Emotional and behavioural difficulties among children and adolescents attending “ART teen clubs” in Mzuzu City in northern Malawi: a cross-sectional study by Paul Uchizi Kaseka, Maggie Zgambo, Balwani Chingatichifwe Mbakaya, Mathews Lazarus, Obed Nkhata, Fatch W. Kalembo

“…This study assessed the emotional and behavioural challenges of HIV perinatally infected children and adolescents with a completed disclosure process attending “ART teen club” in Malawi. …”
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Analytical Treatment Interruption after Short-Term Antiretroviral Therapy in a Postnatally Simian-Human Immunodeficiency Virus-Infected Infant Rhesus Macaque Model by Ria Goswami, Ashley N. Nelson, Joshua J. Tu, Maria Dennis, Liqi Feng, Amit Kumar, Jesse Mangold, Riley J. Mangan, Cameron Mattingly, Alan D. Curtis, Veronica Obregon-Perko, Maud Mavigner, Justin Pollara, George M. Shaw, Katharine J. Bar, Ann Chahroudi, Kristina De Paris, Cliburn Chan, Koen K. A. Van Rompay, Sallie R. Permar

“…IMPORTANCE Novel interventions that do not rely on daily adherence to ART are needed to achieve sustained viral remission for perinatally infected children, who currently rely on lifelong ART. …”
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The development of children born to young mothers with no, first- or second-generation HIV acquisition in the Eastern Cape province, South Africa: a cross-sectional study by Lorraine Sherr, Marguerite Marlow, Nontokozo Langwenya, Camille Wittesaele, Elona Toska, Katharina Haag, Kathryn J Steventon Roberts, Lucie Dale Cluver, Bongiwe Saliwe, Janke Tolmay, Janina Jochim, Wylene Saal, Siyanai Zhou, Jenny J Chen-Charles

“…We compared developmental outcomes of different generations impacted by HIV—children of mothers not living with HIV, the ‘second generation’ (ie, with recently infected mothers) and the ‘third generation’ (ie, children of perinatally infected mothers).Methods A cross-sectional community sample of N=1015 young mothers (12–25 years) and their first children (2–68 months, 48.2% female), from South Africa’s Eastern Cape Province. 71.3% (n=724) of children were born to mothers not living with HIV; 2.7% (n=27; 1 living with HIV) were third-generation and 26.0% (n=264; 11 living with HIV) second-generation children. …”
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Severity of Retrognathia and Glossoptosis Does Not Predict Respiratory and Feeding Disorders in Pierre Robin Sequence by Anne Morice, Anne Morice, Véronique Soupre, Véronique Soupre, Delphine Mitanchez, Francis Renault, Francis Renault, Brigitte Fauroux, Sandrine Marlin, Nicolas Leboulanger, Natacha Kadlub, Natacha Kadlub, Marie-Paule Vazquez, Marie-Paule Vazquez, Arnaud Picard, Arnaud Picard, Véronique Abadie, Véronique Abadie

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Viral suppression and adherence among HIV-infected children and adolescents on antiretroviral therapy: results of a multicenter study by Maria L.S. Cruz, Claudete A.A. Cardoso, Mariana Q. Darmont, Edvaldo Souza, Solange D. Andrade, Marcia M. D’Al Fabbro, Rosana Fonseca, Jaime G. Bellido, Simone S. Monteiro, Francisco I. Bastos

“…Objective: To evaluate treatment adherence among perinatally-infected pediatric human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) patients followed in pediatric centers in Brazil. …”
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Cytomegalovirus acquisition in infancy and the risk of tuberculosis disease in childhood: a longitudinal birth cohort study in Cape Town, South Africa by Leonardo Martinez, PhD, Mark P Nicol, ProfPhD, Catherine J Wedderburn, MRCPCH, Attie Stadler, MPH, Maresa Botha, MBChB, Lesley Workman, MPH, David M le Roux, MBChB, Heather J Zar, ProfPhD

“…Efforts to prevent tuberculosis in early childhood in high-burden countries might need to deter or delay acquisition of cytomegalovirus perinatally or in the first months of life. Funding: Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, MRC South Africa, National Research Foundation South Africa, and Wellcome Trust.…”
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The Effect of Corona Anxiety and Death Anxiety on Maternal-Child Conflict in Home Quarantine related to :COVID-19 by Sahar Ehsani, Abbas Shahverdi, Manijeh Firouzi, Fatemeh Soltani

“…Effects of coronavirus 19 pandemic on maternal anxiety during pregnancy: A prospectic observational study. Journal Perinat Med, 48(6), 545-550. Mazloomzadeh, M., Asghari Ebrahim Abad,  M. …”
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Hold my Hand by Shannon Lee

“…"How Birth Doulas Help Clients Adapt to Changes in Circumstances, Clinical Care, and Client Preferences During Labor." J Perinat Educ.2: 96-103. Print. [35]Dennis, Amanda, Ruth Manski, and Kelly Blanchard. …”
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