Background: The likelihood of newborns acquiring severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS- CoV-2) from infected mothers has raised concerns among families and clinicians worldwide. disease seems to be mild in children and, date; there are few reports neonatal population. aim the study was Prevalence Neonatal SARS-CoV-2 infection a tertiary care teaching hospital. objective correlat...

The prevalence of diabetes during pregnancy is increasing and this is associated with an increased risk of complications in both mother and fetus. The aim of this research is to study the neonatal complications of maternal diabetes. This was a prospective observational study that was conducted in Soba university hospital between September 2010 and March 2011. All infants born to diabetic mother...

INTRODUCTION This study was designed to estimate respiratory morbidity associated with elective cesarean section (ECS) and to determine the effect of antenatal oxytocin exposure on this morbidity. MATERIAL AND METHODS Nine hundred and sixty-five neonates ≥ 37 weeks' gestation delivered by cesarean section during 1 year were included in this retrospective study and classified into two groups a...

OBJECTIVE To assess the incidence of respiratory morbidity (RM) in all single live neonates born more than 36 weeks of gestation, and the effects of perinatal characteristics on these morbidities. METHODS This is a prospective hospital based study covering a 12-month period. The study took place at the Department of Pediatrics, Jordan University Hospital, Amman, Jordan, between January and De...

BACKGROUND This study aimed to evaluate the radiation dose received by premature neonates using diagnostic radiographies. METHODS This cross-sectional study was conducted on 116 premature neonates with gestational age from 25 to 37 weeks; with the diagnosis of neonatal respiratory distress syndrome (NRDS) and tachypnea, they were admitted to a neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) at Ahvaz Imam...