introduction preterm infants are exposed to irregular light for several weeks or months in the neonatal intensive-care unit (nicu). this lack of maternal entrainment, the exposure to irregular extrauterine lighting and care in the nursery may contribute to the disturbances in body temperature, sleep and physiological changes that are commonly experienced by preterm infants. materials and method...

abstract introduction humans in the last trimester of gestation are assumed to be in a pain-free environment in the womb, but those neonates who are born preterm often spend weeks in the neonatal intensive care unit (nicu) and undergo numerous painful procedures as part of their routine care. materials and methods in this semi-experimental study, 70 preterm infants born at average 32 to 36 week...

abstractbackground: the survival rate of preterm and low-birth-weight (lbw) infants depends on various factors such as birth weight, gestational age, and quality of care. the present study aimed at evaluating the survival rate of preterm and lbw infants, predictive factors, and the risk of mortality in three training hospitals of mashhad and tabriz cities.methods: this prospective, cohort study...

background feeding intolerance is one of the leading causes of weight loss in preterm infants. the present study aimed to evaluate the effects of abdominal massage on feeding tolerance in preterm infants hospitalized in neonatal intensive care units in isfahan, iran. materials and methods: in this randomized controlled clinical trial, 64 infants who had the inclusion criteria, were selected and...

objectives: this study aimed to understand the learning strategies of parents of preterm infants, hospitalized in nicu. methods: this study was performed by qualitative research approach. twelve participants including nine parents whose infants were admitted in nicu, two nurses and one physician, all selected by purposive sampling method were interviewed by a female expert occupational therapis...

administration of antenatal corticosteroids to pregnant women with imminent delivery of a newborn at 24 to 34 weeks of gestation represents one of the most important advances in perinatal medicine in the past 25 years1,2. a single course of antenatal steroid has been associated with a decrease in acute neonatal systemic morbidity and mortality after preterm birth reducing the risk of respirator...

large preterm infants are generally not considered good candidates for surfactant treatment until they have been intubated for progressing respiratory distress. this study has been done to detect the effect of electively providing early single-dose surfactant to large preterm babies with mild to moderate respiratory distress syndrome (rds). a randomized clinical trial was performed on 45 infant...

background bronchopulmonary dysplasia (bpd) is one of the most common serious squeal of preterm infants. it involves approximately one quarter of infants with birth weight less than 1500 grams and 30% of less than 1000 grams. vitamin a has been shown to reduce bpd rate. we compared efficacy of low and high doses of vitamin a for prevention of bpd in very low birth weight preterm infants. materi...

how to cite this article: sadeghzadeh m, khoshnevisasl p, parvaneh m, mousavinasab n. early and late outcome of premature newborns with history of nicu admission at 6 years old in zanjan, iran. iran j child neurol. spring 2016; 10(2):67-73. objective premature birth is an important factor for mortality and morbidity of neonates. this study was designed to evaluate the outcome of preterm neonate...

BACKGROUND The identification of factors involved in the postnatal growth of preterm infants will help achieve growth similar to that of term infants. OBJECTIVES As per protocol: to compare body composition in very preterm infants at term-corrected age (TCA) with that in term infants, and to explore relationships between neonatal characteristics and body composition in preterm infants. METH...