objective: to compare the maternal and umbilical cord serum selenium concentrations in low and normal birth weight neonates. materials and methods: a case-control study was carried out in vali-asr and akbarabadi hospitals (jan. to dec. 2013). two groups; case group; 91 mothers who delivered a low birth weight (lbw) neonate and control group; 86 subjects who delivered a normal birth weight neona...

background: birth weight is considered as the most important index of neonates' growth as well as the most important determinant of infants' mortality. this study was conducted to investigate the growth pattern in normal, low and very low birth weight neonates for 18 months in the health care centers of isfahan, iran. materials and methods: in a cross-sectional and retrospective study, 214 neon...

abstract  background: low birth weight neonates are confronted with some problems after  birth, they should be followed up and evaluated at different ages of life.the aim of this study was to determine the impact of birth weight on the risk of sensorineural hearing impairment on children.  method: this cross sectional and retrospective study determined the prevalence  of hearing problems in low...

 Abstract  Background: Low birth weight neonates are confronted with some problems after  birth, they should be followed up and evaluated at different ages of life.The aim of this study was to determine the impact of birth weight on the risk of sensorineural hearing impairment on children.  Method: This cross sectional and retrospective study determined the prevalence  of hearing problems in lo...

introduction: low birth weight (lbw, birth weight<2500g) is a significant health problem in children all around the world. there is a direct relationship between low birth weight and infant mortality rate. one of the most important measures to prevent childhood morbidity is growth monitoring. the present study was planned to compare the growth rate of lbw neonates with those weighing 2500g and ...

BACKGROUND Measurements of adolescents who at birth were large (long and/or heavy) for gestational age are scant. OBJECTIVES To determine the correlation between birth length and weight in female and male neonates born long and/or overweight for gestational age, with their height and weight at age 17. METHODS We reviewed the records of the Rabin Medical Center for birth data of 96 full-term...

background & objectives: cryptorchidism is one of the most common congenital anomalies at birth. cryptorchidism is an abnormally positioned testis. the undescended testis can be located anywhere between the abdominal cavity and just outside the anatomical scrotum. this study was conducted to determine some etiologic factors in cryptorchidism. materials & methods: in an analytical cross-sectiona...

730 low birth weight (lbw) neonates and 1460 controls were selected from 13,123 neonates born from october 1988 to june 1989 in 17 hospitals and maternity units in tehran, and were compared for mortality in the first seven and up to 28 days of life (early neonatal period). in this study all low birth weight newborns are divided according to four sub-groups of birth weight, and the mortality wit...