In the last several decades, the incidence of prematurity in the United States has remained relatively constant at approximately 10%. Maternal risk factors for prematurity include absence of prenatal care, low socioeconomic status, tobacco abuse, poor nutrition, and genitourinary tract infections, to name only a few. Despite relatively constant rates of prematurity, perinatal mortality rates ha...

objective the purpose of this study was to determine the prevalence and the most common risk factors of motor developmental delay in infants. materials & methods following ethical approval, a study was carried out on the prevalence and risk factors of infants with motor developmental delay. the first stage was conducted through a cross-sectional study to determine the prevalence of motor develo...

purpose : to evaluate the incidence and risk factors of severe visual impairment and retinopathy of prematurity (rop)-related blindness in a tertiary eye hospital in iran methods : in a cross-sectional study, clinical data of premature infants screened for rop in farabi eye hospital during 2003-2007 were reviewed. characteristics of advanced stages of rop (stage 4 or 5) were determined and comp...

conclusions approximately one quarter of premature neonates had early mortality, which can be predicted by low gestational age, low birth weight, low apgar score, need to intensive supports, postpartum complications, multiple gestation and history of maternal illnesses. objectives we aimed to determine mortality rate and its main indicators among premature neonates in our region with the aim of...

introduction low birth weight (lbw) is the most common cause of neonatal death in developing countries. the objective of our study was to determine the prevalence and risk factors associated with low birth weight in ardabil, iranfrom 2010 to 2011.methods in a case–control study all live newborns were weighted without clothing using a standard calibrated scale. gestational age was calculated usi...

Objective: To evaluate the risk of prematurity in Cameroonian children born after vitro Fertilisation.Design: A retrospective cohort study.Setting: Conducted at pediatric department Hospital Center for Research and Application Endoscopic Surgery Human Reproduction (HCRAESHR) Yaoundé over eight months.Participants: Every newborn fertilisation (exposed group) those spontaneous conception (non-exp...