Background Congenital hypothyroidism (CH) is one of the most common causes of mental disability, which can be prevented in the case of early diagnosis and treatment. We aimed to study the some relevant risk factors for CH in neonates born in Khorasan Razavi Province, Iran. Materials and Methods: This was a population-based case-control study conducted on 97,380 neonates.The study population c...

The auditory brainstem response (ABR) is commonly used as a neonatal hearing screening tool. The degree to which myogenic and/or movement artifact can confound the ABR in neonates, and the effect this has on screening pass-fail rates, although widely recognized, have not been reported. This study addressed these aspects in a clinical setting. Fifty-two high-risk neonates were screened in variou...

objectives: in september 2002 university of social welfare & rehabilitation sciences established a pilot universal newborn hearing screening program in two crowded maternity hospital in tehran. our objective was to assess the feasibility of implementing universal newborn hearing screening in iran. methods: between september 2002 and march 2004 a total of 7718 newborns were screened for hearing ...

OBJECTIVES To test the hypothesis that neonatal supplementation with lutein in the first hours of life reduces neonatal oxidative stress (OS) in the immediate postpartum period. METHODS A randomized controlled, double-blinded clinical trial was conducted among 150 newborns divided into control group, not supplemented (n = 47), and test group, supplemented with lutein on the first day postpart...

OBJECTIVE Postnatal care is an important issue in maintaining and promoting maternal and neonatal health. However, utilization of postpartum maternal health care services is at a low rate in many countries. This study was aimed to investigate the impact of integrated obstetric and neonatal services on utilization rates of postnatal health care service among mothers. METHODS This study was per...

Introduction: Although various liquid, solid, and gaseous streams of wastewater treatment plants (WWTPs) have been analyzed in many studies for the presence of SARS-CoV-2 RNA, no study was found to sample and detect SARS-CoV-2 RNA in screenings and grit samples separated from primary treatment units of WWTP. Hence, this study aims to provide an experimental protocol for sampling and extracting ...

Abstract Background Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is a heterogeneous neurodevelopmental commonly prevalent in children worldwide including KSA. It causes disability social interaction, communication, and restrictive repetitive behaviors. Detecting risk factors for ASD could help initiate screening prevention approaches. Herein, this study aimed to detect several maternal neonatal Results Ninet...

UNLABELLED SUMMARY/OBJECTIVES: In accordance with the Joint Committee on Infant Hearing's (JCIH, 2000) position statement regarding Universal Newborn Hearing Screenings (UNHS), the state of Illinois enacted legislation requiring all birthing hospitals to conduct UNHS by 31 December 2002. Currently 100% of birthing facilities in the state of Illinois perform newborn infant hearing screenings usi...