The normal pregnant woman and the newborn infant both have raised hormonal iodine levels (Rose, Russell, and Starr, 1963; Pickering et al., 1958). The very early fetus has a low hormonal iodine which rises as gestation proceeds, but the level in premature babies is still lower than that of full-term infants (Andreoli and Robbins, 1962; Rose et al., 1963; Marks and Man, 1965). The serum protein-...

Prematurity is one of the leading causes of death in the neonatal period. Most deaths in premature infants occur during the first two to three days of life (Holmdahl, 1952). This study was undertaken in an attempt to correlate clinical impressions as to the vitality and prognosis of infants admitted to a premature department with additional clinical data during the first four days of life. We w...

A premature newborn with an enterocutaneous fistula after repair of duodenal perforation is reported to emphasize the therapeutic effect of octreotide in persistent fistula even in a very small infant. Our report showed that use of octreotide was safe even in premature infants with intestinal fistula. Close monitorization of biochemical and blood parameters is needed in patients treated with oc...

in this case report, it is our purpose to relate our findings concerning bloody discharge as an ominous sign in the conservative management of premature rupture of membranes, (prom) as well as to present relevant findings of the amniotic band syndrome such as amputation of one leg, constriction rings in two fingers, and pseudosyndactyly in the toes of the remaining foot in a 28 week old newborn...

The thermal environment surrounding preterm neonates in closed incubators is regulated via air temperature control mode. At present, these control modes do not take account of all the thermal parameters involved in a pattern of incubator such as the thermal parameters of preterm neonates (birth weight < 1000 grams). The objective of this work is to design and validate a generalized predictive c...

Several pathological changes affect the eyes of newborn infants, one of the most important ofwhich is retrolental fibroplasia. The object of developing retinal photography in the newborn was to record the appearance of blood vessels in premature infants who are at risk of developing retrolental fibroplasia. In addition it has proved possible to record the normal appearance of the newborn fundus...

Several pathological changes affect the eyes of newborn infants, one of the most important ofwhich is retrolental fibroplasia. The object of developing retinal photography in the newborn was to record the appearance of blood vessels in premature infants who are at risk of developing retrolental fibroplasia. In addition it has proved possible to record the normal appearance of the newborn fundus...

background: the aim was to compare the intensity of pain caused by suprapubic aspiration (spa) and urethral catheterization for urine sampling in premature infants. methods: a prospective randomized controlled design with 80 premature infants in alzahra university hospital, isfahan, iran was conducted. premature newborns who needed urine samples for microbiologic analysis were randomly assigned...