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COVID-19 pandemic is affecting quality of care given to small and sick newborn babies

The COVID-19 pandemic is affecting the quality of care given to small and sick newborn babies in all regions of the world and threatening implementation of life-saving interventions, suggests new research published in BMJ Global Health.

16 Mar 2021

Study suggests daily testing instead of self-isolation for contacts of SARS-CoV-2 cases

In the study, which appeared in the pre-print server medRxiv*, the researchers aimed to evaluate the acceptability and engagement with the daily testing as an alternative to self-isolation. They found that daily testing is acceptable and may help promote adherence to self-isolation.

16 Mar 2021

An increase in the risk of clinical sequelae after SARS-CoV-2 infection

A new piece of research, published on the medRxiv preprint server, focused on the role of factors such as gender, age, hospitalization, etc., in understanding the risks of clinical sequelae in the post-acute phase of COVID-19, in adults aged between 18 and 65 years.

15 Mar 2021

Exercise during pregnancy can disrupt the vicious cycle of parents-to-child transmission of diseases

Exercise during pregnancy may let mothers significantly reduce their children's chances of developing diabetes and other metabolic diseases later in life, new research suggests.

15 Mar 2021

COVID-19 stay-at-home orders associated with lower rate of preterm births in Tennessee

Statewide stay-at-home orders put in place as Tennessee fought to control the spread of coronavirus last March were associated with a 14% lower rate of preterm birth, according to a research letter published today in JAMA Pediatrics.

15 Mar 2021

Video-feedback parenting program reduces behavioral problems in very young children

A home-based parenting programme to prevent childhood behaviour problems, which very unusually focuses on children when they are still toddlers and, in some cases, just 12 months old, has proven highly successful during its first public health trial.

15 Mar 2021

Cognitive behavioral therapy can reduce dental anxiety in children

A pioneering study led by the University of Sheffield and Sheffield Teaching Hospitals will investigate whether Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) could help reduce the worryingly high number of children who are afraid of the dentist.

15 Mar 2021

Study shows evidence-based interventions can improve infant brain health

In the world of neurodevelopment, one thing is clear: the earlier the intervention the better. Infancy is a critical time in brain development, and neuroscientists are increasingly identifying factors that can negatively impact cognition and ones that can improve cognition early in life.

15 Mar 2021

Study says air pollution played a role in early U.S. COVID-19 outbreak

Exposure to particulate matter — a mixture of liquid and solid particles suspended in the air that ranges from dust to airborne transmission of viral droplets — has been harmful to human health. Research led by Maria de Fatima Andrade from the University of São Paulo in Brazil found particulate matter plays a significant role in increasing coronavirus cases in cities.

14 Mar 2021

Executive control differences in autism may be the result of a unique approach

A new study by UC Davis MIND Institute researchers suggests that executive control differences in autism spectrum disorder (ASD) may be the result of a unique approach, rather than an impairment.

13 Mar 2021

Study: ACA reduces out-of-pocket costs for children's well visits

The Affordable Care Act (ACA) dramatically increased children's preventive healthcare while reducing out-of-pocket costs, according to a new Boston University School of Public Health study.

13 Mar 2021

Lifestyle intervention program helped reduce stress in low-income mothers

Overweight low-income mothers of young kids ate fewer fast-food meals and high-fat snacks after participating in a study - not because researchers told them what not to eat, but because the lifestyle intervention being evaluated helped lower the moms' stress, research suggests.

12 Mar 2021

Public schools can adopt lower physical distancing policies with masking mandates

As COVID-19 infection rates continue to fall, Massachusetts officials are signaling it's almost time to end remote learning and send all school-aged children back to the classroom.

12 Mar 2021

Exposure to COVID-19 can cause rare but life-threatening pediatric condition

Exposure to SARS-Co-V2, the virus that causes COVID-19, can put otherwise healthy children and adolescents at risk for Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in Children (MIS-C), a rare but possibly life-threatening pediatric condition that can cause severe inflammation in organs like the heart, brain, lungs, kidneys and gastrointestinal system.

12 Mar 2021

Maternal pomegranate juice intake may reduce risk of brain injury in IUGR infants

Intrauterine growth restriction (IUGR) is common and concerning, but few therapeutic options exist for pregnant mothers who receive this diagnosis.

11 Mar 2021

Researchers highlight the need to strengthen dietary and infant feeding guidelines

Dietary and infant feeding guidelines should be strengthened to include more practical advice on the best ways to support children to learn to like and eat vegetables, say nutrition and dietetics researchers from the Flinders University Caring Futures Institute.

11 Mar 2021

Probiotic supplements increase the diversity of intestinal bacteria in extremely preterm infants

Extremely preterm infants can suffer from a life-threatening inflammation of the gut. A new clinical study has shown that supplements of a lactic acid bacterium may have positive effects by increasing the diversity of intestinal bacteria in these infants.

11 Mar 2021

Child Health News

COVID-19 pandemic is affecting quality of care given to small and sick newborn babies

Study suggests daily testing instead of self-isolation for contacts of SARS-CoV-2 cases

An increase in the risk of clinical sequelae after SARS-CoV-2 infection

Exercise during pregnancy can disrupt the vicious cycle of parents-to-child transmission of diseases

COVID-19 stay-at-home orders associated with lower rate of preterm births in Tennessee

Video-feedback parenting program reduces behavioral problems in very young children

Cognitive behavioral therapy can reduce dental anxiety in children

Study shows evidence-based interventions can improve infant brain health

Study says air pollution played a role in early U.S. COVID-19 outbreak

Executive control differences in autism may be the result of a unique approach

Study: ACA reduces out-of-pocket costs for children's well visits

Lifestyle intervention program helped reduce stress in low-income mothers

Public schools can adopt lower physical distancing policies with masking mandates

Exposure to COVID-19 can cause rare but life-threatening pediatric condition

Maternal pomegranate juice intake may reduce risk of brain injury in IUGR infants

Researchers highlight the need to strengthen dietary and infant feeding guidelines

Probiotic supplements increase the diversity of intestinal bacteria in extremely preterm infants

Study: Parents of children with food allergies experience worry, anxiety and stress

Music-based interventions can improve stroke, Parkinson's disease

TraCK study says schoolchildren unlikely to transmit SARS-CoV-2

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