B reastfeeding is the preferred method of feeding infants up to 12 months of age (1). Breastfed infants experience fewer and less severe infections and may be protected against future disease development (2). Mothers who breastfeed potentially experience accelerated weight loss (3), a lower risk of breast and ovarian cancer (3), and a lower risk of type 2 diabetes than mothers who do not breast...

Background Despite the progress made in the care transition program from the hospital to home with an emphasis on telephone counseling, an effective and safe care transition process has not been provided to patients and their families.The aim of this study was to investigate The Effect of Phone Counseling for Mothers of Premature Infants Discharged from the Hospital on Infants’ Readmission. Ma...

background preeclampsia is a major cause of maternal, fetal and neonatal morbidity and mortality. objectives the aim of this study was to determine the laboratory disorders in neonates born to preeclamptic mothers. patients and methods this descriptive-retrospective study was conducted in the neonatal units of shahid beheshti and shabihkhani hospitals on neonates born to preeclamptic mothers du...

To cite: Puneeth KT, Goyal A, Jana M. BMJ Case Rep Published online: [please include Day Month Year] doi:10.1136/bcr-2013201770 DESCRIPTION A 10-month-old female infant, born to a diabetic mother, presented with dribbling of urine since birth. Physical examination was unremarkable. Plain radiograph of lower spine showed partial sacral agenesis. MRI of the spine (figure 1) revealed sacrococcygea...

BACKGROUND Postnatal depression affects the emotional state of mothers and the quality of mother-infant interaction. METHOD Touch behaviour and content of child-directed speech were analysed for 72 mothers and their infants during pleasurable play. Infants (18) of mothers with depressed mood and 18 controls were seen when they were 6 months old; and 18 infants of mothers with depressed mood a...