Background: Hyperbilirubinemia is a common problem in neonates. It is observed during the first week of the life in approximately 60% of term and 80% of preterm neonates. Kernicterus is a rare but serious consequence of undiagnosed hyperbilirubinemia. In this situation, indirect bilirubin deposit in the brain and causes transient dysfunction and occasionally permanent neuronal damage. The aim o...

Initiation of breast-feeding within 1 h after birth has been associated with reduced neonatal mortality in a rural Ghanaian population. In South Asia, however, breast-feeding patterns and low birth weight rates differ and this relationship has not been quantified. Data were collected during a community-based randomized trial of the impact of topical chlorhexidine antisepsis interventions on neo...

conclusion applying serologic tests for infant whose mother is suspected of brucellosis seems logical. patient the patient was a 3.5 month infant with irritability, loss of appetite and immobility of left hip joint since 10 days ago. there was no medical problem during fetal and neonatal period of his life. the infant nutrition was provided by breast feeding. about one month ago his mother has ...

OBJECTIVE We investigated the association between full breast-feeding up to 6 months as well as partial breast-feeding after 6 months and maternal weight retention at 6, 18 and 36 months after delivery in the Norwegian Mother and Child Cohort Study (MoBa), conducted by the Norwegian Institute of Public Health. DESIGN Cohort study. Information on exposure and outcome was collected by questionn...

the eggs and larvae of the indian meal moth, plodia interpunctella (hübner), are widely used in mass rearing of parasitoids and predators. feeding indices and some biological parameters of p. interpunctella were studied on bran of different wheat cultivars ('back-cross roshan', 'khooshe pishgam', 'khoshki line 9', 'arg', 'alvand', 'pishtaz', 'ws-89-2', 'sepahan' and 'bam') when incorporated int...

BACKGROUND Most mothers stop breast-feeding before the recommended 6 months post partum. A systematic review showed that breast-feeding support programs by health care professionals did not substantially improve breast-feeding outcomes beyond 2 months post partum. We conducted a randomized controlled trial to evaluate the effect of peer (mother-to-mother) support on breast-feeding duration amon...

Background: Environment influences infant feeding decisions of mothers, which have influence on growth, development, health and nutrition infants children. Objectives: To assess the maternal knowledge practices towards breast-feeding among mothers in Sohag. correlate with education, parity, mode delivery, socioeconomic status employment. Patients methods: This cross-sectional study included 5...

OBJECTIVE To examine how breast feeding and bottle feeding are represented by the British media. DESIGN Content analysis. SUBJECTS Television programmes and newspaper articles that made reference to infant feeding during March 1999. SETTING UK mass media. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES Visual and verbal references to breast or bottle feeding in newspapers and television programmes. RESULTS Ove...

This is a study of infant feeding practices of 126 mothers. Seventy-seven mothers or 61.1% practised breast feeding. The typical breast feeding mother was more likely to be a Malay, with lower family income and residing in the rural area. The educational status of the mother was not an important factor in influencing her to breast feed. Health education on breast feeding should be intensified i...