ABSTRACT Objective: To identify the effect of category gestational age at term on breastfeeding in he first hour life, duration exclusive breastfeeding, and practice twelve months from birth. Method: Single cohort, with a one-year prospective follow-up 541 children. A hierarchical analysis was performed, models adjusted per Cox regression, considering critical p < 0.05. Results: During raw t...

OBJECTIVE To compare two groups of school age girls from different social strata were compared in terms of their perception and knowledge about breastfeeding. METHODS A structured questionnaire was applied to all 346 4th to 8th grade girls attending two schools, a private one, whose students belonged to the upper class (School A), and a public one, whose students belonged to the lower class (...

OBJECTIVE To examine risk factors for sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS) with the goal of reducing SIDS mortality among blacks, which continues to affect this group at twice the rate of whites. METHODS We analyzed data from a population-based case-control study of 260 SIDS deaths that occurred in Chicago between 1993 and 1996 and an equal number of matched living controls to determine the as...

BACKGROUND Eustachian tube (ET) dysfunction plays an important role in the pathogenesis of acute otitis media (AOM). Unfortunately, there is a lack of knowledge about the exact role of the ET's bony support, the temporal bone, on occurrence of AOM. This study investigates whether severe suture restriction of the temporal bone is a risk factor for development of AOM in young children. METHODS ...

Introduction: The most important purpose in neonatal pain management is to minimize the felt by newborns and help newborn cope with pain. This study planned examine effects of two non-pharmacological methods, using pacifiers or maternal holding, on neonates’ admitted outpatient clinic (OC) hospitalized Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU). Material Methods: Ninety (30 used pacifiers, 30 holding,...