Background The management of lactation in preterm mothers is a real challenge for Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) care, providers. study aimed to evaluate the enablers and barriers enteral feeding with mothers` own milk (MOM) very low birth weight (VLBW) infants tertiary care neonatal unit. Methods This prospective observational took place at level NICU high-risk obstetric unit private hosp...

Background: Neonatal survival is one of the most important challenges today. Over 99% of neonatal mortalities occur in the developing countries, and epidemiologic studies emphasize on this issue in the developed countries, as well. In this study, we attempted to investigate the causes of neonatal mortality in Taleghani Hospital, Tabriz, Iran.Methods: In this cross-sectional study, we studied ca...

While hospitalized in neonatal units, preterm infants undergo various manipulations and procedures that have negative health consequences. The aim of this study was to describe the manipulations that preterm infants are subjected to over a 24-hour period in a neonatal intensive care unit (NICU). An observational, descriptive, exploratory study was conducted with 20 preterm infants who were film...

OBJECTIVES Tocompare maternal and neonatal complications in twin and triplet gestations at King Abdulaziz University Hospital, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. Methods: Retrospective medical records of 165 women with 144 twin and 21 triplet pregnancies from 2004 to 2011 were analyzed. Comparisons were carried out for maternal complications, gestational age at birth, neonatal birth weight, and neonatal int...

Background: Neonatal jaundice is one of the commonest conditions which require hospital admission in newborns.Objective:To assess baseline knowledge and attitude mothers about newborn who attended Intensive Care Unit (NICU) a tertiary care hospital.Methods:This descriptive, cross-sectional study was conducted on 324 (NICU)of Dr. M R Khan Shishu (Children) Hospital, Dhaka, Bangladesh, with their...

Neonatal intensive care units (NICUs) and intensive care units (ICUs) provide care for newborns in need of specialized medical attention. Across Canada, rates of NICU/ICU admission vary. Due to the high cost of monitoring and interventions these admissions cost more than general newborn stays - whether the newborn is in a specialized NICU or in an ICU in those facilities without specialized uni...

BACKGROUND Early onset sepsis remains a major cause for neonatal morbidity and mortality. OBJECTIVES The aim of this study was to describe and compare the clinical and laboratory characteristics of neonates in neonatal intensive care unit with culture positive and negative early onset sepsis and verify if there were any differences between the groups. METHODS A one year comparative prospect...

OBJECTIVE To explore Colombian health care provider perceptions of barriers and facilitators to preparing families with premature infants for discharge home from the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU). METHODOLOGY Using a qualitative descriptive design, in-depth semi-structured interviews were conducted with fifteen neonatal health care providers (HCPs) in Colombia. Data were analyzed using ...

OBJECTIVE To investigate the variation in the survival rate and the mortality rates for very preterm infants across Europe. DESIGN A prospective birth cohort of very preterm infants for 10 geographically defined European regions during 2003, followed to discharge home from hospital. PARTICIPANTS All deliveries from 22 + 0 to 31 + 6 weeks' gestation. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURE All outcomes of pr...

INTRODUCTION Several publications highlight the usefulness of functional echocardiography (FnECHO) in neonatal intensive care. Data is lacking on its use in units neonatal in Spain. OBJECTIVES To evaluate frequency of use, patient characteristics, indications, measurements, and impact on patient management of FnECHO in a neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) in Spain over a 1 year period. MET...