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Children's Public Health and Healthcare: Global Perspective and New Trends

edited by

Muhammad Chutiyami

submission deadline 25 Apr 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 7142

Keywords: AI in children’ s public health; telehealth in child care; child health disparities; home-based child health services; new immunization trends; environmental impacts on child health; children nutritional interventions; child mental health; child healthcare innovations; children's global health initiatives

(This special issue belongs to the Section Global Pediatric Health)

Infant Feeding: Advances and Future Challenges: 2nd Edition

edited by

Evangelia Antoniou

Maria K. Tzitiridou-Chatzopoulou

and

Eirini Orovou

submission deadline 25 Apr 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 6991

Keywords: breastfeeding; formula feeding; specific types of formula; special nutritional needs; methods of weaning

(This special issue belongs to the Section Pediatric Neonatology)

Pediatric Urology: Current Innovations and Future Challenges for Increasingly Effective Care

edited by

Edoardo Bindi

and

Giovanni Cobellis

submission deadline 25 Apr 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1136

Keywords: pediatric surgery; urology; minimally invasive surgery; innovations; robot-assisted surgery

(This special issue belongs to the Section Pediatric Nephrology & Urology)

Pediatric Overweight and Obesity: The Role of Physical Activity, Nutrition, and Educational Interventions

edited by

José Manuel Jurado Castro

and

Belén Pastor-Villaescusa

submission deadline 25 Apr 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1057

Keywords: pediatric obesity; physical activity; exercise; nutrition; sports; public health; health promotion; education; physical literacy; comorbidities; preventive strategies; behavioral interventions

(This special issue belongs to the Section Global Pediatric Health)

New Perspectives on Children and Adolescents with Developmental Disabilities

edited by Eileen T. Crehan

submission deadline 25 Apr 2025 | Viewed by 208

Keywords: developmental disability; neurodiversity; autism; Down’ s syndrome; intellectual disability; cerebral palsy; ADHD; learning disorder; blindness

(This special issue belongs to the Section Pediatric Neurology & Neurodevelopmental Disorders)

Advances in Pediatric Gastroenterology

edited by

Rajmohan Dharmaraj

and Razan H. Alkhouri

submission deadline 30 Apr 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 3642 | Submission Open

Keywords: inflammatory bowel disease; celiac disease; functional gastrointestinal disorders (disorders of gut– brain interaction); gastroesophageal reflux disease; eosinophilic gastrointestinal diseases; food allergies; nutritional disorders; liver diseases in children

(This special issue belongs to the Section Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition)

Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder: Diagnosis and Treatment

edited by

Margarita Stankova

submission deadline 30 Apr 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2961 | Submission Open

Keywords: autism spectrum disorders; diagnosis; treatment; biomarkers; evidence-based practices (EBP)

(This special issue belongs to the Section Pediatric Mental Health)

Heart Failure in Acquired or Genetic Pediatric and Congenital Heart Disease

edited by Susan W. Denfield

submission deadline 30 Apr 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2276 | Submission Open

Keywords: heart failure; cardiomyopathy; congenital heart disease; mechanical circulatory support; heart transplantation; palliative care

(This special issue belongs to the Section Pediatric Cardiology)

State-of-Art in Pediatric Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery

edited by Monika Morawska-Kochman,

Katarzyna Resler

Katarzyna Radomska

and

Eliza Brożek-Mądry

submission deadline 30 Apr 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1397 | Submission Open

Keywords: pediatric otolaryngology; ear; nose and throat surgery; cochlear implants; sleep apnea of children; hearing disorders; pediatric endoscopy; tumors of the head and neck; airway reconstruction; sinusitis; otitis media

(This special issue belongs to the Section Pediatric Otolaryngology)

Advances in Pediatric Autoinflammatory Disease

edited by Chryssoula Perdikogianni

submission deadline 30 Apr 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1129 | Submission Open

Keywords: immune dysregulation; autoinflammatory diseases; inflammatory responses; children; familial Mediterranean fever (FMF); cryopyrin-associated periodic syndromes (CAPS); tumor necrosis factor receptor-associated periodic syndrome (TRAPS); PFAPA syndrome; chronic recurrent multifocal osteomyelitis; systemic juvenile idiopathic arthritis

(This special issue belongs to the Section Pediatric Allergy and Immunology)

Future Directions of Specific Immunomodulatory Therapy in Children

edited by

Francesco La Torre

and Carla Mastrorilli

submission deadline 30 Apr 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 455 | Submission Open

Keywords: biologics; small molecules; autoimmune disease; autoinflammatory disorders; allergy; rare allergic disorders; IgE-mediated

(This special issue belongs to the Section Pediatric Allergy and Immunology)

The Diagnosis and Management of Pediatric Leukemia

edited by Elaine R. Morgan

submission deadline 30 Apr 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 384 | Submission Open

Keywords: leukemia; immunotherapies; adolescent and AYA leukemia; survivorship; LMIC management

(This special issue belongs to the Section Pediatric Hematology & Oncology)

Social-Emotional Skills, Resilience, and Behavioral Problems in Children

edited by Stefano Eleuteri

submission deadline 5 May 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 17210 | Submission Open

Keywords: behavioral problems; emotional education; childhood resilience; socio-emotional development; prevention programs; bullying; victimization

(This special issue belongs to the Section Pediatric Mental Health)

New Insights in Neonatal Resuscitation

edited by

Georg Schmölzer

submission deadline 5 May 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 5621 | Submission Open

Keywords: neonatal resuscitation; newborn; delivery room; oxygen; cord management; respiratory support

(This special issue belongs to the Section Pediatric Neonatology)

Emerging Trends in Neuromodulation for Children with Neurological Conditions

edited by Laura Krisa and Mary Jane Mulcahey

submission deadline 5 May 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 5081 | Submission Open

Keywords: neuromodulation; neurological impairment; transcranial magnetic stimulation; functional electronic stimulation; peripheral nerve stimulation; deep brain stimulation; transcranial direct current stimulation; spinal cord stimulation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Pediatric Neurology & Neurodevelopmental Disorders)

Promoting Social Emotional Competences and Mental Wellbeing Among Children and Adolescents Through Digital Technologies

edited by

Heng Luo

and Ikseon Choi

submission deadline 5 May 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 4206 | Submission Open

Keywords: social emotional competence; mental wellbeing; digital technologies; virtual reality and augmented reality; mobile apps; serious games; large language models; learning design

(This special issue belongs to the Section Pediatric Mental Health)

Children’s Well-Being and Mental Health in an Educational Context

edited by

Sanja Tatalović Vorkapić

submission deadline 5 May 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 3014 | Submission Open

Keywords: children of an early; preschool; and school age; children’ s and teachers’ well-being and mental health; evidence-based prevention programs; the student– teacher relationship; children’ s transitions in education; significant correlates of children’ s well-being and mental health in education; parent– teacher– child collaboration in education

(This special issue belongs to the Section Pediatric Mental Health)

Children’s Behaviour and Social-Emotional Competence

edited by

Marina Carvalho

Cecilia Essau

and Cátia Branquinho

submission deadline 5 May 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1575 | Submission Open

Keywords: social-emotional competence; behaviour; emotional problems; behavioural problems; positive youth development; resilience; mental health; well-being; learning outcomes; vulnerability factors; protective factors; evidence-based interventions; public health programs; assessment; childhood; adolescence

(This special issue belongs to the Section Pediatric Mental Health)

Nursing Care of Children with Chronic Conditions

edited by

Zaida Charepe

and

Jill Bally

submission deadline 5 May 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1064 | Submission Open

Keywords: child- and family-centered care; chronic disease; evidence-based practice; hope; nursing care

(This special issue belongs to the Section Pediatric Nursing)

Movement Behaviors and Health-Related Physical Fitness in Pediatric Population

edited by

Diego Augusto Santos Silva

submission deadline 10 May 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 7460 | Submission Open

Keywords: physical activity; weight status; body composition; anthropometry; exercise; public health; epidemiology; cardiorespiratory fitness; muscle strength; sleep; sedentary behavior; screentime; failure to thrive; child health; adolescent health; obesity; pediatric nutrition; sleep disorders; sports; school

(This special issue belongs to the Section Global Pediatric Health)

Metabolic Syndrome in Childhood Obesity

edited by

Cristina Pederiva

and

Giuseppe Banderali

submission deadline 10 May 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3294 | Submission Open

Keywords: metabolic syndrome; dyslipidemia; glucose metabolism; dietary intervention; pediatric obesity

(This special issue belongs to the Section Pediatric Endocrinology & Diabetes)

The Promotion of Motor Behavior and Physical Activity in Children: The Present and a Challenge for Future

edited by Patrizia Tortella,

Hermundur Sigmundsson

Monika Haga

, Clarice Maria De Lucena Martins,

Fotini Venetsanou

and

Donatella Di Corrado

submission deadline 10 May 2025 | Viewed by 549 | Submission Open

Keywords: physical activity; motor competence; physical fitness; cognitive processes; outdoor activity; children

(This special issue belongs to the Section Global Pediatric Health)

Early Identification of Learning Disorder in Children

edited by

Isaías Martin Ruiz

and

Manuel Soriano-Ferrer

submission deadline 10 May 2025 | Viewed by 404 | Submission Open

Keywords: identification; learning disorder; assessment; diagnostic processes; early identification variables; oral language development; neuropsychology; psycholinguistics; reading; writing; math

(This special issue belongs to the Section Pediatric Neurology & Neurodevelopmental Disorders)

Promotion of Physical Activity in Children and Adolescents from the School Setting

edited by

Adrián Mateo-Orcajada

Raquel Vaquero-Cristobal

and

Mario Demófilo Albaladejo-Saura

submission deadline 10 May 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 221 | Submission Open

Keywords: adolescents; children; educational field; promotion of physical activity; body composition; psychological state; physical fitness; school; out of school

(This special issue belongs to the Section Global Pediatric Health)

Future Directions in Pediatric Perioperative Care: Enhanced Recovery, Regional Analgesia and Personalized Medicine

edited by Megan Brockel, Robert Moore and Kyle O. Rove

submission deadline 10 May 2025 | Viewed by 181 | Submission Open

Keywords: enhanced recovery; pain management; regional analgesia; quality of recovery; pediatric surgery; neonatal surgery; pediatric anesthesia

(This special issue belongs to the Section Pediatric Anesthesiology, Pain Medicine and Palliative Care)

Behavioral and Mental Health Problems in Children: 2nd Edition

edited by

Tingzhong Yang

submission deadline 15 May 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2239 | Submission Open

Keywords: children; behavioral problems; mental health

(This special issue belongs to the Section Global Pediatric Health)

Hearing Loss in Children: The Present and a Challenge for Future

edited by

Gauri Mankekar

and Lindsey Collins

submission deadline 15 May 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 1675 | Submission Open

Keywords: pediatric hearing loss; congenital; cytomegalovirus; syndromic hearing loss; newborn hearing screening; early hearing intervention; diagnosis; ABR; hearing aids; cochlear implants; bone anchored hearing devices

(This special issue belongs to the Section Pediatric Otolaryngology)

Kawasaki Disease in Children: Advance and Challenges

edited by Stefan Bittmann

submission deadline 15 May 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 845 | Submission Open

Keywords: Kawasaki disease; mucocutaneous lymph node syndrome; vasculitis; persistent fever; acute self-limiting vasculitis; systemic vasculitis; immunology; pediatric cardiology; acquired heart disease

(This special issue belongs to the Section Pediatric Cardiology)

Physical Activity in Children with Disabilities

edited by Jennifer Tucker and Jeanette M. Garcia

submission deadline 15 May 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 486 | Submission Open

Keywords: physical activity; participation; mobility and inclusion in children with complex communication and motor needs

(This special issue belongs to the Section Pediatric Neurology & Neurodevelopmental Disorders)

Nursing Management in Pediatric Intensive Care

edited by Yujiro Matsuishi and Subrina Jesmin

submission deadline 15 May 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 467 | Submission Open

Keywords: family care; quality indicator; pain/delirium management; post-intensive care syndrome in children

(This special issue belongs to the Section Pediatric Emergency Medicine & Intensive Care Medicine)

Neurodevelopmental Disorders in Pediatrics: 2nd Edition

edited by

Marco Fiore

and Luigi Tarani

submission deadline 15 May 2025 | Viewed by 251 | Submission Open

Keywords: neurodevelopment; pediatrics; brain disorder; early disease development; therapy and treatment; adolescents; children; central nervous system; intellectual disability; memory and learning; motor skill

(This special issue belongs to the Section Pediatric Neurology & Neurodevelopmental Disorders)

Stress and Stress Resilience in Children and Adolescents: 2nd Edition

edited by

Eva Möhler

submission deadline 15 May 2025 | Viewed by 176 | Submission Open

Keywords: early-life stress; stress resilience; adverse childhood experiences; child mental health; developmental trauma

(This special issue belongs to the Section Pediatric Mental Health)

Pediatric Orthopedic Injuries: Diagnosis and Treatment

edited by Ioan Sarbu and Calin M. Popoiu

submission deadline 20 May 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1055 | Submission Open

Keywords: pediatric trauma; pediatric fractures and dislocations; pediatric orthopedics; injury diagnosis; trauma management; birth related trauma

(This special issue belongs to the Section Pediatric Orthopedics & Sports Medicine)

The Impact of Family Education on Children and Adolescents

edited by

Laura Nathans

and Julie E. Lucero

submission deadline 20 May 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 882 | Submission Open

Keywords: family education; parenting; children; adolescents; early development; middle childhood development; adolescent development

(This special issue belongs to the Section Global Pediatric Health)

Advances in Nutritional and Feeding Approaches in the Very Extreme Preterm Infant Born Under 27 Weeks Gestation

edited by

Elizabeth Asztalos

submission deadline 20 May 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 818 | Submission Open

Keywords: extreme preterm infants; nutritional support; brain development; cue-based feeding; oral based feeding

(This special issue belongs to the Section Pediatric Neonatology)

Advances in Pediatric Rheumatology: Focus on Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis

edited by Tamas Constantin

submission deadline 20 May 2025 | Viewed by 239 | Submission Open

Keywords: juvenile idiopathic arthritis; pediatric rheumatology; Uveitis; MRP8/14 (S100A8/A9); interleukin-18 (IL-18); TNF inhibitors (etanercept; adalimumab); IL-1 blockers (anakinra; canakinumab); IL-6 inhibitors (tocilizumab); JAK inhibitors; IL-17 inhibitors (secukinumab)

(This special issue belongs to the Section Pediatric Allergy and Immunology)

The Role of Artificial Intelligence in Pediatric Orthopedics: Useful Tool or Hype

edited by

Pieter Bas de Witte

and Jasper Gerbers

submission deadline 20 May 2025 | Viewed by 233 | Submission Open

Keywords: pediatric orthopedic surgery; artificial intelligence; computer-aided planning; radiology; diagnosis; clinical decision making; surgical planning; malalignment assessment

(This special issue belongs to the Section Pediatric Orthopedics & Sports Medicine)

Fetal Growth Restriction: Diagnosis, Management, and Neonatal and Pediatric Follow-Up

edited by

Lorenzo Vasciaveo

and Francesco D’Antonio

submission deadline 20 May 2025 | Viewed by 193 | Submission Open

Keywords: FGR; Doppler; fetal adaptation; cardiac remodeling; follow-up

Physical Activity and Sedentary Behaviors in Children and Adolescents

edited by

Henri Tilga

and

Andre Koka

submission deadline 25 May 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1210 | Submission Open

Keywords: physical activity; physical education; motivation; basic psychological needs; self-determination theory

(This special issue belongs to the Section Global Pediatric Health)

Body Image and Mental Health in Childhood and Adolescence in the Digital Age

edited by

Paula Fernández

submission deadline 25 May 2025 | Viewed by 453 | Submission Open

Keywords: healthy mental health; children and adolescents; body image; social networks (social media) and globalization; mental disorders; teen idols; vulnerability; sustainable development; unrealistic beauty standards; parenting and co-parenting

(This special issue belongs to the Section Pediatric Mental Health)

Prevention of Cardiovascular Diseases in Children and Adolescents

edited by

Felix Sebastian Oberhoffer

submission deadline 25 May 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 426 | Submission Open

Keywords: prevention; cardiovascular medicine; pediatrics

Pediatric Upper Limb Pathology

edited by

Laura M. Perez-Lopez

, Sergio Martinez-Alvarez and Nunzio Catena

submission deadline 25 May 2025 | Viewed by 231 | Submission Open

Keywords: upper extremity; surgical procedures; operative; child; adolescent; upper extremity deformities; congenital; microsurgery; research

(This special issue belongs to the Section Pediatric Orthopedics & Sports Medicine)

Pediatric Inherited Metabolic Diseases: The Challenge Continues

edited by

Rita Ortolano

and

Egidio Candela

submission deadline 25 May 2025 | Viewed by 177 | Submission Open

Keywords: pediatric inherited metabolic disease; newborn screening; genetic disorders; gene therapy; tandem mass; urea cycle

(This special issue belongs to the Section Translational Pediatrics)

Pediatric and Neonatal Critical Care: Management, Monitoring and Treatment

edited by Aparna Roy and

Aravind Thavamani

submission deadline 25 May 2025 | Viewed by 155 | Submission Open

Keywords: critical illness; organ failure; healthcare technology in pediatrics; multidisciplinary collaboration; quality of care; health care

(This special issue belongs to the Section Global Pediatric Health)

Adverse Childhood Experiences: Assessment and Long-Term Outcomes

edited by

Telma C. Almeida

Ana Isabel Sani

, Susana Monteiro and

Jorge Cardoso

submission deadline 30 May 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 2171 | Submission Open

Keywords: adverse childhood experiences; assessment; impact; mental health; social problems; physical illness

(This special issue belongs to the Section Global Pediatric Health)

Update on Pediatric Nutritional and Metabolic Disorders

edited by

Dana-Teodora Anton-Păduraru

and

Veronica Mocanu

submission deadline 30 May 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1410 | Submission Open

Keywords: obesity; malnutrition; diabetes; rickets; vitamin and mineral deficiencies; inborn errors of metabolism; eating disorders; malabsorption syndrome

(This special issue belongs to the Section Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition)

Physical Activity and Physical Fitness Among Children and Adolescents

edited by

Kristy Howells

and

Dan Jones

submission deadline 30 May 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 334 | Submission Open

Keywords: physical activity; physical fitness; motor competency; healthy lifestyles; movement behaviours

(This special issue belongs to the Section Global Pediatric Health)

Parental Mental Health and Child Development

edited by Dimitrios Papadopoulos and Katerina Maniadaki

submission deadline 30 May 2025 | Viewed by 322 | Submission Open

Keywords: child development; developmental psychology and psychopathology; parenting; mental health; family; positive development; cognition; emotion; behavior; wellbeing

(This special issue belongs to the Section Pediatric Mental Health)

Child and Adolescent Health in Urban Environments

edited by Rhiannon Thompson and Bina Ram

submission deadline 30 May 2025 | Viewed by 212 | Submission Open

Keywords: cities; environments; public health; mental health; youth

(This special issue belongs to the Section Global Pediatric Health)

Prenatal Substance Exposure: Historical Perspective, Current Research and Future Challenges

edited by Thitinart Sithisarn and Henrietta S. Bada

submission deadline 30 May 2025 | Viewed by 151 | Submission Open

Keywords: neonatal abstinence syndrome; neonatal opioid withdrawal syndrome; prenatal substance exposure; opioids; cocaine; amphetamine; cannabinoids/cannabis; tobacco; benzodiazepine; neurodevelopmental outcomes

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