Occurrence of the premature birth in Ukraine is about 6%. Premature newborns are highest risk group developing chronic pathology nervous system, sensory organs, and respiratory causing neonatal mortality disability; latter 22 times higher than full-term ones. Besides, there a large rare metabolic disorders that significantly disrupt adaptation nursing with signs morpho-functional enzymes immatu...

Newborn screening for severe combined immunodeficiency (SCID) is currently being performed in many states. It is important to address diagnostic challenges while outcomes are emerging from the first several years of screening. We present the case of a premature infant whose initial newborn screen was strongly positive for SCID. Subsequent lymphocyte subset analysis by flow cytometry was difficu...

Newborn screening for severe combined immunodeficiency (SCID) is currently being performed in many states. It is important to address diagnostic challenges while outcomes are emerging from the first several years of screening. We present the case of a premature infant whose initial newborn screen was strongly positive for SCID. Subsequent lymphocyte subset analysis by flow cytometry was difficu...

Background: purpose of this study was to determine prevalence maternal and social risk factors low birth weight. The is weight.Methods: cross-sectional comparative carried out by reviewing medical records newborn delivered for one year in 250 newborn. Birth weight categorized into two as (birth <2500 grams), considered cases, normal ≥2500 controls or the reference weight.Results: In our moth...

Sclerema neonatorum (SN) is a rare condition of neonatal panniculitis with poor prognosis and high fatality rate. It clinically presents as hardening the skin subcutaneous adipose tissue extending throughout body, sparing fat-free soles, palms, genitalia. SN typically affects gravely ill, preterm neonates in first week life diagnosis often clinical. We report case an eight-day-old premature inf...

INTRODUCTION AND OBJECTIVE Hearing plays an essential role in the acquisition, development and maintenance of the properties of the speech and language. Birth weight is an indicator of biological maturation of the newborn. Premature newborns with very low birth weight (VLBW<1,500 g) constitute a group with the highest risk of sensorineural hearing loss. Our objective was to ascertain the degree...