Henry Journal of Perinatology & Pediatrics

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Postpartum Depression and Physical Activity among Women Attending Immunization and Postnatal Clinics in a Tertiary Hospital in Ibadan

Netochi Georgiana Nwosu*

Depressive disorders are listed as one important public health issue among women of reproductive age. Postpartum depression is a mental health disorder occurring after childbirth and has disabling effect on mother and child. Amongst ..

Cutaneous Leishmaniasis in Hospital San Jeronimo De Monteria: A Case Report

Juan Tafur Delgado*, Michael Muñoz Ortiz, Fabiola Menco Contreras, María Hoyos Herrera, Alba Vellojin Olivares, Álvaro Bustos Gonzáles and Juan Farak Gómez

To describe the case of a school patient with cutaneous leishmaniasis, given that it is a pathology that the World Health Organization (WHO) classifies as an emerging and uncontrolled disease. ..

Management of Antenatal Hydronephrosis 10 Year Experience In a Non-Pediatric Centre. A Retrospective, Descriptive Study

María Santos*, María Ignacia Lüer, Sofia Solano, Ximena Recabal and Carolina Acuña

Hydronephrosis (HN) can be found on ultrasound in 1-5% of pregnancies. This dilatation can be a transitory physiologic state like in most cases, however it can also entail congenital abnormalities. The antenatal diagnosis and the evaluation ..

Niemann-Pick Disease Type C2 Presented as Desquamative Interstitial Pneumonitis in a Non-Consanguineous Family

Jayesh J Sheth*, Riddhi Bhavsar and Frenny J Sheth

Pediatric DIP is known to occur due to defects in surfactant protein production genes, however, its association with lysosomal storage disorders, is less known and understudied. Here we report a couple with two earlier children ..

Personalized Radiation Therapy Immobilizers as an Alternative to Anesthesia in Pediatric Patients: Case Report

Laura Morales-Ramírez*, Angelina Álvarez-Londoño, Eduardo Guerrero-Lizcano and José Alejandro Esguerra-Cantillo

Neuroblastoma is the most frequent extracranial solid tumor in the pediatric age and radiotherapy is one of its pillars of treatment especially in high-risk patients. In order for this therapy to be provided effectively, it requires precision ..

Colpo-Urhetropexy: Results of a Technique with Autologous Vaginal Flaps for Treating Stress Urinary Incontinence

Felix Lugo Salcedo*, Santiago Dexeus and Damian Dexeus

In the past decades, suburethral sling operations have been the most common procedure for the treatment of female stress urinary incontinence (SUI). The objective of this study is to present the results of an alternative technique ..

Complicated Childbirth Aid Protocol Inspired by Luba-Kasai Therapeutic Practice

Augustin Mubiayi Mamba*

Improved maternal health remains a major concern of the United Nations in general and of the World Health Organization in particular, which have placed an important place on the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) as well as in the ..

Severe Early-Onset Neonatal Sepsis Due to Streptococcus pneumoniae Serotype 19F. A Case Report

Álvaro Hoyos*, José Lambertino, Nathalia Vélez, Mónica Trujillo, Eliana Marín, Magda Toledo and Andrés Uribe

Early-onset sepsis due to Streptococcus pneumoniae is a rare event. We present the case of a full-term baby delivered to a teenage mother, who presented in the first hours of life with severe and rapid clinical deterioration. ..

A Three Year Prospective Study to Safely Decrease Antibiotic Exposure in the Newborn

Joel Weiner*, Louise Maranda

A key component of "choosing wisely in neonates" is the discontinuation of unnecessary antibiotic therapy [1]. Early and prolonged exposure to antibiotics in the Newborn Intensive Care Unit (NICU) has been associated with significant. ..

Prospective Cohort of Fetal Lung Maturity in Twins Based on Birth Order, Birth Weight and Gender

Lambers DS*, Freeman S, Eschenbacher MA and Habli MA

Evaluate fetal lung maturity (FLM) tests in twins based on birth order, birth weight and gender. Our hypothesis is these variables are poor predictors of FLM correlation within twin pairs. ..

T cell Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia Presenting as Breast Swelling in a Male Child

Amitabh Singh and Anirban Mandal*

A 12 year old premorbidly asymptomatic boy presented with complaints of on and off fever for 2 months, multiple swelling in neck and bilateral painless enlargement of breast for 15 days. There was no history of cough, swelling anywhere else ..

A Case of Thyroid Resistance

Michael Yafi*

A 4-year-old male presented to the pediatric endocrinology clinic for evaluation of an abnormal thyroid function test that showed elevated TSH and T4. The child was born asymptomatic and at full term with a birth weight of 3.5 kg. His past medical..