Article
Pediatrics
Jiangfeng Ou, Xiaoyun Zhong, Xiaoting Zhang
Summary: This study aims to explore the effect of Family Integrated Care (FICare) on extremely preterm infants. The results showed that compared with the control group, infants in the FICare group had a significantly higher rate of weight gain during hospitalization, which can help reduce the occurrence of complications such as infection.
MINERVA PEDIATRICS
(2023)
Article
Pediatrics
Simone Augusta Ribas, Vitor Barreto Paravidino, Fernanda Valente Mendes Soares
Summary: The study compared growth curves of very low birth weight preterm infants post-hospital discharge. Results showed substantial agreement between Fenton and Kim vs. Intergrowth-21st charts, but WHO and Intergrowth-21st had identified more cases of preterm infants below -2 z, suggesting the need for further investigation in clinical practice.
EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF PEDIATRICS
(2022)
Article
Pediatrics
Victoria Paul Ndembo, Helga Naburi, Rodrick Kisenge, Germana H. Leyna, Candida Moshiro
Summary: Preterm delivery is a major public health issue globally, leading to morbidity and mortality among neonates. A study at Muhimbili National Hospital investigated the proportion and predictors of poor weight gain among preterm neonates. Factors such as low maternal education, cup feeding, and delayed initiation of feeding were found to be associated with poor weight gain, while a history of preterm delivery was found to be protective. Strategies to address poor weight gain include early initiation of feeding and tube feeding for neonates who cannot breastfeed, as well as health education and counselling for mothers on feeding practices.
Review
Nutrition & Dietetics
Qiqi Ren, Kaifeng Li, Han Sun, Chengdong Zheng, Yalin Zhou, Ying Lyu, Wanyun Ye, Hanxu Shi, Wei Zhang, Yajun Xu, Shilong Jiang
Summary: The study found that there was no significant difference in growth between formula-fed and breastfed infants in the early stages of life. However, infants consuming formula with higher protein content grew faster at 2-3 months old. Furthermore, formula-fed infants showed faster growth compared to breastfed infants as time progressed.
Article
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Melinda A. Engevik, Leah K. Stripe, John E. Baatz, Carol L. Wagner, Katherine E. Chetta
Summary: The intestinal microbiota plays a crucial role in the health of preterm neonates. This study aimed to analyze the growth patterns of different bacterial strains in the human intestine in response to formula and human milk. The findings suggest that formula supports the growth of specific pathogenic strains, while both formula and human milk support the growth of commensal bacteria.
Article
Nutrition & Dietetics
Michaela Minarski, Christoph Maas, Christine Heinrich, Katrin A. Boeckmann, Wolfgang Bernhard, Anna Shunova, Christian F. Poets, Axel R. Franz, Steven Zeisel
Summary: Choline is essential for the development of infants, especially very low birth weight infants. However, the choline content in breast milk is lower after preterm delivery, and current formulas and fortified breast milk do not provide sufficient choline to achieve physiological concentrations. Increasing enteral choline intake is suggested to improve the growth and long-term development of very low birth weight infants.
Article
Nutrition & Dietetics
Melissa B. Manus, Stephanie K. Goguen, Meghan B. Azad
Summary: Mothers who produce secretor and non-secretor milk can equally promote infant growth and respiratory health through breastfeeding.
FRONTIERS IN NUTRITION
(2023)
Article
Nutrition & Dietetics
Yu Li, Cheng Chi, Cheng Li, Junyan Song, Zanmin Song, Wenjun Wang, Jing Sun
Summary: Donated breast milk can significantly reduce the incidence of NEC, the duration of parenteral nutrition, and the time of full enteral feeding compared with formula. Adding fortifiers in donated milk could make it as effective as formula in promoting the physical growth of premature infants.
Article
Pediatrics
Yanyan Ni, Marina Mendonca, Nicole Baumann, Robert Eves, Eero Kajantie, Petteri Hovi, Marjaana Tikanmaki, Katri Raikkonen, Kati Heinonen, Marit S. Indredavik, Kari-Anne I. Evensen, Samantha Johnson, Neil Marlow, Dieter Wolke
Summary: Very preterm/very low birth weight adults scored lower in relationships with friends compared to controls, but perceived their family and partner relationships, as well as work and educational experiences, as comparable. No significant differences were found in other domains.
Article
Gastroenterology & Hepatology
Hannelie Kemp, Piet Becker, Friedeburg Anna Maria Wenhold
Summary: The study compared the in-hospital growth of VLBW preterm infants receiving human milk fortified with different formulations in a South African hospital, finding that despite higher protein intake and protein-to-energy ratio in the RF group, there was no significant difference in growth compared to the OF group during their hospital stay.
JOURNAL OF PEDIATRIC GASTROENTEROLOGY AND NUTRITION
(2021)
Article
Endocrinology & Metabolism
Ping Li, You Lu, Di Qie, Ling Feng, Guoqian He, Sufei Yang, Fan Yang
Summary: The study identified that extremely rapid weight gain pattern in the first 2 years increased the risk of overweight/obesity in term small-for-gestational age infants aged 2-5 years. Monitoring weight gain in infancy is crucial for primary prevention of childhood obesity.
FRONTIERS IN ENDOCRINOLOGY
(2022)
Article
Nutrition & Dietetics
Jinyue Yu, Zhuang Wei, Jonathan C. K. Wells, Mary Fewtrell
Summary: This study aimed to test the hypothesis that relaxation therapy would reduce maternal stress and improve infant growth, behavior, and breastfeeding outcomes after late preterm (LP) and early-term (ET) delivery. The results showed that listening to relaxation meditation significantly reduced maternal stress and improved infant weight standard deviation score. The study suggests that relaxation meditation can be a practical tool in clinical settings to support breastfeeding mothers after LP and ET delivery.
AMERICAN JOURNAL OF CLINICAL NUTRITION
(2023)
Article
Pediatrics
Linda S. Franck, Caryl L. Gay, Thomas J. Hoffmann, Rebecca M. Kriz, Robin Bisgaard, Diana M. Cormier, Priscilla Joe, Brittany Lothe, Yao Sun
Summary: This study compared the effects of FCC and mFICare on weight gain and discharge outcomes in preterm infants in US NICUs. The results indicated that mFICare may have direct benefits in terms of weight gain and nosocomial infection. Further research is needed to optimize intervention delivery and determine acute and long-term outcomes for infants and families.
Article
Nutrition & Dietetics
Xin'nan Zong, Hui Li, Yaqin Zhang
Summary: The aim of this study was to establish a set of postnatal growth monitoring curves for preterm infants to aid clinicians in assessing their nutrition status and developing appropriate nutrition plans. By collecting data nationwide, the researchers successfully constructed reference curves for weight, length, and head circumference, and estimated the ranges of daily weight gain and weekly length and head circumference gains. These findings are important for evaluating the growth trajectories, defining intrauterine growth retardation, and classifying early nutrition status of preterm infants.
Article
Nutrition & Dietetics
Julie A. Mennella, Yun Li, Kyle Bittinger, Elliot S. Friedman, Chunyu Zhao, Hongzhe Li, Gary D. Wu, Jillian C. Trabulsi
Summary: This study investigated the associations among infant formula composition, gut microbial composition and maturation, and children's weight status. The results suggest that differences in macronutrient composition of the formulas may lead to differences in gut microbiota composition, which are associated with rapid weight gain and the risk of childhood obesity.
Article
Audiology & Speech-Language Pathology
Samaneh Sazegar Nejad, Fariba Yadegari, Robab Teymouri
Summary: This study aimed to introduce a verb treatment protocol based on Persian syntax for individuals with aphasia, focusing on improving verb production skills. The results showed significant improvements in verb percent production and sentence level skills, suggesting the potential benefits of PVSP for Persian-speaking agrammatic non-fluent patients.
Article
Behavioral Sciences
Atieh Ashtari, Fariba Yadegari, Sayyed Ali Samadi, Linda R. Watson
Summary: Mothers of children with ASD and TD displayed similar patterns of response to child communication acts, but differed in their responses to elicited communication. By prompting their children to communicate, mothers create opportunities to provide additional verbal responses, which may support children's language development.
Article
Clinical Neurology
Sarah Esmailzade Moghimi, Fatemeh Mohammadi, Fariba Yadegari, Mehdi Dehghan, Seyed Mohammad Masood Hojjati, Payam Saadat, Zahra Geraili, Maryam Alizadeh
Summary: This study examined the frequency of verbal and oral apraxia in Persian-speaking stroke patients and found that the prevalence of oral apraxia was 35.7%, verbal apraxia was 2.3%, and the combination of both was 4.7%. Age was found to be significantly associated with apraxia, while there were no significant relationships between apraxia and gender, education, or the co-occurrence of verbal and oral apraxia.
APPLIED NEUROPSYCHOLOGY-ADULT
(2021)
Article
Audiology & Speech-Language Pathology
Faezeh Mamani, Fariba Yadegari, Samaneh Sazegar Nejad
Summary: This study examines the effects of semantic feature analysis (SFA) on verb retrieval in Persian-speaking individuals with aphasia. The results show that SFA is generally effective, with greater effect sizes obtained with semantically related verbs. Achievement of the accuracy criterion occurs in less time for semantically related verbs.
Article
Rehabilitation
Farin Soleimani, Nadia Azari, Roshanak Vameghi, Seyyed Hamed Barekati, Hamidreza Lornejad, Adis Kraskian
Summary: The first years of life are crucial for development, and early detection of developmental delays is important for early intervention. This study standardized the scores of Bayley-III for Iranian children aged 1-42 months and found differences in development levels between Iranian and US children.
ARCHIVES OF REHABILITATION
(2022)
Article
Obstetrics & Gynecology
Aida Ravarian, Nahid Rahmani, Farin Soleimani, Firoozeh Sajedi, Mehdi Noroozi, Suzann K. Campbell, Mohammad A. Mohseni-Bandpei
Summary: The study aims to evaluate the validity and reliability of the Persian version of the TIMP and its cross-cultural adaptation. The Persian version of the TIMP showed high content and face validity, as well as high internal consistency and reliability. The test was able to differentiate among groups of infants at risk of motor delay.
EARLY HUMAN DEVELOPMENT
(2023)
Article
Rehabilitation
Fatemeh Farrokhian, Hoshang Mirzaei, Ayda Ravarian, Farin Soleimani, Samaneh Hosseinzadeh
Summary: This study aimed to examine the effect of a play-based intervention on the anxiety of mothers of premature babies admitted to the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU). The participants were divided into intervention and control groups, with the intervention group receiving the play-based program for their babies and the control group receiving routine hospital care. The results showed that the play-based intervention can reduce the anxiety of mothers of premature babies in the NICU.
ARCHIVES OF REHABILITATION
(2023)
Review
Clinical Neurology
Fatemeh Hassanati, Hoda Mowzoon, Farin Soleimani, Zahra Nobakht, Meroe Vameghi, Marzieh Takaffoli
Summary: This scoping review compares the efficacy of tele speech therapy and face-to-face speech therapy during the COVID-19 pandemic. The results indicate that tele practice was widely used by speech therapists during the pandemic, and parents and students expressed satisfaction with this method. However, there were also concerns and some preferred a combination of tele practice and face-to-face intervention. Few studies have investigated the efficacy of tele practice with specific populations.
IRANIAN JOURNAL OF CHILD NEUROLOGY
(2023)
Article
Medicine, General & Internal
Farin Soleimani, Nadia Azari, Firoozeh Sajedi, Adis Kraskian, Nahid Rahmani, Mehdi Rassafiani, Zahra Nobakht
Summary: The study aimed to determine the validity and reliability of the Greenspan social-emotional growth chart (GSEGC) in Persian children aged 1-42 months. Through translation procedures and questionnaire surveys, the study found that the GSEGC questionnaire had good face, content, and construct validity in the target population, as well as test-retest reliability and high internal consistency.
JOURNAL OF RESEARCH IN MEDICAL SCIENCES
(2023)
Article
Rehabilitation
Azade Riyahi, Zahra Nobakht, Farin Soleimani, Nahid Rahmani, Firoozeh Sajedi
Summary: This study aimed to investigate the relationship between classification systems in children with cerebral palsy. The results showed that children with more motor function limitations also had more limitations in other performance classification systems. Rating: 8 points.
ARCHIVES OF REHABILITATION
(2023)
Review
Pediatrics
Aida Ravarian, Mohammad -Ali Mohseni-Bandpei, Nahid Rahmani, Firoozeh Sajedi, Farin Soleimani
Summary: This study systematically reviewed all published studies that investigated the effects of vestibular interventions on neurodevelopment, growth, and vital signs in preterm infants. The results indicate that vestibular stimulations may improve neurodevelopment, growth, and vital signs in premature infants, but there are still some disagreements among researchers, and further research is recommended.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF PEDIATRICS-MASHHAD
(2022)
Article
Pediatrics
Mehdi Rassafiani, Farin Soleimani, Nazila Akbarfahimi, Zahra Nobakhat
Summary: This study found that quality of life in children with cerebral palsy is closely related to their gross motor functions, manual abilities, and cognitive functions. Children with poor performance are more likely to report lower quality of life, while those with higher performance are more likely to report better quality of life.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF PEDIATRICS-MASHHAD
(2022)
Article
Clinical Neurology
Farin Soleimani, Nadia Azari, Adis Kraskian, Hossein Karimi, Firoozeh Sajedi, Roshanak Vameghi, Soheila Shahshahani, Nayere Mehdipour Shahrivar, Amin Shahrokhi, Robab Teymouri, Masoud Gharib, Mehdi Noroozi
Summary: This study compares the Tehran norms to the reference norms of the Bayley Scales of Infant and Toddler Development (Bayley III). The results show significant differences between the two sets of norms, with clinical significance.
IRANIAN JOURNAL OF CHILD NEUROLOGY
(2022)
Article
Pediatrics
Farin Soleimani, Adis Kraskian, Mehdi Noroozi, Ali Khakshour, Nadia Azari
Summary: This study aimed to compare the rate of developmental delay in Tehran with the norm of Iran, using the Bayley III measure. The results indicated a lower rate of children with developmental delay according to the norms of Tehran compared to those of Iran. Age played a role in the differences observed, with the greatest disparity found in children aged between 25 months 16 days and 42 months 15 days.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF PEDIATRICS-MASHHAD
(2022)
Article
Education & Educational Research
Gelavizh Karimijavan, Abbas Ebadi, Fariba Yadegari, Mehdi Dastjerdi Kazemi, Akbar Darouie, Salah Eddin Karimi
Summary: The study confirmed the discriminant validity of the Persian version of ALDeQ in Turkish-Persian bilingual children, showing medium to very large effect sizes in differences between language impairment (LI) and typical language development (TLD) groups. The ALDeQ total score was found to be a moderate to strong discriminator with high sensitivity and specificity, making it an appropriate tool for assessing language development in bilingual children.
EARLY CHILD DEVELOPMENT AND CARE
(2021)
