BACKGROUND Prematurity is the most common cause of neonatal death. Risk factors of premature birth can be related with ethnicity and genetic. There is no comprehensive high sample size study in Kurdish ethnicity to determine risk factors related to prematurity. This study evaluated risk factors of preterm labor in Kurdish ethnicity. METHODS This case-control study was conducted in 200 preterm...

This paper reports a statistical and transversal study of growth in about 2400 surviving premature mice during neonatal development. The mice were removed by caesarean section on day 19 of pregnancy and resuscitated for 30 min; surviving mice as well as newborns delivered vaginally on day 20 (control mice) were raised from birth to day 20 by nursing mothers spontaneously delivered at the same t...

BACKGROUND A large proportion of the rise in prematurity worldwide is owing to late preterm births, which may be due to the expansion of obstetric interventions, especially pre-labour caesarean section. Late preterm births pose similar risks to overall prematurity, making this trend a concern. In this study, we describe factors associated with provider-initiated late preterm birth and verify di...

background systemic carnitine deficiency may present with apnea, hypotonia, and poor growth. premature infants often manifest these symptoms and are at risk of developing carnitine deficiency because of immaturity of the biosynthetic pathway, lack of sufficient predelivery transplacental transport, and lack of sufficient exogenous supplementation. objective this study was undertaken to examine ...

Background: Iran is one of the regions with high incidence of premature births, accounting for 10% of newborns. An important factor for the survival chance of the neonate is age. Aim: This study investigated the effect of massage on premature infant’s complications in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) of Ghaem Hospital in Mashhad. Methods: This study was conducted on 60 stable preterm new...

OBJECTIVE To examine the association between nondefect adverse birth outcomes and in utero exposure to zidovudine (ZDV)-containing regimens versus non-ZDV antiretroviral (ARV) regimens. DESIGN Analysis of prospectively-collected data. SETTING Global. POPULATION HIV-infected pregnant women prenatally exposed to antiretrovirals. METHODS Estimation of prevalence of and risk for nondefect a...

BACKGROUND Burning fat and carbohydrates to provide energy in biological systems causes the formation of free oxygen species. OBJECTIVES This study aimed to evaluate the oxidative status of serum and breast milk of mothers giving birth prematurely and at full-term. MATERIALS AND METHODS The study comprised 50 mothers who gave birth at full-term at more than 38 weeks and 43 mothers who gave ...