abstract introduction: septicemia is an important and common cause of neonatal mortality and morbidity. several factors such as genetic, social, hygienic and nutritional factors are effective on the frequency of bacterial pathogens in neonatal septicemia, several studies have performed to determine common pathogens in the different parts of the world. objective: comparison of neonatal bacterial...

Background Advances in the perinatal and neonatal cares have brought about considerable reductions in the neonatal mortality. The present study aimedto determine the disease patterns, outcomes and factors influencing the neonatal mortality in single neonatal intensive care unit. Materials and Methods This descriptive research was retrospective and cross-sectional in type. The study population e...

patients and methods in this retrospective, cross-sectional study, the medical records of all deceased neonates hospitalized in fatemieh hospital of hamadan, during a 5-year period (2006 – 2011) were extracted. a questionnaire including sex, weight, gestational age, time of birth, delivery mode, maternal disease, and leading cause of death was filled out. the information was then analyzed using...

Background & Aims: Detection of maternal risk factors associated with neonatal mortality helps to identify high-risk infants and prevent neonatal death. It can also contribute to the design more effective prenatal care. This study was performed aiming to evaluate the maternal risk factors associated with mortality in preterm infants in Mashhad Ghaem Hospital, Iran, during 2009-2014. Methods: Th...

Background Neonatal mortality rate is one of the main indicators of health care systems in each country. The first step in improving the level of these indicators is to identify the causes of neonatal dead and its related factors. In this study, the causes of neonatal mortality and its related factors in neonatal intensive care unit at Imam Reza hospital were investigated. Materials and Method...

iv General Preface v Acknowledgements vi List of Tables xi List of Figures xiii List of Abbreviations xiv List of Publications xv Chapter one: Introduction 1 Chapter two: Neonatal calf diarrhoea: a literature overview 4 2.1. The principles of rearing of newborn dairy calves, with particular reference to the situation in New Zealand 4 2.2. The economic impact of neonatal calf diarrhoea 8 2.3. Ae...

Mann et al. give important insight into the risk factors and possible pathophysiology not only on ischaemic neonatal stroke (becoming symptomatic during the neonatal period), but also congenital ischaemic stroke (evolving during the first year of life). By analyzing these two entities in parallel they give some answers as to whether we have two different entities here or a similar entity becomi...