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Exposure assessment of lead (Pb) and Arsenic (As) from food, water, and house dust intake were assessed among pregnant women, their children and fetuses in Pakistan and Japan, as well as their body burden of the metals in their... more
Background: Parents play a vital role in the assessment and management of pain. There is limited knowledge about parental viewpoint or their participation in the pain management of the neonates admitted to the intensive care units. The... more
The study on beneficial effects of maternal vitamin A supplementation on some infants’ malaria-related morbidity in rural communities in Ebonyi State, Southeastern Nigeria was carried out between August 2010 and November, 2011. One... more
This work gives growth reference values at birth to 24 months of age for Pakistan based on upper middle class infants. Growth rate reference values are also included and they are given for various interval lengths. The growth was... more
When does a human being acquire legal personality? I would like to stand on the shoulders of giants in order to address the rights of the tiniest human beings, for what is at issue is nothing less than the very notion of human rights.... more
Children of teenage mothers are at high risk for developmental delays, intellectual and learning disabilities, behavior disorders and school related problems [1]. Early identification and referral into prevention or early... more
This study aims to evaluate household and individual level drivers of stunting among Filipino children aged 0-23 months in the 2003 National Nutrition Survey (NNS) and identified which factors pushed these same children to or out of... more
Challenging multi-assisted families with economical constrains have less resources, are exposed to several stress agents over time. They experience interdependent problems across life family life cycle. Are considered as being disengaged,... more
Aims: To determine the rate of admissions of infant and children from the mother older than 35 years, to determine the main pathology sources of hospitalization, to determine the place of birth defects, and to identify their risks... more
Over the first year, infants tune into the signals of their native language and begin to link them to meaning. Here, we ask whether infants, like adults, can also infer the communicative function of otherwise arbitrary signals (here, tone... more
Purpose – The purpose of the paper is to analyze what notions of infants parents are visually met through addressed direct marketing. Questions discussed are: How are infants visually constructed as a category? and How are they argued to... more
towards internal features in infants’ infants were familiarized to two animated cats that each exhibited a different style of self-gen-
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BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE: Mothers with premature infants often experience a lot of anxiety, and since music has positive effects on anxiety, the present study was conducted to investigate the effect of music on the anxiety of mothers of... more
Objectives: Infant-Toddler Meaningful Auditory Integration Scale (IT-MAIS) is a useful tool for the quantitative evaluation of auditory behaviors in different situations. The present study aimed to develop the Persian version of IT-MAIS.... more
Inguinal hernia is a common diagnosis in children. A real scrotal hernia is less common and underreported in medical textbooks. In this case a tiny Libyan boy was admitted with a big swelling of the left groin and hemiscrotum. His... more
Background: The use of antiretroviral therapy (ART) in HIV-infected women is crucial to restore and maintain the immune system and prevent HIV transmission during pregnancy, labor, delivery and breastfeeding. Furthermore, ART reduce the... more
Having a preterm infant is a life-altering event for parents. The use of interventions intended to support the parents is recommended. In this study, we investigated how parents' perceptions of physiotherapy in primary health care... more
Exposure assessment of lead (Pb) and Arsenic (As) from food, water, and house dust intake were assessed among pregnant women, their children and fetuses in Pakistan and Japan, as well as their body burden of the metals in their... more
The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) has recommended that children younger than 24 months of age not be exposed to television. Nevertheless, television programs and home videos are increasingly produced for very young children. This... more
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Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia (CDH) is a rare birth defect in which the diaphragm fails to close during prenatal development, which causes the intestinal contents to herniate into the chest from the abdominal cavity causing lung... more
Pediatric obesity is a declared epidemic with enormous consequences.1,2 There are many risk factors for being overweight, including frequent consumption of fast food. Fast food is cheap, calorie-dense, and easily accessible. Infant... more
In the present review, we focus on evidence-based data for the use of inhaled corticosteroids (ICS), leukotriene receptor antagonist (LTRA), long-acting beta2-agonits (LABA) and oral corticosteroids (OCS), with a special emphasis on... more
Purpose — to study of concentration of zinc, copper, iron and magnesium in children with acute obstructive bronchitis and thymomegaly during the acute phase of the disease and during recovery period. Patients and methods. The children... more
Introduction: Diarrhoea is the 10 th most common cause of infant morbidity and mortality in the developing countries, though it is regarded as a minor illness in developed countries. The burden of diarrhoea in the developing world has... more