Shaghayegh Rahmani; Sadegheh Ayati; Gholam Ali Maemoori; Reza Saeedi; Mahboobeh Gholami Robatsangi
Volume 16, Issue 2 , July and August 2009, , Pages 108-113
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Background and Purpose: Because of the uncontrolled prevalence of cesarean in Iran and its complications for mother and infant with further social and ethical consequences this study was conducted to compare the neonatal complications in newborns by cesarean and vaginal delivery. Methods and Materials: ...
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Background and Purpose: Because of the uncontrolled prevalence of cesarean in Iran and its complications for mother and infant with further social and ethical consequences this study was conducted to compare the neonatal complications in newborns by cesarean and vaginal delivery. Methods and Materials: This cross-sectional analytical deh1ive study was conducted on infants born at the maternity ward of Imamreza Hospital and Ghaem Hospital in Mashad Iran. The sample size with the confidence interval of 95% and test power of 80% was estimated to be 770 neonates. The obtained data were analyzed in SPSS 11.5 using Student t-test Mann Whitney U and chi-square test. Results: Vaginal delivery was attempted by 344 women and 426 women underwent elective cesarean delivery. The two delivery procedures were significantly different (p=0.002) as for the occurrence of RDS which occurred in 31 cesarean cases (7.3%) and 12 vaginal cases (3.7%). Also in 14 cesarean cases (3.4%) and 24 vaginal cases (7%) asphyxia occurred. Transient tachypnea was observed to occur in 14 cesarean cases (3.3%) and 2 vaginal cases (0.6%) and the difference between the two groups was statistically significant (p=0.001). Hospitalization in NICU was prescribed for 28 cesarean cases (6.6%) and 33 vaginal cases (10.2%) and the difference between the two groups was statistically significant (p=0.001). Six cesarean cases (1.4%) and 48 vaginal cases (14%) experiences labor disorders and the difference between the two groups was statistically significant (p
M SHARIATI; GHA MAMOORI; T KHADIVARZADEH
Volume 11, Issue 3 , September and October 2004, , Pages 20-26
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This prospective, double - blind clinical trial is intended to study the effect of taking "Shirafza Drop" by mothers on the weight gain of infants up to age of six months. 158 nursing mothers, referring to Mashad Health Clinics and suffering from insufficient breast milk were randomly selected ...
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This prospective, double - blind clinical trial is intended to study the effect of taking "Shirafza Drop" by mothers on the weight gain of infants up to age of six months. 158 nursing mothers, referring to Mashad Health Clinics and suffering from insufficient breast milk were randomly selected for the study and assigned into "Shirafza" and placebo groups. The infants of these mothers did not have a normal development curve despite their exclusive breastfeeding. The control group received placebo or solution of chlorophyl in alcohol; while the "Shirafza" group was given the alcoholic extraction of six milk increasing plants including Foeniculum Volgar, Pimpinella Anisum, Cuminum Cyminum, Nigella Sativa, Anetom Gravolen and Petroselinum Crispum. The drops were given in three separate dosages of 30 drops per day for four weeks. Relevant data were gathered through questionnaires and follow - up forms; their height and weight were also measured. Student t-test and chi-square were utilized to ensure the homogeneity of variables intervening with the infants" weight gain; t - test was used to compare their weight gain. Covariance analysis was also used to study the effects of "shirafza" on the intervening variables. Data aualysis was done in SPSS. No significant differences were found to exist between the mean weight gain of "Shirafza" group (471±322 gr) and control group (554±321gr) at the end of different weeks. However, the comparison of their weight gain in the first and second trimesters (26 gr/day vs. 17 gr/ day respectively) indicated that infants older than 3 months had achieved minimum amount of weight gain.