Several factors have been found recently to have a significant impact on newborn bone mineral content (BMC) and developing fetal bone. Recently we showed that maternal vitamin D deficiency may affect fetal bone mineralization. Korean winter-born newborn infants had extremely low serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D (25-OHD), high serum cross-linked carboxy-terminal telopeptide of type I collagen (ICTP; a ...

introduction deafness is one of the most important sensory disturbances at birth. hearing loss can affect the development of speaking and learning during life. early diagnosis and intervention improve language outcome. the  current study aimed to determine the frequency of profound congenital hearing loss in healthy newborn infants in fars province. methods in a multicenter prospective study, f...

Serum levels of IL-1beta, IL-6 and TNF-alpha were measured in 48 healthy, termed neonates on the 1st (N1), 5th (N5) and 40th (N40) day after birth, compared with those in maternal serum (MS), umbilical cord (UC) and adult controls. Cytokine values in N1 and N5 were significantly elevated, than those in UC and in controls (P<0.0001). IL-1beta and IL-6 declined significantly from N1 to N40 (P<0.0...

The subject of cardiac hypertrophy unassociated with congenital malformation of the heart or great vessels in newborn infants has received scant attention. Although many text-books on pediatrics have been consulted, only one reference to the condition was found and that was by Von Reuss."1 He described a single case briefly and stated that the etiology was unknown. Recent studies indicate, howe...

Although infants and animals respond to the approximate number of elements in visual, auditory, and tactile arrays, only human children and adults have been shown to possess abstract numerical representations that apply to entities of all kinds (e.g., 7 samurai, seas, or sins). Do abstract numerical concepts depend on language or culture, or do they form a part of humans' innate, core knowledge...

* Professor titular de Pediatria, Faculdade de Medicina de Ribeirão Preto, Universidade de São Paulo (USP), Ribeirão Preto, SP. Ao final do século XIX e início do século XX, Stephane Tarnier (1828-1897) e seu aluno Pierre Budin (18461907), ambos obstetras atuando no L ́Hôpital Maternité de Paris, ocupavam-se da sistematização dos cuidados com os recém-nascidos pré-termo1. Em suas lições, cuja le...

This study aimed to evaluate changes in tibial bone speed of sound (SOS) over time, in preterm and term infants during infancy, in addition to identifying factors influencing the development of tibial SOS during infancy. Preterm (n = 155) and term (n = 65) infants were enrolled in this study. Tibial bone SOS was measured using quantitative ultrasonography (QUS) on the left tibia of newborn infa...

OBJECTIVE Mandated state newborn screening programs for the approximately 4 million infants born each year in the United States involves the following 5 components: 1) initial screening, 2) immediate follow-up testing of the screen-positive newborn, 3) diagnosis confirmation (true positive versus false positive), 4) immediate and long-term care, and 5) evaluation of all of the components of the...

Newborn Screening is a well recognised public health programme aimed at the early identification of infants who are affected by certain genetic/metabolic/infectious conditions. Early identification of these conditions is particularly crucial, since timely intervention can lead to a significant reduced morbidity, mortality, and associated disabilities in affected infants. Establishing sustainabl...

Context: Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) and the infection control strategies have affected breastfeeding mother-newborn contact due to fear of transmission baby. Objectives: This study aimed evaluate possibility CPVID-19 by reviewing currently published articles. Methods: In this systematic review, 296 articles were first retrieved from IranMedex, SID, IranDoc, Magiran, Iranian Registry Cl...