conclusions the results showed a significant effect of electronic software and training booklet in raising awareness about newborn care and self-confidence. therefore, these methods are advisable to mothers. results after controlling the baseline values, the mean score of self-confidence in the training booklet group (adjusted mean difference = 5.6; 95% confidence interval = 1.2 to 10.0; p = 0....

conclusions we found a relatively high value of tc and tg in our study. considering the relationship between high levels of lipids in the neonatal period and coronary artery disease in the adult population, we recommend future cohort studies for this statistical society. results of the 174 neonates, 97 were female. vaginal delivery was recorded in 79.8%. there were no significant differences re...

Introduction: Hyperbilirubinemia is a common neonatal problem with toxic effects on the nervous system that can cause hearing impairment. This study was conducted to assess the risk factors for sensorineural hearing loss and other coexisting problems in icteric infants.   Materials and Methods: In a case-control study, 200 term infants with bilirubin levels higher than 20 mg/dl admitted to the...

The association of a serum lipid abnormality and liver disease has been known since 1862, when Flint (1) described the accumulation of "cholesterine" in the blood of patients with liver disease as the result of decreased excretion of this substance into the bile. Subsequent observations disclosed that this increase in serum cholesterol concentration was largely in the unesterified (free) fracti...

The clinical presentation of appendicitis in the newborn is nonspecific. The diagnosis was always made after surgical exploration for acute abdominal findings mimicking necrotizing enterocolitis. We report the case of acute appendicitis in a newborn diagnosed intraoperatively after neonatal occlusion symptoms.