OBJECTIVE To study the effect of milk odor on nonnutritive sucking by premature newborns. DESIGN Blinded, crossover study of the effects of milk vs sham odor on nonnutritive sucking. SETTING Urban neonatal intensive care unit. PATIENTS Twenty-nine premature newborns with gestational age of 29 to 36 weeks. INTERVENTION Fourteen subjects were tested with fortified breast milk odor (group ...

BACKGROUND To evaluate the efficacy, complications, and mortality rate of acute peritoneal dialysis (APD) in critically ill newborns. MATERIAL AND METHODS The study included 31 newborns treated in our center between May 2012 and December 2014. RESULTS The mean birth weight, duration of peritoneal dialysis, and gestational age of the patients were determined as 2155.2 ± 032.2 g (580-3900 g), 4 d...

background: premature birth is a major cause of infant mortality in developed countries. newborns confined to neonatal intensive care units (nicus) are in a rapid stage of brain development. as such, sleep plays a pivotal role in the proper brain development of newborns. however, this developmental aspect is often disregarded due to the lack of information. aim: this study aimed to evaluate the...

BACKGROUND Although neonatal infections cause a significant proportion of deaths in the first week of life, little is known about the burden of neonatal disease originating from maternal infection or colonization globally. This paper describes the prevalence of vertical transmission--the percentage of newborns with neonatal infection among newborns exposed to maternal infection. METHODS We se...

Background: Tremendous difficulties are imposed on families with preterm and premature babies, both at birth and during their lifetime. The present study aimed at evaluating the potential economic impact of preterm and premature birth in Iran. Methods: In this descriptive cross-sectional study (2014-2015), we studied preterm and premature newborns, who have been subjected to hospitalization in ...

Abstract Background To study optic disc features of premature infants and compare to that term explore the pattern newborn development provide basis for diagnosis disease. Methods This was a prospective clinical research. Newborns underwent fundus disease screening from January 1st, 2016 October 31st, in neonatal ward Ruian City Maternal Child Health Hospital were selected. RetCam 3 Version6.1....