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This article summarizes the updated guidelines on breastfeeding with HIV with an emphasis on using relational decision-making and intellectual humility to support the conversation around infant feeding choices. The complex cultural experiences and historical disparities that influence these decisions are highlighted, along with an overview of the recent changes to recommendations for breastfeeding in people with HIV. The article describes individualized clinical scenarios that consider infant feeding decisions, outlines communication and support strategies for health care providers, and proposes a relational decision-making model to guide discussions on infant feeding options.
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http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.cnur.2023.12.004 | DOI Listing |
Int J STD AIDS
September 2025
Centre for Communicable Diseases Control and Research, Federal Medical Centre, Asaba, Nigeria.
BackgroundMother-to-Child Transmission (MTCT) of HIV continues to be a critical public health issue, particularly in high-prevalence regions. This study examines the rates of MTCT in relation to antenatal booking, parity, antiretroviral (ARV) use, delivery mode, CD4 counts, and infant feeding practices.MethodsA retrospective cross-sectional study was conducted at the Federal Medical Centre, Asaba, Nigeria, involving pregnant women living with HIV attending the Prevention of Mother-to-Child Transmission (PMTCT) program.
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September 2025
Intensive Care Service, Hospital Germans Trias i Pujol, Badalona, Spain.
Purpose: There is limited evidence to guide the use of enteral nutrition (EN) for children with bronchiolitis who received Humidified high flow nasal cannula (HHFNC) and often kept nil per mouth for aspiration and progression to mechanical ventilation risk.
Methods: This quality improvement project included children with bronchiolitis who were supported by HHFNC in the paediatric intensive care unit (PICU). An algorithm to increase EN use in those participants was created by stakeholders.
Eur J Paediatr Dent
September 2025
Department of Biomedical, Surgical and Dental sciences, University of Milan, Italy - Fondazione IRCCS Ca' Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, Milan, Italy.
Aim: Maintaining oral health and preventing dental caries are crucial for overall well-being and quality of life, especially during childhood. Parental knowledge and practices play a key role in shaping children's oral health. This pilot study investigates parental knowledge and attitudes towards children's oral health and preventive practices.
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September 2025
Department of Neonatal Surgery, Children's Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China.
Background: Children hospitalized for surgery face malnutrition risks. This study assessed nutritional risk and status in hospitalized neonatal surgical patients using a modified Screening Tool for the Assessment of Malnutrition in Pediatrics (STAMP) combined with anthropometry.
Methods: A retrospective analysis of neonatal surgical patients from December 2020 to October 2024 was conducted at a children's hospital, utilizing the modified STAMP and anthropometric measurements.
PLoS One
September 2025
Department of Medicine, Al-Quds University, Jerusalem, Palestine.
Background: Undernutrition remains a persistent public health concern among young children in Palestine, shaped by a range of socioeconomic and dietary factors. This study applies a Structural Equation Modeling (SEM) approach to explore both direct and indirect determinants of child growth among children aged 6-59 months in the West Bank.
Methods: Data were drawn from a 2022 cross-sectional survey involving 300 children selected from 1,400 households.