Pediatrics

Evidence and guidance for the care of infants and children.

Digital health obesity prevention trial targets preschoolers in Jinan

A cluster randomized trial in Jinan will test a digital health-assisted obesity prevention program for preschool children across kindergarten, family, and care settings.

By Dr. A. Nikhil Krishnan, MBBS · Oct 25, 2026 · 5 min read

Pediatrics·BMJ Open

Baby Moves protocol uses smartphone General Movements Assessment in infancy

BMJ Open protocol describes a prospective cohort using smartphone video and General Movements Assessment to predict infant neurodevelopment.

Oct 25, 2026

Pediatrics·BMJ Open

Child malnutrition recovery time in Ethiopia linked to Plumpy’Nut supply

A retrospective cohort from southern Ethiopia found median recovery of 49 days in outpatient therapeutic feeding, with comorbidity…

Oct 25, 2026

Pediatrics·BMJ Open

Infant motor scores lower after maternal COVID-19 in pregnancy cohort

Infants exposed to maternal COVID-19 in pregnancy showed lower neuromotor scores at 3 to 5 months than matched…

Oct 24, 2026

Pediatrics·BMJ

Neonatal Practice Development Nurse Role Listed by Princess Alexandra Hospital NHS Trust

The BMJ Health Careers has listed a neonatal practice development nurse post at The Princess Alexandra Hospital NHS…

Oct 24, 2026

Pediatrics·BMJ Open

Teletherapy Trial Targets Language Gaps in Deaf Children

A multicenter trial will test whether supplemental speech-language teletherapy can narrow language disparities in deaf and hard-of-hearing toddlers.

Oct 24, 2026

Pediatrics·Becker H

Intermountain Gets $150M Gift for Nevada’s First Children’s Hospital

Intermountain Health received a $150 million gift from Ben and Felicia Horowitz to support Nevada’s first stand-alone children’s…

Oct 24, 2026

Pediatrics·Nature

FusionSwinUNETR improves pediatric abdominal mass segmentation on CT

A multimodal AI model using CT images plus clinical metadata improved segmentation accuracy for 12 pediatric abdominal mass…

Oct 24, 2026

Pediatrics·UK News

Parents Describe Care Burden in Surgically Treated Hydrocephalus

A phenomenological study from eastern India found parents of children with VP shunts faced confusion, inconsistent support, and…

Oct 24, 2026

Pediatrics·Lancet

Paediatric acute critical illness common in resource-constrained hospitals

Global PARITY found paediatric acute critical illness in 13.1% of children at resource-constrained hospitals, with high early mortality…

Oct 23, 2026

Pediatrics

Evidence and guidance for the care of infants and children.

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