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Continuum of care for maternal and child health and child undernutrition in Angola
BackgroundContinuum of care (CoC) for maternal and child health provides opportunities for mothers and children to improve their nutritional status,...
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Development of the Faith Community Child Protection Scale with Faith Leaders and their Spouses in Senegal, Uganda and Guatemala
Violence, abuse and neglect constitute major threats to children’s health and wellbeing globally. However, until recently, relatively little...
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The impact of interactive book sharing on child cognitive and socio-cognitive development (the REaL trial): study protocol for a randomized controlled trial
BackgroundThe quality of children’s early home learning environment has an influence on their cognitive development, preliteracy skills, and...
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Prenatal stress and child externalizing behavior: effects of maternal perceived stress and cortisol are moderated by child sex
BackgroundExternalizing behavior problems are related to social maladjustment. Evidence indicates associations between prenatal stress and child...
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Factors associated with stress among pregnant women with a second child in Hunan province under China’s two-child policy: a mixed-method study
ObjectiveThe purpose of the study was to investigate the status of pregnancy stress and to explore factors associated with pregnancy stress among...
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Pediatrics, Pediatricians and Child Care
Medical problems of children and their differences from adults have been mentioned in the ancient texts. Important contributions to medicine,...
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The Creation of a Field Manual for Community Health Workers to Teach Child Health and Development During Home Visits: A Case Study of Participatory Content Creation
Community health workers (CHWs) play a crucial role in improving child health and development in underserved populations. However, CHWs often face...
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Promoting Child Development During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Parental Perceptions of Tele-Home Visits in Early Head Start Programs
ObjectiveThe COVID-19 pandemic prompted families to receive Early Head Start (EHS) home-based services virtually. This qualitative study evaluated...
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Increased investment in Universal Health Coverage in Sub–Saharan Africa is crucial to attain the Sustainable Development Goal 3 targets on maternal and child health
Universal Health Coverage (UHC) is considered a strategic component of the Sustainable Development Goals specifically for goal 3 which seeks to...
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The Child Friendly Cities Initiative-Minneapolis Model
PurposeThe Child Friendly Cities Initiative (CFCI) is a UNICEF framework based on the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC). CFCI was...
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Family wellbeing in general practice: a study protocol for a cluster-randomised trial of the web-based resilience programme on early child development
BackgroundSocial, emotional and behavioural problems in early childhood are associated with increased risk for a wide range of poor outcomes...
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Pre-labor and post-labor cesarean delivery and early childhood adiposity in the Canadian Healthy Infant Longitudinal Development (CHILD) Cohort Study
Background/ObjectivesDelivery by cesarean section (CS) compared to vaginal delivery has been associated with increased risk of overweight in...
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Early prediction of pediatric asthma in the Canadian Healthy Infant Longitudinal Development (CHILD) birth cohort using machine learning
BackgroundEarly identification of children at risk of asthma can have significant clinical implications for effective intervention and treatment....
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Longitudinal relations between child emotional difficulties and parent-child closeness: a stability and malleability analysis using the STARTS model
BackgroundPast empirical evidence on the longitudinal relations between emotional mental health symptoms and parent-child close relationships has...
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Nurturing child social-emotional development: evaluation of a pre-post and 2-month follow-up uncontrolled pilot training for caregivers and educators
BackgroundSocial-emotional capacities contribute to children’s mental health by helping them navigate their own and others’ emotional states and...
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Interactions between parenting styles, child anxiety, and oppositionality in selective mutism
Selective mutism (SM) is a poorly understood condition, and debate continues regarding its etiology and classification. Research suggests that a...
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Child exposure to domestic violence, substance dependence and suicide resilience in child laborers
BackgroundChild laborers are often defined as work that deprives children of their childhood, their potential and their dignity, and that is harmful...
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Intergenerational Transmission of Social Anxiety: The Role of Parents’ Fear of Negative Child Evaluation and Their Self-Referent and Child-Referent Interpretation Biases
PurposeParents’ fear of negative evaluation (FNE), fear of negative child evaluation (FNCE; parents’ fear that their child is evaluated negatively by...
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Inter-district and Wealth-related Inequalities in Maternal and Child Health Service Coverage and Child Mortality within Addis Ababa City
In sub-Saharan Africa, urban areas generally have better access to and use of maternal, newborn, and child health (MNCH) services than rural areas,...
