BACKGROUND Neonatal abdominal ultrasound is usually performed in Nigeria to investigate neonatal symptoms rather than as a follow up to evaluate fetal abnormalities which were detected on prenatal ultrasound. The role of routine obstetric ultrasonography in the monitoring of pregnancy and identification of fetal malformations has partly contributed to lowering of fetal mortality rates. In Niger...

Background: The rate of exclusive breast feeding is low in many societies and has diminished in recent years in Iran. This study was conducted to determine the effects of postpartum mother–infant skin-to-skin contact on exclusive breastfeeding in neonatal period. Materials and Methods: This was a randomized control trial. 114 healthy primiparous mothers and their neonates were recruited in Om-...

OBJECTIVE To evaluate the capacity of health facilities in Southern Province, Zambia, to perform routine obstetric care and emergency obstetric and neonatal care (EmONC). METHODS Surveys were completed at 90 health centers and 10 hospitals between September 1, 2011, and February 28, 2012. An expanded set of signal functions for routine care and EmONC was used to assess the facilities' capacit...

OBJECTIVE To compare the maternal and neonatal outcomes of operative vaginal delivery in relation to the use of episiotomy. DESIGN Pilot randomised controlled trial (RCT). SETTING Two urban maternity units in Scotland and England. SAMPLE Nulliparous women anticipating a singleton cephalic vaginal delivery were recruited in the antenatal period. METHODS If an operative vaginal delivery w...

BACKGROUND Neonatal diarrhoea is a frequent clinical condition in commercial swine herds, previously regarded to be uncomplicated to treat. However, since 2008 it seems that a new neonatal diarrhoeic syndrome unresponsive to antibiotics and common management practices has emerged. Routine laboratory examinations have not detected any pathogen related to this syndrome. The primary purpose of thi...