Association between maternal–fetal proinflammatory cytokine genotype and preterm birth was
studied. Isolated genomic DNA from maternal and cord blood samples of 100 preterm and …

Context Acupressure is an ancient Chinese healing art. In this pain-relieving method, the
fingers are used to press key acupuncture points on the skin surface that stimulates the body׳s …

OBJECTIVE: To evaluate analgesic effects of acupuncture in preterm neonates during minor
painful procedures. METHODS: Ten preterm neonates requiring heel prick for blood gas …

Purpose To evaluate the safety of peripherally inserted central venous catheters (PICCs) and
their complications in critically ill premature neonates. Methods A retrospective collection of …

Pain control is an important ethical issue to be considered and constitutes the basis of
treatment in premature and term newborns. The inadequacy of pain control in these infants in …

The aim of this study was to evaluate the relationship between neonatal mortality-morbidity
and pregnancies with preterm premature rupture of membranes (PPROM), particularly those …

Multiple systemic risk factors are associated with retinopathy of prematurity (ROP). We
analyzed the role of low weight gain (WG) to predict the development of stage 3+ ROP among …

Introduction: Intravenous immunoglobulin (IVIG) has been widely used to treat hemolytic
disease of the newborn (HDN). Although it has been shown that IVIG treatment reduces the …

Hypoglycemia is one of the most important and most common metabolic problems of the
newborn because it poses a risk of neurological injury, if it is prolonged and recurs. Therefore, …

Acid–base disturbances have been usually evaluated with the traditional Henderson–Hasselbach
method and Stewart’s physiochemical approach by quantifying anions of tissue acids (…