Progress has been made globally in improving the coverage of key maternal, newborn, and
early childhood interventions in low-income and middle-income countries, which has …

Neonatal sepsis remains one of the key challenges of neonatal medicine, and together with
preterm birth, causes almost 50% of all deaths globally for children younger than 5 years …

Healthcare-associated infections (HAIs) and antimicrobial-resistant (AMR) infections are
leading causes of neonatal morbidity and mortality, contributing to an extended hospital stay …

There have been few reports from Africa on the use and health effects of emollient therapy
for newborn infants. We aimed to describe neonatal skin care practices in Africa, and to …

Background Newborn oil massage is a widespread practice. Vigorous massage with
potentially harmful products and forced removal of vernix may disrupt skin barrier integrity …

Background This systematic review of randomized trials assessed the effect of emollient
application compared to no emollient application in term or near-term healthy newborns …

Type-2 diabetes mellitus (T2D) is one of the leading non-communicable diseases of global
concern. Knowing the exact mechanism of action of available antidiabetic agents …

Introduction Hospital-based studies have demonstrated topical applications of sunflower
seed oil (SSO) to skin of preterm infants can reduce nosocomial infections and improve …

Food allergy is an important cause of morbidity, significantly affecting the quality of life of the
sufferer. Most food allergy research has been undertaken in high‐income countries. Here …

The importance of skin barrier function for survival, health and well-being is under-
appreciated and is particularly critical for vulnerable sub-groups such as preterm infants and …