background: neonatal jaundice is a common problem that can result in serious neurological side effect such as kern icterus. several drugs are used to prevent neonatal jaundice. the effect of clofibrate in the prevention of hyperbilirubi-nemia in healthy term neonates has not been paid attention to. this study aimed to evaluate the preventive effect of clofibrate on neonatal jaundice in term neo...

background the national program of neonatal screening was performed in 2005 in iran. according to the studies, the outbreak of congenital hypothyroidism (ch) was one in every 670 live births in 2011. the prevalence of the disease in the world is 1 in 3000. the mean prevalence of this disease in iran is estimated to be 1 in 1,000, which indicates a high prevalence of the disease in iran. conclus...

background supraventricular tachycardia (svt) is the most frequent arrhythmia requiring a medical treatment in neonates. objectives the aim of our study was to evaluate and manage neonatal supraventricular tachycardia. methods this study was performed on 22 newborns that were diagnosed with svt at two neonatal intensive care units (nicu) in south west of iran from october 2012 to october 2015. ...

background: in this study, we examined the epidemiological aspects of neonatal mortality due to intrauterine infections with regard to regional characteristics. methods: consolidated report of the ministry of health and social development of the republic of kazakhstan on children deceased during their first 28 days of life due to intrauterine infections (p23 – congenital pneumonia, p35-39 – inf...

background: children affected with sickle cell disease (scd) are at increased risk for severe morbidity and mortality, especially during the first 3-5 years of life. it is suggested that early treatment can improve the condition. the aim of this pilot study was to estimate the incidence of hemoglobin s (hbs) by umbilical cord blood screening in khorramshahr and abadan cities in southwest of ira...

thrombocytopenia has been reported as a complication of phototherapy. in this study the effect of conventional phototherapy on platelet count was studied in 101 newborns with indirect hyperbilirubinemia, out of whom 50 patients (49.5%) had decreased levels of platelets; 20 (19.8%) of the latter had a platelet count of below 100000/mm3. decreased platelet count was maximum during the first 24 ho...

the term riga-fede disease has been used to describe chronic traumatic ulceration that occurs on the ventral surface of the tongue by natal and neonatal teeth in infants. it is important to diagnose the lesion and treat it by eliminating the source of trauma. in this case report, the neonatal tooth was extracted and after 2 weeks the lesion was resolved and the baby was feeding well.in addition...

introduction: according to millennium development goal (mdg) number 4, child mortality should be reduced by two thirds by 2015.  the focus has been on decreasing neonatal deaths in high-mortality countries. in this study, we assessed the recorded causes of neonatal hospitalization in the neonatal intensive care unit (nicu) and infant care wards. methods: the present cross-sectional study was ca...

objectives:prenatal infections are one of the fundamental causes of early puerperal complications in mothers and neonates. these infections are mostly due to colonized organisms in pregnant woman's genitor-urinary system. the aim of this study was to determine the incidence of streptococcus group b (gbs) colonization in parturient women and the rate of pathogen transmission to the newborn....

introduction deafness is one of the most important sensory disturbances at birth. hearing loss can affect the development of speaking and learning during life. early diagnosis and intervention improve language outcome. the  current study aimed to determine the frequency of profound congenital hearing loss in healthy newborn infants in fars province. methods in a multicenter prospective study, f...