Introduction: Anemia is a very common hematological problem particularly among pregnant women, more important it also affects the neonate’s health in various aspects. This study was conducted to assess mothers’ anemia and its effects on the growth and hematological status of neonates. Objective: The objective of this study is to assess the hematological profile and physical growth of neonates b...


 Introduction: Preterm infants’ brain is vulnerable to ischemic and hemorrhagic injuries due structural molecular immaturities as well associated co-morbidities, which usually detected by bedside cranial ultrasound. Cranial ultrasound findings are common in preterm of < 32 weeks, so routinely recommended them but there no such recommendation regarding moderate late infants. The objecti...

BACKGROUND We aimed to describe features of Escherichia coli meningitis in a large population of children and the molecular characteristics of the involved strains to determine factors associated with severe disease or death. METHODS Between 2001 and 2013, a prospective national survey collected data for 325 children hospitalized with E. coli meningitis. The national reference center genetica...

conclusions kmc before and during heel lancing is a natural, easy to use, and cost-effective method to decrease pain in premature neonates. it is consistent with modern strategy of family-centered care in neonatal units. results the mean score of pain intensity during the intervention was significantly lower in the kmc position (p < 0/000). mean score of pain intensity at two minutes after inte...

introduction: jaundice is one of the hospitalization causes in term and preterm infants. considering to the side effects of jaundice, the present study aimed to investigate the prevalence and risk factors associated with jaundice in neonates hospitalized in government hospitals in ilam. materials and methods: in a case - control study, 384 neonates were enrolled. all neonates hospitalized in mu...

Introduction: This study aimed to investigate CRP and platelet count changes in preterm neonates with Patent Ductus Arteriosus on the seventh day of birth compared to the third day. Methods: This longitudinal study was conducted on fifty neonates with PDA complications in Afzalipour hospital in 2017-2018. All neonates underwent repeated e...

objective: to determine the effect of paternal age on preterm births in iranian neonates. materials and methods: from january 2005 to january 2006, two hundred eighty one preterm neonates born in mirza kuchakkhan hospital enrolled in this cross-sectional study. a structured questionnaire was applied for recording following data: birth weight, sex, gestational age, maternal age and paternal age....

The response of the adaptive immune system is usually less intense in premature neonates than term neonates. The primary objective of this study was to determine whether immunological parameters vary between preterm (PT) neonates (≥32 weeks of gestational age) and very preterm (VPT) neonates (<32 weeks of gestational age). A cross-sectional study was designed to prospectively follow PT and VPT ...

Background: The timing of umbilical cord clamping may affect the need to bloodtransfusion and other morbidities of preterm infants. This study aimed to compare three different cord clamping timing (immediate cord clamping, delayed cord clamping and umbilical cord milking) in preterm infants delivered by cesarean section (CS). <em...