introduction: infant mortality index is an important health indicator. this index has a direct impact on infant mortality and mortality of children less than five years. the present study aimed to investigate causes of infant deaths during 2010-2011 in bandar abbas hospital of children. methods: in this cross - sectional retrospective study profiles of all dead newborns who aged from 0 to 28 da...

 ABSTRACT A long pedunculated egg-shaped lipoma of the sacrum in a newborn infant, presenting as a tail, was treated surgically. Occult spinal dysraphism may be accompanied with this entity. Investigations for underlying dysraphism and its treatment are mandatory.

Malformations are important causes of infant mortality, chronic disease and disability in many countries, causing 3.2million disabilities per year. The VATERL association includes vertebral defects, anal atresia, tracheoesophageal fistulaand renal dysplasia, as well limb abnormalities. This case report aims to provide the general characteristics theVACTERL discuss other cases found medical lite...

Since low birth weight is a leading cause of infant mortality,7 varying rates of this outcome among Hispanic subgroups may translate to similarly varying patterns in infant mortality. On the other hand, if access to neonatal intensive care services differs by maternal birthplace or ethnicity, then infant mortality rates might not reflect differences in low-birth-weight rates among Hispanic subg...

Abstract Neonatal pneumopericardium, a collection of air in the pericardial sac, is less common form leak syndrome, but unfortunately with high mortality rate. We report rare case male fullterm newborn who soon after birth presented respiratory distress. Chest radiograph showed spontaneous bilateral pneumothorax which chest drain was placed between anterior and midaxillary line 5 th right inter...

OBJECTIVE Infant mortality in British Columbia (BC) First Nations remains elevated relative to other residents. The p.P479L (c.1436C>T) variant of carnitine palmitoyltransferase 1 (CPT1A) is frequent in some aboriginal populations and may be associated with increased infant deaths. This work was initiated to determine the performance of acylcarnitine profiling for detecting this variant, to det...

OBJECTIVE To describe a birth cohort which started in 2004, aiming to assess pre and perinatal conditions of the newborns, infant morbimortality, early life characteristics and outcomes, and access, use and financing of health care. METHODS All children born in the urban area of Pelotas and Capão do Leão municipalities (Southern Brazil) in 2004 were identified and their mothers invited to joi...

Whenever a newborn infant presents with excessive salivation and failure to pass nasogastric tube, one of the 5 major types of esophageal atresia is suspected. We report a rare case where a newborn infant presented with features of esophageal atresia due to membranous diaphragm.

A case of paroxysmal ventricular tachycardia of torsade de pointes variety occurring in a newborn infant is described. A rare problem in the newborn, ventricular tachycardia has been associated with congenital heart disease, electrolyte abnormality, and cardiac tumour. In this case, the association was with myocarditis. The arrhythmia was refractory to treatment, and the infant died.