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SummaryOne hundred and thirty‐three children from birth to 1 year of age were studied to investigate the value of breast milk as a solution to the infant nutrition problem. Fifteen per cent of the children were being fed exclusively breast milk, 44 (44·4%) were fed breast milk plus cow's milk and 40·6% were fed only cow's milk. Thirty‐three per cent of the breast fed children, 44·4% of those on mixed feeding and 47% of those on cow's milk alone, were malnou

ISSN:0305-1862    

DOI:10.1111/j.1365-2214.1986.tb00513.x

出版商:Blackwell Publishing Ltd    

年代:1986

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SummaryThis article describes aspects of congenital hypothyroidism, outlining retrospective studies and indicating the effects on development in childhood of the deficiency of thyroid hormone in early life. The intellectual problems persist into adult life and are associated with motor and behavioural abnormalities, causing social difficulties to many of the patients. Prospective screening and early treatment have resolved many of these difficulties but treatment must be given appropriately to ensure adequate progress.

ISSN:0305-1862    

DOI:10.1111/j.1365-2214.1986.tb00514.x

出版商:Blackwell Publishing Ltd    

年代:1986

数据来源: WILEY

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SummaryFrom biographical and behavioural data, four clinicians independently rated the degree of stress as either (1) due to general environmental influences or (2) induced by family relationships likely to act upon two groups of children—one with toddler's diarrhoea and a matched control group with other physical disorders. Each clinician rated the experimental group significantly higher on both scales of stress than the control group; inter‐rater correlation was positive and significant. The results suggest that environmental stress influences are associated with the aetiology and maintenance of toddler's diarrhoea, and imply that modification of such stress is relevant to treatment of the condit

ISSN:0305-1862    

DOI:10.1111/j.1365-2214.1986.tb00515.x

出版商:Blackwell Publishing Ltd    

年代:1986

数据来源: WILEY

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SummaryEighty‐two Asian women (mostly Muslims) living in East London were prospectively studied through their pregnancy and delivery. Their infants were assessed during the second year of life for growth, nutrition, morbidity, development and vaccination history. There was no increase in perinatal or infant mortality over the general population in the same borough, though there was increased infant morbidity, most commonly iron deficiency (in 25%), and one child with subclinical rickets. One child had a genetic neurodegenerative disorder. The incidence of low birth weight babies was only slightly greater than that of the district as a whole, but after 1 year of age they were less well grown than the population studied by Tanner&Whitehouse. Sixty‐four per cent of the women started to breast feed, but many also gave artificial milk and they usually ceased to breast feed earlier than most women in the same district. When half of the women were randomly allocated to receive specialized education, with the others acting as controls, very few attended and little benefit was detected. Though the significance is doubtful, the infants of those educated did tend to be better grown (especially in length), be less likely to have development well below average, have reduced morbidity and have more complete immunization schedules than those of the women not receiving education. This study shows no benefit due to antenatal education, but suggests that the children have advantages when their mothers have the drive to attend the education sessi

ISSN:0305-1862    

DOI:10.1111/j.1365-2214.1986.tb00516.x

出版商:Blackwell Publishing Ltd    

年代:1986

数据来源: WILEY

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SummaryWe describe our impressions gained in the process of systematic interviewing of children with chronic renal failure. In spite of improved techniques of medical treatment in recent years, many of these children and their families remain under considerable strain. This is caused by anxieties about the child's general prospects for the future, problems in accepting the illness and treatment, particularly with a late onset of the condition, and multiple hospital admissions with occasional life‐threatening incidents. In spite of their less serious nature, chronic features such as poor growth and urinary incontinence seem to be particularly worrying for many children and their parents. We feel that it is worth considering how to improve the supports for these families, helping parents to be more aware of community facilities that are available, and striving to improve communication between the different agencies (hospital, general practitioners, schools, etc.) involve

ISSN:0305-1862    

DOI:10.1111/j.1365-2214.1986.tb00517.x

出版商:Blackwell Publishing Ltd    

年代:1986

数据来源: WILEY

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Book reviewed in this article:Clinics in Anaesthesiology. Paediatric Anaesthesiaedited by E. Sumner&D. J. Hatch.Chronicatty Ill Chitdren and their Familiesby Nicholas Hobbs, James M. Perrin&Henry T. Ireys.A Single Door. Social Work with the Families of Disabled Childrenby Caroline Glendinning.Advances in Pediatrics, volume 32, edited by L. A. Barness.Nutrition and Growth in Infancy and Early Childhoodby N. E. Hitchcock, M. Gracey, A. I. Gilmour&E. N. Owles.Human Development. An Introduction to the Psychodynamics of Growth, Maturity and Ageingby Eric Rayner.Practical Paediatric Dermatologyby William L. Weston.

ISSN:0305-1862    

DOI:10.1111/j.1365-2214.1986.tb00518.x

出版商:Blackwell Publishing Ltd    

年代:1986

数据来源: WILEY