Immediate skin-to-skin contact for 2 hours improves infant and maternal outcomes in neonatal care
New guidelines recommend skin-to-skin contact for mothers and newborns
This national guideline from Sweden recommends immediate and uninterrupted skin-to-skin contact for at least 2 hours following birth. The gu…
New guidelines suggest that immediate skin-to-skin contact for two hours after birth can improve health for both mothers and their newborns.
Smoking Cessation Aids Parents of Chronically Ill Children
Smoking Cessation Programs Show Mixed Results for Parents of Children
Meta-analysis finds counseling boosts short-term quit rates in parents of children with chronic disease, but effects fade.
New data shows that while some smoking cessation programs help parents quit for a short time, they do not always reduce a child's exposure t…
Acupuncture and moxibustion improve adenoid to nasopharynx ratio in children with adenoid hypertrophy
Acupuncture and Moxibustion May Ease Children's Adenoid Hypertrophy
This network meta-analysis evaluated various acupuncture and moxibustion techniques for children with adenoid hypertrophy. The analysis foun…
A review of 20+ studies hints acupuncture and moxibustion may reduce adenoid size and ease breathing in children, but evidence is weak.
Small-donor single-kidney transplants show lower 1-year graft survival and higher acute rejection rates
Small donor kidneys show promise for children needing transplants
This meta-analysis and retrospective cohort study evaluate clinical outcomes for children receiving single-kidney transplants from small ped…
Children receiving single-kidney transplants from small donors show high survival rates, even as surgeons gain experience with the procedure…
Early childhood caries results from disrupted developmental ecology of the infant oral ecosystem
New framework views early childhood cavities as a developmental disorder
This narrative review frames early childhood caries as a manifestation of a disrupted developmental ecology of the infant oral ecosystem rat…
Early childhood cavities may be caused by a disrupted oral ecosystem starting in the womb, not just by bacteria on teeth.
DeepSeek-R1 outperforms ChatGPT-4o in Chinese DDH caregiver guidance accuracy
Comparing Large Language Models for Providing Information on Hip Joint Conditions
This guideline-aligned comparative study evaluated ChatGPT-4o and DeepSeek-R1 responses to 53 Chinese-language questions about developmental…
New research compares how different AI models answer questions about hip conditions to see which provides the most accurate info for parents…
Evaluating Text Message Video Interventions for Improving Infant Sleep Safety Practices
Text message videos for safe sleep show mixed results
A randomized trial assessed if text-delivered videos improved safe sleep habits in low-income families, finding no significant primary outco…
A study of 1,790 families found that text message videos did not significantly change primary safe sleep practices for infants.
Intravenous Esketamine Reduces Oculocardiac Reflex Incidence During Pediatric Strabismus Surgery
Esketamine reduces heart rate drops during surgery for children
Esketamine administration significantly lowers oculocardiac reflex incidence and improves hemodynamic stability in children undergoing elect…
A new study shows that esketamine can help keep children's heart rates stable during eye surgery for crossed eyes.
Teacher-administered vision screening shows 93.6% specificity and 76.8% sensitivity for refractive errors in children
Teachers can effectively screen children for vision problems in schools
This meta-analysis evaluates the diagnostic performance of teacher-administered vision screening compared to gold-standard examinations in c…
Teachers can accurately identify vision issues in children, making school-based screenings a practical way to catch problems early.
Mikhuna intervention increases subcortical fetal brain structure growth in pregnant women in Ecuador
Specialized nutrition during pregnancy may support fetal brain growth
This randomized controlled trial of 215 pregnant women in Ecuador found that the Mikhuna intervention increased subcortical fetal brain stru…
A new study shows that a specific nutritional program for pregnant women can lead to larger brain structures in developing babies.
Bracing and physiotherapeutic scoliosis-specific exercises are confirmed effective for scoliosis in children and adolescents
Bracing and Specific Exercises Show Promise for Scoliosis Treatment
This narrative review synthesizes evidence regarding scoliosis prevalence and management in pediatric populations. It confirms the efficacy …
New research highlights how bracing and specific physical exercises can help manage scoliosis in children and adolescents.
Higher paternal sensitivity predicts higher cognitive scores in children born preterm and term
Sensitive fathering helps cognitive scores in children born early
This meta-analysis of two prospective cohorts indicates that higher paternal sensitivity is associated with higher cognitive scores in child…
A father's emotional availability can help improve cognitive scores for both children born prematurely and those born at full term.