Infant kidnapping in healthcare facilities has been sharply reduced since the 1990s when educational programs and tagging systems were introduced. However, infant abductors in recent years have changed their methods of operation to meet improved nursery safeguards. In this updated report, the author warns of some new dangers posed by the Internet.
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Front Public Health
March 2025
Sinai Urban Health Institute, Sinai Chicago, Chicago, IL, United States.
The United States has poor birth outcomes, including high rates of infant mortality and substantial racial inequities, compared to other developed nations. However, both overall mortality rates and racial inequities in rates vary across locations, emphasizing the structural forces that shape population health. We used mortality and natality data from the National Vital Statistics System to assess racial inequities in infant mortality rates within the most populous US cities for 2018-2021.
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March 2025
Center for Indigenous Health, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, United States.
Background: According to the National Center for Health Data, in 2017 American Indians in North Dakota experience the highest age-adjusted mortality rate in the United States. Data shows that the age-adjusted death rate for all North Dakotans has steadily declined since 1979. However, mortality remains high among American Indians in North Dakota.
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February 2025
Coordinación de Nutrición, Centro de Investigación en Alimentación y Desarrollo A.C., Hermosillo 83304, Mexico.
Rapid weight gain in early infancy increases the risk of childhood obesity, while exclusive breastfeeding can protect against it, depending on breastmilk composition, maternal diet, and infant gut microbiota. The objective of this study was to analyze the association between maternal diet, breastmilk components, infant gut microbiota, and weight gain in the first year of life of Mexican breastfed infants. This longitudinal study included 27 mothers with exclusively breastfed infants (≥5 months of age).
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February 2025
Department of Health Promotion, Mother and Child Care, Internal Medicine and Medical Specialties, University of Palermo, 90127 Palermo, Italy.
In recent years, progress in the field of care has made prematurity an increasingly frequent phenomenon. The premature newborn, due to incompetence, is often subjected to parenteral nutrition (PN) for prolonged periods, and there may be several complications associated with it, first and foremost metabolic complications. In particular, the aim of this study was to evaluate how specific risk factors and/or auxological parameters influenced plasma variations in calcium, phosphorus, and magnesium levels.
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March 2025
Department of Population, Family and Reproductive Health, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, Maryland, USA.
Background: Perinatal health was profoundly affected as a result of the socioeconomic hardships and public health measures during the COVID-19 pandemic. Few studies have evaluated changes and disparities in perinatal health using population-based data and rigorous methods.
Objective: To examine changes related to the COVID-19 pandemic in perinatal health and healthcare utilisation.
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