in this research a comparative study has been made between case and control groups. the cases were low birth weight newborns (under 2500 gr) and the controls were normal berth weighing 2500 gr or more at birth. four groups of birth weight were considered as follows: very low birth weight, low birth weight, moderately low birth weight and normal. the data were collected over a period of 8 months...

conclusions in this study, hepatitis b had a cause effect on lga and fetal macrosomia. among the other considered adverse pregnancy outcomes; it didn’t have any significant effect. context hepatitis is a term used to describe any type of hepatitis inflammation. screening for the virus antigen during pregnancy is mandatory in some parts of the world and is recommended in others. so that, most wo...

objective(s) in the last few years, serum procalcitonin has been proposed as an early marker of infections in neonates, with varying results. in this study, we aimed to investigate the value of procalcitonin, and c- reactive protein in establishing the diagnosis of neonatal sepsis. materials and methods blood samples were collected at admission from 69 neonates with suspected infection (admitte...

background :severe neonatal hyperbilirubinemia is associated with significant morbidity and mortality. this study was conducted to investigate the causes of severe hyperbilirubinemia leading to exchange transfusion (et) from march 2009 to march 2011 in bahrami children hospital, tehran, iran in order to establish guidelines to prevent profound jaundice & et.   methods : 94 neonates underwent et...

abstract background: in 1958, silverman demonstrated that maintenance ofbody temperature reduces mortality in low birth weight infants. from the early 1990s it was already recognized that adequate environmental warmth was essential in the case of newborns. however, neonatal hypothermia continues to be a significant issue in developing countries. methods: in order to describe the incidence and s...

objective: to identify the effects of community-based interventions on the neonatal health index in one district of tehran-iran. materials and methods: a community and healthcare center-based study was carried out from january 2011 through september 2014. the population of the study included newborns from mothers residing in the 4 th district of tehran, iran. demographic data of mothers and inf...

in the present study a new economic and rapid bacterial micro-assay for simultaneous detection and quantitative measurement of serum galactose was developed. analysis of the standard curve showed a linearity range for galactose from 2 mg/dl to 180 mg/dl with a regression equation of y = 0.013x ? 0.083; r² = 0.962. the advantage of the method is its ability to measure serum galactose quantitativ...

conclusions these results show that maturity and birth weight are related to a decrease in the risk of developing a candidiasis infection. objectives the purpose of this study was to determine the rate, risk factors, and sources of colonization in low birth weight (lbw) and very low birth weight (vlbw) infants in an nicu. patients and methods all cases were classified in to 1 of 2 groups: lbw a...

objective: evaluating the effect of vegetable oil, as a supplement to breast milk in increase the weight gaining of vlbw neonates. materials and methods: in this single blind; randomized clinical trials , in nicu of vali-asr hospital, tehran university of medical sciences, 2005-2006;a total of 48 vlbw neonates referred & admitted to nicu, who did not have any major gi (especially nec), respirat...

Background: Neonatal hyperbilirubinemia occurs in about 60% of newborns. If not managed properly, it can progress to severe neonatal hyperbilirubinemia (SNNJ) leading to death or permanent disability. Aim: To assess nurse's knowledge and practice about neonate with hyperbilirubinemia. Subjects: 41 nurses working in nine districts hospital in Minia governorate each district one hospital and from...