OBJECTIVE To determine the relation between lipid peroxidation and the antioxidants ascorbate, urate, and glutathione in epithelial lining fluid in ventilated premature babies, and to relate the biochemical findings to clinical outcome. DESIGN A cohort study conducted between January 1999 and June 2001. SETTING A NHS neonatal intensive care unit. PATIENTS An opportunity sample of 43 venti...

introduction: newborns should be evaluated immediately after birth and the traditional way of assessing is to use the apgar score. the aim of this study was to estimate the apgar score and evaluate the first 24 hour- clinical outcome of babies born at yazd hospitals. methods: in a descriptive cross-sectional study, apgar score was assessed for 462 newborns at the 4 centers of afshar, madar, kar...

Recent studies show that premature babies who need a supervision period can shorten this time if they are in a familiar environment. However, complications might arise at any time. This work proposes an approach to monitor babies at home. In this approach, baby sensors send data to a mobile device implementing an intelligent system that provides recommendations and supports the parents in the b...

The characteristics of a knemometer designed for accurate lower leg measurement in babies were assessed. Repeated measurement of a 100 mm Perspex rod gave a mean length of 99.993 mm and a mean SD of 0.058. When used to measure leg length, technical error of the measurement technique was 0.31 with a mean leg length of 98.49 mm (coefficient of variation 0.31%). Leg lengths measured at birth in 32...

OBJECTIVE To evaluate the results of T4, TSH analysis and pattern of presentation in babies born at our hospital. METHOD We retrospectively reviewed the data collected from T4, TSH screening on all babies delivered at our Hospital, where the blood was drawn within the first 4 days of life. Period under evaluation was from October 1995 to October 1998. Shifa Reference values were used. RESUL...

a number of innocent rashes occurs in neonates. they are usually transient and self limited and thus require no therapy but early recognition is important to distinguish these lesions from more serious disorders. in this study, our purpose was to determine the frequency of birthmarks in iranian neonates. the presence of various types of birthmarks was determined in 503 iranian neonates under 72...