This study aims to explore the experiences of mothers in caring for premature babies who have been treated intensive care unit. type research is qualitative with a phenomenological approach. The results showed that knowledge about was on average same, from definition treatment, support received, and coping mechanisms. In conclusion, interviews informants obtained 6 (six) themes, namely descript...

Survivors of very premature birth face an increased risk of adverse motor, cognitive, and behavior sequelae. In order to understand the pathogenesis of these adverse outcomes, an animal model of premature birth and neonatal care in a species with a close similarity to the human infant is sought. In this histological and immunohistochemical study we have defined the pattern of cerebral injury in...

Neonatal seizures continue to be a diagnostic and therapeutic challenge to the clinicians. Seizures can permanently disrupt neuronal development, induce synaptic reorganisation, reduce neurogenesis, alter plasticity and prime the brain to increased seizures later in life1. The prevalence of seizures is 2-3 /1000 live births in term and 10-15 /1000 in preterm deliveries2. Diagnostic and therapeu...

INTRODUCTION Universally mothers at 35 years or more have had higher maternal and perinatal risks. This study analyzed the trend of this group in maternal population and determined their risk of having premature children, during the demographic transition period in Chile. MATERIALS AND METHODS Epidemiological study conducted in the population of simple live births registered in the Chilean Na...

Can society buy a better infant? This is, in essence, the question posed in this month’s Pediatrics article by Brownell et al.1 Studying a group of low-income Canadian women who participated in an unconditional cash transfer program (Healthy Baby Prenatal Benefit [HBPB]), the authors compared the birth outcomes of participants with outcomes among a group of low-income nonparticipants. They foun...

OBJECTIVES This current study has been conducted to clarify the relationship between the mother's post-traumatic reaction triggered by premature birth and the mother-infant interactions. In this article, the precocious maternal feelings are described. METHODS A multicenter prospective study was performed in three French hospitals. 100 dyads with 100 very premature infants and their mothers we...

PURPOSE The frequency of cysts has been reported to be high in newborns, but they are rarely seen after three months of age. There has been a lack of studies describing the clinical prevalence in the premature infant after 22 weeks and less than 37 weeks gestation. The purpose of this study was to quantify and describe the clinical prevalence of palatal and alveolar cysts in premature infants a...

OBJECTIVES To assess the non-specific effect of Bacillus Calmette-Guérin (BCG) vaccination at birth on psychomotor development. DESIGN This is a pre-specified secondary outcome from a randomised, clinical trial. SETTING Maternity units and paediatric wards at three university hospitals in Denmark. PARTICIPANTS Children born at gestational age (GA) 32 weeks and above. All women planning to...

Objective: pulmonary air-leakage especially pneumothorax (ptx), is a severe complication in neonates. The aim of this study was to assess the predisposing factors and frequency of ptx among the low birth weight (LBW) premature infants, under mechanical ventilation. Methods: This cross sectional study was performed in 121 LBW intubated premature infants at neonatal intensive care unit of a child...