Objectives: Mothers’ perception of their ability to parenting (maternal parenting self-efficacy) is a critical issue that influences their interactions with their preterm neonates. For better support of these mothers, a robust tool is needed which can measure mothers’ perception of their ability to understand and care for their preterm neonates as well as being sensitive to the various levels a...

In five separate fecal collections spanning three years, group A rotaviruses were detected by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay in 35 (25%) of 142 specimens obtained from nondiarrheic, hospitalized neonates in Blantyre, Malawi. Molecular characterization of each strain identified, for the first time in neonates, a short electropherotype, genotype P[6], G8 strain type, similar to the dominant, c...

Introduction The family is in a crisis and a stressful experience when neonate is admitted in NICU ward. In recent decades, role of family in the care of neonates has completely changed. Now, empowerment of families in the care of neonates hospitalized is an important approach in the field of neonatal nursing . Therefore, it is necessary for parents, especially mothers with neonates in NICU war...

introduction: this study aimed to assess the incidence of breastfeeding-associated hypernatremia and related risk factors among hospitalized hyperbilirubinemic neonates. methods: this prospective study was conducted at nemazee hospital affiliated to shiraz university of medical sciences during one year to determine the association between hypernatremia (serum sodium concentration of >150 meq/l)...

abstract background and objective: often, discharge of children against medical advice has a negative effect on the well-being of the patient. to determine the prevalence of discharge against medical advice (dama) among hospitalized children and examine the reasons given by parents/guardians for such discharges. methods: a retrospective 2-year medical records audit of children aged one day to 1...

OBJECTIVE Neonatal jaundice is a common clinical finding in newborns. The efficacy and safety of phototherapy for neonatal jaundice have been firmly established, but it has some side effects, thus herbal therapy has recently received special attention. Herein we investigated the efficacy of Zizyphus jujuba for treatment of jaundice in neonates compared to phototherapy. METHODS In this clinica...

considering the 50% mortality rate of neonatal septicemia associated with neutropenia and increasing resistance to antibiotics, simultaneous antibiotic therapy strategies are becoming more important. however, few studies have been performed to evaluate effectiveness of rhg-csf in the treatment of neutropenia in neonates. this randomized clinical trial was performed on 40 neutropenic neonates wi...

Prematurity and poor weight gaining are important causes for neonatal hospitalization. The present study aimed to investigate the role of medium-chain triglyceride (MCT) oil via massage therapy as a supplementary nutritional method on the weight gain of Neonatal Intensive Care Units (NICU)-hospitalized neonates. This randomized clinical trial performed among 121 stable premature neonates hospit...