background exclusive breastfeeding as the most important part of children's lifeline has the most efficacy in health promotion and prevention of diseases in children. several lines of evidence emphasis on positive effects of breastfeeding on physical and mental child growth. the aim of this study was determinate prevalence of exclusive breastfeeding and related factors in children attending hea...

abstract   background: the aim of study was to compare the effect of kangaroo mother care (kmc) and conventional methods of care (cmc) in low birth weight babies less than 2000 grams.   method: one hundred babies with birth weight less than 2000 grams and without clinical problem were randomized in two groups the intervention group (n=50) who received kangaroo mother care and the control group ...

Background The first year of life is of a great significance in promoting health and the quality of life. The present research aimed to determine the factors affecting the mortality of infants below the age of one year in Bandar Abbas, Iran. Materials and Methods The present retrospective research was conducted based on a questionnaire developed by the present researchers as well as the analysi...

cranial injury, as it is known today, is not a new concern of modern medicine. on stepping on the earth, the man was in reality encountered with various types of injuries, particularly those of a cranial nature. leading a life, whether wild or civilized, has always been associated with injuries for human race from the very beginning of birth. therefore, managing cases of this type has gradually...

Background & Objective:  Food allergy is an important and increasing problem in children. The aim of this study was to investigate the type and prevalence of food reactions in child care centers of Zanjan city (northwest, Iran).  Materials & Methods:  This cross-sectional study was performed in 40 kindergartens from Zanjan city. A questionnaire containing information about the occurrence of fo...

Background: one of the leading clinical problems for premature neonates especially with very low birth weight is the type and amount of feeding. The authors aimed to compare outcomes of slow versus rapid feeding in premature neonates hospitalized in Al-Zahra hospital, Rasht. Methods: This is a clinical trial that was conducted on 62 premature neonates aged less than 35 weeks of gestation who w...

Hypophosphatasia is a rare hereditary disorder of bone metabolism.In this article, we presented the case of a male infant with a soft skull and short, deformed limbs at birth, followed by seizures and respiratory distress during admission in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU). Prenatal ultrasound showed limb hypoplasia, skull hypomineralization, and polyhydramnios. Seizures occurred on day...

OBJECTIVE To investigate the association between birth weight and risk of type 2 diabetes, abdominal obesity and hypertension among Chinese adults. RESEARCH METHODS AND PROCEDURES Nine hundred and seventy-three individuals from a population-based cross-sectional survey for the prevalence of type 2 diabetes conducted in Shanghai in 2002 were enrolled and followed up to 2004 with yearly examina...

An association has recently been described between increased birth weight and increased risk of childhood-onset type 1 diabetes. Whether this relationship is explained by genes associated with both increased birth weight and increased risk of type 1 diabetes is unknown. In the present study, we tested the association between birth weight and HLA-DQ genotypes known to confer risk for type 1 diab...