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Child Health: Facing the future together

There are more than 2.2 billion children in the world and it is an undeniable fact that children represent the future. Every child has the right to good health and a life free from violence and exploitation. It has been found that the health status of children in China has improved remarkably over the years.

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Content type: Research article
| 13 November 2018

Burden and factors associated with clinical neonatal sepsis in urban Uganda: a community cohort study

Authors: Violet Okaba Kayom, Jamiir Mugalu, Abel Kakuru, Sarah Kiguli and Charles Karamagi
Content type: Research article
| 12 November 2018

Sleep and its relationship to health in parents of preterm infants: a scoping review

Authors: Gunhild Nordbø Marthinsen, Sølvi Helseth and Liv Fegran
Content type: Research article
| 12 November 2018

A retrospective study of neonatal case management and outcomes in rural Rwanda post implementation of a national neonatal care package for sick and small infants

Authors: Merab Nyishime, Ryan Borg, Willy Ingabire, Bethany Hedt-Gauthier, Evrard Nahimana, Neil Gupta, Anne Hansen, Michelle Labrecque, Fulgence Nkikabahizi, Christine Mutaganzwa, Francois Biziyaremye, Claudine Mukayiranga, Francine Mwamini and Hema Magge
Content type: Case report
| 12 November 2018

Splenic embolization for a giant splenic hemangioma in a child: a case report

Authors: Woosun Choi and Young Bae Choi
Content type: Case report
| 9 November 2018

Isolated neonatal bilateral vocal cord paralysis revealing a unilateral medullary defect: a case report

Authors: Camille Brotelande, Nicolas Leboucq, Mohamed Akkari, Thomas Roujeau, Massimo Di Maio, Christophe Milési, Michel Mondain, Charles Raybaud and Gilles Cambonie

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Content type: Debate
| 28 February 2012

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: Technical advance
| 16 December 2003

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: Correspondence
| 21 September 2012

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: Research article
| 21 May 2010

Pulse oximetry in the newborn: Is the left hand pre- or post-ductal?

Authors: Christoph Rüegger, Hans Ulrich Bucher and Romaine Arlettaz Mieth
Content type: Technical advance
| 20 April 2013

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

Authors: Tanis R Fenton and Jae H Kim

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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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Maria Zalm, BioMed Central

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Shally Awasthi, King George's Medical College
Lorenzo Iughetti, University of Modena & Reggio Emilia
Paramala Santosh, Maudsley Hospital
Kusum Menon, University of Ottawa
Anne CC Lee, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School

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Burden and factors associated with clinical neonatal sepsis in urban Uganda: a community cohort study

Sleep and its relationship to health in parents of preterm infants: a scoping review

A retrospective study of neonatal case management and outcomes in rural Rwanda post implementation of a national neonatal care package for sick and small infants

Splenic embolization for a giant splenic hemangioma in a child: a case report

Isolated neonatal bilateral vocal cord paralysis revealing a unilateral medullary defect: a case report

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

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

Communicating with parents about vaccination: a framework for health professionals

Pulse oximetry in the newborn: Is the left hand pre- or post-ductal?

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

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BMC Series blog

Highlights of the BMC Series: October 2018

Breech birth at home: a new study of safety outcomes

What is inside the head of the fossil predatory fish †Saurichthys?

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