Background and purpose: Prematurity birth occurs when a newborn is born before the thirty seventh week of pregnancy. Preterm birth is the most expensive and the most common health problem. So, the aim of this study was to do epidemiological survey of prematurity in Gonbad-e Kavous in 2010. Materials and Methods: This sectional- descriptive study was carried out on 172 premature babies with cens...

Abstract Introduction Primary central sleep apnea of infancy tends to improve over weeks with supportive care. No established treatments exist; however, infants this condition remain at risk from sequelae intermittent hypoxemia. We present a term infant primary treated caffeine citrate resulting in clinical and polysomnographic improvement. Report Cases: A 7-day-old male born 37 gestation (gest...

To determine the neurophysiological effects of aminophylline on apnoea of prematurity, the brain stem auditory evoked potentials (BAEPs) of 30 apnoeic infants and 34 age matched controls were evaluated and compared. After six days of treatment with aminophylline, the brain stem conduction time (interpeak latency of I-V) in apnoeic infants decreased compared with controls of a similar postconcep...

UNLABELLED Apnoea of prematurity is a common condition in neonates born at less than 37 weeks' gestational age; it affects approximately 90% of premature neonates weighing under 1000 g at birth, and 25% of infants with a birthweight of less than 2500 g. Caffeine, a methylxanthine which occurs naturally in many plants, has been used for over 20 years to treat apnoea of prematurity. In a recent d...

Previous studies suggest that primary tooth eruption (PTE) in preterm infants is related primarily to gestational age, but the impact of other neonatal factors has not been studied. In a prospective longitudinal study, the timing and sequence of PTE were documented by a pictorial PTE record completed by the parents and by frequent oral exams in 14 preterm infants whose first tooth erupted at < ...