Maternal and neonatal variables associated with premature birth and low birth weight in a tertiary hospital in Ecuador.

Objective: To explore the maternal and neonatal factors associated with premature birth and low birth weight in an Ecuadorian tertiary hospital.

Design: Cross-sectional study.

Setting: The Calderón General Teaching Hospital (CGTH).

Health of the Newborn and Breastfeeding during the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Literature Review.

Objective:  The present article presents a literature review concerning the microbiota of breast milk and the influence of epigenetics in the susceptibility to COVID-19.

Methods:  A literature review.

Results:  Breastfeeding transfers microbiota, nutrients, diverse white blood cells, prebiotics, hormones, and antibodies to the baby, which provide short- and long-term immunological protection against several infectious, gastrointestinal, and respiratory illnesses.