Background Ultrasonography is a non-invasive and accurate diagnostic method to evaluate urinary system and its anomalies in the neonates. Kidney sonographic measurement can be used as an alternative method to estimate gestational age. The aim of this study was to measure kidney size in preterm neonates and to provide a guide reference for gestational age. <...

BACKGROUND Infection induced-inflammation and other risk factors for spontaneous preterm birth (PTB) and preterm premature rupture of membranes (pPROM) may cause a redox imbalance, increasing the release of free radicals and consuming antioxidant defenses. Oxidative stress, in turn, can initiate intracellular signaling cascades that increase the production of pro-inflammatory mediators. The obj...

OBJECTIVE To combine a specific algorithm for small for gestational age (SGA) without preeclampsia (PE) and another algorithm for PE in the prediction of SGA and PE. METHODS This was a screening study of singleton pregnancies at 11-13 weeks including 1,426 (2.3%) that subsequently developed PE, 3,168 (5.1%) that delivered SGA neonates and 57,458 that were unaffected by PE and SGA. We develope...

AIM To study baroreflex maturation by measuring, longitudinally, baroreflex sensitivity in preterm (gestational age 24-37 weeks) and full term infants. METHODS Baroreflex sensitivity was quantified once a week, one to seven times, by a totally non-invasive method. RESULTS Baroreflex sensitivity at birth was lower in the preterm infant and increased with gestational age. It also increased wi...

abstract background: nutrients meeting recommended dietary intakes take time to establish and once established are rarely maintained throughout hospital stay in preterm infants. methods: our purpose is to define the nutritional status and growth parameters of hospitalized patients at discharge in our hospital. data were obtained concerning all 50 infants born weighing < 1800 g and < 34 weeks of...

Introduction: Cesarean surgical site infection (SSI) occurs in 3% to 17% of patients who undergo cesarean delivery. SSIs increase postcesarean maternal morbidity and health costs and cause longer hospital stays. Therefore, we designed a study to assess the effects of normal saline and cefazolin irrigation on the incidence of SSIs. Methods: In this study, 200 participants were divided into 3 gr...

OBJECTIVE To find out the effect of prenatal exposure to low lead from cosmetics on gestational age, premature rupture of the membrane and birth weight. METHODS The study was carried out in the mountainous Aseer region, Southwest of Saudi Arabia where the air is thought to be clean and free of lead pollution due to the absence of petroleum smelting and other heavy industries. The region is fa...

BACKGROUND Rupture of the fetal membranes is a common harbinger of imminent labor and delivery. Telomere shortening is a surrogate for oxidative stress (OS) and senescence. Fetal leukocyte and placental membrane DNA telomere lengths were evaluated to determine their association with preterm prelabor rupture of the membranes (pPROM) or spontaneous preterm births with intact membranes (PTB), comp...

BACKGROUND One third of all preterm births are due to preterm premature rupture of membranes (pPROM). An accurate prognostic evaluation after admission to the neonatal intensive care unit is necessary. OBJECTIVE The aim of this study was to identify prognostic factors within the first hour of life for mortality, short-term pulmonary morbidity, chronic lung disease (CLD) and severe cerebral mo...