background: neonatal mortality, prematurity, and congenital disorders, known as crisis, are unexpected stressful events causing extreme maternal stress. according to the literature, about 28-70% of the mothers have a high degree of psychological stress. among different treatments, praying as a complementary religious approach is the most common source that people use in difficult conditions. re...

abstract background: nutrients meeting recommended dietary intakes take time to establish and once established are rarely maintained throughout hospital stay in preterm infants. methods: our purpose is to define the nutritional status and growth parameters of hospitalized patients at discharge in our hospital. data were obtained concerning all 50 infants born weighing < 1800 g and < 34 weeks of...

many premature neonates suffer from apnea, and aminophylline is administrated for them. the objective of this study was to reveal pharmacokinetic (pk) parameters of theophylline in iranian premature neonates. premature neonates (68) who were admitted in the neonatal intensive care unit (nicu) of namazi, hafez, and zeinabieh hospitals were included in the study. all of them received 5 mg/kg amin...

introduction:  premature neonates admitted in nicu besides being separated from their mothers are prone to inevitably painful and stressful situations. kangaroo care is the most effective method to get rid of this separation and its negative consequences. this study was performed to determine the experiences of mothers having premature neonates concerning kangaroo care.   material and methods: ...

objective: most   neonates admitted to neonatal wards do not tolerate sufficient milk.  recently the effect of erythromycin on increasing feeding tolerance in neonates has been studied. in this study the effectiveness of oral, high dose erythromycin a prokinetic agent was used to enhance feeding tolerance in these neonates.  methods: this prospective randomized controlled clinical trial was con...

background: hyperbilirubinemia is the single most common abnormal physical finding in the first week of life and is commonly managed by phototherapy with its inherent complications.  a lesser known complication of the phototherapy is hypocalcemia.   objective: to study the prevalence of phototherapy-induced hypocalcemia and to compare it between premature and full-term babies.   methods: this s...

conclusions approximately one quarter of premature neonates had early mortality, which can be predicted by low gestational age, low birth weight, low apgar score, need to intensive supports, postpartum complications, multiple gestation and history of maternal illnesses. objectives we aimed to determine mortality rate and its main indicators among premature neonates in our region with the aim of...