background: premature birth is one of the most important unresolved reproductive health problems. premature birth is often traumatic and a source of distress for parents. increased parental stress during the first year of their infant's life is a risk factor for later behavioral problems in infants. objectives: this study was designed to compare anxiety, post-traumatic stress, and social suppor...

background : due to the higher risk of  pain in preterm infants, pain management is important for such infants. the present study aimed to determine the effectiveness of kangaroo care on the severity of pain and physiological parameters after heel-stick in preterm infants. materials and methods: this was a prospective and randomized controlled cross-over study. twenty preterm infants allocated ...

congenital esophageal atresia needs to be surgically corrected as soon as possible. some will present with post surgical stricture that needs to be dilated by a balloon dilator. this procedure is difficult in premature born due to infant esophageal size and availability of equipments. we herby report the first case in a premature infant with post surgical esophageal stricture of esophageal atre...

abstract background: in recent years, there has been a rise in the number of premature births. mothers of these newborns experience a high degree of stress over time. since a more comprehensive understanding of this phenomenon can help the healthcare teams in detecting the deficiencies and needs of such newborns’ mothers for a better and more effective intervention, the present study was carrie...

abstractbackground: the survival rate of preterm and low-birth-weight (lbw) infants depends on various factors such as birth weight, gestational age, and quality of care. the present study aimed at evaluating the survival rate of preterm and lbw infants, predictive factors, and the risk of mortality in three training hospitals of mashhad and tabriz cities.methods: this prospective, cohort study...

background ureaplasma urealyticum (u. urealyticum) and mycoplasma hominis (m. hominis) are two important pathogens in neonatal respiratory tract infections. as low gestational age and birth weight increase the colonization rate with these pathogens, and they are also risk factors of chronic lung disease (cld), it is difficult to establish a statistically significant relation between these two f...

background: the newborn’s first bath, performed in neonatal intensive care units (nicu), is believed to be a stressful situation, especially for the premature infants. as a developmental care approach, swaddle bathing is a low-stress bathing method for vulnerable preterm neonates. given the limited number of the studies examining this bathing method, the present study was conducted with the aim...

Premature infant incubator system is a vital and critical area because it deals with premature infant or illness baby. It is essential to detect any abnormal conditions occur in the premature infant incubator system as soon as possible. Temperature, humidity, and oxygen concentration are the main parameters must be control in the premature infant incubator system. In this paper novel technique ...

Background: Pressures arising from premature infant care specially hospitalized infant can affect infant's quality of life and health by causing long term destructive effects on family's psychological and physical health. Aim:To investigate the effect of family participation on mother's general health and length of hospitalization of premature neonate. Methods: In this clinical trial 60 primipa...

Congenital esophageal atresia needs to be surgically corrected as soon as possible. Some will present with post surgical stricture that needs to be dilated by a balloon dilator. This procedure is difficult in premature born due to infant esophageal size and availability of equipments. We herby report the first case in a premature infant with post surgical esophageal stricture of esophageal atre...