effect of intrauterine death [IUD] of a twin on the survivor co-twin: a report of 2 cases from Benghazi, Libya

This is the first report from Jamahiria Maternity Hospital of Benghazi, Libya concerning two babies who were born in 1995, they survived the death of their co-twins, but developed neurological problems later on. A considerable percentage of twin pregnancies end in loss of one of the fetuses and medical problems in the surviving co-twin; therefore it is appropriate to call this phenomenon as vanishing- surviving syndrome as the death "vanishing" of one fetus leads to impairment of growth and development of the surviving co-twin

Breast-feeding and weaning patterns in Benghazi, Libyan Arab Jamahiriya

An interview survey of 200 mothers attending the emergency service of Al-Fateh Paediatric Hospital, Benghazi, showed that prelacteal feed was given to 18.5% of babies and breast-feeding was ever initiated in 90.5%. After three months exclusive breast-feeding was continued in less than 30%, mixed feeding in 44%-71% and supplementary feeding [with and without breast-feeding] in 65%-97%. Locally consumed food like fruit juice, vegetables, cooked rice and cereals and boiled eggs in mashed form were used as supplementary foods. No association was revealed between the type of feeding and childhood episodes of any illness, including diarrhoea or acute respiratory infection. Measures for prolonged breast-feeding, substitute artificial feeding [when indicated] and supplementary feeding are suggested