Introduction: The prevalence of retinopathy of prematurity is expected to increase along with the developing of premature infants’ care and better prognosis of these infants. The aim of this study was to evaluate the prevalence of retinopathy of prematurity in preterm infants. Methods: According to this cross-sectional study, one same ophthalmologist examined the eyes of all the babies at 4 we...

background and purpose: prematurity birth occurs when a newborn is born before the thirty seventh week of pregnancy. preterm birth is the most expensive and the most common health problem. so, the aim of this study was to do epidemiological survey of prematurity in gonbad-e kavous in 2010. materials and methods: this sectional- descriptive study was carried out on 172 premature babies with cens...

BACKGROUND Globally, prematurity is the leading cause of death in children under the age of 5. Many efforts have focused on clinical approaches to improve the survival of premature babies. There is a need, however, to explore psychosocial, sociocultural, economic, and other factors as potential mechanisms to reduce the burden of prematurity. Women's empowerment may be a catalyst for moving the ...

introduction: infant mortality index is an important health indicator. this index has a direct impact on infant mortality and mortality of children less than five years. the present study aimed to investigate causes of infant deaths during 2010-2011 in bandar abbas hospital of children. methods: in this cross - sectional retrospective study profiles of all dead newborns who aged from 0 to 28 da...

AIM To determine the role of serum insulin-like growth factor-1 levels in the development of retinopathy of prematurity, which is a major cause of childhood blindness worldwide. MATERIAL AND METHODS We prospectively studied newborn infants born at a postmenstrual age of <32 weeks and birth weights <1 500 gr, between January 1st, 2015, and December 31st, 2015. A total of 40 infants were enroll...

Background and purpose: Prematurity birth occurs when a newborn is born before the thirty seventh week of pregnancy. Preterm birth is the most expensive and the most common health problem. So, the aim of this study was to do epidemiological survey of prematurity in Gonbad-e Kavous in 2010. Materials and Methods: This sectional- descriptive study was carried out on 172 premature babies with cens...

prematurity is the most common cause of neonatal death. risk factors of premature birth can be related with ethnicity and genetic. there is no comprehensive high sample size study in kurdish ethnicity to determine risk factors related to prematurity. this study evaluated risk factors of preterm labor in kurdish ethnicity.this case-control study was conducted in 200 preterm infants (case group) ...

BACKGROUND To evaluate the efficacy of wide-field digital retinal imaging for retinopathy of prematurity screening. DESIGN Retrospective study in a quaternary public neonatal intensive care unit. PARTICIPANTS A total of 108 premature infants screened for retinopathy of prematurity. METHODS Retrospective chart and photo review were performed on participants screened by both serial wide-fie...

OBJECTIVE To study the influence of maternal preeclampsia on the occurrence of retinopathy of prematurity. STUDY DESIGN A prospective cohort study of 324 preterm neonates with birth weight ≤ 1500 g and gestational age ≤ 32 weeks. Multiple maternal and perinatal factors were analyzed for association and confounding by multiple logistic regression analysis. RESULTS Mean birth weight was 1128 ...

INTRODUCTION Studies on the prevalence and severity of retinopathy of prematurity in the local population are scarce. This study aimed to evaluate the prevalence, screening, and treatment outcome of retinopathy of prematurity in a tertiary hospital in Hong Kong. METHODS This cross-sectional study with internal comparison was conducted at Queen Mary Hospital, Hong Kong. The study evaluated 89 ...