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Childhood obesity represents a serious and growing concern for the United States. Its negative consequences for health and well-being can be far-reaching, devastating, and intergenerational. In 2017, the US Preventive […]
» Read moreDescribe the clinical presentation, prevalence, and outcomes of concurrent serious bacterial infection (SBI) among infants with mastitis.Within the Pediatric Emergency Medicine Collaborative Research Committee, 28 sites reviewed records of infants […]
» Read moreChylothorax and chyloperitoneum are rare in infants and challenging to definitively diagnose by using current criteria extrapolated from the adult population. They can be of primary or secondary etiologies, including […]
» Read moreTo characterize neonatal-perinatal medicine fellows’ progression toward neonatal intubation procedural competence during fellowship training.Multi-center cohort study of neonatal intubation encounters performed by neonatal-perinatal medicine fellows between 2014 through 2018 at […]
» Read moreTo examine the long-term impact of assisted reproductive techniques (ART) on offspring neurodevelopment, accounting for parental factors and the role of infertility.Linkage of national registers allowed follow-up of >2.4 million […]
» Read moreThe accuracy of the risk criteria for brief resolved unexplained events (BRUEs) from the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) is unknown. We sought to evaluate if AAP risk criteria and […]
» Read moreMaintenance intravenous fluids (IVFs) are commonly used in the hospital setting. Hypotonic IVFs are commonly used in pediatrics despite concerns about high incidence of hyponatremia. We aimed to increase isotonic […]
» Read moreCaregivers of children with medical complexity (CMC) face many stressors related to their child’s medical condition(s). Financial stress and its impact on housing has been reported to be a challenge […]
» Read morePediatric patients with respiratory signs and symptoms who are found to be wheezing present a diagnostic dilemma to pediatricians. The majority of these cases are diagnosed as some degree of […]
» Read moreThe mental health of parents of children with medical complexity (CMC) is poorly understood, yet it drives child and family health outcomes. For parents of CMC, compared with parents of […]
» Read moreThere are multiple conditions that can make children prone to having a sudden cardiac arrest (SCA) or sudden cardiac death (SCD). Efforts have been made by multiple organizations to screen […]
» Read moreParental caregiving for a child with a life-limiting condition (LLC) is complex physical and mental work. The impact of this caregiving on parents’ physical health is unknown.(1) To review existing […]
» Read moreOf the nearly 3.8 million infants born in the United States in 2018, 8.3% had low birth weight (<2500 g [5.5 lb]) and 10% were born preterm (gestational age of […]
» Read morePositive pressure ventilation (PPV) is the most important intervention during neonatal resuscitation.To compare T-piece resuscitators (TPRs), self-inflating bags (SIBs), and flow-inflating bags for newborns receiving PPV during delivery room resuscitation.Medline, […]
» Read moreWe sought to evaluate trends in pediatric inpatient unit capacity and access and to measure pediatric inpatient unit closures across the United States.We performed a retrospective study of 4720 US […]
» Read moreBlunt use is a popular mode of marijuana consumption among adolescents in the United States, but little is known about how its prevalence has changed over time or factors associated […]
» Read moreDepression is common, and suicide rates are increasing. Adolescent depression screening might miss those with unidentified suicide risk. Our primary objective in this study was to compare the magnitude of […]
» Read moreThe progression of gender-expansive behavior to gender dysphoria and to gender-affirming hormonal treatment (GAHT) in children and adolescents is poorly understood.A cohort of 958 gender-diverse (GD) children and adolescents who […]
» Read morePediatric behavioral health admissions to children’s hospitals for disposition planning are steadily increasing. These children may exhibit violent behaviors, which can escalate to application of physical limb restraints for safety. […]
» Read moreThe Following Baby Back Home (FBBH) home visiting program supports families of high-risk low birth weight preterm infants after discharge from a hospital NICU. This study compares the health care […]
» Read moreTo understand how children perceive severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) in relation to public representations and to evaluate their interpretations.Children’s perceptions of SARS-CoV-2 were evaluated by asking 103 […]
» Read moreProlonged antibiotic therapy may be associated with increased adverse events and antibiotic resistance. We deployed an intervention in the electronic health record (EHR) to reduce antibiotic duration for pediatric outpatients.A […]
» Read moreConstrictive pericarditis is the final common result of a number of processes that affect the pericardium. Establishing the diagnosis and determining the underlying etiology of constrictive pericarditis are often a […]
» Read moreFunctional abdominal pain disorders (FAPDs) are common in childhood, impacting quality of life and school attendance. There are several compounds available for the treatment of pediatric FAPDs, but their efficacy […]
» Read moreChildren are at increased risk of influenza-related complications. Public health agencies recommend 2 doses of influenza vaccine for children 6 months through 8 years of age receiving the vaccine for […]
» Read moreAttention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and obesity are 2 frequent conditions that co-occur, which has implications for the management of both conditions. We hypothesized that ADHD symptoms predict BMI and vice versa […]
» Read moreSharing books with preschoolers is known to improve kindergarten readiness. Both Reach Out and Read (ROR) and Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library (DPIL) have shown positive effects on book sharing at […]
» Read morePediatricians are often the first physicians to encounter adolescents and young adults presenting with psychotic symptoms. Although pediatricians would ideally be able to refer these patients immediately into psychiatric care, […]
» Read moreThe home literacy environment has been identified as a key predictor of children’s language, school readiness, academic achievement, and behavioral outcomes. With the increased accessibility and consumption of digital media, […]
» Read moreProbiotic products in the United States are available for use in the general category of dietary supplements, bypassing the rigor of the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval process […]
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