BACKGROUND Neonates who require treatment in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) are subjected to many invasive painful procedures. AIMS Assessment of pain in preterm and term neonates with or without ventilation on continuous positive airway pressure using the Bernese Pain-Scale for Neonates (BPSN). The validity and the reliability of the BPSN was established. STUDY DESIGN AND SUBJECTS...

OBJECTIVE To determine whether late preterm twin neonates have a more favorable perinatal outcome than singleton late preterm neonates. METHODS We studied 401 late preterm births between 34+0 and 36+6 weeks of gestation, from January 2011 to December 2014 in our institution. We compared the maternal and neonatal characteristics and perinatal outcomes between singleton and twin pregnancies. Pe...

BACKGROUND Preterm birth rate continues to rise around the world mainly at the expense of late preterm newborns, recently defined as births between the gestational age of 34 weeks and 36-6/7 weeks. Late preterm infants are considered to have significantly more short-term and longterm adverse outcomes than term infants. DATA SOURCES Articles concerning morbidity, mortality and long-term outcom...

The first passage of stool after birth (meconium), is delayed in preterm neonates compared to term neonates. Ninety-nine percent of term infants and 76% of premature infants pass a stool in the first 24 hours of life. Ninety-nine percent of premature infants pass a stool by 48 hours. To explain the effect of some factors on the time of first passage of meconium(POM) in neonates. Between January...

objective low birth weight (birth weight 2500 g) can be one of the serious problems in children. the purpose of this study was to evaluate the developmental status of lbw preterm neonates admited at neonatal intensive care unit (nicu) at the corrected ages of six and 12 months via the persian version of ages and stages questionnaires (asq). materials & methods in a follow up study, fifty lbw pr...

UNLABELLED Preterm neonates exposed to painful procedures in the neonatal intensive care unit exhibit increased pain scores and alterations in oxygenation and heart rate. It is unclear whether these physiological responses increase the risk of oxidative stress. Using a prospective study design, we examined the relationship between a tissue-damaging procedure (TDP; tape removal during discontinu...