extract today home health care is implementing in many countries. in iran, because of increasing population growth and hospital investments, home health care is not avoidable. home health care not only causes decreasing length of hospitalization and rapid offloading of hospital's beds for the use of other patients, but also presenting direct health services in home based on individual need...

is it possible to discharge a 2-3 hours, 1134 g weight breast feeding newborn in 24 -36 hours from hospital?   yes, in materno pediatric hospital located in bogatto-clombia it is a routine. it is an approach to prevent high costs and nosocomial infections. it also used to establish a deep relationship based on natural and instinct process.   newborns who are in satisfactory clinical situations,...

maternity child health is one of the important and essential aspects of health services that must be considered as a priority in administrative programs because mothers and their children more than other people in the community are affected by perilous environmental factors. they are very vulnerable that lead to disease, failure to thrive, inability and death. every year, poor hygiene leads to ...

objectives: following the rise in the elderly population worldwide and the increase in chronic diseases among this demographic with their consequent need for care, the subject of elderly care is becoming increasingly important. considering the traditional standing of the elderly in iranian society and the importance of in-community care for them, it seems of crucial importance to study the obst...

moral intelligence is one of the dimensions of intelligence that can provide a framework for the proper function of man, and be used as a predictor for people’s conduct. nurses’ performance is of great importance because of the moral and human nature of their profession, and their adherence to ethical principles improves the nursing care quality as well as organizational performance. therefore,...

background & aim: the fear of childbirth is defined as the fear experienced before, during and after birth. this study was carried out to study the relationship between fear of childbirth and obstetric variables . methods & materials : : this cross sectional study was conducted in a state hospital in kars, turkey on 403 pregnant women who were recruited from the delivery ward. the convenience s...

maintaining dignity and respect is among patients’ most fundamental rights. the importance of patient dignity, the status quo, patients’ needs, and a shortage of survey studies in this area were the underlying incentives for conducting this study. this was a cross-sectional descriptive study in which data were collected through patient dignity inventory (pdi). the questionnaire was completed by...

conclusions approximately one quarter of premature neonates had early mortality, which can be predicted by low gestational age, low birth weight, low apgar score, need to intensive supports, postpartum complications, multiple gestation and history of maternal illnesses. objectives we aimed to determine mortality rate and its main indicators among premature neonates in our region with the aim of...

objective: to study the association between social, demographic, cultural and maternal care practice variables and obstetric fistula status in ethiopia. materials and methods: the most recent ethiopia demographic and health survey conducted in 2005 is used to study the association between social, demographic, cultural and maternal care practice and obstetric fistula. we use both univariate and ...