1211 | Submission Open
Keywords: craniospinal malformations; genetic background; epidemiology; perinatal care; prenatal diagnostics
Effects of Screen Time on Children’s Mental, Social, and Cognitive Health
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submission deadline 20 Mar 2025 | Viewed by 186 | Submission Open
Keywords: screen time; social media; mental health; cognition; social skills
(This special issue belongs to the Section Global Pediatric Health)
Nutritional Supplement Use in Infants and Children
edited by Tena Niseteo and Evgen Benedik
submission deadline 20 Mar 2025 | Viewed by 126 | Submission Open
Keywords: infants; children; healthy; sick; supplementation; nutritional supplements
(This special issue belongs to the Section Global Pediatric Health)
New Insights in Pediatric Mental Healthcare
edited by , and Leonard Bickman
submission deadline 20 Mar 2025 | Viewed by 115 | Submission Open
Keywords: child mental health; inequalities; child abuse; technological advances; society; developmental trauma; neurodevelopmental problems
(This special issue belongs to the Section Pediatric Mental Health)
Children with Cancer Diseases: The Present and a Challenge for Future
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submission deadline 20 Mar 2025 | Viewed by 88 | Submission Open
Keywords: children; adolescents; cancer; parents; family; symptoms; needs; therapy; care
(This special issue belongs to the Section Pediatric Hematology & Oncology)
Advances in Research on Childhood Immune and Allergic Diseases
edited by Aleksandra Szczawińska-Popłonyk and Paulina Sobkowiak
submission deadline 20 Mar 2025 | Viewed by 82 | Submission Open
Keywords: asthma; atopy; autoimmunity; autoinflammation; immune dysregulation; immunosuppression; immunotherapy; inborn errors of immunity; lymphoproliferation
(This special issue belongs to the Section Pediatric Allergy and Immunology)
Early Childhood Education and Care Lays the Foundations for Learning and Wellbeing submission deadline 25 Mar 2025 | Viewed by 228 | Submission Open
Keywords: early childhood education and care; childhood; quality education; children’ s rights and equality
(This special issue belongs to the Section Global Pediatric Health)
Childhood and Teenage Learning, Lifestyle, Health Factors and Physical Activity in Children submission deadline 25 Mar 2025 | Viewed by 133 | Submission Open
Keywords: physical education; childhood; primary education; secondary education; sport; physical activity; first aid; music teaching; teaching of plastic expression; teaching of language and literature; STEM
(This special issue belongs to the Section Global Pediatric Health)
Difficulty Swallowing in Children
edited by Paula Cristina Cola and Roberta Gonçalves da Silva
submission deadline 25 Mar 2025 | Viewed by 99 | Submission Open
Keywords: deglutition disorders; neurological impairment; cerebral palsy; genetic syndromes; autism spectrum disorder; feeding behavior; gastrostomy
(This special issue belongs to the Section Pediatric Neurology & Neurodevelopmental Disorders)
Advances in Molecular Research in Pediatric Hematology
edited by Praveen Kumar
submission deadline 25 Mar 2025 | Viewed by 58 | Submission Open
Keywords: pediatric hematology; molecular research; blood disorders; anemia; leukemia; gene therapy; CRISPR-Cas9; next-generation sequencing (NGS); genetic mutations; biomarkers
(This special issue belongs to the Section Pediatric Hematology & Oncology)
Advances in Pediatric Neuromuscular Disorders: Second Edition submission deadline 25 Mar 2025 | Viewed by 42 | Submission Open
Keywords: neuromuscular disorders; spinal muscular atrophy; Duchenne muscular dystrophy; limb girdle muscular dystrophy; Charcot– Marie– Tooth disease; myotonic dystrophy; plexopathy; neuropathy; neuromuscular junction disorders; myopathy
(This special issue belongs to the Section Pediatric Neurology & Neurodevelopmental Disorders)
Current Advances in Paediatric Sleep Medicine
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submission deadline 31 Mar 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 649 | Submission Open
Keywords: paediatric sleep medicine; infant sleep; adenoidectomy; tonsillotomy; orthodontic appliances; non-hospital ventilation; cognitive behavioural therapy; melatonin; epistemology; differential diagnostics
(This special issue belongs to the Section Pediatric Pulmonary and Sleep Medicine)
Neonatal Hypoxic–Ischemic Brain Injury: Latest Advances
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submission deadline 31 Mar 2025 | Viewed by 107 | Submission Open
Keywords: brain; neuroprotection; encephalopathy; hypoxia ischemia; stroke; seizures; neuromonitoring; neuro-NICU
(This special issue belongs to the Section Pediatric Neurology & Neurodevelopmental Disorders)
Management of Infants and Neonates with Tetralogy of Fallot
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submission deadline 31 Mar 2025 | Viewed by 49 | Submission Open
Keywords: congenital heart disease; cardiac surgery; ventricular septal defect; pulmonary atresia; tetralogy of Fallot
Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia: Challenges and Advances
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submission deadline 1 Apr 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2839 | Submission Open
Keywords: bronchopulmonary dysplasia; chronic lung disease; epidemiology; drug therapy; nutrition; invasive ventilation; non-invasive ventilation; biomarkers; surfactant; hyperoxia; lung injury
(This special issue belongs to the Section Pediatric Allergy and Immunology)
Children’s Self-Regulation and Health in the Context of Digital Technology Use
edited by and Rima Breidokienė
submission deadline 1 Apr 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2588 | Submission Open
Keywords: self-regulation; screen time; problematic screen-based media use; children; adolescents; eating behaviors; sleep; physical activity; mental health problems
(This special issue belongs to the Section Pediatric Mental Health)
Oral Disease Prevention and Treatment for Children and Adolescents submission deadline 1 Apr 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1914 | Submission Open
Keywords: oral disease prevention; oral disease treatment; malocclusions; epidemiology; children; adolescents
(This special issue belongs to the Section Pediatric Dentistry & Oral Medicine)
Optimizing Infant Nutrition to Support Gut Microbiota and Prevent Paediatric Nutritional Disorders submission deadline 10 Apr 2025 | Viewed by 150 | Submission Open
Keywords: infant nutrition; gut microbiota; paediatric health; nutritional disorders; early childhood diet; microbiome development; gastrointestinal health; dietary interventions; paediatric gastroenterology; nutritional prevention
(This special issue belongs to the Section Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition)
Ultrasonography Interventions in Neonatal and Perinatal Medicine submission deadline 10 Apr 2025 | Viewed by 69 | Submission Open
Keywords: ultrasonography; perinatology; neonatology; obstetrics; genetics
(This special issue belongs to the Section Pediatric Radiology)
Physical Literacy in Health Promotion for Children and Adolescents: An Approach for the Future submission deadline 10 Apr 2025 | Viewed by 53 | Submission Open
Keywords: physical literacy; physical activity; motor skills; physical education; sports psychology; exercise physiology; health sciences
(This special issue belongs to the Section Global Pediatric Health)
Addressing Challenges in Pediatric Critical Care Medicine
edited by Balagangadhar Totapally
submission deadline 15 Apr 2025 | Viewed by 84 | Submission Open
Keywords: child; critical care; chronic illness; equitable care; injury; organ failure/organ support; infection/sepsis; quality improvement; global health
(This special issue belongs to the Section Pediatric Emergency Medicine & Intensive Care Medicine)
Physical Rehabilitation and Exercise Science in Pediatric Neurodevelopmental Disorders
edited by Maninderjit Kaur and Osnat Atun-Einy
submission deadline 15 Apr 2025 | Viewed by 73 | Submission Open
Keywords: physical activity; rehabilitation; movement; exercise; pediatrics; neurodevelopmental disorders; autism; attention deficit hyperactivity disorder; intellectual disability; DCD; CP; FASD
(This special issue belongs to the Section Pediatric Neurology & Neurodevelopmental Disorders)
Advances of Polypharmacy Issues in Pediatrics
edited by , Anna Zanin and Francesca Venturini
submission deadline 15 Apr 2025 | Viewed by 23 | Submission Open
Keywords: polypharmacy; adherence and compliance; fragile pediatric populations; patients and caregivers satisfaction; drug-related problems; drug– drug interactions; medication management in children; adverse drug reactions; clinical pharmacy; medication review
(This special issue belongs to the Section Pediatric Drugs)
Mitigating the Impact of Maternal Mental Health Challenges on Children's Development
edited by Nanmathi Manian and Pamela J. Surkan
submission deadline 20 Apr 2025 | Viewed by 136 | Submission Open
Keywords: maternal mental health; maternal depression; child development; program Interventions; protective factors; underserved communities; family dynamics; equity frameworks; social determinants of health; community resources
(This special issue belongs to the Section Pediatric Mental Health)
Late-Preterm and Early-Term Newborns: Risk Factors, Outcomes and New Challenges submission deadline 20 Apr 2025 | Viewed by 81 | Submission Open
Keywords: late-preterm newborns; early-term newborns; neonatal morbidity; prematurity risk factors; respiratory disease; neurodevelopmental outcomes; neonatal infections
Artificial Intelligence in Pediatric Anesthesia, Intensive Care and Pain: The Present and Future submission deadline 20 Apr 2025 | Viewed by 14 | Submission Open
Keywords: artificial intelligence; pediatric anesthesia; pediatric critical care; pediatric pain; pediatric intensive care; machine learning; safety; perioperative medicine; operating room; lung ultrasound; monitoring; regional anesthesia; robotics; technology
(This special issue belongs to the Section Pediatric Anesthesiology, Pain Medicine and Palliative Care)
Psychosocial Aspects of New Technologies in Pediatric Diabetes
edited by Jessica S. Pierce and Paul T. Enlow
submission deadline 20 Apr 2025 | Viewed by 14 | Submission Open
Keywords: type 1 diabetes; digital health; diabetes technology; psychosocial; quality of life; health equity; access to care
(This special issue belongs to the Section Pediatric Mental Health)
Pediatric Overweight and Obesity: The Role of Physical Activity, Nutrition, and Educational Interventions submission deadline 25 Apr 2025 | Viewed by 87 | Submission Open
Keywords: pediatric obesity; physical activity; exercise; nutrition; sports; public health; health promotion; education; physical literacy; comorbidities; preventive strategies; behavioral interventions
(This special issue belongs to the Section Global Pediatric Health)
Pediatric Urology: Current Innovations and Future Challenges for Increasingly Effective Care submission deadline 25 Apr 2025 | Viewed by 26 | Submission Open
Keywords: pediatric surgery; urology; minimally invasive surgery; innovations; robot-assisted surgery
(This special issue belongs to the Section Pediatric Nephrology & Urology)
Heart Failure in Acquired or Genetic Pediatric and Congenital Heart Disease
edited by Susan W. Denfield
submission deadline 30 Apr 2025 | Viewed by 305 | Submission Open
Keywords: heart failure; cardiomyopathy; congenital heart disease; mechanical circulatory support; heart transplantation; palliative care
(This special issue belongs to the Section Pediatric Cardiology)
Advances in Pediatric Autoinflammatory Disease
edited by Chryssoula Perdikogianni
submission deadline 30 Apr 2025 | Viewed by 100 | Submission Open
Keywords: immune dysregulation; autoinflammatory diseases; inflammatory responses; children; familial Mediterranean fever (FMF); cryopyrin-associated periodic syndromes (CAPS); tumor necrosis factor receptor-associated periodic syndrome (TRAPS); PFAPA syndrome; chronic recurrent multifocal osteomyelitis; systemic juvenile idiopathic arthritis
(This special issue belongs to the Section Pediatric Allergy and Immunology)
State-of-Art in Pediatric Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery
edited by Monika Morawska-Kochman, , and
submission deadline 30 Apr 2025 | Viewed by 49 | Submission Open
Keywords: pediatric otolaryngology; ear; nose and throat surgery; cochlear implants; sleep apnea of children; hearing disorders; pediatric endoscopy; tumors of the head and neck; airway reconstruction; sinusitis; otitis media
(This special issue belongs to the Section Pediatric Otolaryngology)
Future Directions of Specific Immunomodulatory Therapy in Children
edited by and Carla Mastrorilli
submission deadline 30 Apr 2025 | Viewed by 13 | Submission Open
Keywords: biologics; small molecules; autoimmune disease; autoinflammatory disorders; allergy; rare allergic disorders; IgE-mediated
(This special issue belongs to the Section Pediatric Allergy and Immunology)
The Diagnosis and Management of Pediatric Leukemia
edited by Elaine R. Morgan
submission deadline 30 Apr 2025 | Viewed by 11 | Submission Open
Keywords: leukemia; immunotherapies; adolescent and AYA leukemia; survivorship; LMIC management
(This special issue belongs to the Section Pediatric Hematology & Oncology)
Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder: Diagnosis and Treatment
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submission deadline 30 Apr 2025 | Viewed by 10 | Submission Open
Keywords: autism spectrum disorders; diagnosis; treatment; biomarkers; evidence-based practices (EBP)
(This special issue belongs to the Section Pediatric Mental Health)
Hearing Loss in Children: The Present and a Challenge for Future
edited by and Lindsey Collins
submission deadline 15 May 2025 | Viewed by 7 | Submission Open
Keywords: pediatric hearing loss; congenital; cytomegalovirus; syndromic hearing loss; newborn hearing screening; early hearing intervention; diagnosis; ABR; hearing aids; cochlear implants; bone anchored hearing devices
(This special issue belongs to the Section Pediatric Otolaryngology)
Benefits and Effectiveness of Breastfeeding
edited by Eleftherios Panteris, and Zoi Koukou
submission deadline 10 Jul 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 529 | Submission Open
Keywords: breastfeeding; formula feeding; special nutritional needs; education; breastfeeding support groups; community health services; lactation support; midwifery; public health; barriers to breastfeeding
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