Acta Paediatrica

Published on behalf of the Foundation Acta Paediatrica

Edited by:
Hugo Lagercrantz

ISI Journal Citation Reports® Ranking: 2008: 37/86 Pediatrics
Impact Factor: 1.517

Acta Pædiatrica is a peer-reviewed monthly journal at the forefront of international pediatric research. It covers both clinical and experimental research in all areas of pediatrics including:

• neonatal medicine
• developmental medicine
• adolescent medicine
• child health and environment
• psychosomatic pediatrics
• child health in developing countries

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Acta Paediatrica Young Investigator Award (follow link to read more)

Reviewers
The Editors are grateful to the journal's reviewers for helping to maintain its high standard. See the full list of 2009 reviewers here.

Acta Paediatrica in the news!
The following articles from Acta Paediatrica have received extensive coverage in the media. Read the full articles online now, for free!

The effects of infant media usage: what do we know and what should we learn? by D A. Christaki

Fish intake of Swedish male adolescents is a predictor of cognitive performance by Maria AI Åberg, Nils Åberg, Jonas Brisman et al.

Agrichemicals in surface water and birth defects in the United States by Paul D Winchester, Jordan Huskins, Jun Ying

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TopHighlights

Read articles from the latest Acta Paediatrica e-newsletter below
Editor's Commentary...
Survival and neurodevelopmental morbidity at 1 year of age following extremely preterm delivery over a 20-year period: a single centre cohort study
K Riley et al.
Nearly half of the extremely preterm infants (less than 26 gestational weeks) born in U.K. and Ireland in 1995 were found to be severely or moderately disabled at 30 months. There is a concern that the improved survival of extremely preterm infants will increase the incidence of adverse new developmental outcome. This report from the University College Hospital, London indicates that despite progressive survival of these infants there was no increase of impairment leading to disability.

The article is commented on by A.A. Fanaroff in Extremely low birthweight infants - the interplay between outcomes and ethics.
The improved survival of extremely preterm infants has been discussed in consensus conferences and various recommendations have been proposed. Dr. Fanaroff states that 'decisions as to what course of treatment is appropriate should be based in the individual circumstance of each baby rather than a blanket policy of not treating babies born at less than a certain gestation. One number does not fit all and all these decisions are complex, emotional, demanding and may have lifelong consequences.'

Fathers' involvement and children's developmental outcomes: a systematic review of longitudinal studies
A Sarkadi et al.
Children behave better, learn more and are better adjusted if their fathers are involved in their lives. In low-income homes, regular contact was also seen to lead to less juvenile crime. This review is based on 24 studies focused on 8441 people in the largest survey.
Confounding socio-economic factors were controlled in many of these studies.

Reported symptoms of food hypersensitivity and sensitization to common foods in 4-year-old children
E Östblom et al.
Four to eight percent of children in the western world suffer from food allergy verified with oral challenges.
In this study food hyper sensitivity was found in 11 % of 4-year-old children. Eczema was the most common symptom.
Food-related reactions from the airways, facial oedema or urticaria were also observed. More severe symptoms were seen in 1.6% of all children.

Acta Paediatrica most read articles:
Nasal CPAP has become an indispensable part of the primary treatment of newborns with respiratory distress syndrome
Henrik Verder

Overweight more prevalent among children than among adolescents
Ulf Holmbäck et al.

Resuscitation and ventilation strategies for extremely preterm infants: a comparison study between two neonatal centers in Boston and Stockholm
Mireille Vanpée et al.

Survey of neonatal respiratory support strategies
Atul Sharma, Anne Greenough