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Introduction: postpartum depression is the most important mood disorder after delivery, in which lack of particular attention and appropriate treatment may result in irreversible damage. Regarding the etiology of depression with respect to delivery mode, we aimed to determine the difference of depression university of scale between women with normal and those with cesarean section delivery
Methods: in the current study, a causal-comparative methodology was applied. The statistical group of this research included pregnant women who had referred to Arak hospitals for delivery during May-June 2016. By using convenience-sampling method, 142 women [70 normal delivery and 72 cesarean section] were selected. The research variables included demographic information and Edinburg's Postpartum Depression Scale [EPDS]. Collected data was analyzed using SPSS software and independent T-test was used for analyzing the quantitative variables
Results: the results showed the mean postpartum depression score was 12.09 in women with normal delivery and 12.02 in women with cesarean section. Based on T- test results, there was no significant difference in depression scores between groups of normal delivery and cesarean section [sig: 0.486, T: 1.69]
Conclusion: the current study did not find any difference in postpartum depression between two groups of women with normal delivery and women with cesarean section. According to the EPDS, delivery mode had no influence on the occurrence of postpartum depression
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Objectives: The best umbilical cord care after birth is a controversial issue. Aim of this research was to compare the effect of topical application of human milk and chlorhexidin on cord separation time in newborns
Methods: One hundred seventy four neonates attending from hospitals affiliated to Kashan University of Medical Sciences were included. Newborns from birth were randomized to two groups. In group mother's milk, mother will rub her own milk to cord stump two times a day. chlorhexidin [group 2] were applied to the umbilical stump every 12 hours. The time to umbilical cord separation and any discomfort such as infection, hemorrhage, and discharge and odor were documented. Data was analyzed by SPSS software. Independent Samples t-Test, x[2], Fisher were used in this study
Results: Results showed a significant statistical difference between cord separation time in two groups and the mean cord separation time in the human milk group [7.15 +/- 2.15days] was shorter than the chlorhexidin group [13.28 +/- 6.79 days]. In addition, a significant correlation was found between Signs of infection [discharge, redness, swelling and odor] in both groups
Conclusions: Topical application of breast milk on umbilical cord care leads to quick cord separation time and can be used as easy, cheep, non injury methods for umbilical cord care
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Cerebral sinovenous thrombosis [CSVT] is increasingly diagnosed in neonates. Despite many studies which have addressed diagnosis and management of pediatric CSVT, diagnosis of CVSD in neonates is difficult. A female neonate born by natural vaginal delivery was diagnosed with CSVT after initiation of seizure. The seizure was stabilized and after performing diagnostic tests, the diagnosis of CSVT was made. This report describes diagnosis of this rare condition in a newborn baby in order to make awareness about this serious condition in neonates
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Neural tube defects have a complex and imperfectly understood etiology involving both genetic and environmental factors. In this case-control study, we tried to determine the association of known risk factors for neural tube defects in patients referred to university-affiliated hospitals with neurosurgical services in the city of Tehran. Risk factors were assessed in-person through interviews with infants' mothers. We found 192 neural tube defect cases. One hundred and ninety-three apparently normal babies were randomly selected from the same hospitals to serve as control cases. Maternal age of less than 18 years [P = 0.02], female sex of the child [P = 0.01], birth in spring and summer seasons [P = 0.001], history of not using folic acid [P = 0.001], less than 5 prenatal visits [P = 0.001], and poverty [P = 0.02] were the most important risk factors for neural tube defects. Logistic regression analysis of these risk factors confirmed these correlations. A negative history of consuming folic acid had the most significant statistical correlation with these malformations. Poor quality diets were an important environmental risk factor in this study