Promoting the well-being of children whose parents are gay or lesbian.

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To compare survival rates and age at death among very preterm infants in 10 national and regional neonatal networks. METHODS:A cohort study of very preterm infants, born between 24 and 29 weeks' gestation and weighing <1500 g, admitted to participating neonatal units between 2007 and 2013 in the Internation...

journal_title：Pediatrics

authors： Helenius K,Sjörs G,Shah PS,Modi N,Reichman B,Morisaki N,Kusuda S,Lui K,Darlow BA,Bassler D,Håkansson S,Adams M,Vento M,Rusconi F,Isayama T,Lee SK,Lehtonen L,International Network for Evaluating Outcomes (iNeo) of Neonat

更新日期：2017-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The head circumference (HC) curves were plotted for a group of 415 healthy full-term babies over the first 2 years of life. Two hundred ten (51%) of the cohort demonstrated HC variability, defined as an HC acceleration or deceleration of at least 1 centile curve for at least 2 months. Of these, the deceleration patter...

journal_title：Pediatrics

authors： Jaffe M,Tal Y,Hadad B,Tirosh E,Tamir A

更新日期：1992-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The subject of occult spinal dysraphism or myelodysplasia is reviewed from standpoints of embryology, clinical manifestations, and treatment, and the management of 73 cases summarized. In general, these concealed lesions arise from developmental variants in the most distal part of the neural tube, a situation which ma...

journal_title：Pediatrics

authors： Anderson FM

更新日期：1975-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Involvement of the optic nerve, either because of inflammation or increased intracranial pressure, is a rare manifestation of Lyme disease. Of the 4 children reported here with optic nerve abnormalities, 2 had decreased vision months after disease onset attributable to optic neuritis, and 1 had headache and diplopia e...

journal_title：Pediatrics

authors： Rothermel H,Hedges TR 3rd,Steere AC

更新日期：2001-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Connatal pneumonia caused by group B streptococcal (GBS) infection may be associated with surfactant dysfunction. We investigated the effects of surfactant treatment in term and preterm neonates with GBS infection and respiratory failure, in comparison with corresponding data from a control population of noni...

journal_title：Pediatrics

authors： Herting E,Gefeller O,Land M,van Sonderen L,Harms K,Robertson B

更新日期：2000-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The objective of this study was to create and validate new intrauterine weight, length, and head circumference growth curves using a contemporary, large, racially diverse US sample and compare with the Lubchenco curves. METHODS:Data on 391 681 infants (Pediatrix Medical Group) aged 22 to 42 weeks at birth fr...

journal_title：Pediatrics

authors： Olsen IE,Groveman SA,Lawson ML,Clark RH,Zemel BS

更新日期：2010-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To examine risk factors for sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS) with the goal of reducing SIDS mortality among blacks, which continues to affect this group at twice the rate of whites. METHODS:We analyzed data from a population-based case-control study of 260 SIDS deaths that occurred in Chicago between 1993...

journal_title：Pediatrics

authors： Hauck FR,Herman SM,Donovan M,Iyasu S,Merrick Moore C,Donoghue E,Kirschner RH,Willinger M

更新日期：2003-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:After a child's death, parents may experience depression, posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), and increased risk for cancers, diabetes, psychiatric hospitalization, and suicide. Racial/ethnic differences are unknown. This longitudinal study investigated health and functioning of Hispanic, black, and white ...

journal_title：Pediatrics

authors： Youngblut JM,Brooten D,Cantwell GP,del Moral T,Totapally B

更新日期：2013-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The purpose of this work was to evaluate whether education about zinc supplements and provision of zinc supplements to caregivers is effective in the treatment of acute diarrhea and whether this strategy adversely affects the use of oral rehydration salts. PATIENTS AND METHODS:Six clusters of 30,000 people e...

journal_title：Pediatrics

authors： Bhandari N,Mazumder S,Taneja S,Dube B,Agarwal RC,Mahalanabis D,Fontaine O,Black RE,Bhan MK

更新日期：2008-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Neonatal encephalopathy (NE) is a major predictor of death and long-term neurologic disability, but there are few studies of antecedents of NE. OBJECTIVES:To identify antecedents in a large registry of infants who had NE. METHODS:This was a maternal and infant record review of 4165 singleton neonates, gest...

journal_title：Pediatrics

authors： Nelson KB,Bingham P,Edwards EM,Horbar JD,Kenny MJ,Inder T,Pfister RH,Raju T,Soll RF

更新日期：2012-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:This study's aim was to elicit the perspectives of minority parents on their expectations of pediatric health care providers as a source of advice on "raising their child" and whether they would seek advice from these providers. A secondary aim was to demonstrate the value of qualitative methods for assessing...

journal_title：Pediatrics

authors： Dumont-Mathieu TM,Bernstein BA,Dworkin PH,Pachter LM

更新日期：2006-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:There is an increase in the incidence of type 2 diabetes in children and adolescents. Absence of known diabetes autoimmune markers is sometimes required to confirm the diagnosis. OBJECTIVE:To identify clinical and autoimmune characteristics of type 2 diabetes in a pediatric population. METHOD:We report an ...

journal_title：Pediatrics

authors： Hathout EH,Thomas W,El-Shahawy M,Nahab F,Mace JW

更新日期：2001-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To study the relationship between disabling conditions and registration for child abuse and neglect in a 19-year whole-population birth cohort. SETTING:West Sussex area of the United Kingdom. STUDY DESIGN:Retrospective whole-population cohort. MAIN OUTCOMES:Child-protection registration, physical abuse, se...

journal_title：Pediatrics

authors： Spencer N,Devereux E,Wallace A,Sundrum R,Shenoy M,Bacchus C,Logan S

更新日期：2005-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Twenty-four-hour metabolic balance studies were performed in ten jaundiced preterm infants, five light-treated (phototherapy) and five controls. Each of the light-treated infants was studied twice, once during phototherapy (period I) and once 48 hours after phototherapy (period II). Control infants were similarly stud...

journal_title：Pediatrics

authors： Wu PY,Moosa A

更新日期：1978-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:We measured physical activity changes among 10-year-old British children over 12 months and assessed biological and demographic determinants. METHODS:Physical activity was measured with accelerometers (counts per minute) over ≥3 days at baseline and 1 year later in a prospective study of 844 children (41.6% ...

journal_title：Pediatrics

authors： Corder K,van Sluijs EM,Ekelund U,Jones AP,Griffin SJ

更新日期：2010-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:The aim of this study was to assess the relationship among the size of the lateral ventricles, head-circumference measure, and brain volumes. In addition, the association between ventricular dilatation and various brain lesions was defined. PATIENTS AND METHODS:A total of 257 preterm very low birth weight (...

journal_title：Pediatrics

authors： Maunu J,Parkkola R,Rikalainen H,Lehtonen L,Haataja L,Lapinleimu H,PIPARI Group.

更新日期：2009-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Despite new treatments, congenital diaphragmatic hernia (CDH) still has high mortality. The aim of this study was to identify echocardiographic predictors of outcome in newborns with an isolated CDH. METHODS:We reviewed medical charts and echocardiograms of 40 newborns who presented with CDH in the first 24 ...

journal_title：Pediatrics

authors： Suda K,Bigras JL,Bohn D,Hornberger LK,McCrindle BW

更新日期：2000-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In addition to occasional autoimmune hemolytic anemia, unexplained iron-deficiency anemia has been reported in childhood Castleman disease (CD). The recent discovery of hepcidin has regenerated the research on iron metabolism. This hormone is a key regulator of iron homeostasis, mainly by inhibiting intestinal iron ab...

journal_title：Pediatrics

authors： Arlet JB,Hermine O,Darnige L,Ostland V,Westerman M,Badoual C,Pouchot J,Capron L

更新日期：2010-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Bacterial sepsis is associated with high morbidity and mortality in preterm infants. However, diagnosis of sepsis and identification of the causative agent remains challenging. Our aim was to determine genome-wide expression profiles of very low birth weight (VLBW) infants with and without bacterial sepsis a...

journal_title：Pediatrics

authors： Cernada M,Serna E,Bauerl C,Collado MC,Pérez-Martínez G,Vento M

更新日期：2014-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Much effort has been directed toward increasing the training of physicians from underrepresented minority groups, yet few direct comparisons have examined the diversity of the racial/ethnic backgrounds of the physicians relative to the patient populations they serve, either currently or into the future. This...

journal_title：Pediatrics

authors： Stoddard JJ,Back MR,Brotherton SE

更新日期：2000-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:We previously reported beneficial effects of breast milk ingestion by infants with extremely low birth weight in the NICU on developmental outcomes at 18 months' corrected age. The objective of this study was to determine whether these effects of breast milk in infants with extremely low birth weight persist...

journal_title：Pediatrics

authors： Vohr BR,Poindexter BB,Dusick AM,McKinley LT,Higgins RD,Langer JC,Poole WK,National Institute of Child Health and Human Development National Research Network.

更新日期：2007-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The purpose of this study was to investigate the impact of prenatal exposure to chlorpyrifos on 3-year neurodevelopment and behavior in a sample of inner-city minority children. METHODS:As part of an ongoing prospective cohort study in an inner-city minority population, neurotoxicant effects of prenatal expo...

journal_title：Pediatrics

authors： Rauh VA,Garfinkel R,Perera FP,Andrews HF,Hoepner L,Barr DB,Whitehead R,Tang D,Whyatt RW

更新日期：2006-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To characterize neuroimaging, physical, neurobehavioral, and developmental findings in children with inflicted and noninflicted traumatic brain injury (TBI) and to identify characteristic features of inflicted TBI. METHODS AND PATIENTS:Forty children, 0 to 6 years of age, hospitalized for TBI who had no docu...

journal_title：Pediatrics

authors： Ewing-Cobbs L,Kramer L,Prasad M,Canales DN,Louis PT,Fletcher JM,Vollero H,Landry SH,Cheung K

更新日期：1998-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Adolescent obesity is a strong predictor of adult obesity, and adult obesity has been associated with depression, especially in women. Studies have also suggested an association between depression in adolescence and higher body mass index (BMI) in adulthood. Whether depression leads to obesity or obesity cau...

journal_title：Pediatrics

authors： Goodman E,Whitaker RC

更新日期：2002-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The Child Abuse Recognition Experience Study revealed that primary care clinicians did not always follow the legal mandate to report suspected child abuse to child protective services. National child abuse experts representing different disciplines met in a 2-day conference in January 2007 to discuss and develop new s...

journal_title：Pediatrics

authors： Flaherty EG,Sege RD,Hurley TP

更新日期：2008-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Agriculture is the second most dangerous occupation in the United States, and unlike other occupations, children make up a significant portion of the work force. This study presents national data on the morbidity and mortality due to farm injuries to children and adolescents less than or equal to 19 years of age. Data...

journal_title：Pediatrics

authors： Rivara FP

更新日期：1985-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The aim of this study was to assess the prevalence of congenital defects observed in patients with Prader-Willi syndrome (PWS) and to compare this prevalence with that described in the general population. In addition, these findings were correlated with the different etiologic subtypes. METHODS:A total of 18...

journal_title：Pediatrics

authors： Torrado M,Foncuberta ME,Perez MF,Gravina LP,Araoz HV,Baialardo E,Chertkoff LP

更新日期：2013-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The conventional loading dose of phenobarbital for newborn infants with hypoxic-ischemic seizures, 20 mg/kg, often fails to control convulsive activity. To determine the safety of a higher loading dose and to establish the pharmacokinetic parameters of a higher loading dose, ten severely asphyxiated term newborns were...

journal_title：Pediatrics

authors： Donn SM,Grasela TH,Goldstein GW

更新日期：1985-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Gestational age (GA) is frequently unknown or inaccurate in pregnancies in low-income countries. Early identification of preterm infants may help link them to potentially life-saving interventions. METHODS:We conducted a validation study in a community-based birth cohort in rural Bangladesh. GA was determin...

journal_title：Pediatrics

authors： Lee AC,Mullany LC,Ladhani K,Uddin J,Mitra D,Ahmed P,Christian P,Labrique A,DasGupta SK,Lokken RP,Quaiyum M,Baqui AH,Projahnmo Study Group.

更新日期：2016-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The prenatal and neonatal course of a fetus with cytomegalovirus infection and ascites found on ultrasonographic examination at 27 weeks' gestation is reported. The ascites resolved within 4 weeks and the neonate had evidence only of mild congenital cytomegalovirus infection at birth. The factors predictive of the lon...

journal_title：Pediatrics

authors： Binder ND,Buckmaster JW,Benda GI

更新日期：1988-07-01 00:00:00