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Paediatrics & neonatal research

Everything we have read on paediatrics & neonatal. Each paper is summarised from the full article rather than its abstract, so the limitations are in there too, and the funding wherever the paper declares it.

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• RNCohort2025Gestational Weight Gain and Different Degrees of Preterm Birth: A Hospital-Based Study in Chinese Singleton Pregnancies.Nursing openLow gestational weight gain strongly increased preterm birth risk, especially very preterm. Excess weight gain appeared protective against preterm birth but carries other risks. Aim for guideline-based weight gain rather than encouraging excess gain to prevent preterm birth.
• RNQualitative2025Adolescents' discourse on the consumption of psychoactive substances in schools.Revista brasileira de enfermagemAdolescents in this school focus group viewed legal substances as normal and illegal drugs as criminal. They hid use to avoid punishment and showed gaps in understanding how substances affect school performance, despite asking for more education.
• RNQualitative2025Communication in Paediatric Oncology: A Qualitative Study Exploring the Perspectives of Nurses and Parents of Children With Cancer.Nursing openParents of children with cancer in Iran described gaps in understanding care and coping with their child's spiritual questions about death. Nurses reported needing specific training to address these spiritual crises and provide holistic support, as current education lacked this focus.
• RNQualitative2026Qualitative Exploration of Black Canadian Parents' Experiences of Having a Preterm Infant and Navigating Racism in the NICU.Journal of advanced nursingBlack parents described NICU staff, including nurses, as sometimes dismissive or stereotyping. They learned infant care but felt emotional distress was overlooked. Parents asked for empathy, culturally safe peer support, and clearer communication.
• RNSystematic Review2025"Fathers Are Not Mothers" Nurses' Experiences of Practicing With Fathers When Providing Care to Their Children: A Qualitative Systematic Review.Journal of family nursingNurses often view fathers as passive observers and communicate more easily with mothers. This bias leads them to give fathers less space in care. Nurses report needing specific training and tools to engage fathers effectively, as current resources are designed for mothers.
• RNOther2026Improving Parents' Emotional Well-Being in NICU: A Scoping Review.Nursing in critical careFamily-centred NICU programmes that let parents care for their baby daily were reported to lower parental stress and improve bonding; massage, music and apps were also reported to help, but three studies showed no benefit.
• RNOther2025Overall Experiences and Perceptions of Racism of Parents of Non-Hispanic Black Children With Diabetes.The science of diabetes self-management and careParents of non-Hispanic Black children with diabetes described feeling judged by providers, some not being offered insulin pumps, and watching for bias in clinics. They asked for respectful communication, non-Hispanic Black role models, and better access to diabetes technology.
• RNPilot2025Impact of a Modified Breast Pump Suction Pattern on Milk Yield During the Initiation of Lactation: A pilot study.The Journal of perinatal & neonatal nursingFor postpartum patients pumping with a clinical indication, adding 5 minutes of slower suction after 15 minutes increased median total milk yield from 4.69 mL to 7.59 mL. The increase was seen overall and on days 3 and 4, not days 1 or 2.
• PTOTSLPRNSystematic Review2025Care strategies for children with tracheostomy at school: a scoping review.Revista da Escola de Enfermagem da U S PChildren with tracheostomies can attend mainstream schools if the setting provides trained staff, emergency plans, and adapted logistics. Three care models rely on close coordination between families, schools, and healthcare services to ensure safety.
• RNSurvey2025Parental perception of antibiotic use in children at home: a cross-sectional study.Revista brasileira de enfermagemMost parents reported appropriate antibiotic beliefs, but 14.8% bought antibiotics without a prescription and 50.7% said doctors did not explain their child’s condition well. Higher education and income were linked to better knowledge, behavior and adherence.
• RNSystematic Review2025Silent Harm: How Ambient Air Pollution Threatens Prenatal and Neonatal Health. A Systematic Review.Investigacion y educacion en enfermeriaHigher ambient air pollution was linked to more miscarriage, hypertensive disorders, gestational diabetes, postpartum depression, preterm birth, low birth weight, and newborn breathing, immune, and developmental risks.
• RNQualitative2025Narratives of children who hear voices: nature, characteristics and stories.Revista brasileira de enfermagemFour children aged nine to twelve described hearing voices; three also reported visions. They gave voices names, ages, tone, and frequency. Children described fear at onset. One child's onset story included a dog's poisoning.
• RNRCT2025Effect of multi-dimensional sensory touch and family-accompanied whole-process nursing on feeding intervention for preterm infants.Revista da Escola de Enfermagem da U S PPreterm infants receiving combined sensory touch and family-accompanied nursing reached oral feeding faster and stayed in hospital shorter than those receiving conventional care. They also scored higher on neurological and physical health scales before discharge.
• RNSystematic Review2025A Systematic Review on Children's Participation in Healthcare From a Child's Perspective.Scandinavian journal of caring sciencesChildren in healthcare situations often participated through small choices, non-verbal cues and questioning. Fear, unfamiliar settings, brief information and adult control limited their voice.
• RNSystematic Review2025Healthcare services in the intersectoral coping of domestic violence against children: a scoping review.Revista brasileira de enfermagemHealthcare services can help detect domestic violence against children through screening, home visits and education, but fragmented systems, underreporting and limited training limit this. Nurses can assess, monitor and refer affected families.
• RNQualitative2026What Does Family-Centered Care Mean to You? A Qualitative Study Examining Perceptions of Mothers of Children With Medical Complexity.Journal of family nursingMothers of children with medical complexity said family-centered care meant choices, understanding home life, reassessing changing needs, a supported care network, and attention to parent mental health. They warned against dumping all responsibility on parents.
• RNQualitative2025'Remember, You Are Not Alone': A Qualitative Internet-Mediated Study of Anxiety Among Adolescents on Reddit.International journal of mental health nursingAdolescents with anxiety turned to Reddit because they feared stigma from family and found professional support inadequate. They used the platform to seek advice, narrate their distress, and find comfort in anonymous peers who validated their experiences and shared coping strategies.
• RNSystematic Review2025Experiences and Perceptions of Hospital to Home Transitional Care for Parents of Premature Infants in Neonatal Intensive Care Unit: A Qualitative Meta-Synthesis.Nursing openParents of preterm infants moving from NICU to home felt relieved but unsafe without hospital monitoring. Many lacked confidence in feeding and care; parents reported feeling more prepared when they had hands-on NICU involvement and continued support.
• RNRCT2025Evaluation of the effectiveness of solutions for clearing neonatal central venous catheters: randomized study.Revista da Escola de Enfermagem da U S PSaline, vitamin C and heparin cleared clot-blocked neonatal central venous catheters equally well in lab tests. No difference was found in attempts or time, and all devices cleared.
• RNCase-Control2025Factors associated with the occurrence of COVID-19 in the pediatric population in hospital settings: a case-control study.Revista da Escola de Enfermagem da U S PAmong hospitalized children, emergency or intensive care admission, corticosteroid use, runny nose and comorbidities were linked to a positive COVID-19 test. These associations did not prove cause.
• RNPilot2026Family-Centred Care Rounds in a Neonatal Intensive Care Setting: An Implementation Sciences Feasibility Study.Nursing in critical careFamily-centred rounds were run in a NICU, but parental participation was low and variable. Overall collaboration, parental stress, and satisfaction did not improve; coordination and feeling involved did.
• RNCohort2026Acute Stress and Need for Psychological Follow-Up Care in Parents of Children Treated at the Paediatric Intensive Care Unit.Nursing in critical careBefore discharge, no parent, child, or treatment factor tested in the final model was linked to acute stress disorder, although 63.5% of parents met its criteria. Parents at PTSD risk reported needing follow-up care eight times more often.
• RNSurvey2026Prevalence and Determinants of Health Care Utilization Among Dutch Women in the First Year Postpartum.Journal of midwifery & women's health89.6% of Dutch postpartum women reported a health problem, and 94.2% used health care. Fatigue and back pain were common. Awareness, insurance, self-rated health, religion, and self-efficacy were linked to use.
• RNOther2025Religious-spiritual coping among family members of children requiring continuous and complex care: a mixed-methods study.Revista da Escola de Enfermagem da U S PFamily caregivers of children needing continuous and complex care reported more positive than negative religious-spiritual coping. Younger caregivers had more negative coping; smaller households had more positive coping. Ask families about spiritual resources.
• RNQualitative2025Women's Experiences with a Perinatal Peer Support Specialist Program.MCN. The American journal of maternal child nursingWomen with perinatal mental health symptoms valued a virtual peer support specialist who did not know them, shared lived experience, and offered resources. They said having someone to talk to helped their mental health feel better, but this is not evidence the program works.
• PTRNSystematic Review2025Parent-Infant Attachment and Gross Motor Development During the First 2 Years of Life: A Systematic Review.Nursing & health sciencesSecure parent-infant attachment and positive interaction were linked to better gross motor development in seven of 10 included studies during infants' first 2 years. The evidence is observational and does not prove cause.
• PTRNQualitative2026Perspectives and Beliefs Surrounding Postpartum Care and Physical Activity of South Asian Immigrant Women in Canada.The Canadian journal of nursing research = Revue canadienne de recherche en sciences infirmieresSouth Asian immigrant mothers in Canada often count housework and childcare as their physical activity, while viewing leisure exercise as optional or guilt-inducing. They relied on online sources for postpartum exercise advice and found outdoor walking limited by cold weather.
• RNOther2025Trajectory and determinants of family resilience in caregivers of preterm infants: A mixed-methods study.International journal of nursing sciencesFamily resilience in caregivers of preterm infants followed a V-shaped pattern, dropping to its lowest point at three months before recovering by six months. Resilience was linked to coping style, family functioning, and social support, not to the infant's gestational age or birth weight.
• RNOther2025Increasing breastfeeding literacy: A preliminary study to develop an AI-based chatbot.International journal of nursing sciencesFive mothers found this breastfeeding chatbot mostly clear and easy to use, but some questions were misinterpreted and buttons hard to find. Four experts rated content highly with variable agreement. It was not tested to improve breastfeeding.
• RNSurvey2026Gender Differences in Psychological Strengths Among Rural Adolescents.Journal of child and adolescent psychiatric nursing : official publication of the Association of Child and Adolescent Psychiatric Nurses, IncRural Texas adolescents reported low optimism and resilience, with males scoring higher than females and non-binary peers on most strengths. These differences were small and the study is cross-sectional, so it identifies a risk group but does not prove interventions work.
• RNCohort2026The OCTO-Plus Intervention to Support Families of Chronically Critically Ill Children in Paediatric Critical Care: A Pilot Study.Nursing in critical careParents of chronically critically ill children in paediatric critical care could be recruited and kept in a nurse and physician-delivered family support pilot; stress, anxiety, depression and family functioning scores trended better, but it did not test whether the support works.
• RNOther2025Adolescents' Mental Well-Being and Social Support: Mixed Methods Study.International journal of mental health nursingAdolescents' mental well-being drops as they age, with family support mattering most in primary school and friends taking over in secondary school. School nurses are seen as approachable experts, but interactions remain informal and unstructured rather than part of formal care.
• RNOther2026Predictors of Opioid Misuse and Abuse Among Pregnant Women in the US.Pain management nursing : official journal of the American Society of Pain Management NursesPregnant women in the third trimester had lower odds of past-year opioid misuse than those in the first. Older age, higher income, and better health status were also protective. Non-Hispanic Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander women had higher odds than non-Hispanic White women.
• RNQualitative2025Perceptions of discharge readiness among primiparas based on the King's theory of goal attainment: a qualitative study.Revista da Escola de Enfermagem da U S PFirst-time mothers going home after birth wanted support for recovery and baby care. Many felt unprepared and excluded from discharge decisions. They valued family help and asked for interactive assessment and ongoing guidance.
• RNSystematic Review2025Educational games for self-care of people with intestinal ostomies: a scoping review.Revista brasileira de enfermagemOnly two studies were found on games for self-care after intestinal ostomy: a small card game with seven adults and an ongoing children's app trial without final results. This shows a gap, not evidence that games improve care.
• RNSurvey2026Gender Identity, Victimization, and Suicidal Ideation: Comparing Risk Factors Among Transgender and Non-Transgender Youth.The Journal of school health47.1% of transgender youth and 17.1% of non-transgender youth reported seriously considering suicide in the past 12 months. Bullying and victimization were also linked to risk, but this survey cannot show cause.
• RNSurvey2025Adherence to Guidance About Complementary Feeding and Vitamin D Supplementation in Infants: The Role of Information Sources.Nursing open54% of parents delayed solid foods until 24 weeks. Health visitor and leaflet use were linked with better adherence, while internet use was common but not linked with vitamin D supplementation.
• RNOther2025Maternal and neonatal factors associated with exclusive breastfeeding upon hospital discharge.Revista brasileira de enfermagemIn a tertiary Ecuadorian hospital, 91.55% of discharged newborns were exclusively breastfed. Exclusive breastfeeding was less likely with illicit substance use, tobacco use, hypertension, cesarean, anesthesia, multiple birth, low weight, low 5-minute Apgar, and cleft lip/palate.
• RNCohort2025Breastfeeding during the COVID-19 pandemic and associated factors: a risk to sustainable development.Revista brasileira de enfermagemBreastfeeding lasted 5.2 months total and 3.2 months exclusively among São Paulo mother-baby pairs during the pandemic. Early pacifier use, first-month feeding difficulty, and early formula introduction were linked to shorter breastfeeding.
• RNOther2025Families of adolescents and young adults with complex chronic conditions: socioeconomic impact after ten years.Revista brasileira de enfermagemAmong 24 families, household income did not change significantly over ten years, but household size rose by 18% and public-private health coverage fell by 50%.
• RNRCT2025Influence of therapeutic play on salivary cortisol levels in children undergoing venipuncture.Revista brasileira de enfermagemPreparing children for a needle with a doll did not lower their stress hormone more than no preparation. There was no clear difference in cortisol after the blood draw.
• RNOther2026Discrimination Against Immigrant Latina Mothers Associated With Pro-Inflammatory Gene Expression in Their Preschool-Aged Children.Biological research for nursingPreschool children whose mothers reported frequent discrimination had higher expression of pro-inflammatory genes. This association persisted after adjusting for maternal depression and child body mass index, suggesting a biological link between maternal stress and child immune activity.
• RNSystematic Review2026The Illness Narratives of Children and Young People With Spinal Muscular Atrophy: A Scoping Review.Journal of advanced nursingParents and caregivers tell most stories about children with SMA; children's own voices are rare. Clinicians should ask patients directly, not rely only on parents, and address information, coordination, and treatment-access barriers.
• RNOther2026Developing and Testing Electronic Versions of the Advance QoL Tools for Collecting Self-Reports of Quality of Life in Children and Adolescents With Advanced Cancer.Scandinavian journal of caring sciencesChildren and adolescents with cancer found electronic quality-of-life questionnaires easy, clear, quick and motivating, but some preferred paper because typing was hard. Nurses can offer both formats and check timing, setting and ability to self-report.
• RNSystematic Review2026Evidence on the Reasons and Factors Influencing Contraceptive Nonutilization Among Women of Childbearing Age in Suburban Setting in Sub-Saharan Africa: A Scoping Review.Nursing & health sciencesAcross seven studies, women's contraceptive nonuse was reported alongside fear of side effects, misinformation, partner or cultural pressure, provider attitudes, and access barriers. Nurses in suburban reproductive care can ask about these concerns directly.
• RNCohort2026Evaluation of a Shift Model Doula Program During Labor and Birth at a Large Volume, Safety-Net Teaching Hospital.Journal of midwifery & women's healthIn-hospital doula support was associated with a 31% lower adjusted risk of cesarean birth. NICU admissions were lower (2.8% vs 5.1%), but the study did not show a clear difference. Doulas were accepted 94.7% of times offered.
• PTSLPRNCohort2025Maternal Racial Differences and Socioeconomic Status in Preterm Infant Neurodevelopment, Feeding, and Growth.Nursing researchPreterm infants born to Black mothers had lower birth weight, younger gestational age, and higher neonatal risk scores; ZIP-code poverty, family size, and income were also linked with neurodevelopment, feeding, and growth outcomes.
• RNOther2026Maternal stress in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit: A concept analysis.Japan journal of nursing science : JJNSFor NICU nurses, maternal stress includes guilt, feeling stuck and vague anxiety about the future, not only anxiety or depression. Staff communication and support can ease or worsen it, so assessment should cover separation, alarms and parental-role barriers.
• RNCohort2026Validation of a Swahili Pediatric Pain Scale in Tanzania: An Observational Study.Pain management nursing : official journal of the American Society of Pain Management NursesSwahili instructions for the Facial Pain Scale-Revised and Color Analog Scale accurately measured pain in Tanzanian children. Both scales worked well, but the face scale was preferred by most children and caregivers. Nurses can use these tools to assess pain consistently.
• RNCohort2025Maternal depression over 7 years postpartum: trajectories and multidimensional predictors in a longitudinal cohort study.Women's health nursing (Seoul, Korea)Over 7 years, 55.6% of mothers had elevated depression risk at some point, although scores did not change clearly over time. Prenatal symptoms, preterm or low-birth-weight infants, stress, low self-esteem, and marital conflict were linked to risk.