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Soins Pediatr Pueric ; 44(332): 41-46, 2023.
Article in French | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-37328219

ABSTRACT

Between 30 and 50 % of very premature babies have disorders that can affect their schooling, training and future life. Their origin is often multifactorial, and environmental, socioeconomic and family factors can influence the subsequent development of these children. Among these factors, the neonatal environment, which is generally very noisy and bright, as well as the numerous tactile solicitations, have been blamed. In 1978, the kangaroo method transformed this reality by improving the parent-baby relationship and reducing neonatal mortality. Since then, a trend has developed around developmental care with the Neonatal Individualized Developmental Care Assessment Program and the approach of André Bullinger.


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Neonatology , Humans , Infant, Newborn , Infant, Premature , Parents , Intensive Care Units, Neonatal
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Virol J ; 11: 28, 2014 Feb 13.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-24524416

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BACKGROUND: As the most frequent pathway of vertical transmission of HTLV-1 is breast-feeding, and considering the higher prevalence in women, it is very important to perform screening examinations for anti-HTLV-1 antibodies as part of routine prenatal care. So far, no studies of HTLV-1 seroprevalence in pregnant women in the Southern region of Bahia, Brazil, have been described. METHODS: Pregnant women were selected at the two regional reference centers for health care from Southern Bahia. A total of 2766 pregnant women attending the antenatal unit between November 2008 and May 2010 have been analyzed. An extra blood sample was drawn during their routine antenatal testing. A standardized questionnaire was applied and all positive plasma samples were tested by ELISA and were confirmed by Western Blot and PCR. Besides that, positive women were contacted and visited. The family members that were present during the visit were asked to be serologically screened to the virus. A prospective study was also carried out and newborns were followed up to two years for evaluation of vertical transmission. RESULTS: HTLV prevalence was 1.05% (CI 95%: 0.70-1.50). There was no association of HTLV-1 infection with age, education, income and ethnic differences. The association with marital status was borderline (OR = 7.99; 95% CI 1.07-59.3; p = 0.042). In addition, 43 family members of the HTLV-1 seropositive women have been analyzed and specific reactivity was observed in 32.56%, including two children from previous pregnancy. CONCLUSION: It is very important to emphasize that the lack of HTLV-1 screening in pregnant women can promote HTLV transmission especially in endemic areas. HTLV screening in this vulnerable population and the promotion of bottle-feeding for children of seropositive mothers could be important cost-effective methods to limit the vertical transmission. Besides that, our data reinforce the need to establish strategies of active surveillance in household and family contacts as important epidemiological surveillance actions for the early detection of virus infection and the prevention of transmission by sexual or and parenteral contact.


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HTLV-I Infections/epidemiology , Human T-lymphotropic virus 1/isolation & purification , Pregnancy Complications, Infectious/epidemiology , Adolescent , Adult , Blotting, Western , Brazil/epidemiology , Child , Child, Preschool , Cross-Sectional Studies , Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay , Female , HTLV-I Infections/virology , Humans , Male , Polymerase Chain Reaction , Pregnancy , Pregnancy Complications, Infectious/virology , Prevalence , Surveys and Questionnaires , Young Adult
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