This paper presents numerical calculations of the temperature field obtained for the case of a neonate placed under a radiant warmer. The results of the simulations show a very non-uniform temperature distribution on the skin of the neonate, which may cause increased evaporation leading to severe dehydration. For this reason, we propose some modifications on the geometry and operation of the ra...

Recent research has demonstrated the unsurpassed value of breast-feeding in promoting the optimal nutrition of the human neonate. Breast milk has been shown to have a uniquely appropriate composition for the neonate at a time when growth and development are occurring at a near-maximal rate, yet when many of the body's systems (digestive, hepatic and renal) are relatively immature. The N require...

Agence Française de Sécurité Sanitaire des Aliments, LERQAP, 23 av. du Général de Gaulle, 94709 Maisons-Alfort cedex,France Abstract The purpose of this study was to assess the temperature conditions in neonatal care units for the preparation and storage of infant milk formula (IMF) and infant feeding using bottles and continuous feeding syringes. Enterobacter sakazakii in IMF for feeding infan...

Ethanol potentiates glycinergic synaptic transmission to hypoglossal motoneurons (HMs). This effect on glycinergic transmission changes with postnatal development in that juvenile HMs (P9-13) are more sensitive to ethanol than neonate HMs (P1-3). We have now extended our previous study to investigate ethanol modulation of synaptic GABA(A) receptors (GABA(A)Rs), because both GABA and glycine med...

BACKGROUND Herpes gestationis (HG) is a rare, autoimmune, bullous disease that occurs during the second or third trimester and usually resolves over weeks or months after delivery. Neonates with HG are rare (estimated at 1 per 100,000 cases). Although anti-180-kDa bullous pemphigoid (BP180) autoantibody and transfer of this autoantibody are known as the cause, to our knowledge, no coordinated a...

introduction the increase in the use of breast feeding and the decrease in mothers' hospitalization in the past few years have caused  an increase in the infant bilirubin level, so it is necessary to introduce methods which can identify infants with higher risks of hyperbiliru binemia. the aim of this study is to determine the predictive value of measuring the umbilical cord bilirubin for ...

objective conjunctivitis is a common disease in neonates. several bacterial and viral infectious agents may cause it. tear circulation and blinking has protective effects from bacterial colonization in the conjuntival sac. reduced blinking increases the possibility of bacterial conjunctivitis. we studied the effect of eye patches on bacterial colonization of the conjunctival sac.  methods in 10...

background: preterm birth (ptb) is responsible for 70% of neonatal mortalities. various factors influence the risk of neonatal mortality in different populations. objective: our objective was to evaluate neonatal survival rate of preterm infants, and to define its predictors in iranian population. materials and methods: this retrospective cohort study included all preterm (26-37 weeks) infants ...

BACKGROUND Delivery of bronchodilator to infants and small children from a pressurized metered-dose inhaler with valved holding chamber (pMDI-VHC) is limited by airway narrowness, short respiratory cycle time, and small tidal volume (V(T)). There is a need for a versatile, efficient VHC, given the variety of treatment modalities. METHODS We tested the AeroChamber Mini VHC (the internal geomet...

background and objective: there has been a resurgence of nutritional rickets in children in many developing countries. furthermore, vitamin d deficiency is one of the major health problems and unexpectedly has a high prevalence in sunny countries (e.g. middle east). in order to find out the association between vitamin d deficiencies in mothers and their neonates, we designed this study. methods...