JuniperPublishers-Academic Journal of Pediatrics Neonatology

  Abstract: Background: Femoral fractures in infants under 2 years of age are a common presentation to Australian hospitals. Studies from North America and Europe have reported inflicted injury rates between 10-60% in these children 4,6,7, however there have been no similar studies in Australia. The aim of this study was to establish the prevalence of inflicted femoral fractures in the West Australian population and to determine the risk factors for inflicted injury. Methods: A retrospective cohort study was performed on children under 2 years of age presenting to Princess Margaret Hospital in Western Australia with femoral fracture between 1998-2013. Cohorts of 228 patients with 235 femoral fractures were studied. The primary outcome variable was the percentage of cases determined to be inflicted injuries. Secondary outcomes were patient demographics, mechanism of injury and fracture type and location. To read more click on: https://juniperpublishers.com/aj

  Abstract: This case report is about a 36 year old primigravida patient in Southern California. She worked a sedentary job, was severely overweight prior to becoming pregnant and was unable to carry the baby to term. This paper reports on all the problems of the patient and the pregnancy, Caesarean Section Delivery of the infant at 24 weeks and the subsequent death of the child at the age of 6 days. Written permission and all of the information was freely given to the authors by the father, the mother refused to talk about the mistakes she had made, her guilty feelings and the fact that she was ultimately the cause of the death of the child due to her obesity precipitated this refusal. The father wanted it published to avoid anyone else losing a child, an unimaginable nightmare.   To read more click on: https://juniperpublishers.com/ajpn/AJPN.MS.ID.555556.php For more articles please click on : Open access journal of pediatrics   https://juniperpublisher