methodsusing time series data of national level (1967 to 2012 years), we explored the association between total fertility rate, gdp per capita, number of physician per 1000 populations, female labor force participation rate, percentage of people living in rural regions and mean years schooling for each people with infant mortality rate of iran. these data were obtained from central bank of isla...

Critical congenital heart defects (CCHD) occur in approximately two of every 1,000 live births. Newborn screening provides an opportunity for reducing infant morbidity and mortality. In September 2011, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary endorsed the recommendation that critical congenital heart defects be added to the Recommended Uniform Screening Panel (RUSP) for ...

General Management of High-Risk Newborns, 315 Identification of High-Risk Newborns, 315 Late-Preterm Infant, 315 Classification of High-Risk Newborns, 315 Intensive Care Facilities, 317 Organization of Services, 317 Transporting High-Risk Newborns, 317 Nursing Care of High-Risk Newborns, 318 Assessment, 318 Monitoring Physiologic Data, 318 Safety Measures, 320 Respiratory Support, 320 Thermoreg...

The protective rites of a newborn are an important part neonatal care according to Ayurvedic principles. Similar the organization Special Care Neonatal Unit (SCNU) which is essential for reducing mortality and improving quality life survivors, Ayurveda advises meticulous sutikagriha (the puerparial room) kumaragara infant along with rakshakarma (protective rites) maintaining strict asepsis prov...

BACKGROUND This paper describes early results of an integrated maternal, newborn, and child health (MNCH) program in Northern Nigeria where child mortality rates are two to three times higher than in the southern states. The intervention model integrated critical health systems changes needed to reinvigorate MNCH health services, together with community-based activities aimed at mobilizing and ...

OBJECTIVE To investigate whether amniocentesis and chorionic villus sampling increase the risk of postural deformities, limb reduction defects, respiratory problems in the newborn, fetal and infant mortality, prematurity, low birthweight and fetal distress, and to investigate the impact of gestational length at the time of the procedure. DESIGN A population-based cohort study. SETTING Swede...

Maternal night blindness is common during pregnancy in many developing countries. Previous studies have demonstrated important consequences of maternal night blindness during pregnancy on the health of the mother and newborn infant. We compared birthweight, 6-mo infant mortality, morbidity, and growth among infants of women who did and did not report a history of night blindness from a communit...

On Oct 21–22, 2013, stakeholders in newborn health convened in Istanbul, Turkey, to discuss how to accelerate the implementation of kangaroo mother care (KMC) globally. Focused attention on newborn deaths, which now account for 44% of under-5 mortality, is required to accelerate progress toward Millennium Development Goal 4 (to reduce child mortality by twothirds) and beyond. KMC has been prove...

OBJECTIVE Evaluate the interaction between maternal age and education level in neonatal mortality, as well as investigate the temporal evolution of neonatal mortality in each stratum formed by the combination of these two risk factors. METHODS A nonconcurrent cohort study, resulting from a probabilistic relationship between the Mortality Information System and the Live Birth Information Syste...

Since multiple potentialities are hidden in a baby, any possible morbidity and mortality should be prevented from the fetus and newborn in the period of perinatal life. It would be the base of perinatal medicine and medical care. Mothers should be also protected from all possible risks in the pregnancy and labor in every case. Therefore, maternal mortality and morbidity, as well as perinatal mo...