OBJECTIVE To investigate the neonatal outcome according to the gestational age at delivery and to determine the optimal timing for delivery in uncomplicated monochorionic and dichorionic twin pregnancies. METHODS This is a retrospective cohort study of women with uncomplicated twin pregnancies delivered at or beyond 35 weeks of gestation from 1995 to 2013. The primary outcome was neonatal com...

This study was designed to evaluate neonatal morbidities in late preterm births (38 weeks). A retrospective carried out the hospital's Paediatrics & Gynecology and Obstetrics department from May 2022- 2023. total of 100 infants that were born alive normal-term selected for final analysis. Patients categorized into two groups; Group consisted infants, B included infants. The data regarding m...

BACKGROUND Infant morbidity causes a substantial resource burden, however, its magnitude and pattern in developing countries is still unknown. MATERIAL AND METHOD The authors prospectively followed a cohort of 2,739 children over a one-year period in three rural areas of Thailand to detect the hospitalized infant morbidity. RESULTS The incidence of morbidity was 454.9/1,000 live births. The...

BACKGROUND Neonates born between 24 + 0 and 27 + 6 gestational weeks, widely known as extremely preterm neonates, present a category characterized by increased neonatal mortality and morbidity. Main objective of the present study is to analyze the effect of various epidemiological and pregnancy-related parameters on unfavorable neonatal mortality and morbidity outcomes. METHODS A retrospectiv...

Background: Respiratory distress is considered one of the most frequent causes of admission in the neonatal unit. Additionally, it is the leading cause of neonatal morbidity and mortality. This study aimed to determine the incidence of neonatal respiratory distress and its causes, risk factors, and outcomes to have a baseline data about the magnitude of respiratory distress with a further step ...

hypothermia is one of the main causes of neonatal mortality in developing countries. the aim of this prospective study was to determine the relationship between hypothermia at birth and the risk of mortality or morbidity among neonates born in imam hospital in tehran, iran. during a one-year period, body temperature was taken from all newborns using a low-reading rectal thermometer, immediately...

OBJECTIVE To assess the optimal timing of delivery for women with gestational hypertension. STUDY DESIGN A multicenter database that contained 228,668 deliveries was used to extract data on gravidas with gestational hypertension. The week-specific rates of maternal and neonatal morbidity/mortality were calculated after induction of labor. Point wise 95% confidence intervals were calculated ar...