background: sacral pit is a shallow or deep dimple in the lower sacral region, with a reported prevalence of 3-5% among newborns. the aim of the present study was to investigate spinal cord abnormalities in newborns with sacral pit via ultrasound examinations. methods: in this descriptive study, 3071 infants born at 34-42 weeks of gestation were studied in hospitals affiliated to islamic azad u...

background: patient and parent satisfaction is a significant indicator for the evaluation of quality of care in healthcare systems. this study aimed to evaluate the effect of sociodemographic characteristics on the satisfaction of the parents of newborns admitted in neonatal intensive care units (nicus) in maternity and infant disease hospitals. methods: this descriptive study was conducted on ...

background: external genital anomalies are the most common congenital disorders in male infants with unknown etiology in the majority of cases. according to recent reports, incidence rate of these anomalies is rising in different countries. this study aimed to evaluate the prevalence of external genital anomalies and possible underlying factors in male newborns. methods: this cross-sectional st...

objective the purpose of this study was to assess the frequency of complications of endotracheal intubation (eti) in neonates. methods the newborns that were admitted and needed urgent or semi-urgent intubation were enrolled in this study over a 1 year period. route for intubation in all cases were orotracheal. cases were not routinely sedated or paralyzed. the patients were clinically and radi...

meningitis is an acute inflammation of the protective membranes covering the brain and spinal cord, which are known as the meninges. this infection may be caused by streptococcus pneumonia bacteria. in this study, we presented the case of a female newborn with meningitis secondary to streptococcus pneumonia. her birth weight and height were normal. after 24 hours of birth, the neonate was diagn...

developmental dysplasia of the hip (ddh) is one of the most widely discussed abnormalities in neonates. the advantages of sonographic examination are well known, but its main disadvantage is that it might lead to over diagnosis, which might cause over treatment. variations in the incidence of developmental dysplasia of the hip are well known. during six months study since september 2006 all 130...

abstractthe valves of right horn of systemic venous sinus are prominent structures within the right atrium during early embryonic period. involution of these structures may not be complete, resulting in a spectrum of anatomical presentations such as cyanosis. a full-term male neonate referred to our hospital for precise evaluation of severe cyanosis on the first day of life. echocardiographic e...

BACKGROUND Every year, more than a million of the world's newborns die on their first day of life; as many as two-thirds of these deaths could be saved with essential care at birth and the early newborn period. Simple interventions to improve the quality of essential newborn care in health facilities - for example, improving steps to help newborns breathe at birth - have demonstrated up to 47% ...

BACKGROUND In Nepal, hypothermia is a major risk factor for newborn survival, but the country's public health care sector has insufficient capacity to improve newborn survival given the burden imposed by distance to health facilities and cost. Low-cost technology to provide newborn thermal care in resource-limited environments exists, but lacks effective distribution channels. This study aims t...

Recognition of newborn after birth is a critical issue for hospitals, maternity word and other places where multiple birthstake place. Switching and abduction of newborn is a global challenge and research done to meet this challenge is minimal. Most of the biometric systems developed are for adults and very few of them address the issue of newborn identification.The ear of newborn is a perfect ...