BMC Pediatrics

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Maternal depression, anxiety and stress on birth outcomes and childhood health

Guest Edited by Raquel Costa, Dawn Kingston, Nicole Letourneau and Tiago M Pinto

Prematurity and low birthweight infants in resource limited settings

Guest Edited by Daynia E Ballot, Sherri Bucher and Ashish KC

Advances in autism research

Guest Edited by Robin P. Goin-Kochel and Priyanka Madaan

Prematurity, health care outcomes and microbiomes

Guest Edited by Rita C Silveira and Joseph Ting

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Parent values and preferences underpinning treatment decision-making in poor-prognosis childhood cancer: a scoping review

Parents of children who are diagnosed with a poor-prognosis cancer want to be involved in making treatment-related decisions for their child. They often make repeated decisions depending on their child’s response to treatment and can experience decisional regret as a consequence. Understanding parent values and preferences when making treatment-related decisions may help enhance discussions with healthcare professionals and identify additional ways of providing support to this parent population

Infant behavioral state and stool microbiome in infants receiving Lactocaseibacillus rhamnosus GG in formula: randomized controlled trial

Evaluating infant behavioral state, stool microbiome profile and calprotectin in infants with infantile colic receiving a partially hydrolyzed protein formula with or without added Lacticaseibacillus (formerly Lactobacillus) rhamnosus GG (LGG).

A novel CACNA1S gene variant in a child with hypokalemic periodic paralysis: a case report and literature review

Authors: Wen Zhou, Peilin Zhao, Jian Gao and Yunjian Zhang

Content type: Case Report 2 October 2023
Early echocardiographic pulmonary artery measurements as prognostic indicators in left congenital diaphragmatic hernia

Authors: Sung Hyeon Park, Mi Jin Kim, Ha Na Lee, Jeong Min Lee, Soo Hyun Kim, Jiyoon Jeong, Byong Sop Lee and Euiseok Jung

Content type: Research 2 October 2023
How do teenagers sleep? Analysis of factors related to sleep disorders in a group of Polish high school students

Authors: Dominika Tatar, Paweł Dębski, Bogusława Bocian, Małgorzata Bąkowska, Joanna Będkowska, Magda Tropiejko, Patryk Główczyński and Karina Badura-Brzoza

Content type: Research 2 October 2023
A trial-based cost-effectiveness analysis of antibiotic prescription strategies for non-complicated respiratory tract infections in children

Authors: Gemma Mas-Dalmau, María José Pérez-Lacasta, Pablo Alonso-Coello, Pedro Gorrotxategi-Gorrotxategi, Emma Argüelles-Prendes, Oscar Espinazo-Ramos, Teresa Valls-Duran, María Encarnación Gonzalo-Alonso, María Pilar Cortés-Viana, Tatiana Menéndez-Bada, Marta Esther Vázquez-Fernández, Ana Isabel Pérez-Hernández, Laura Muñoz-Ortiz, Carmen Villanueva-López, Paul Little, Mariam de la Poza-Abad…

Content type: Research 2 October 2023
Predictive models for sepsis in children with Staphylococcus aureus bloodstream infections: a retrospective cohort study

Authors: Chen Sun, Dongdong Tan, Jiajia Yu, Jingxian Liu, Dihua Shen, Shuang Li, Shiyong Zhao, Liya Zhang, Huajun Li, Kang Cai, Shanshan Xu and Lisu Huang

Content type: Research 2 October 2023

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Sex-related change in BMI of 15- to 16-year-old Norwegian girls in cross-sectional studies in 2002 and 2017

Authors: Asborg A. Bjertnaes, Jacob H. Grundt, Petur B. Juliusson, Trond J. Markestad, Tor A. Strand and Mads N. Holten-Andersen

Content type: Research article 12 November 2019
A new growth chart for preterm babies: Babson and Benda's chart updated with recent data and a new format

Authors: Tanis R Fenton

Content type: Technical advance 16 December 2003
A 'snip' in time: what is the best age to circumcise?

Authors: Brian J Morris, Jake H Waskett, Joya Banerjee, Richard G Wamai, Aaron AR Tobian, Ronald H Gray, Stefan A Bailis, Robert C Bailey, Jeffrey D Klausner, Robin J Willcourt, Daniel T Halperin, Thomas E Wiswell and Adrian Mindel

Content type: Debate 28 February 2012
A systematic review and meta-analysis to revise the Fenton growth chart for preterm infants

Authors: Tanis R Fenton and Jae H Kim

Content type: Technical advance 20 April 2013
Communicating with parents about vaccination: a framework for health professionals

Authors: Julie Leask, Paul Kinnersley, Cath Jackson, Francine Cheater, Helen Bedford and Greg Rowles

Content type: Correspondence 21 September 2012

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BMC Pediatrics is an open access journal publishing peer-reviewed research articles in all aspects of health care in neonates, children and adolescents, as well as related molecular genetics, pathophysiology, and epidemiology.

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BMC Pediatrics

Latest collections open to submissions

Maternal depression, anxiety and stress on birth outcomes and childhood health

Prematurity and low birthweight infants in resource limited settings

Advances in autism research

Prematurity, health care outcomes and microbiomes

Featured Content

Parent values and preferences underpinning treatment decision-making in poor-prognosis childhood cancer: a scoping review

Infant behavioral state and stool microbiome in infants receiving Lactocaseibacillus rhamnosus GG in formula: randomized controlled trial

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A novel CACNA1S gene variant in a child with hypokalemic periodic paralysis: a case report and literature review

Early echocardiographic pulmonary artery measurements as prognostic indicators in left congenital diaphragmatic hernia

How do teenagers sleep? Analysis of factors related to sleep disorders in a group of Polish high school students

A trial-based cost-effectiveness analysis of antibiotic prescription strategies for non-complicated respiratory tract infections in children

Predictive models for sepsis in children with Staphylococcus aureus bloodstream infections: a retrospective cohort study

Sex-related change in BMI of 15- to 16-year-old Norwegian girls in cross-sectional studies in 2002 and 2017

A new growth chart for preterm babies: Babson and Benda's chart updated with recent data and a new format

A 'snip' in time: what is the best age to circumcise?

A systematic review and meta-analysis to revise the Fenton growth chart for preterm infants

Communicating with parents about vaccination: a framework for health professionals

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