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Bowel Management in Paediatric Colorectal Disease
edited by Judith Lindert and Joseph Curry
submission deadline 25 Feb 2025 | Viewed by 105 | Submission Open
Keywords: bowel management; Hirschsprung disease; anorectal malformation; functional constipation; spina bifida; cloaca disease; bowel function score
(This special issue belongs to the Section Pediatric Surgery)
Oral Hygiene and Periodontal Status of Children: Progress and Prospects
edited by Marta Macarena Paz-Cortés and
submission deadline 25 Feb 2025 | Viewed by 101 | Submission Open
Keywords: dental caries; children; public health dentistry; oral health; health status disparities
(This special issue belongs to the Section Pediatric Dentistry & Oral Medicine)
Pediatric Sleep Medicine: A Look Back and a Look Ahead
edited by
submission deadline 25 Feb 2025 | Viewed by 71 | Submission Open
Keywords: children; complications; multidisciplinary; prevention; sleep apnea; sleep disorder; sleep medicine; treatment
(This special issue belongs to the Section Pediatric Pulmonary and Sleep Medicine)
Advances in Neonatal Resuscitation and Intensive Care
edited by Pranav Jani, Dharmesh Shah and Rajesh Maheshwari
submission deadline 28 Feb 2025 | Viewed by 119 | Submission Open
Keywords: neonatal intensive care; resuscitation; infant; premature infant; low-birth-weight infant
(This special issue belongs to the Section Pediatric Emergency Medicine & Intensive Care Medicine)
Stabilization and Resuscitation of Newborns: 3rd Edition submission deadline 28 Feb 2025 | Viewed by 94 | Submission Open
Keywords: birth asphyxia; preterm birth; initial ventilation strategies; airway management; oxygen titration; timing of umbilical cord clamping; temperature control; chest compressions; vascular access; emergency medication; congenital diaphragmatic hernia; post-resuscitation care; simulation in neonatal resuscitation; patient safety
Issues Involving Prenatal Findings and Neonatal Outcomes
edited by and
submission deadline 1 Mar 2025 | 6 articles | Viewed by 9493 | Submission Open
Keywords: perinatal; neonatal; delivery; preterm infants; pregnancy; birth defects; genetics; prenatal ultrasonography
(This special issue belongs to the Section Pediatric Neonatology)
Promoting Breastfeeding and Human Milk in Infants submission deadline 1 Mar 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 4179 | Submission Open
Keywords: breastfeeding; human milk; infant feeding; bioactive factors; human milk composition; breastfeeding promotion; human milk banking
(This special issue belongs to the Section Pediatric Neonatology)
Clinical Advances and Perspectives on Neonatal Surgery—Volume II
edited by
submission deadline 1 Mar 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1449 | Submission Open
Keywords: congenital malformations; esophageal atresia; anorectal malformations; laparoscopy; thoracoscopy; prenatal diagnosis; neonatal dysphagia; congenital diaphragmatic hernia; ECMO; neonatal enterostomy; congenital intestinal obstruction
(This special issue belongs to the Section Pediatric Surgery)
Advances in Obsessive–Compulsive Disorders in Children: Epidemiology, Diagnosis and Treatment
edited by Emily Bilek and Emily M. Becker-Haimes
submission deadline 1 Mar 2025 | Viewed by 481 | Submission Open
Keywords: pediatric anxiety; pediatric OCD; assessment; diagnosis; treatment; evidence-based practice
(This special issue belongs to the Section Pediatric Mental Health)
New Research in Pediatric Cerebral Palsy submission deadline 1 Mar 2025 | Viewed by 439 | Submission Open
Keywords: cerebral palsy; children; adolescents; cognition; communication; behavior; perception; sensation; neurodevelopmental
(This special issue belongs to the Section Pediatric Neurology & Neurodevelopmental Disorders)
Comprehensive Care of Critically Ill Infants and Children submission deadline 5 Mar 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 5473 | 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 Nursing)
Diagnosis and Treatment in Pediatric Inborn Errors of Metabolism: From Bench to Bedside
edited by , and Adina Chiș
submission deadline 5 Mar 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2053 | Submission Open
Keywords: inborn metabolic diseases; NGS (next generation sequencing); biomarkers; epidemiology; newborn screening; tandem mass spectrometry; metabolomics; nutritional status; nutritional (dietary) therapy; management; gene therapy
(This special issue belongs to the Section Pediatric Endocrinology & Diabetes)
Research Progress in Pediatric Lymphoma
edited by Shunyou Gong
submission deadline 5 Mar 2025 | Viewed by 191 | Submission Open
Keywords: children; lymphoma; hematology; oncology; Hodgkin's lymphoma; non-Hodgkin's lymphoma
(This special issue belongs to the Section Pediatric Hematology & Oncology)
Epidemiology and Injury Morphology of Childhood Traumatic Fractures
edited by and Peter Vajda
submission deadline 5 Mar 2025 | Viewed by 100 | Submission Open
Keywords: pediatric; pediatric burn injuries; pediatric trauma; pediatric hand fractures; resorbable implants
(This special issue belongs to the Section Pediatric Orthopedics & Sports Medicine)
Motor Development in Children and Adolescence submission deadline 10 Mar 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2952 | 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
edited by
submission deadline 10 Mar 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2430 | 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 150 | 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 90 | 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
edited by
submission deadline 10 Mar 2025 | Viewed by 45 | 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 4795 | 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 3804 | 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 3455 | 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 92 | 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 82 | 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 75 | 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 47 | 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 1159 | 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 1139 | Submission Open
Keywords: craniospinal malformations; genetic background; epidemiology; perinatal care; prenatal diagnostics
Effects of Screen Time on Children’s Mental, Social, and Cognitive Health
edited by
submission deadline 20 Mar 2025 | Viewed by 175 | 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 109 | 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 97 | 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)
Advances in Research on Childhood Immune and Allergic Diseases
edited by Aleksandra Szczawińska-Popłonyk and Paulina Sobkowiak
submission deadline 20 Mar 2025 | Viewed by 78 | 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)
Children with Cancer Diseases: The Present and a Challenge for Future
edited by
submission deadline 20 Mar 2025 | Viewed by 74 | Submission Open
Keywords: children; adolescents; cancer; parents; family; symptoms; needs; therapy; care
(This special issue belongs to the Section Pediatric Hematology & Oncology)
Early Childhood Education and Care Lays the Foundations for Learning and Wellbeing submission deadline 25 Mar 2025 | Viewed by 180 | 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 129 | 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 88 | 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 49 | 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 34 | 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)
Neonatal Hypoxic–Ischemic Brain Injury: Latest Advances
edited by
submission deadline 31 Mar 2025 | Viewed by 90 | Submission Open
Keywords: brain; neuroprotection; encephalopathy; hypoxia ischemia; stroke; seizures; neuromonitoring; neuro-NICU
(This special issue belongs to the Section Pediatric Neurology & Neurodevelopmental Disorders)
Current Advances in Paediatric Sleep Medicine
edited by Ekkehart Paditz
submission deadline 31 Mar 2025 | Viewed by 63 | 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)
Management of Infants and Neonates with Tetralogy of Fallot
edited by
submission deadline 31 Mar 2025 | Viewed by 35 | Submission Open
Keywords: congenital heart disease; cardiac surgery; ventricular septal defect; pulmonary atresia; tetralogy of Fallot
Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia: Challenges and Advances
edited by
submission deadline 1 Apr 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2816 | 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 2467 | 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 1877 | 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 125 | 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 55 | 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 25 | 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 74 | 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 36 | 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 11 | 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)
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