Intussusception in neonates, especially in preterm infants, is rare. Common symp­ toms of intussusception, which include distended abdomen and gastric residuals, lead to misdiagnosis as necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC). Delayed diagnosis of neo­ natal intussusception delays treatment as well, which can lead to life­threatening complications. The predominant location of intussusception in preterm...

Despite overall decreasedmortality andmorbidity in preterm very low-birth-weight (VLBW:<1,500 g) infants over the past decades, necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC), a devastating emergency intestinal disease in preterm VLBW infants, remains 5 to 6% and even increase despite much effort on peri-postnatal care.1 More worrisome, approximately 20 to 30% of VLBW infants with NECwill die2 and the remaini...

The optimal time to clamp the umbilical cord in preterm and full-term neonates after birth continues to be a matter of debate. A review of randomised controlled trials comparing the effects of early versus late cord clamping on maternal and infant outcomes was performed to assess data in favor of immediate or delayed clamping. Although there is no conclusive evidence, delayed cord clamping seem...

introduction A preterm birth is one that occurs between fetal viability and 37 completed weeks of gestation (1–4). Delivery of a previable conceptus represents a spontaneous abortion rather than a preterm birth. Although the definition of “viability” varies among countries and even medical centers, the central idea is that a nonviable infant is so immature that there is no likelihood of surviva...

Aim: Preterm infant is deprived of various in-utero sensory experiences which have been documented as risk factor for prevalence broad range neurodevelopmental impairment in preterm infants. The present study evaluates the pain processing pattern neonates with and without known abnormalities using Premature Infant Pain Profile (PIPP)-a 7 indicator measure that include three behavioural (facial ...

Preterm neonatal care is important aspect of parenting. The main objective this study to find out the predictors Posttraumatic growth among primary caregivers newborn babies affected with hyperbilirubinemia. In preterm hyperbilirubinemia were studied posttraumatic growth. sample 300 parents was collected. results found that diverse variables such as coping skills, personality traits and parenta...

background: preterm labor is at risk for respiratory distress syndrome (rds) and sometimes requires to mechanical ventilation (mv) and surfactant therapy. continuous positive airway pressure (cpap) and nasal continuous positive airway pressure (ncpap) are the methods of respiratory support especially for using in rds of neonates. in other method surfactant is administered to babies via tracheal...

  Background: Vitamin D deficiency is a worldwide issue and the effect of vitamin D supplementation alone as a possible option to prevent that is still under examination.Therefore, the aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of vitamin D supplementation on term and preterm neonates and mothers for 4 months. Materials and Methods</stron...