OBJECTIVE To identify the spatial pattern of low birth weight infants in the city of Taubaté, São Paulo, Southeast Brazil. METHODS Ecological and exploratory study, developed with the data acquired from the Health Department of Taubaté, regarding the period from January 1(st) 2006 and December 31(st) 2010. Birth certificates were used to obtain the data from infants weighing less than 2500g. ...

Prenatal, obstetrik ve yenidoğan bakımındaki gelişmeler preterm bebeklerin hayatta kalma oranlarını artırmıştır. Fakat, çok düşük doğum ağırlıklı bebekler gerek yoğun bakım ünitesi döneminde gerekse uzun süreli izlemde pahalı tedaviler bakımda daha süre kalmayı gerektiren morbiditelerle karşılaşmaktalar hatta yaşamlarını kaybetmektedirler. Bir bebeğin ağırlığı ne kadar düşükse, ölüm riski de o ...

background: various studies have come to contradictory results regarding the relationship between maternal hemoglobin (hb) level and adverse pregnancy outcomes. the present study aimed to investigate the birth outcomes among pregnant women who had normal hemoglobin levels in the first trimester of their pregnancy. patients and methods: in this prospective study, 108 healthy pregnant women with ...

purpose: to determine the prevalence and risk factors for retinopathy of prematurity (rop) in high risk premature infants admitted to nicu wards in isfahan from 2003 to 2008. methods: in this retrospective case series, 604 records of high risk infants were reviewed in terms of gestational age, birth weight, oxygen supplementation, delivery method, history of consanguineous marriage, single or m...

ABSTRACTBackground: The survival rate of preterm and low-birth-weight (LBW) infants depends on various factors such as birth weight, gestational age, and quality of care. The present study aimed at evaluating the survival rate of preterm and LBW infants, predictive factors, and the risk of mortality in three training hospitals of Mashhad and Tabriz cities.Methods: This prospective, cohort study...