Introduction: Low birth weight (LBW) is one of the main factors accounts for neonatal mortality and morbidity. Many factors are related with low birth weight. The present study was conducted to identify the prevalence and related factors of LBW in Mashhad, northeast of Iran. Methods: This cross-sectional study was performed in all medical health centers of Mashhad during the first six months of...

OBJECTIVE To identify potential prognostic factors for neonatal mortality among newborns referred to intensive care units. METHODS A live-birth cohort study was carried out in Goiânia, Central Brazil, from November 1999 to October 2000. Linked birth and infant death certificates were used to ascertain the cohort of live born infants. An additional active surveillance system of neonatal-based ...

BACKGROUND The aim of this study was to validate a model for optimal birth weight derived from neonatal records, and to test the assumption that preterm births may be considered optimally grown if they are not exposed to common factors that perturb fetal growth. METHODS Weights of fetuses were estimated from serial biometric ultrasound scans (N = 2,848) and combined with neonatal weights for ...

iron deficiency is one of the most common nutritional problems in the world, it is frequently found in both developed and developing countries and mainly affects women of childbearing age. the aim of this study was to investigate the relationship of iron deficiency anemia in pregnant women on neonatal weight. the study subjects were a group of 241 women aged between 20 and 34 years who were div...

background: thyroid function disorders, particularly congenital hypothyroidism (cht), are important endocrine dysfunctions associated with permanent morbidities. cht is more prevalent among preterm low-birth-weight neonates compared to term infants with normal weight. methods: this prospective cohort study was conducted on 126 very-low-birth-weight (vlbw) neonates referred to the neonatal inten...

Foetal outcome, as reported by many researchers across the globe, is affected by many factors of which maternal anthropometric parameters (maternal weight, height and body mass index) are inclusive. The present study was aimed at establishing the significance of the impact of maternal body mass index on neonatal outcome of neonates in Federal Teaching Hospital, Abakaliki, Ebonyi State. A total ...

BACKGROUND Low birth weight and prematurity are amongst the strongest predictors of neonatal death. However, the extent to which they act independently is poorly understood. Our objective was to estimate the neonatal mortality risk associated with preterm birth when stratified by weight for gestational age in the high mortality setting of East Africa. METHODS AND FINDINGS Members and collabor...

Background: Multiple pregnancies are responsible for the increased risk of maternal and neonatal morbidity and mortality. This study aimed to compare the perinatal outcome between multiple and singleton pregnancies. Materials and Methods: This is a retrospective cohort study. A sample of 50 multiple birth neonates- born in Fatemieh Hospital of Hamadan, Iran in 2015- was selected using simple r...

CONTEXT Facility based newborn care is gaining importance as an intervention aiming at reduction of neonatal mortality. OBJECTIVE To assess different factors that affect effectiveness of facility based newborn care on neonatal outcomes. EVIDENCE ACQUISITION Electronic search using key search engines along with search of grey literature manually. Observational and interventional studies publ...