Publications by authors named "Paola Materassi"
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- The study focuses on a breastfeeding-friendly pediatric office in Italy that applied the Academy of Breastfeeding Medicine’s recommendations to support breastfeeding.
- A cohort of 252 newborns was monitored up to 36 months, showing high rates of breastfeeding, with 95.2% at discharge and 70.6% at 8 months.
- The results indicate that the breastfeeding rates remained significantly higher than those in other high-income countries, likely due to the office's supportive practices.
Background: Recombinant human growth hormone (rhGH) is approved in Europe as a treatment for short children born small for gestational age (SGA) since 2003. However, no study evaluated the prevalence of SGA children with short stature who qualify for rhGH in Europe so far. This study aimed to investigate in an Italian population the prevalence of children born SGA, of short stature in children born SGA, and of SGA children who qualify for rhGH treatment at 4 years of age.
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- A study in Italy evaluated a pediatric practice's efforts to promote breastfeeding, focusing on the adoption of supportive measures and the laid-back maternal position.
- The research analyzed data from women who gave birth in 2016, excluding mothers of preterm infants, and tracked the exclusive breastfeeding duration for five months after delivery.
- Results showed a higher exclusive breastfeeding rate (62.3%) at five months compared to the general population in the region, suggesting that the implemented actions were effective in improving breastfeeding outcomes.