the objective of this study is to determine risk factors causing increase in very low birth way (vlbw) neonatal mortality. the medical files of all neonates weighing ≤1500 g, born in vali-e-asr hospital (2001-2004) were studied. two groups of neonates (living and dead) were compared up to the time of hospital discharge or death. a total of 317 neonates were enrolled. a meaningful relationship e...

background: low birth weight (lbw) is one of the major determinants of neonatal survival as well as postnatal morbidity. objective: the main objective of the present study was to determine neonatal mortality rate (nmr) in lbw infants in yazd, iran. materials and methods: in a prospective-cohort study, all births in the maternity hospitals of yazd, iran in 2004 were evaluated and mortality rate ...

backgroundseveral studies have examined the relationship between human development index (hdi) and various health outcomes. the aim of this study was to investigate the relationship between hdi, and infant mortality rate, mortality rate of children under one year and under 5 years, maternal mortality rate, and total fertility rate.materials and methodsin this ecologic study, data on hdi, total ...

BackgroundSeveral studies have examined the relationship between Human Development Index (HDI) and various health outcomes. The aim of this study was to investigate the relationship between HDI, and infant mortality rate, mortality rate of children under one year and under 5 years, maternal mortality rate, and total fertility rate.Materials and MethodsIn this ecologic study, data on HDI, total ...

background: although many efforts made for the advancement of medical science, it is distributed inequitably despite of all existing financial and human resources facilities. children as the most important and vulnerable groups of society are influenced by these inequities. the objective of this study is comparison of children health indices in rich and poor rural zones in mashhad/iran. methods...

About 0.75 million neonates die every year in India, the highest for any country in the world. The neonatal mortality rate (NMR) declined from 52 per 1000 live births in 1990 to 28 per 1000 live births in 2013, but the rate of decline has been slow and lags behind that of infant and under-five child mortality rates. The slower decline has led to increasing contribution of neonatal mortality to ...

Background & aim: Neonatal mortality rate (NMR) is an important health index, which reflects the socio-economic and health status of a community. According to the literature, almost 20% of NMR can be prevented through the implementation of simple resuscitative interventions. This study was conducted to review the neonatal outcomes and resuscitation rate of neonates.<br...

Background: Low birth weight (LBW) is one of the major determinants of neonatal survival as well as postnatal morbidity. Objective: The main objective of the present study was to determine neonatal mortality rate (NMR) in LBW infants in Yazd, Iran. Materials and Methods: In a prospective-cohort study, all births in the maternity hospitals of Yazd, Iran in 2004 were evaluated and mortality rate ...

abstract background: in 1958, silverman demonstrated that maintenance ofbody temperature reduces mortality in low birth weight infants. from the early 1990s it was already recognized that adequate environmental warmth was essential in the case of newborns. however, neonatal hypothermia continues to be a significant issue in developing countries. methods: in order to describe the incidence and s...