introduction: according to the ethology theory mother infant separation immediately after birth can interfere with the infants innate behaviors for the initiation of breastfeeding. the aim of this study was to the effect of an interventional program based on the theory of ethology on infant breast feeding competence materials and methods: 114 primiparous, iranian, healthy, full term mothers bet...

we present an infant girl with hyperekplexia, hypertonia, hyperreflexia and a characteristic exaggerated response to nose tap. this disorder is important to recognize because of the increased risk of apnea and sudden infant death, this infant responded to clonazepam.

this information sheet contains the necessary information to educate mothers in the early weeks after delivery. so in a relaxed opportunity to read it. if you plan to feed your baby by breast feeding, it is necessary to read it prior to discharge from hospital. note that the duration of breast feeding in the first weeks after the labor is 20 minutes. the best way for breastfeeding is to give th...

acebutolol (ac) is a chiral b-adrenergic blocking drug, which is useful clinically as the racemate in treating hypertension and is metabolized to an equipotent chiral metabolite, diacetolol (dc). in this paper we report a case of a 32 year old woman who was receiving ac during her pregnancy and lactating time for management of hypertension. the maternal plasma level and breast milk as well as c...

background: this study was done to assess the efficacy and adverse effects of the different doses of adenosine in the pediatric age group with respect to multiple patient variables.   methods: over a period of 1 year, 86 occasions of supraventricular tachycardia (svt) were treated with adenosine in 81 infants and children aged between 18 days and 12 years (median of 1.3 years, sd=3). adenosine ...

conclusions there were 80 (17.90%) patients receiving endoscopic hemostatic therapy. in children with ugib, upper endoscopy is a diagnostic procedure for the categorization of underlying causes of upper gastrointestinal bleeding in children and various endoscopic lesions may be found in a patient with the impression of ugib. background upper gastrointestinal (ugi) endoscopy is a tool used frequ...

background and purpose: inappropriate complementary feeding practices are one of the causes of malnutrition worldwide. this study was aimed to determine the complementary feeding practices according to world health organization recommendation in sari, iran. materials and methods: this cross-sectional study on complementary feeding practices assayed the different aspect of infant feeding based o...

abstract background: premature infants are subjected to many painful procedures during care and treatment. the aim of this study was to assess the effect of music therapy on physiological and behavioral pain responses of premature infants during and after blood sampling. materials and methods: this study was a cross-over clinical trial conducted on 20 infants in a hospital affiliated to tehran ...