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Temperature measurement of babies born in the pre-hospital setting: Analysis of ambulance service data and qualitative interviews with paramedics (2022)
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Background: Birth before arrival at hospital (BBA) is associated with unfavourable perinatal outcomes and increased mortality. An important risk factor for mortality following BBA is hypothermia, and emergency medical services (EMS) providers are wel... Read More about Temperature measurement of babies born in the pre-hospital setting: Analysis of ambulance service data and qualitative interviews with paramedics.

"Have we done enough?" A cross-condition exploration of the experiences of parents caring for a child with an appearance-affecting condition or injury (2021)
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Children and young people (CYP) with appearance-affecting conditions/injuries report common pervasive psychosocial difficulties, regardless of cause, nature or extent of their visible differences. Parents or carers can also experience psychosocial di... Read More about "Have we done enough?" A cross-condition exploration of the experiences of parents caring for a child with an appearance-affecting condition or injury.

Would shared health visitor and emergency department records improve recognition of child maltreatment within the emergency department? A prospective multicentre study (2020)
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Burns are common causes of paediatric emergency care attendance; approximately ten per cent result from maltreatment. Following emergency department (ED) attendance with a burn by 232 under five-year-olds, 11 risk factors for maltreatment were collec... Read More about Would shared health visitor and emergency department records improve recognition of child maltreatment within the emergency department? A prospective multicentre study.

Exploration of gaps and challenges in managing burn injury at district and sub-district government health care facilities in Bangladesh (2019)
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Background: Burn injury is one of the leading cause of mortality and morbidity worldwide. In developing countries like Bangladesh, burn is one of the leading causes of illness, disabilities and deaths. More than 365,000 people are injured every year... Read More about Exploration of gaps and challenges in managing burn injury at district and sub-district government health care facilities in Bangladesh.

The Bumps and BaBies Longitudinal Study (BaBBLeS): A multi-site cohort study of first-time mothers to evaluate the effectiveness of the Baby Buddy app (2019)
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Background: Health mobile applications (apps) have become very popular, including apps specifically designed to support women during the ante- and post-natal periods. However, there is currently limited evidence for the effectiveness of such apps at... Read More about The Bumps and BaBies Longitudinal Study (BaBBLeS): A multi-site cohort study of first-time mothers to evaluate the effectiveness of the Baby Buddy app.

Associations between social support, mental wellbeing, self-efficacy and technology use in first-time antenatal women: data from the BaBBLeS cohort study (2018)
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BACKGROUND: Information and communication technologies are used increasingly to facilitate social networks and support women during the perinatal period. This paper presents data on how technology use affects the association between women's social su... Read More about Associations between social support, mental wellbeing, self-efficacy and technology use in first-time antenatal women: data from the BaBBLeS cohort study.

A study to evaluate the effectiveness of Best Beginnings' Baby Buddy phone app in England: A protocol paper (2018)
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© Cambridge University Press 2018. Introduction Developments in information and communication technologies have enabled electronic health and seen a huge expansion over the last decade. This has increased the possibility of self-management of health... Read More about A study to evaluate the effectiveness of Best Beginnings' Baby Buddy phone app in England: A protocol paper.

Exploring perceptions of common practices immediately following burn injuries in rural communities of Bangladesh (2018)
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© 2018 The Author(s). Background: Burns can be the most devastating injuries in the world, they constitute a global public health problem and cause widespread public health concern. Every year in Bangladesh more than 365,000 people are injured by ele... Read More about Exploring perceptions of common practices immediately following burn injuries in rural communities of Bangladesh.

Keeping children safe: A multicentre programme of research to increase the evidence base for preventing unintentional injuries in the home in the under-fives (2017)
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Background Unintentional injuries among 0- to 4-year-olds are a major public health problem incurring substantial NHS, individual and societal costs. However, evidence on the effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of preventative interventions is la... Read More about Keeping children safe: A multicentre programme of research to increase the evidence base for preventing unintentional injuries in the home in the under-fives.

Evaluating implementation of a fireprevention injury prevention briefing in children's centres: Cluster randomised controlled trial (2017)
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Background Many developed countries have high mortality rates for fire-related deaths in children aged 0-14 years with steep social gradients. Evidence-based interventions to promote fire safety practices exist, but the impact of implementing a rang... Read More about Evaluating implementation of a fireprevention injury prevention briefing in children's centres: Cluster randomised controlled trial.

Missed opportunities to keep children safe? National survey of injury prevention activities of children's centres (2016)
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© The Authors 2016 . Objective: To ascertain the activities undertaken by children's centres to prevent unintentional injuries in the under-fives and, in particular, the prevention of falls, poisoning and scalds. Design: A questionnaire was posted to... Read More about Missed opportunities to keep children safe? National survey of injury prevention activities of children's centres.

Modifiable risk factors for scald injury in children under 5 years of age: A Multi-centre Case–Control Study (2016)
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© 2016 Elsevier Ltd and ISBI Objective To determine the relationship between a range of modifiable risk factors and medically attended scalds in children under the age of 5 years. Methods Multicentre matched case–control study in acute hospitals, min... Read More about Modifiable risk factors for scald injury in children under 5 years of age: A Multi-centre Case–Control Study.

Barriers and facilitators to delivering injury prevention interventions in English children’s centres (2016)
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© 2015 Institute of Health Promotion and Education. The aim of this study is to understand barriers and facilitators to the delivery of injury prevention programmes in English children’s centres (CCs). Unintentional injury is a major cause of disabil... Read More about Barriers and facilitators to delivering injury prevention interventions in English children’s centres.

Approaches used by parents to keep their children safe at home: A qualitative study to explore the perspectives of parents with children aged under five years (2015)
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© 2015 Ablewhite et al. Background: Childhood unintentional injury represents an important global health problem. Many unintentional injuries experienced by children aged under 5 years occur within the home and are preventable. The aim of this study... Read More about Approaches used by parents to keep their children safe at home: A qualitative study to explore the perspectives of parents with children aged under five years.