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Blood cells profile in umbilical cord of late preterm and term newborns

ABSTRACT Objective: To describe the hematological profile in cord blood of late preterm and term newborns and compare blood indices according to sex, weight for gestational age and type of delivery. Methods: Cross-sectional study with late preterm and term newborns in a second-level maternity. Multip...

Intrauterine growth and the vitamin e status of full-term and preterm newborns

ABSTRACT Objective: To determine the concentration of alpha-tocopherol in umbilical cord serum of full-term and preterm newborns, in order to assess the nutritional status of both groups in relation to the vitamin and its possible correlation with intrauterine growth. Methods: A cross-sectional obser...

Neonatal morbidity near miss in tertiary hospitals in a capital of northeast brazil

ABSTRACT Objective: To characterize near miss neonatal morbidity in tertiary hospitals in a capital city of Northeast Brazil based on Health Information Systems, and to identify differences regarding indicators of near miss cases, allowing the surveillance of newborns with risk of death. Methods: A c...

Dermatoses in the early neonatal period: their association with neonatal, obstetric and demographic variables

ABSTRACT Objective: To evaluate the prevalence of neonatal dermatoses in the early neonatal period and to associate them with neonatal, demographic and obstetric variables. Methods: A cross-sectional study with neonates and their respective mothers, who were hospitalized in a public maternity hospita...

Prevalence and causes of congenital microcephaly in the absence of a Zika virus outbreak in southern Brazil

J. pediatr. (Rio J.); 95 (5), 2019
Abstract Objective: The aim of this study was to identify the causes of congenital microcephaly in Rio Grande do Sul, a state in southern Brazil, where no ZIKV outbreak was detected, from December 2015 to December 2016, which was the period when ZIKV infection was at its peak in northeast Brazil. Metho...

Nutrición de yodo y salud materno-infantil

Rev. cuba. endocrinol; 30 (2), 2019
RESUMEN Introducción: El yodo es un componente de las hormonas tiroideas que participan en el metabolismo celular, el crecimiento y el neurodesarrollo. Objetivo: Revisar los aspectos más relevantes de la nutrición de yodo y su relación con la salud materno-infantil. Métodos: Se obtuvieron y re...

Rapid diagnosis of respiratory distress syndrome by oral aspirate in premature newborns

J. pediatr. (Rio J.); 95 (4), 2019
Abstract Objective: The stable microbubble test on gastric aspirate and on amniotic fluid has been used for the diagnosis of respiratory distress syndrome in the newborn. However, no study has performed this test on oral aspirates from premature infants. The objective of this study was to evaluate the p...

Clinical and epidemiological aspects of microcephaly in the state of Piauí, northeastern Brazil, 2015-20166

J. pediatr. (Rio J.); 95 (4), 2019
Abstract Objectives: To describe aspects of the microcephaly epidemic in the state of Piauí. Methods: All cases of congenital microcephaly confirmed in the state between 2015 and 2016 were included (n = 100). Investigation forms of the Regional Reference Center for Microcephaly were reviewed. Discarde...

Caso Clínico: Resección Quirúrgica de un Rabdomioma Cardíaco Fetal

INTRODUCCIÓN: Los tumores cardiacos fetales son extraordinariamente raros; su prevalencia varía entre 0.027% y 0.14%. Entre ellos, los más comunes son los rabdomiomas, siendo el 90% benignos y asintomáticos. Se mencionan menos de 300 casos en la bibliografía médica internacional y, en nuestro país...