background: recto-vaginal colonization of group b streptococcus (gbs) has been known as an important issue in mother and newborn’s health, which is getting frequent in developing countries. screening test have been introduced and utilized in many countries and is recommended by many researchers. however, due to lack of information in prevalence of gbs, especially in iran, there are doubts and c...

conclusion we suggest the standard cefazolin prophylaxis (after cord clamping) for elective cesarean section and cefazolin before incision for non elective cesarean section. therefore, administration of prophylactic cefazolin prior to incision will not increase the rate of neonatal sepsis. compared between these groups. results two groups were demographically identical. rate of iv line need (rr...

Early diagnosis of autism spectrum disorders (ASD) enables early intervention that improves long term functioning of children with ASD but is often delayed until age of school entry. Few studies have identified factors that affect timely diagnosis. This study addressed how maternal education, race, age, marital status as well as neonatal birth factors affect the age at which a child is diagnose...

background: chronic graft versus host disease (cgvhd) is one of the most serious potential complications of allogeneic bone marrow transplantation. study design and method: we analyzed the incidence of cgvhd and its associated risk factors in a group of 161 iranian recipients of hla-identical sibling transplants, with at least 90 days post-transplantation survival. in the majority of cases (n=7...

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...

Background Several epidemiological studies from low- and middle-income countries have reported a protective effect of maternal antenatal iron/folic acid (IFA) on childhood mortality. Objective The current study aimed to evaluate the effect of maternal antenatal IFA supplementation on childhood mortality in Pakistan. Design A propensity score-matched sample of 8,512 infants live-born within the ...

background: maternal and neonatal factors could help determine the potential incidence of hyperbilirubinemia. in this study, we aimed to identify the relationship between the severity of jaundice in newborns and maternal and neonatal factors. methods: this descriptive, cross-sectional study was conducted in 2014. icteric newborns, admitted to qods and kowsar teaching hospitals in qazvin, iran w...

maternal age and education are found to be strongly correlated with child morality [1,5-11]. Although the relationship between parental education and the number of children’s death is complex, a number of studies have illustrated that children of less educated parents tend to have a higher mortality rate than children of welleducated ones [6,9,10-13]. Parental education, more importantly matern...

Background: Breast milk can be a source of toxic material, along with the transfer of nutrients needed for infant growth. This study was conducted to measure the level of lead in maternal and neonatal blood and breast milk in Tehran, Iran.Methods: In this cross-sectional study, 150 mothers and their infants were studied. Samples of maternal blood, fetal umbilical cord blood, breast milk, ...