BACKGROUND The spread of resistance to carbapenems among Enterobacteriaceae has become a major public health problem in recent years. In this study, we describe an outbreak of Klebsiella pneumoniae in the neonatal ward. First, we aimed to study the drug resistance, genetic relatedness, and transmission mechanism of carbapenem-resistant K. pneumoniae; second, we implemented infection control mea...

New information technologies can be efficiently used to fill in the gaps in the human need of communication during the difficult time of hospitalization. The Telebaby® project was designed and supported by the University Medical Centre Utrecht. Telebaby® links parents from home to their newborn receiving intensive, high or medium care. The monitoring of the login behavior of the parents has sho...

Background: Malnutrition in both its forms of obesity and underweight, particularly in pregnant women, cause maternal mortality and ‎prenatal complications.‎ The aims of this study were to determine the prevalence of malnutrition among pregnant women and its effect on‏ ‏pregnancy outcome, in Rafsanjan, Iran, in 2016.‎ Materials and Methods: The present cross-sectional study...

Objectives: The introduction of cesarean section categorization and recommendations on decision to delivery interval was a major step forward towards standardizing clinical response obstetric emergencies. recommended (DDI) for category 1 sections is 30 minutes, however there balance be struck ensure that reducing fetal hypoxic risk not at the expense increasing maternal morbidity. aim study rev...

<p><strong>Introduction</strong>: Neonatal sepsis is a significant issue for newborns everywhere and causes large amount of morbidity mortality. Various indicators newborn are expensive occasionally unavailable in peripheral hospitals. The neutrophil-lymphocyte ratio (NLR), which affordable, component complete blood counts does not call further testing. This study intended to ...

Background: Hypernatremia might lead to neurological and developmental disabilities. This study aimed to determine the frequency, risk factors, and one-year neurological prognosis of hypernatremia in newborns. The findings of the present study may assist the prevention of hypernatremia mortality and complications.Methods: This cross-sectional study was conducted on all neonates admitted to the ...