objective considerable medical and legal debates have surrounded the prognosis and outcome of obstetrical brachial plexus injuries and obstetricians are often considered responsible for the injury. in this study, we assessed the factors related to the outcome of brachial plexus palsy. material & methods during 24 months, 21 neonates with obstetrical brachial plexus injuries were enrolled. elect...

Abstract Context Early growth is associated with childhood adiposity, but the influence of lifestyle remains unknown. Objective This work aimed to investigate association profiles from high-risk pregnancies adiposity at age 5 years, taking into account and several antenatal/postnatal exposures. Methods prospective cohort study included 609 children born during Finnish Gestational Diabetes Preve...

Introduction: Nutritional assessment of the newborn gives reflection growth process in intrauterine period. The Clinical Assessment Fetal Status score (CAN score) method is only to assess fetal malnutrition which includes clinical observation for presence sign newborns. Since related availability nutrition and placental function, there may be several maternal factors associated with malnutritio...

BackgroundObstetrical anal sphincter injuries are an important complication of vaginal deliveries that may result in short- and long-term pelvic floor morbidity a diminished quality life young, healthy women. The prevalence obstetrical ranges from 0.1% to 8.7%. Over recent years, there seems be trend increasing occurrence worldwide. It is unclear why the rates rising. Previous studies have exam...

Background and Aim: Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder is one of the anxiety disorders which occur in postpartum period. The prevalence of PTSD – induced by preeclampsia has been already reported as 28%, however no study was found to compare PTSD in primiparous and multiparous women. This study was therefore conducted to compare PTSD in primiparous and multiparous women. Methods: This comparative d...

Introduction Episiotomy is a controversial procedure, especially because the discussion that surrounds it has gone beyond the field of scientific debate, being adopted as an indicator of the "humanization of childbirth". The scientific literature indicates that episiotomy should not be performed routinely, but selectively. Objectives To review the literature in order to assess whether the imple...

BACKGROUND To estimate the prevalence of shaking and smothering and to determine risk factors in a population-based sample of mothers with 4-month-old infants in Japan. METHODS We administered a questionnaire to women who participated in a 4-month health checkup program in Aichi Prefecture, Japan (n = 6487; valid response rate, 66.8%), and assessed frequency of shaking and smothering during t...

OBJECTIVE To identify factors associated with severity of postpartum hemorrhage among characteristics of women and their delivery, the components of initial postpartum hemorrhage management, and the organizational characteristics of maternity units. METHODS This population-based cohort study included women with postpartum hemorrhage due to uterine atony after vaginal delivery in 106 French ho...

Background: Exclusive breastfeeding (EBF) contributes to the health and survival of the newborns. Many factors influence the EBF behavior. This study aimed to identify the determinant factors in order to improve the practice of EBF among Iranian mothers. Methods: A longitudinal study was carried out in 1445 mothers with newborns in Qazvin city, Iran (September 2015-March 2016). Demographic vari...

CONTEXT Neonates are being discharged from the hospital more rapidly, but the risks associated with this practice, especially for low-income populations, are unclear. OBJECTIVE To determine the impact of decreasing postnatal length of stay on rehospitalization rates in the immediate postdischarge period for Medicaid neonates. DESIGN AND SETTING Retrospective, population-based cohort study u...