This study determined factors of preterm delivery in Taiwan. Healthy women (n=520, age 29.1±4.2 y) at 8-12 weeks of pregnancy were recruited from prenatal clinics. Background information, anthropometrics, biochemical parameters, and dietary intake, collected by 24 h-recall were obtained from the first, second, and third trimesters to delivery. Clinical outcomes of neonates were also collected. ...

background: given the importance of birth weight and the effects of anthropometric indices and socioeconomic status on it, this study was conducted to assess birth weight and its related factors among infants born in the hospitals of ahwaz jondishapour university. methods: this cross-sectional study was carried out on 269 newly born babies and their mothers in hospitals of ahwaz jondishapour un...

Background: Infants may lose their body resources after surgery due to inadequate nutrient intake and undergoing long periods of fasting after surgery for esophageal atresia, increases risk of several complications. Aim: This study aimed to evaluate the effects of early feeding support on the postoperative weight gain status of infants with esophageal atresia. Method: This randomized, controlle...

Amaç: Annenin gebelik döneminde kilo artışının yenidoğanın ölçülen ilk TSH düzeyleri üzerine etkisini araştırmaktır.
 Gereçler: Güngören 30 Ağustos Aile Sağlığı Merkezinde; takip edilen 112 gebe ve bu gebelerin bebeği retrospektif olarak incelendi. Gebelerin boy, ölçümleri vücut kitle indekslerinin (VKİ) hesaplandığı haftaları, bebeklerin doğum tartıları değerleri alındı. Gebeler, normal (...

abstract  background: the quality of life and standard of health care in a society is measured  by its preterm infants' mortality rate. the popularity and credibility of alternative  treatment such as touch therapy may be effective in preterm and low birth weight  infants in order to increase their survival rate. the aim of this study was to determine  the effect of touch intervention on the we...

BACKGROUND Poor interferon gamma (IFNγ) production during respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) is associated with prolonged viral clearance and increased disease severity in neonatal mice and humans. We previously showed that intra-nasal delivery of IFNγ significantly enhances RSV clearance from neonatal lungs prior to observed T-lymphocyte recruitment or activation, suggesting an innate immune me...

Abstract Background Many studies and organizations described bases of pregnancy timing after bariatric surgeries, but there is still a need for uniform scientific evidence accurate timing. We aimed to assess outcomes neonatal findings by surgery compare adverse perinatal among women who underwent prior with those had not. Patients methods included 200 pregnant females previously performed diffe...