minoo fallahi

Neonatal Health Research Center, Research Institute for Children’s Health, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran

[ 1 ] - Longitudinal Changes in the Macronutrient Contents of Breast Milk in the Mothers with Preterm Delivery

Background: Contents of breast milk may change during the first weeks after childbirth, especially in preterm deliveries. The present study aimed to determine the macronutrient contents of breast milk in the mothers with preterm delivery. Methods: This prospective-descriptive study was conducted in Mahdieh Hospital in Tehran, Iran in 2015. Participants included the mothers with preterm deliver...

[ 2 ] - Evaluation of the Beneficial Effects of rooming-in care, in icteric hospitalized neonates

Background: Rooming-in, motivated by World Health Organization (WHO) strategies and baby-friendly hospital policies, is a practice followed in many maternity hospitals of Iran. Mother-infant dyad may easily be damaged by the separation caused by medical and surgical problems, which result in hospital stay. Regarding this, the aim of this study was to investigate the effects of the rooming-in pr...

[ 3 ] - Congenital Pleomorphic Adenoma in a Submandibular Gland of a Newborn- A Case Report

Introduction: Pleomorphic adenoma is a rare benign salivary gland neoplasm in children, which can be treated by simple excision. This tumor is rarely included in the differential diagnosis of solid submandibular masses in children. In the neonates, congenital pleomorphic adenoma usually presents in the nasopharynx. Surgical excision is the treatment of choice and recurrence is not expected. We ...

[ 4 ] - Correlation between Late-onset Neutropenia, Sepsis and Associated Factors in Preterm Infants: A single center study

Background: Late onset neutropenia (neutropenia after 3 weeks of life) may be a physiological condition without need to prescribe antibiotics, G-CSF, or IVIG. We aimed to determine the association between sepsis and late onset neutropenia in very low birth weight (<1500 gm) infants.&nbsp; Methods: This study was a cross-sectional prospective study in VLBW infants that were admitted in Mahdieh ...

[ 5 ] - بررسی نقش داروهای Survanta و Curosurf در پیش‌آگهی نوزادان مبتلا به سندرم دیسترس تنفسی

سابقه و هدف: با توجه به شیوع بالای سندرم دیسترس تنفسی به خصوص در نوزادان نارس و عوارض شناخته‌ شده درمانهای موجود و گزارشات متفاوت از نقش و تأثیر دو نوع سورفکتانت موجود (سوروانتا و کوروسورف) حتی در مطالعات جدید و به منظور مقایسه نقش دو داروی فوق در پیش‌آگهی نوزادان مبتلا به سندرم دیسترس تنفسی، این تحقیق در سال 1390 انجام گرفت. مواد و روشها: این تحقیق به روش historical cohort روی 116 نوزاد واجد ش...

[ 6 ] - Evaluation of Risk Factors for Retinopathy of Prematurity in Preterm Neonates

Background: The most common cause of preventable blindness in children is retinopathy of prematurity (ROP). The most important risk factors for this disease are preterm delivery and low birth weight (LBW). This research was performed to evaluate the prevalence ofand risk factors for ROP in preterm neonates. Methods: Our research was a cross-sectional descriptive and retrospective study conduct...

[ 7 ] - Assessment of Delivery Room Resuscitation with Different Levels and Its Related Factors in Preterm Neonates

Background: There are many known risk factors related to maternal or neonatal problems which can predict the need for resuscitation. In this study, we evaluated the resuscitation process of preterm neonates and analyzed the impact of different risk factors on the level of resuscitation required in the patients.Methods: This cross-sectional descriptive study was conducted on inborn preterm...