OBJECTIVES The objectives of this study were to provide an economic assessment of the incremental costs associated with obtaining the World Health Organization and United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund designation as a Infant-Friendly hospital. We hypothesized that baby-friendly hospitals will have higher costs than similar non-baby-friendly hospitals. METHODS Data from the 2...

Persistent hypoglycaemia in infancy is most commonly caused by hyperinsulinism. A case is reported of the somatic loss of the maternal 11p in an insulin secreting focal adenoma in association with a germline SUR-1 mutation on the paternal allele in a baby boy with hyperinsulinism diagnosed at 49 days old. A reduction to homozygosity of an SUR-1 mutation is proposed as a critical part of the cau...

Conveying information related to the importance of early detection for hearing loss in infants is necessary to ensure parents are able to make an informed decision related to the screening of their baby. The authors agree with the comments by Joob and Wiwanitkit [1] on the critical role of the patient/health provider relationship to ensure informed choice on behalf of the parents who must conse...

Baby massage is a that done closer to fine strokes or tactile stimulation on the surface of skin. Data from preliminary survey conducted in Tunjung Village, Udanawu District, Kabupaen, Blitar stated out 10 infants aged 0-6 months, 6 them (60%) did not experience weight gain. And 3 who gain said their children had never been baby massage. This type research pre-experimental study with two-group ...