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Dirty diapers do not often come to mind when thinking about cutting-edge biomedical research. However, in a recent Nature paper, Planer et al. (2016) report results from a longitudinal study examining gut microbiota maturation and corresponding intestinal immune responses in healthy twin pairs over the first 3 years of life.
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http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.chom.2016.06.014 | DOI Listing |
JAMA Netw Open
August 2025
Center for Childhood Obesity Research, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park.
Importance: Parents influence young children's diet, sleep, and physical activity behaviors. Pediatric primary care practitioners (PCPs) are uniquely positioned to identify obesogenic behaviors from infancy, yet few screening tools assess these behaviors in clinical settings.
Objective: To explore the association between parent-reported obesogenic behaviors and infant weight outcomes.
Pediatr Phys Ther
August 2025
Department of Human Performance, Physical Therapy, School of Medicine, West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV, USA (Dr Inamdar); Department of Biokinesiology and Physical Therapy, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, USA (Dr Dusing); Department of Biostatistics, Virginia Commonwealt
Purpose: To assess the concurrent validity of 2 wearable sensors, GENEActiv (GA) and MonBaby (MB), for tracking tummy time in full-term and preterm infants at home.
Methods: Nineteen full-term infants and 13 infants born preterm, aged 3 to 6 months, wore GA and MB sensors during caregivervideo-recorded active play at home over 3 days. Prone (tummy time) durations detected by each sensor were compared to video for validation.
Mayo Clin Proc Digit Health
June 2025
School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences, Queen's University Belfast, United Kingdom and NIHR Nottingham Biomedical Research Centre, Nottingham, United Kingdom.
Objective: To develop a cystic fibrosis (CF)-specific patient-reported outcome measure (PROM) to measure the daily burden of gastrointestinal symptoms for people with cystic fibrosis (pwCF) aged 12 years and older and address the lack of validated outcome measures for gastrointestinal symptoms in CF.
Patients And Methods: CF Tummy Tracker was developed through a 5-stage approach in accordance with regulatory guidance. This included development and refinement of a conceptual framework; item generation; refinement; reduction; selection; and initial PROM testing.
J Multidiscip Healthc
May 2025
Department of Pediatric Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Padjadjaran University, Sumedang, West Java, Indonesia.
Congenital Heart Disease (CHD) is a common congenital heart defect in infants. This condition has a higher risk of developmental disorders. The majority of infants with CHD require long-term care in intensive care units, but infants only focus on getting medical care so that developmental care is rarely practiced.
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May 2025
Ellmer College of Health Sciences, Macon & Joan Brock Virginia Health Sciences at Old Dominion University, Norfolk, Virginia, United States of America.
Tummy time is essential for infant development, yet many caregivers face significant challenges with adherence due to behavioral and contextual barriers. While numerous tummy time interventions exist, a limited understanding of their behavioral components hinders effective replication and implementation. This scoping review aims to identify multidisciplinary interventions used to promote tummy time in infants aged 0-12 months, evaluate their impact on adherence, developmental and health outcomes, and examine the behavior change techniques employed using the Theoretical Domains Framework (TDF).
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