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View article: Interpersonal counseling sessions during routine immunization visits improve infant feeding practices – A randomized controlled trial
Interpersonal counseling sessions during routine immunization visits improve infant feeding practices – A randomized controlled trial Open
BACKGROUND: Existing studies on counseling interventions for infant and young child feeding practices, delivered at critical points in a child’s development, have often been broad in scope, addressing multiple aspects and requiring additio…
View article: Acute Myeloid Leukemia in Modern Era: Diagnostic Challenges and Clinical Management
Acute Myeloid Leukemia in Modern Era: Diagnostic Challenges and Clinical Management Open
Acute myeloid leukemia (AML) is an abundant type of white blood cells cancer mostly occurs in in adults culminating in deaths. Numerous treatment regimens are available in spite of that many challenges still persist especially in developin…
View article: ROLE OF ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE IN PERSONALIZED LEARNING
ROLE OF ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE IN PERSONALIZED LEARNING Open
The aim of this study is to evaluate how AI-driven tools and platforms influence students’ academic performance, engagement, and learning satisfaction. This quantitative study investigates the role of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in person…
View article: Breastfeeding and Complementary Feeding Practices among Working Women with 6 Months of paid Maternity Leave in a Municipal Zone of South West Delhi
Breastfeeding and Complementary Feeding Practices among Working Women with 6 Months of paid Maternity Leave in a Municipal Zone of South West Delhi Open
There is a lack of data from India on the effect of paid maternity leave under the Maternity Benefit Amendment Act (2017) on infant feeding practices. The aim was to find out the infant feeding practices among the working mothers who had a…
View article: Vitamin D supplementation to prevent acute respiratory infections: systematic review and meta-analysis of stratified aggregate data
Vitamin D supplementation to prevent acute respiratory infections: systematic review and meta-analysis of stratified aggregate data Open
View article: Neglected Monteggia Fracture-Dislocation in an 8-Year-Old Child with Posterior Interosseous Nerve Palsy: A Case Report
Neglected Monteggia Fracture-Dislocation in an 8-Year-Old Child with Posterior Interosseous Nerve Palsy: A Case Report Open
Introduction: Monteggia fracture-dislocations are rare in children can often go undiagnosed, especially when initial treatment is provided by non-specialists. Missed injuries can result in chronic instability, pain, and limited function of…
View article: IJCM_25A: Effect of one-to-one counselling of mothers attending an immunization clinic on breastfeeding among infants- A Randomised Controlled Trial
IJCM_25A: Effect of one-to-one counselling of mothers attending an immunization clinic on breastfeeding among infants- A Randomised Controlled Trial Open
Background: To improve breastfeeding practices, many interventions have been studied at various critical contact points. Our study aimed to improve exclusive breastfeeding by integrating a limited number of counselling sessions with routin…
View article: Factors Associated With Failure of Non-invasive Ventilation in Preterm Neonates Requiring Initial Respiratory Support
Factors Associated With Failure of Non-invasive Ventilation in Preterm Neonates Requiring Initial Respiratory Support Open
About 40 (39%) study participants reported NIV failure within 72 hours of initiating NIV. In the NIV failure group, male babies constituted 75% (P = 0.027), the median gestational age (IQR) was 29 (29-31) weeks (P = 0.015), the median birt…
View article: Development of dry gangrene in extreme preterm infant in nicu: a case report
Development of dry gangrene in extreme preterm infant in nicu: a case report Open
View article: Effect of COVID-19 Lockdown on Maternal and Infant Healthcare Services in an Urban Resettlement Area of East Delhi
Effect of COVID-19 Lockdown on Maternal and Infant Healthcare Services in an Urban Resettlement Area of East Delhi Open
The COVID-19 lockdown significantly affected maternal and child healthcare services, leading to adverse outcomes across various crucial aspects. Institutional deliveries, antenatal care, community health worker visits, child immunization, …
View article: Shigella as a Cause of Diarrhea Hospitalization in Children Under Five: Evaluation by Conventional and Molecular Methods
Shigella as a Cause of Diarrhea Hospitalization in Children Under Five: Evaluation by Conventional and Molecular Methods Open
View article: Jal Jeevan Mission: A Game Changer for India!
Jal Jeevan Mission: A Game Changer for India! Open
The universal access to safe water assumes importance as a basic human right as a component of entitlement to the "Right of Life" for everyone, without discrimination.[1] The importance of water safety for human health cannot be overemphas…
View article: Role of Mass media & Academia in Disaster Resilience
Role of Mass media & Academia in Disaster Resilience Open
Mass media campaign is an oft-used strategy to raise knowledge and awareness about common health issues among the public. With advancements in technology and an increase in the accessibility of the internet to the citizens, public awarenes…
View article: Care Beyond Newborn Survival Including Child Health and Early Childhood Development; Mental and Psychological Health
Care Beyond Newborn Survival Including Child Health and Early Childhood Development; Mental and Psychological Health Open
Last couple of decades have witnessed a substantial decline in child mortality. Now, the need of the hour is to ensure the quality survival of children beyond infancy. Adverse events in the first few years of life have a long-lasting effec…
View article: Cathelicidin Antimicrobial Peptide (CAMP) and Its Correlation with Serum 25 Hydroxy Vitamin D in Under-Five Children with Pneumonia
Cathelicidin Antimicrobial Peptide (CAMP) and Its Correlation with Serum 25 Hydroxy Vitamin D in Under-Five Children with Pneumonia Open
Cathelicidins are human peptides involved in innate immunity, and are believed to be mediators of vitamin D-related immune benefits. We aimed to evaluate the correlation between serum levels of 25 hydroxy vitamin D (25(OH)D) and serum cath…
View article: Making forecasting self-learning and adaptive -- Pilot forecasting rack
Making forecasting self-learning and adaptive -- Pilot forecasting rack Open
Retail sales and price projections are typically based on time series forecasting. For some product categories, the accuracy of demand forecasts achieved is low, negatively impacting inventory, transport, and replenishment planning. This p…
View article: Workplace Breastfeeding Support and Breastfeeding Practices among Healthcare Professionals
Workplace Breastfeeding Support and Breastfeeding Practices among Healthcare Professionals Open
Introduction: Working mothers face striking challenges in breastfeeding. It is important to focus on them to further improve breastfeeding rates. Aim and Objectives: To assess the workplace breastfeeding support and breastfeeding practices…
View article: Immunogenicity of measles-rubella vaccine administered under India’s Universal Immunization Programme in the context of measles–rubella elimination goal: A longitudinal study
Immunogenicity of measles-rubella vaccine administered under India’s Universal Immunization Programme in the context of measles–rubella elimination goal: A longitudinal study Open
Background & objectives: There is a paucity of data regarding immunogenicity of recently introduced measles–rubella (MR) vaccine in Indian children, in which the first dose is administered below one year of age. This study was undertaken t…
View article: Book Reviews
Book Reviews Open
View article: Aetiology of hospital-acquired diarrhoea in under-five children from an urban hospital in East Delhi, India
Aetiology of hospital-acquired diarrhoea in under-five children from an urban hospital in East Delhi, India Open
Background & objectives: Majority of the studies of hospital-acquired diarrhoea conducted in Western countries have focused on the detection of Clostridium difficile in stool samples. Limited Asian and Indian literature is available on hos…
View article: Development and implementation of a sustainable COVID-19 training package for healthcare workers: Experience from a teaching hospital of North India
Development and implementation of a sustainable COVID-19 training package for healthcare workers: Experience from a teaching hospital of North India Open
Background: With the impending threat of future COVID-19 waves, it is imperative that teaching hospitals develop, implement, and evaluate a systematic training program to render HCW elastic in delivering COVID-19 related services. We prese…
View article: Oral lactase for infantile colic: a randomized double-blind placebo-controlled trial
Oral lactase for infantile colic: a randomized double-blind placebo-controlled trial Open
View article: Indian Academy of Pediatrics Consensus Guidelines for Adolescent Friendly Health Services
Indian Academy of Pediatrics Consensus Guidelines for Adolescent Friendly Health Services Open
View article: Erratum
Erratum Open
View article: Correction to: Oxidative Stress, Mitochondrial Dysfunction, and Premature Ageing in Severe Acute Malnutrition in Under‑Five Children
Correction to: Oxidative Stress, Mitochondrial Dysfunction, and Premature Ageing in Severe Acute Malnutrition in Under‑Five Children Open
View article: Indian Academy of Pediatrics Revised (2021) Guidelines on Prevention and Treatment of Vitamin D Deficiency and Rickets
Indian Academy of Pediatrics Revised (2021) Guidelines on Prevention and Treatment of Vitamin D Deficiency and Rickets Open
The group reiterates the serum 25-hydroxy vitamin D cutoffs proposed for vitamin D deficiency, insufficiency, and sufficiency as 20 ng/mL, respectively. Vitamin D toxicity is defined as serum 25OHD >100 ng/mL with hypercalcemia and/or hype…
View article: Learning to Minimize Cost-to-Serve for Multi-Node Multi-Product Order Fulfilment in Electronic Commerce
Learning to Minimize Cost-to-Serve for Multi-Node Multi-Product Order Fulfilment in Electronic Commerce Open
We describe a novel decision-making problem developed in response to the demands of retail electronic commerce (e-commerce). While working with logistics and retail industry business collaborators, we found that the cost of delivery of pro…
View article: Indian Academy of Pediatrics Revised Guidelines on School Reopening: First Revision, September 2021
Indian Academy of Pediatrics Revised Guidelines on School Reopening: First Revision, September 2021 Open
View article: 100 days outcome of severe wasting in hospitalised infants <6 months of age
100 days outcome of severe wasting in hospitalised infants <6 months of age Open
Objective: To assess the outcome of severe wasting in infants below 6 months of age. Design: A prospective observational study conducted between January 2017 and October 2018. Setting: A medical college-affiliated hospital in Eastern Delhi…
View article: Intergenerational change in anthropometry of children and adolescents in the New Delhi Birth Cohort
Intergenerational change in anthropometry of children and adolescents in the New Delhi Birth Cohort Open
This is the accepted manuscript version of the work published in its final form as Sinha, Sikha; Shah, Dheeraj; Osmond, Clive; Fall, Caroline H D; Bhargava, Santosh K; Sachdev, Harshpal Singh. International Journal of Epidemiology; Volume:…