background: recent studies have demonstrated the high prevalence of vitamin d deficiency in the general population. pregnancy and preterm delivery are known as risk factors for vitamin d deficiency. consequently, vitamin d level in women with preterm deliveries might vary from those with term pregnancies. in this study, we aimed to compare vitamin d level in term and preterm infant–mother pairs...

abstract background: preterm labor (delivery after 20 weeks and before 37 weeks of gestation) is the leading cause of prenatal mortality in developed countries. many women who have pre term labor have abnom1ally high plasma levels of a-fetoprotein in early pregnancy. methods: this study was designed to evaluate the ability of this biochemical test and a clinical risk factor scoring system to pr...

BACKGROUND Caffeine, the most commonly used medication in Neonatal Intensive Care Units, has calciuric and osteoclastogenic effects. METHODS To examine the association between the cumulative dose and duration of therapy of caffeine and osteopenia of prematurity, a retrospective cohort study was conducted including premature infants less than 31 weeks and birth weight less than 1500 g. Osteope...

Excess perinatal morbidity and mortality continue to be major problems in developed and developing nations. Most perinatal deaths occur in infants born weighing less than 2500 g. Large expenditures of time, equipment, and personnel have led to striking reductions in neonatal mortality. However, rates of prematurity have not declined. Exploration of proven causes of prematurity and low birth wei...

Reported case of leukemic retinopathy mimicking common ischemic retinopathies in a young adult where ophthalmic visit was the first step to the diagnosis of chronic myeloid leukemia. It highlights the importance of routine eye exams and that clinicians should suspect leukemia in an otherwise healthy patient presenting with ischemic retinopathy.

CONTEXT Retinopathy of prematurity is an avoidable cause of childhood blindness. Proper understanding of the classification and treatment methods is a must in tackling this disease. EVIDENCE ACQUISITION Literature search with PubMed was conducted covering the period 1940-2015 with regards to retinopathy of prematurity, retrolental fibroplasia, its natural history, classification and treatment...

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In this review, we aim to provide an overview of the recent findings about treatment neovascular retinal diseases. The use conventional drugs and nutraceuticals endowed with antioxidant anti-inflammatory properties that may support therapies will be considered, final achieving risk reduction (prevention) outcome improvement (cooperation between treatments) such sight-threatening proliferative r...

Thirty-six months is a key time to assess executive functions in premature children. Following an observational, cross sectional-comparative design, 57 children were assessed using development tests, parent reporting, and behavioural observation. The scores are the average range, although greater vulnerability observed motor skills, specific functions. risk factors due prematurity, sex, behavio...

BACKGROUND Prematurity is the most common cause of neonatal death. Risk factors of premature birth can be related with ethnicity and genetic. There is no comprehensive high sample size study in Kurdish ethnicity to determine risk factors related to prematurity. This study evaluated risk factors of preterm labor in Kurdish ethnicity. METHODS This case-control study was conducted in 200 preterm...