India, with a population of more than 1 billion people, has many challenges in improving the
health and nutrition of its citizens. Steady declines have been noted in fertility, maternal …

Objective: Topical emollient application reduces trans-epidermal water loss (TEWL) in
preterm neonates. Coconut oil used traditionally for infant massage in India has not been …

Background. There is conflicting evidence regarding the safety and efficacy of bed sharing
during infancy—while it has been shown to facilitate breastfeeding and provide protection …

Background: Cystic fibrosis (CF) is considered to be very rare in Indian subcontinent. Based
on reports of CF in migrants from Indian subcontinent to United Kingdom and United States …

Rotavirus is the leading cause of severe gastroenteritis in young children worldwide and is
responsible for around 100,000 deaths in India annually. Vaccination against rotavirus (RV) …

Objective To provide normative data for transcutaneous bilirubin (TcB) measurements in
healthy term and late-preterm Indian neonates during first 72 h of age using a …

AIM To assess the cell mediated immune response to BCG vaccine in preterm babies.
METHODS Sixty two consecutive preterm babies born at< 35 weeks of gestation were …

Background Low/middle-income countries need a large-scale improvement in the quality of
care (QoC) around the time of childbirth in order to reduce high maternal, fetal and neonatal …

Traumatic brain injury is an important cause of acquired brain injury. The current study
brings to light the clinicoepidemiologic profile of pediatric traumatic brain injury in India …

Objectives There is significant scarcity of specialists to provide care for children with
epilepsy in many parts of the world. Telemedicine is a potential future option. This study was …