Low weight (LBW) is one of the perinatal complications with high infant mortality and morbidity. At Wonosamodro District in 2018, 4.8% babies were born LBW. One risk factors for LBW maternal nutritional factors. This study aims to analyze correlation between pre-pregnancy body mass index (BMI) gestational gain incidence low birth weight. was an analytic observational using a case-control design...

tm purpose of this study is 10 determine the effect of mothers' knowledge on the treatment quality of their   children immunization in health centers of the ministry of health , and medical education in tehran in 1994 .   the samples were 150 mothers who went to health centers to immunize their children .   the subjects were selected randomly and data - gathering was accomplished through a...

how to cite this article: hasan tehrani t, haghighi m, bazmamoun h. effects of stress on mothers of hospitalized children in a hospital in iran. iran j child neurol autumn 2012;6(4):39-45. abstract objective hospitalization of a child can cause severe anxiety and stress in the parents, especially for the mother. this stress consequently affects the treatment course of the child. hereby, we inve...

how to cite this article: soltanifar a, ashrafzadeh f, mohareri f, mokhber n. depression and anxiety in iranian mothers ofchildren with epilepsy. iranian journal of child neurology 2012;6(1):29-34.   objective epilepsy is a common neurological disorder in children. parents with epileptic children have many psychosocial care needs. so the main goal of this study was to evaluate depression and an...

INTRODUCTION This study aimed to assess the immune response in infants who received the three-shot hepatitis B vaccine in Malaysia. METHODS Consecutive infants born between March 2002 and April 2010 who received three doses of hepatitis B vaccine at a community clinic in Malaysia were enrolled in the study. Screening for hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg) and antibody against HBsAg (anti-HBs...

AIM To determine whether neonates born to mothers who are volatile substance abusers are at risk for an abstinence syndrome. METHODS A consecutive sample of infants born to volatile substance abusing mothers was studied over four years, in a university affiliated medical centre with a variable mix of primary, secondary, and tertiary care patients. Infants were clinically scored with the Finne...

Pregnancy and parturition involve a complex and poorly understood molecular and biological interplay between mother and fetus. Inflammatory cytokines have been reported to be associated with fetal growth and parturition. The aim of this study was to examine whether common proinflammatory cytokine polymorphisms are associated with preterm birth (PTB), low birthweight or intrauterine growth restr...

OBJECTIVE To estimate the situation of breastfeeding in Surat among infants and to determine variables associated to major risks for early weaning. DESIGN AND SETTINGS Mothers coming to the well baby clinic for immunization of infants at Government Medical College and Hospital were interviewed using pretested questionnaire. SUBJECTS Mothers with their infants who have not completed one year...

BACKGROUND Asymptomatic bacteriuria in pregnancy is associated with potential urinary and obstetric complications. However the prevalence aetiology and antimicrobial sensitivity patterns of asymptomatic bacteriurea among women attending ante-natal care in our Hospital is not known. OBJECTIVE To determine the prevalence and identify the aetiological agents associated with asymptomatic bacteriu...