Background Infants born to diabetic women have certain distinctive characteristics, including
large size and high morbidity risks. The neonatal mortality rate is over five times that of …

Objective To ascertain the prevalence and pattern of congenital abnormalities that are
peculiar to the Niger Delta area of Nigeria. Methods This is a descriptive retrospective cross …

Introduction Tongue-tie or ankyloglossia is an anatomic variation in which the lingual
frenulum is thick, short or tight. It may be asymptomatic, or present with complications like …

Objectives Retinopathy of prematurity (ROP) will become a major cause of blindness in
Nigerian children unless screening and treatment services expand. This article aims to …

AIM Sickle cell anaemia contributes the equivalent of 25% of under 5 deaths in Africa, with
up to 16% of such deaths occurring in some West African countries. The aim of this study …

Background: Sexual behaviours of adolescents are currently receiving global attention
because a high proportion of new HIV and other sexually transmitted infections' diagnosis …

Background: Hand washing with soap and water is one of the most effective and
inexpensive means of preventing infections. Rates of hand washing are low world wide …

Background: Biliary atresia (BA) has been a challenge to surgeons worldwide. Beyond the
revolutionary surgical technique popularised by Kasai, liver transplantation has added …

Background: Hypoglycemia is common among healthy babies in the hours following
delivery, as part of their necessary adjustments needed to survive outside the uterus …

Our research has identified a significant shift in the utilization of machine learning models for
prediction and decision-making. Rather than solely relying on these models, there is now a …