"My Baby's Sleep": A Quality Improvement Project to Promote Safe and Healthy Sleep Practices.

Introduction Promoting healthy sleep practices from birth has a positive effect on infants and their families. Our goal was to implement measures to promote safe and healthy sleep practices for infants and to evaluate their impact. Methods A quality improvement project was developed in the maternity ward of a level II hospital in Portugal.

Prevalence and Predictive Factors of Exclusive Breastfeeding in the First Six Months of Life.

Introduction: Exclusive breastfeeding (EBF) is currently recommended until six months of age. The Baby-friendly Hospital (BFH) initiative an international program to promote breastfeeding, was launched in Portugal in 1994. The aim of this study was to identify the prevalence and factors influencing breastfeeding in the first six months of life and to compare the results with a study carried out in 1999 including population from the same geographic area.

Salmonellosis in Children at a Portuguese Hospital: A Retrospective Study.

Introduction: Salmonellosis represents a considerable health, social and economic burden in both high- and low-income countries. Recently, in Portugal, most cases of Salmonella infections have been reported in children under 15 years of age. The main aim of this study was to characterize, from an epidemiological, microbiological, and clinical perspective, cases of Salmonella isolation among children.

Appendicular Actinomycosis: Behind the Curtains of Appendicitis.

Actinomycosis is a rare, indolent, and multisystemic infection caused by Actinomyces, commensal bacteria of the oral and intestinal flora. It usually occurs due to tissue disruption. It affects the abdominal region in 20% of cases, and the most common presentation is a perforated appendix.

Influence of SARS-CoV-2 pandemic on sleep habits in a pediatric population.

Objective: Assessment of changes in sleep habits at home in children during COVID-19 lockdown.

Methods: Retrospective, transversal study in a pediatric ward of a level II hospital. Questionnaires concerning sleep quality, patterns and its modifications during lockdown were distributed from June to August 2020.