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Child Welfare and Health Care

A special issue of International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health (ISSN 1660-4601). This special issue belongs to the section "Health Care Sciences".

Deadline for manuscript submissions: 30 June 2024 | Viewed by 4900

Special Issue Editor

Prof. Dr. Marco Fabio Mastroeni

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Post-Graduation Program in Health and Environment, University of Joinville Region, Joinville 89219-710, SC, Brazil
Interests: maternal and infant obesity; epidemiology; molecular biology; metabolism; anxiety and depressive disorders; cognitive development; sleep

Special Issue Information

Dear Colleagues,

Over the last 30 years, we have witnessed the emergence of important negative health outcomes in all age groups, especially children. Excess body weight, neurodevelopmental disorders, low school performance, and allergies, among other health-related problems, are commonly reported in several countries. The causes of these outcomes include nutritional transition, globalization, physical inactivity, inappropriate medication use, insufficient attention to the gestational transition, inadequate education, and socioeconomic factors, among other factors. Fortunately, science has contributed to a better understanding on how to prevent these negative outcomes. This Special Issue invites researchers to publish the results of studies that have investigated child welfare and health care, and thus contribute to a continuous improvement in the quality of life of the mother and her child. 

Prof. Dr. Marco Fabio Mastroeni
Guest Editor

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Association between Sleep Timing, Being Overweight and Meal and Snack Consumption in Children and Adolescents in Southern Brazil
by Denise Miguel Teixeira Roberto, Luciana Jeremias Pereira, Francilene Gracieli Kunradi Vieira, Patricia Faria Di Pietro, Maria Alice Altenburg de Assis and Patrícia de Fragas Hinnig
Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2023, 20(18), 6791; https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph20186791 - 21 Sep 2023
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Sleep timing is one of the dimensions of sleep that refers to the time of day when sleep occurs. It has been included in sleep-related research because of the potential associations between being overweight and the consumption of meals and snacks. This cross-sectional [...] Read more.
Sleep timing is one of the dimensions of sleep that refers to the time of day when sleep occurs. It has been included in sleep-related research because of the potential associations between being overweight and the consumption of meals and snacks. This cross-sectional study aimed to investigate associations between sleep timing, meal and snack consumption and weight status in 1333 schoolchildren aged 7–14 years. The midpoint of sleep was used as a sleep timing measure obtained by the midpoint between bedtime and wake-up time, classified as Early, Intermediate, and Late. Schoolchildren in the Early group were less likely to be overweight (OR: 0.83, 95% CI 0.69; 0.99), and had higher odds of mid-morning snack consumption (OR: 1.95, 95% CI 1.56; 2.44) and lower probability to consume an evening snack (OR: 0.75, 95% CI 0.59; 0.94) compared with the Intermediate group. The Late group had lower odds of mid-morning snack consumption (OR: 0.67, 95% CI 0.55, 0.80) than the Intermediate group. The consumption of mid-morning and evening snacks was associated with the Early and Late midpoints of sleep. These results suggest that bedtime and wake-up time are relevant to consuming meals and snacks and may also be related to a greater probability of being overweight in children and adolescents. Full article
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The Autism Spectrum Disorder and Its Possible Origins in Pregnancy
by Rayane M. Botelho, Ana Lúcia M. Silva and Alexandre U. Borbely
Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2024, 21(3), 244; https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph21030244 - 20 Feb 2024
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Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) belongs to the group of neurodevelopmental disorders, and has a high prevalence, affecting 1 in 100 children according to data from the World Health Organization (WHO). To be diagnosed with ASD, the child must have persistent deficits in communication [...] Read more.
Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) belongs to the group of neurodevelopmental disorders, and has a high prevalence, affecting 1 in 100 children according to data from the World Health Organization (WHO). To be diagnosed with ASD, the child must have persistent deficits in communication and social interactions, and restricted and repetitive patterns of behavior, interests, or activities. Despite its prevalence, the etiology of ASD is still uncertain, with multifactorial characteristics, including those associated with the gestational period, where maternal exposure to biological, chemical, or physical hazards occurs, some of which have already been proposed as causes of ASD outcomes. Since pregnancy requires a balance between the maternal–fetal binomial, the breakdown of this balance caused by such environmental hazards can lead to altered fetal neurodevelopment, including ASD. With this firmly in mind, this review aims to compile the most recent data on the gestational causes that may be associated with the development of ASD to help health professionals identify risk factors and act for the prevention and management of ASD. Full article
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