tuberous sclerosis complex (tsc) is an autosomal-dominant hereditary disorder. this syndrome is characterized by tumor-like malformations in several organs, as well as the heart. this report summarizes a case of tsc in a premature infant, born at 34 weeks' gestation with ascites. after birth, multiple cardiac mass, subependymal cysts and hypopigmented macules were detected. to our knowledge, th...

Background Blood sampling is a usual and painful procedure on preterm infant. Repeating painful procedures may affect the process of normal brain development and Pain management is important for nurses. This study was conducted to evaluate and compare pain score in two sites of blood sampling in preterm infants. Materials and Methods Blood sampling is a usual and painful procedure on preterm in...

The normal pregnant woman and the newborn infant both have raised hormonal iodine levels (Rose, Russell, and Starr, 1963; Pickering et al., 1958). The very early fetus has a low hormonal iodine which rises as gestation proceeds, but the level in premature babies is still lower than that of full-term infants (Andreoli and Robbins, 1962; Rose et al., 1963; Marks and Man, 1965). The serum protein-...

BACKGROUND Studies have consistently found a high incidence of neonatal medical problems, premature births and low birth weights in abused and neglected children. One of the explanations proposed for the relation between neonatal problems and adverse parenting is a possible delay or disturbance in the bonding process between the parent and infant. This hypothesis suggests that due to neonatal p...