Things about pre-term infants...
A
Cochrane Review has been looking at whether exposure to the smell or taste (or both) of milk administered with tube feedings can accelerate progress to full sucking feeds without adverse effects in preterm infants. the authors conclude that evidence from two trials suggests that exposure to the smell and taste of milk with tube feedings has no clear effect on time taken to reach full sucking feeds, but it may decrease length of hospitalisation. However, these results are uncertain due to the very low quality of the evidence. There is also limited evidence about the impact on other important clinical outcomes and on safety. Future research
should examine the effect of exposure to the smell and taste of milk with tube feedings on clinical outcomes during hospitalisation, such as attainment of full enteral and sucking feeds, safety, feed tolerance, incidence of infection, and infant growth. Additionally, future research should be sufficiently powered to evaluate the effect of the intervention in infants of different gestational ages, on each sex separately, and on the optimal frequency and duration of exposure.
Things about child trafficking...
The Home Office has published its
final evaluation report of the Independent Child Trafficking Guardians (ICTGs) service in early adopter sites from February 2017 to January 2019. The early adopter sites were Greater Manchester, Hampshire and Wales. Findings include: caseloads for ICTGs were higher than envisaged, particularly in Wales; 54% of children referred to the service were aged 16 or 17; and criminal exploitation was the most common form of primary exploitation for those referred to the service. The report concludes that the ICTG service has three areas of added value: building trust with children; providing advocacy; and providing specialist knowledge to professionals. The Home Office has also published interim guidance for ICTGs in early adopter sites.
Young people and their communities...
The Office for National Statistics has published an article
Are young people detached from their neighbourhoods? This article explores young people’s connections with their communities and how it compares with the engagement of older adults. It is based on data from the
Community Life Survey onneighbourhood belonging and community engagement . Young people are less likely to say they belong to their neighbourhood than the rest of the population, but the gap has closed over time. Young people remain as likely to trust their neighbours as in 2013 to 2014, while levels of trust among older adults have fallen slightly. Around 37% of 16- to 24-year-olds have contacted a local official, signed a petition or attended a rally in the last 12 months, up from 32% in 2013 to 2014.
Things about screen time...
In JAMA there is an investigation as to whether there is an
Association of Screen Time and Depression in Adolescence they found that use of social media and television in adolescents may enhance symptoms of depression and should therefore be taken into account when developing preventive methods and advising parents.
Things about Hajj...
Public Health England is reminding Hajj pilgrims to be aware of the risk of Middle East Respiratory Syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV) in the Middle East. The risk of infection to UK residents travelling to the Middle East remains very low and PHE, NaTHNaC and the World Health Organization do not currently advise any travel restrictions to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) in relation to MERS-CoV. However they urge pilgrims returning from Hajj and Umrah to look out for these symptoms and if individuals experience these symptoms within 14 days of leaving the Middle East, they should call their GP immediately or NHS 111 and mention their travel history.
- fever
- coughing
- shortness of breath or difficulty breathing
They strongly advise travellers to avoid contact with camels and consumption of camel products in the Middle East and to practise good hand hygiene.
Things about child health technology...
The UK's first child health technology conference will be held in Sheffield 20/21 May 2020. Professor Paul Dimitri says: "Child Health Technology 2020 (CHT2020) will bring together healthcare professionals, industry, engineers, designers, academics, and patient representatives around one of the most exciting and fast moving fields in healthcare today."
Registration for this conference is now open.
Things to eat...
I thought this
Watermelon & spinach super salad a surprising combination of foods when I made it earlier this week but it was really lovely...and very quick and easy.
