J Pediatr Neonatol. 2021;2(2):JPN-02-1015 | Open Access

Characteristics and Degree of Processing of Foods Contained in School Children’s Lunch Boxes

Ana Paula Gularte Barbosa, Marcia Montagner Maia, Michelle Vargas Reginatto, Regina Gema Santini Costenaro, Franceliane Jobim Benedetti*

Purpose: To describe the foods contained in the school children’s lunch boxes and classify them according to their characteristics and degree of processing. Method: This is a descriptive, cross-sectional study, conducted in private schools located in Santa Maria, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. The collection was carried out between 2018 and 2019, having as target public children enrolled in the ... Read more

RESEARCH ARTICLE Updated May 20, 2021   PDF

J Pediatr Neonatol. 2021;2(2):JPN-02-1014 | Open Access

Limb Pain and Vitamin-D Insufficiency in Children

AKM Mamunur Rashid*

A number of children frequently visit in our daily practice with presenting symptom of limb pain especially at night. There might be a relationship between low level vitamin-D and limb pain in children. The children presenting with nonspecific limb pain without signs of joint inflammation and other diseases visited to the private clinic are included in this study. These children ... Read more

SHORT COMMUNICATION Updated May 20, 2021   PDF

J Pediatr Neonatol. 2021;2(1):JPN-02-1013 | Open Access

When is Screening for Type 1 Diabetes in Children Justified?

Johnny Ludvigsson

Background: Screening to find individuals with high riskof developing Type 1 diabetes (T1D) is needed to recruit participants for prevention trials and studies to preserve residual beta cell function at diagnosis. Screening may also decreasethe incidence of diabetic keto-acidosis (DKA) at diagnosis. However screening may cause anxiety and decrease quality of life for patients and their relatives. The aim of ... Read more

RESEARCH ARTICLE Updated Apr 08, 2021   PDF

J Pediatr Neonatol. 2021;2(1):JPN-02-1012 | Open Access

Mortality and its Predictors among Neonates Admitted to a Neonatal Intensive Care Unit in Hadiya Zone, Southern Ethiopia: A Retrospective Cohort Study

Sisay Moges1, Dejene Ermias Mekango2* and Ayalew Astatkie3

Background: A large number of children die soon after birth. Improving the survival chances of newborns remains an urgent challenge that needs intensified commitment to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) target of neonatal mortality reduction. This study aimed to estimate neonatal mortality rate and identify predictors of neonatal death among neonates admitted into the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) ... Read more

RESEARCH ARTICLE Updated Apr 08, 2021   PDF

J Pediatr Neonatol. 2021;2(1):JPN-02-1011 | Open Access

Voiding Urosonography: A “Dignified” Diagnosis for Vesico Ureteral Reflux

Mario Giordano*

EDITORIAL Updated Apr 03, 2021   PDF