Through the use of new technologies, researchers, and practitioners in health education and
health communication can now provide health information and behavior change strategies …

Late preterm infants (LPIs), like all other newborns, should have a qualified healthcare
provider assigned to their care during the immediate postpartum recovery period following …

Background Studies of very low-birth-weight (VLBW) children discharged from neonatal
intensive care units have shown delays in receipt of routine childhood immunizations …

Objectives. We examined the effectiveness of tailored calendars in increasing childhood
immunization rates. Methods. Parents of babies aged birth to 1 year (n= 321) received …

BACKGROUND: Preterm infants are at increased risk for vaccine-preventable infections and
associated complications. Limited studies describe timely vaccination of these vulnerable …

ContextStudies have noted that health care professionals may not conform to proper
immunization schedules for premature and low-birth-weight infants in the United States …

Objective: To determine the frequency of adverse reactions, particularly the occurrence of
apnea, among preterm infants after immunization with diphtheria and tetanus toxoids and …

The aims of this study were to study the frequency, severity and types of adverse reactions
following DPT/Hib (diphtheria and tetanus toxoids and pertussisHaemophilus influenzae …

OBJECTIVE. There are few recent population-based assessments of vaccine coverage in
premature infants available. This study assesses and compares age-and dose-specific …

Methods: In all, 473 patients with a birth weight under 1500 g were included in a prospective
observational study for adverse events that included cardiorespiratory events, local …