The relationship between prenatal attachment and postnatal adaptation, maternal anxiety and breast milk sodium level.

Objective: To investigate the relationship between maternal-fetal attachment and breast milk sodium (BMS) levels.

Methods: This prospective case-control study was conducted at Baskent University. Third-trimester low-risk pregnancies were included in the study.

Validity Analysis on the Findings of Dehydration in 2 to 24-Month-Old Children With Acute Diarrhea.

Objective: The most common cause of diarrheal mortality in children is dehydration. In this study, we aimed to assess the validity (sensitivity and specificity) of history and the clinical and laboratory findings in in the diagnosis of dehydration in children younger than 2 years with acute diarrhea.

Methods: One hundred twenty-six 2 to 24-month-old children with acute diarrhea, who were admitted to Hacettepe University Ihsan Dogramaci Children's Hospital's Diarrheal Diseases Treatment and Training Unit, were included.

Association of Ugrp2 gene polymorphisms with adenoid hypertrophy in the pediatric population.

Introduction: Adenoid hypertrophy is a condition that presents itself as the chronic enlargement of adenoid tissues; it is frequently observed in the pediatric population. The Ugrp2 gene, a member of the secretoglobin superfamily, encodes a low-molecular weight protein that functions in the differentiation of upper airway epithelial cells. However, little is known about the association of Ugrp2 genetic variations with adenoid hypertrophy.

Parental perceptions concerning the effect of center-based childcare on quality of life for healthy 2- to 4-year-old children.

In this study, we investigated the effects of center-based childcare on the quality of life in healthy 2- to 4-year-old children. The study was conducted in the Başkent University School of Medicine Department of Pediatrics, and comprised 168 healthy 2- to 4-year-old children followed in the well-child outpatient clinic. After giving informed consent, the accompanying parent was asked to complete the parent proxy report of the Pediatric Quality of Life Inventory TM 4.

Establishment of interdisciplinary child protection teams in Turkey 2002-2006: identifying the strongest link can make a difference!

Objectives: The University of Iowa Child Protection Program collaborated with Turkish professionals to develop a training program on child abuse and neglect during 2002-2006 with the goals of increasing professional awareness and number of multidisciplinary teams (MDT), regional collaborations, and assessed cases. This paper summarizes the 5-year outcome.

Methods: A team of instructors evaluated needs and held training activities in Turkey annually, and provided consultation when needed.

A guide for monitoring child development in low- and middle-income countries.

Objective: In low- and middle-income countries, methods for clinicians to address difficulties in language, social-emotional, cognitive, behavioral, or neuromotor development during early childhood are lacking. To fill this gap, we designed, in Turkey, the Guide for Monitoring Child Development, which aims to aid clinicians in monitoring and supporting child development and the early detection and management of developmental difficulties. The Guide for Monitoring Child Development monitoring component is a practical, open-ended interview that catalyzes communication between clinicians and caregivers and obtains a portrayal of the child's development.

How to achieve long-term breast-feeding: factors associated with early discontinuation.

Objectives: To evaluate the factors associated with discontinuation of breast-feeding before 12 months in order to make suggestions for achieving long-term breast-feeding.

Design: A descriptive cross-sectional study.

Setting: Gazi University Medical School, Ankara, Turkey.

Weight loss and hypernatremia in breast-fed babies: frequency in neonates with non-hemolytic jaundice.

Objective: The aim of this study was to determine what proportion of newborns admitted with idiopathic non-hemolytic hyperbilirubinemia exhibit severe weight loss and hypernatremia.

Methods: The prospective study involved 115 infants >48 h old who were admitted with jaundice between July 2002 and July 2003, and had unconjugated bilirubin levels >12 mg/dL. Premature babies (gestational age <37 weeks) and those with hemolytic jaundice and other pathologic causes of non-hemolytic jaundice were excluded.