backgroundresistin is reported as an antagonistic hormone of insulin and in the literature. nowadays, importance of resistin is being more highlighted in the metabolism of mother and fetus during pregnancy. this study aimed to assess the level of resistin in the umbilical cord and blood sugar at birth and evaluate the association of resistin and neonatal birth weight.materials and methodsthis c...

a correlational study was conducted to investigate the relationship between me duration of labor stages and the   newborn 's apgar score in women admitted to imam khomeini hospital (sari 1994).   a total of 1 20 primigravida women admitted for delivery wert' selected sequentially. the tool was a checklist   consisting of three parts . the first part inquired as to certain demographic ...

megacystis microcolon intestinal hypoperistalsis syndrome (mmihs) is a rare and the most severe form of functional intestinal obstruction in the newborn. the characteristic features of this congenital and fatal disease are abdominal distension, absent or decreased bowel peristalsis. abdominal distension is a consequence of the distended, unobstructed urinary bladder with or without hydronephros...

search results show that numerous primary studies have been carried out in different parts of iran regarding prevalence of g6pd deficiency; if results of these studies are combined, a reliable estimation of prevalence of this factor will be achieved in iran. thus, present study, aimed to determine the prevalence of g6pd deficiency by combining findings of qualified primary studies using meta-an...

conclusions it is important to consider tb meningitis in newborns with perinatal ivh and concomitant hydrocephalus particularly when the mother has a history of tb prior to or during pregnancy. introduction congenital tuberculosis is an infrequently encountered condition and only 300 cases were reported in the literature till 1989. there are no specific signs and symptoms pathognomonic for cong...

the aim is the study on the impact of pethedine 4 hours before labor on newborn. data was gathered based on the apgar scores in first and fifth minutes after birth. three groups of mothers were selected: without any use of pethedine, use of pethedine less than 4 hours before labor and use of pethedine more than 4 hours before labor. the data was analyzed by using computer programs. there was no...

background: various strategies have been suggested for the treatment of respiratory distress syndrome (rds). objectives: the aim of this study was to compare the efficacies of two common methods of rds management among neonates with low birth weight. patients and methods: a cohort study was conducted on 98 neonates with definite diagnosis of rds during 2008-2009. the neonates were divided into ...

kangaroo mother care (kmc) is effective care method that avoids aggressive routinely methods in neonatal wards. objective of this study was comparing kmc with conventional care (incubator) of premature infant in neonatal ward. this study was a randomized controlled clinical trial that has been done in 17 months. 40 premature neonates whose birth weight was less than 1500gr were enrolled in the ...

background: rabies is a fatal infectious disease and rabies post-exposure prophylaxis is the method of choice for prevention of human rabies. case series: we report rabies antibody levels in cord blood and also in serum of pregnant women who were bitten by suspected animals to rabies and were immunized by purified vero cell rabies vaccine (pvrv) and human rabies immunoglobulin (hrig) serum. dur...