OBJECTIVE To compare neonatal outcomes of very low birth weight (VLBW) infants admitted to NICUs participating in the Canadian Neonatal Network and the Neonatal Research Network of Japan. METHODS Secondary analyses of VLBW infants in both national databases between 2006 and 2008 were conducted. The primary outcome was a composite of mortality or any major morbidity defined as severe neurologi...

Background:Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is an autoimmune disease with multiple organ involvement and periods of relapse and remission that mainly affects young women of childbearing age. In this regard the reproductive health is an important issue. Although diagnosis, treatment and management of pregnancy in SLE women have been improved recently, but the main concern is effects of SLE on ...

ABSTRACT Objective: to identify the perinatal factors associated with prematurity in neonatal intensive care units from prenatal care. Method: a case-control study carried out southern region of country 186 puerperal women, July November 2018. A hierarchical approach strategy and conditional logistic regression were used data analysis. Results: among preterm births, 5.9% (n=11) classified as ex...

Objective. To report the current incidence and the need for surgery for retinopathy of prematurity (ROP) in neonates (22–36 weeks’ gestational age [GA], July 1, 1989 through June 30, 1997). Study Design. Retrospective analyses using computerized perinatal database kept on all admissions, a review of patient charts, and eye examination log books. Setting. Level 3 regional referral NICU. Patients...

the rate of multiple pregnancy has dramatically increased during the past decades, along with the diffusion of assisted reproduction technology (art). multiple pregnancy entail an increased risk of, at times life threatening, maternal complications i.e. pre-eclampsia, eclampsia or abruptio placenta, of serious neonatal hazards, i.e. extreme prematurity or growth retardation, as well as deleteri...