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Open AccessImpact of maternal depression and anxiety on immunization status of children: a prospective cohort study
Maternal depression and anxiety can have a detrimental impact on birth outcomes and healthy child development; there is limited knowledge on its influence on immunization schedule adherence. Therefore, the obj...
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Open AccessDevelopment and validation of the Cannabis Exposure in Pregnancy Tool (CEPT): a mixed methods study
Evidence of associations between prenatal cannabis use (PCU) and maternal and infant health outcomes remains conflicting amid broad legalization of cannabis across Canada and 40 American states. A critical lim...
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Open AccessDevelopment and evaluation of virtual simulation games to increase the confidence and self-efficacy of healthcare learners in vaccine communication, advocacy, and promotion
Although healthcare providers (HCPs) are the most trusted source of vaccine information, there is a paucity of easily accessible, multidisciplinary educational tools on vaccine communication for them. Virtual ...
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Open AccessKnowledge translation strategies used for sustainability of an evidence-based intervention in child health: a multimethod qualitative study
Sustainability of evidence-based interventions (EBIs) is suboptimal in healthcare. Evidence on how knowledge translation (KT) strategies are used for the sustainability of EBIs in practice is lacking. This stu...
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Open AccessThe Alberta Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome Mother-Baby Care ImprovEmeNT (NASCENT) program: protocol for a stepped wedge cluster randomized trial of a hospital-level Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome rooming-in intervention
Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome (NAS), a problem common in newborns exposed to substances in-utero, is an emerging health concern. In traditional models of care, infants with NAS are routinely separated from thei...
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Open AccessQuality improvement interventions to prevent unplanned extubations in pediatric critical care: a systematic review
An unplanned extubation is the uncontrolled and accidental removal of a breathing tube and is an important quality indicator in pediatric critical care. The objective of this review was to comprehensively synt...
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Open AccessInterpersonal psychotherapy for perinatal women: a systematic review and meta-analysis protocol
Interpersonal psychotherapy (IPT) is an intervention that has established efficacy in the prevention and treatment of depressive disorders. Previous systematic reviews have not evaluated the effectiveness of I...
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Open AccessEffect of maternal mental health improvement programs on obesity in pediatric populations: a protocol for a systematic review and meta-analysis
Childhood obesity has become a global epidemic irrespective of the socioeconomic status of a country or nation. Obesity increases the risk of various diseases in children, for example asthma, sleep apnea, bone...