BACKGROUND Preterm birth is the major cause of neonatal mortality and morbidity. OBJECTIVE The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of prophylactic vaginal progesterone on decreasing preterm birth rate and neonatal complications in a high-risk population. MATERIALS AND METHODS A randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled study was performed on 100 high-risk singleton pregnancies. ...

Abstract. The infants admitted in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) always need a Hygienic environment and round clock observations. Infants or just born babies express their physical emotional needs through cry. Thus, detection of reasons behind infant cry plays vital role monitoring health NICU. In this paper, we have proposed novel approach for detecting Infant's signal is captured fro...

In mid-December 2012, three extremely premature infants with cholestasis in a neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) developed dermatitis in the diaper region, perioral erosions, and bullae on the dorsal surfaces of their hands and feet (Figure). The infants were similar in gestational age (23-24 weeks) and corrected postnatal age (33-38 weeks). All had severe cholestasis (direct bilirubin >3 mg/d...

Address for correspondence Dr. Gauri Shankar Shah Professor and Head Department of Paediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, B P Koirala Institute of Health Sciences, Dharan, Nepal Email: [email protected] How to cite this article ? Shah GS, Yadav S, Thapa A, Shah L. Clinical Profi le and Outcome of Neonates Admitted to Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) at a Tertiary Care Centre in Eastern...

During their everyday work in neonatal intensive care unit (NICU), physicians face many ethical dilemmas. Modern technology increases the chances of survival even of extremely low birth weight (ELBW) newborns, with a minimum number of complications. In countries with guides and expert group recommendations, neonatologists’ decisions on limiting or withdrawing life-sustaining medical treatment (...

This article presents the elements of the Oral Motor Intervention section of the Infant Care Path for Physical Therapy in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU). The types of physical therapy interventions presented in this path are evidence based as well as infant driven and family focused. In the context of anticipated maturation of suck-swallow-breathe coordination, the timing and methods f...

Hypothermia is a major contributor to newborn mortality worldwide and remains a common problem for very low birthweight (VLBW) infants, even in technologically advanced hospital settings. The attributable risk of mortality from hypothermia is difficult to establish from the scant randomized trials on delivery room stabilization of VLBW newborns, but the relationship between admission temperatur...

background & aim: high levels of anxiety in mothers after the birth of a premature infant and its negative effects and consequences on the infant and the family indicate the necessity of performing an intervention for them. this study was conducted to evaluate the effect of neonatal intensive care unit orientation program on the anxiety of premature infants’ mothers in shahrekord . methods & ma...

background: this study aimed to determine the impact of an empowerment program on maternal stress. materials and methods: during may 2009–may 2010, this quasi‑experimental study was performed in the neonatal intensive care unit (nicu) of shahid akbarabadi, rasoul‑e‑akram, and aliasghar hospitals affiliated to tehran university of medical sciences (iran). the program consists of an educational c...

OBJECTIVE To determine the neonatal and economic consequences of nonindicated preterm delivery in singleton gestations. STUDY DESIGN From a database of women with high-risk pregnancies enrolled for outpatient nursing services between October 1995 and February 2000, singleton gestations with induced labor or scheduled cesarean delivery and a gestational age at delivery of 34-36 weeks were iden...