introduction: crimean congo hemorrhagic fever (cchf) is a zoonosis disease. the aim of this study was to examine the effect of educational intervention on practice improvement of employees in healthcare centers and meat distribution centers of ilam province in relation to crimean congo hemorrhagic fever. materials and methods: participants in present quasi-experimental study were 200 employees ...

nasogastric tube (ng) insertion is a usual technique in any neonatal intensive care unit. this procedure is undertaken for the children who are in need of invasive care. sometimes, the insertion of nasogastric tube in infants with esophagus friable anatomy tissues may have some dangerous side effect, but such problems are not very common. esophageal perforation is a rare but known complication ...

Background: Pressures arising from premature infant care specially hospitalized infant can affect infant's quality of life and health by causing long term destructive effects on family's psychological and physical health. Aim:To investigate the effect of family participation on mother's general health and length of hospitalization of premature neonate. Methods: In this clinical trial 60 primipa...

introduction: according to the ethology theory mother infant separation immediately after birth can interfere with the infants innate behaviors for the initiation of breastfeeding. the aim of this study was to the effect of an interventional program based on the theory of ethology on infant breast feeding competence materials and methods: 114 primiparous, iranian, healthy, full term mothers bet...

the effect of postpartum home care on maternal practices in infant care     mirmolaei st [1] , amelvalizadeh m [2] , mahmoodi m [3] , tavakol z * [4]     received: 10 apr, 2012 accepted: 30may, 2012     abstract   background & aims: mothers are the firstattentive for infants, any factor may have impact on mother health, will affect wellbeing of infantandconsequently community health. the aim of...

Background: Premature birth and subsequent admission to the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) may impair the neurodevelopment of neonates. The present study aimed to determine the effect of developmental care on neurodevelopmental outcomes of newborns.Methods: This quasi-experimental study was conducted on 105 premature neonates (in three groups of 35 newborns). The control group receiv...

background and aim: in recent years, the importance of families’ active participation in care delivery has increased dramatically. nurses’ attitude is a key factor in the implementation and the success of programs which actively involve families in critical care delivery. the purpose of this study was to analyze the effects of relatives’ participation in critical care delivery on nurses’ attitu...

In this article I evaluate recent attempts to illuminate the human infant cry from an evolutionary perspective. Infants are born into an uncertain parenting environment, which can range from indulgent care of offspring to infanticide. Infant cries are in large part adaptations that maintain proximity to and elicit care from caregivers. Although there is not strong evidence for acoustically dist...

Williams syndrome (WS) is a neurodevelopmental disorder that causes deficits in adaptive behavior, difficulties eating and sleeping, cognitive delays, and delayed development. Although researchers have conducted characterizations of children and adults with WS, less is known about young children with this disorder. This study characterizes the developmental and adaptive behavior features of 16 ...

abstractbackground: mothers with premature infants face certain challenges such as uncertainty on how to deal with their infant's condition and care for it after discharge from neonatal intensive care unit (nicu).methods: a qualitative design was used to explain mothers' challenges after their infant's discharge from nicus in isfahan, iran, 2015. purposive sampling was adopted to...