Browsing Bergen Open Research Archive by Journals "Acta Paediatrica"
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Accurate and fast neonatal heart rate assessment with a smartphone‐based application – a manikin study
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2018-03-31)Aim: This study determined the accuracy and speed of the NeoTapLifeSupport (NeoTapLS), a free smartphone application that aims to assess a neonate's heart rate. Methods: We asked 30 participants with a variety of backgrounds ... -
Cardiometabolic risk factors differ among adolescents with obesity in three European countries - a cross sectional study
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2018-03)Aim: We aimed to compare modifiable cardiometabolic risk factors among treatment‐seeking adolescents with obesity in Italy, Germany and Norway. Methods: This retrospective, registry‐based, cross‐sectional cohort study ... -
Complex care pathways for children with multiple referrals demonstrated in a retrospective population-based study
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020)Aim To identify children with complex medical needs by examining their patterns of hospital care. Methods We conducted a retrospective population‐based study on 18 577 patients aged 6‐12 years from the Haukeland ... -
Difficult birth is the main contributor to birth‐related fracture and accidents to other neonatal fractures
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020)Aim Specific birth-related fractures have been studied; underestimates might be a problem. We aimed to assess all fractures diagnosed as birth-related as well as other neonatal fractures. Methods A population-based ... -
Examining perinatal subdural haematoma as an aetiology of extra-axial hygroma and chronic subdural haematoma
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)Aim: Benign external hydrocephalus (BEH), hygroma and chronic subdural haematoma are extra‐axial fluid collections in infants. MRI studies have shown that almost half of all new‐borns have perinatal subdural blood, generally ... -
A Family-Oriented Intervention Programme to Curtail Obesity From Five Years of Age Had No Effect Over No Intervention
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)Aim: To examine the effect of a family‐oriented multidisciplinary intervention programme to curtail weight increase in young children with obesity. Methods: Children who weighed more than one kilogram above the 97th ... -
Half of children with recurrent or chronic wet cough before three years of age were symptom-free by age seven
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020)Aim We aimed to study the natural course of recurrent episodic and chronic wet cough in preschool children, the proportion and age of resolution, and risk factors for persistent symptoms. Methods Parents of children ... -
High prevalence of overweight and obesity among 6-year-old children in Finnmark County, North Norway
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2012-06-07)Aim: The aim was to determine the prevalence of overweight and obesity among 6-year-old children in Finnmark, the northernmost county of Norway. Methods: This is a survey of 1774 children born during 1999 and 2000 from ... -
Monitoring children and adolescents with severe obesity: body mass index (BMI), BMI z‐score or percentage above the International Obesity Task Force overweight cut‐off?
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019)Aim: Body mass index (BMI) metrics are widely used as a proxy for adiposity in children with severe obesity. The BMI expressed as the percentage of a cut‐off percentile for overweight or obesity has been proposed as a ... -
No significant associations between breastfeeding practices and overweight in 8-year-old children
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019)Aim: The aim was to examine if breastfeeding practices were associated with body mass index (BMI) and risk of overweight or obesity in third grade (8 years) of elementary school. Methods: In a regional cohort, we related ... -
Norwegian children and adolescents in blended families are at risk of larger one-year BMI increments
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)Aim: To study how sociodemographic factors and family structure associate with baseline BMI z‐scores (BMIz) and BMIz change in 767 Norwegian children aged 6‐15 years. Methods: Baseline BMIz and 1‐year BMIz increments in ... -
Reference data for testicular volume measured with ultrasound and pubic hair in Norwegian boys are comparable with Northern European populations
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)Aim: To estimate references for testicular volume measured with ultrasound and Tanner stages of pubic hair in Norwegian boys, and to compare the timing of puberty with data from similar populations. Methods: Testicular ... -
Thrombosis is not a marker of bridging vein rupture in infants with alleged abusive head trauma
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)Aim Thrombosis of bridging veins has been suggested to be a marker of bridging vein rupture, and thus AHT, in infants with subdural haematoma. Methods This is a non-systematic review based on Pubmed search, secondary ...