This study investigates how secondhand smoke (SHS) exposure influences neonatal birth weight in Jordan, a country with high smoking prevalence. The findings revealed that as the average number of SHS exposure hours per week increased in the second trimester, the neonatal birth weight decreased while holding all covariates constant. Women who reported a higher average number of SHS exposure hour...

1Ministry of Health and Population, Cairo, Egypt. 2Department of Paediatrics, Faculty of Medicine, Suez Canal University, Ismailia, Egypt. High Institute of Public Health, University of Alexandria, Alexandria, Egypt (Correspondence to I. Kharboush: [email protected]). ABSTRACT Low birth weight is one of the major determinants of neonatal survival and postneonatal morbidity. This study ...

BACKGROUND To compare maternal and neonatal outcomes of term macrosomic and adequate for gestational age (AGA) pregnancies. MATERIAL/METHODS A retrospective analysis was performed on all term singleton macrosomic (birth weight ≥4000 g) and AGA (birth weight >10th percentile and <4000 g) pregnancies delivered at our hospital between 2004 and 2008. Data collected included maternal age, gestatio...

BACKGROUND Although a number of studies have investigated correlations of maternal age with birth outcomes, an extensive assessment using age as a continuous variable is lacking. In the current study, we estimated age-specific risks of adverse birth outcomes in childbearing women. METHOD National population-based data containing maternal and neonatal information were derived from the Health P...

OBJECTIVES To determine the rate of extrauterine growth restriction in very low birth weight infants and to evaluate the influence of perinatal variables, clinical practices, and neonatal morbidities on this outcome. METHODS A longitudinal study was performed in four neonatal units in the city of Rio de Janeiro. 570 very low birth weight infants were analyzed. The study included perinatal var...

BACKGROUND The etiology of autism is unknown, although perinatal and neonatal exposures have been the focus of epidemiologic research for over 40 years. OBJECTIVE To provide the first review and meta-analysis of the association between perinatal and neonatal factors and autism risk. METHODS PubMed, Embase, and PsycInfo databases were searched for studies that examined the association betwee...

Background: Antenatal steroid therapy recently has been considered for term and late preterm neonates delivered by Cesarean section (CS), with the aim of preventing adverse respiratory morbidity. The main aim of this study was to investigate the metabolic effects of antenatal dexamethasone on blood glucose (BG), homeostasis, and serum C-peptide level when administered to term fetuses. Methods: ...

hypothermia is one of the main causes of neonatal mortality in developing countries. the aim of this prospective study was to determine the relationship between hypothermia at birth and the risk of mortality or morbidity among neonates born in imam hospital in tehran, iran. during a one-year period, body temperature was taken from all newborns using a low-reading rectal thermometer, immediately...

Introduction: Low birth weight (LBW) is one of the main factors accounts for neonatal mortality and morbidity. Many factors are related with low birth weight. The present study was conducted to identify the prevalence and related factors of LBW in Mashhad, northeast of Iran. Methods: This cross-sectional study was performed in all medical health centers of Mashhad during the first six months of...

The preterm very low birth weight infants are at high risk of developing neurodevelopmental delay despite little or no medical complications at the time of birth. The care and interventions of such infants have an impact on the pre-existing risk. The Developmental Care Interventions (DCI) are the range of treatment strategies aiming to alleviate the risk thereby improving neuro-developmental ou...