There are associations between socioeconomic and behavioral characteristics and physical activity and inactivity among children. Prevention of obesity in children and youth is, greatly determined by the community, comprising individuals and families sharing similar values [...]
This article states that, breastfeeding and the use of pacifiers have been equally linked with a decreased risk of sudden infant death syndrome.
The study shows that this population category understands the importance of breastfeeding and hence emphasizes breastfeeding their children and sustaining the practice to a period of a year or more.
The study was motivated by several issues which include: the response of children to social pressures, the perceptions of children to fatness or thinness, the consciousness of children to eating disorders, the perceptions of big [...]
The purpose of the study is to discover what factors lead to the development of obesity. Understanding the factors that lead to the development of obesity can help to influence the future well-being of the [...]
During the third stage, which is the shortest, the placenta separates from the womb and the umbilical can be finally cut off.
Many turn to comfort eating to cope with this stress, to the point where it takes on the characteristics of an addiction. Overeating and obesity can also become a vicious cycle: children would eat to [...]
The main program goal is to emphasize the correlation between screen time and pediatric obesity among young children, as well as to develop a useful strategy to reduce this behavior.
The flow peak is more than 80% of the child's personal best, and less than 30% variability in the day-to-day flow of the peak measurements.
As for the matters of health, it is necessary to emphasize that the key aim of this factor is strong bones, good tone, lower risk of injuries and chronic diseases.
Meeting the ladies in the period before their pregnancies is another apt time to start talking about the health of the breast and the nipple.
Much of the major adjustments physically, emotionally, and mentally start to happen when we reach puberty or more commonly called the adolescent stage Upon reaching this age, humans undergo rapid growth of muscles and bones, [...]
Special education students with Down's syndrome show difficulty in acquiring the forms and contents of language and the extent of the difficulty depends on the domain of language and modality.
The diets of the majority of infants should be alike to that of the family at the end of the first year.
Formula feeding is a source of nutrition for children as the manufacturers usually attempt to duplicate mother's milk through using a multifaceted mixture of proteins, vitamins, fats, and sugars, thus able to meet a child's [...]
The cause of death in SIDS remains inexplicable in spite of a thorough examination of history and a detailed postmortem. In the United States of SIDS is the leading cause of post-neonatal infant mortality.
This paper will explain how physical examination needs to be adjusted to better meet the needs of children between the ages of five and 12 and describe the case of a child patient in relation [...]
Progeria, or Hutchinson-Gilford Progeria Syndrome, is a rare and serious genetic disorder affecting children starting in their first two years of life. Lamin A protein is the scaffolding that holds the nucleus of the cell [...]
Neonatal abstinence syndrome can be classified into two-prenatal Neonatal abstinence syndrome and postnatal Neonatal abstinence syndrome Prenatal Neonatal abstinence syndrome refers to the symptoms in the baby before his birth, that is, when the baby [...]
Assessment of pain is one of the important issues in healthcare which helps to evaluate and analyze medical condition of a patient and his well being. Assessment of pain is complex due to the unique [...]
In order to design a quality improvement initiative, one should identify tools and mechanisms that assist in the reduction of HAIs.
The research points to the effectiveness of implementing plastic wrap interventions for reducing the occurrence of hypothermia in infants born preterm, although the long-term impact on mortality as well as the cost-effectiveness of this method [...]
The purpose of the paper is to examine the article by Stoll et al, and identify how the research can be applied to improve the rates of mortality and morbidity in infant care.
Upon measuring brain volumes with the help of automatic tissue segmentation methods and correlating the data with total brain volumes and white matter hyperintensities adjusted for age, Parikh et al.discovered that ELBW infants' regional brain [...]
It is evident that this side of the argument seeks to justify avoiding vaccination of children as a method of protection from harmful substances and government intervention in personal freedoms.
The examination of the newborns' blood samples helps to examine the amount of phenylalanine contained in the organism, and the excess level of this vital element indicates the development of the metabolic disorder.
Application of this technique within one hour after birth is considered to have benefits for a baby including maintenance of the infant's thermoregulation and stimulation of breastfeeding.
The purpose of this research paper is to describe the relationship between shaken baby syndrome and the pathology of death. The energy associated with the acceleration events recorded during shaking can increase the motion of [...]
Although such influential health organizations as Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the World Health Organization, and the American Academy of Pediatrics emphasize that breastfeeding is the optimal choice for the infant nutrition, there is [...]
The disorder has an adverse effect to the brain and communication of the affected person becomes a problem. The results of the incidence estimates do not reflect the exact value because they ignore the longevity [...]
Developed in 1967, the program has an aim of identifying the handicapped problems for the children of the United States of America.
Subramaniam and Girish introduce the article where they discuss the peculiarities of iron deficiency anemia in children and the promotion of different measures that can be used to decrease the level of problems and offer [...]
Moreover, while the specific causes are not yet well understood, certain steps can be taken by soon-to-be parents to increase the chances of a healthy child. Single-gene defects, on the other hand, are inherited from [...]
This paper incorporates the aforementioned factors to discuss the normative development of a baby by examining the typical changes that are believed to alter the early experiences of a child.
In this paper, there has also been describing of the causes, treatment, and outcomes of PPHN condition and the role of the respiratory therapist in dealing with this condition.