STUDY OBJECTIVE To determine the influence of children born to immigrant mothers on the total proportions of low birth weight and preterm deliveries in Oslo and to explain the increases in the proportions of children with low birth weight and low gestational age since 1980-1982. DESIGN This was a cross sectional study based on Norwegian Medical Birth Registry data and information on mothers' ...

background: the association between maternal smoking and poor pregnancy outcome, which is well established in medi­cal literature, has also been corroborated by the results of this study conducted in a turkish hospital. our objective was to investi­gate the effects of cigarette smoking during pregnancy on infant head circumference, height, weight, and body mass in­dex (bmi). methods: in this re...

background: anemia has been a very important nutritional disorder in the world. india has reported high prevalence of anemia in pregnancy. most of the articles have reported an adverse pregnancy outcome related to anemia. of late, reports are emerging suggesting anemia could be indeed beneficial. apart from that, there was no consistency in the timing of hemoglobin considered for analysis. henc...

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...

objective about 1 % of infants are of very low birth weight. however, they comprise about 50% of infant mortality. we compare the effects of continuous versus intermittent feeding on physical growth, gastrointestinal tolerance and macronutrient retention in low birth weight infants (methods a prospective randomized trial clinical trial was performed from 2004-2005. very low birth weight neonate...

background: feeding intolerance is a common problem among premature infants. there is limited information on the safety and effects of oral probiotic supplements, especially products containing lactobacillus reuteri, and the incidence of necrotizing enterocolitis (nec) in low birth weight preterm infants. this study aimed to evaluate the effects of lactobacillus reuteri on the gastrointestinal ...

background: cadmium is an extremely toxic metal with ubiquitous environmental distribution. cadmium is a potent reproductive and developmental toxic agent, and intensive environmental exposure to this substance has been reported among the residents of tehran. in this study, we investigated the correlation between amniotic fluid cadmium levels and the risk of preeclampsia, prematurity and low bi...

this study was aimed to evaluate the situation of congenital hypothyroidism (ch) in guilan using the screening program and determine the correlation of ch with birth weight, gestational age and seasonality. during 2006 to 2010, in guilan province, neonatal screening for ch by measurement of serum tsh level was performed in 3-5 days after birth. all neonates with tsh level ≥ 5mu/l were referred ...