In a continuation of a prospective longitudinal cohort study in a healthy population on the course of skull shape from birth to 24 months, at 5 years of age, 248 children participated in a follow-up assessment using plagiocephalometry (ODDI-oblique diameter difference index, CPI-cranio proportional index). …

Background: In patients with burns, an early accurate diagnosis of burn depth facilitates optimal treatment. Laser Doppler imaging combined with clinical assessment leads to an accurate estimate of burn depth. However, the actual effects of the introduction of laser Doppler imaging on therapeutic decisions, …

OBJECTIVE: To determine the prevalence of generalized joint hypermobility (GJH) in Dutch children aged 5.5 years, and to examine the association between GJH and motor performance and development over time. STUDY DESIGN: A prospective cohort of 249 children was recruited. GJH was assessed with the Beighton …

Objective To evaluate whether a specific period after birth (in weeks postmenstrual age [PMA]) and specific elements of sucking are associated with abnormal neurodevelopmental outcomes at age 2 years using a longitudinal approach. Study design Fifty-two preterm infants participated in this longitudinal …

Feeding the preterm infant at home.1. Preterm infants with sucking problems. 2. Spoon feeding. 3. Chewing. 4. Recommendations for collaboration after discharge.

Presentatie gehouden tijdens het UMCG Epidemiology Congress op 31 mei 2013

Knowledge sources and mothers’ decision-making: different sectors in an infant feeding health care system. Which are factors underlying the decision-making of mothers to stop or to continue breastfeeding in the first month?

Although the attention for functional outcomes after burn injury has grown over the past decades, little is known about functional independence in performing activities of daily living in children after burn injury. Therefore, in this prospective cohort study functional independence was measured by burn …

Social interaction in preterm infants: developing a model for future research. How do parents or caregivers perceive the social interaction of their 5-8 year old preterm infant?