Antenatal and perinatal factors associated with newborn behavior: A prospective cohort study

Effrosine Tsekoura, Kleopatra Chrelia, Abraham Pouliakis, Achilleas Attilakos, Paraskevi Matsota

The idea that the newborn is an uncharted and therefore pliable organism, which can be formed according to the will of its parents, has long been rejected, especially after the existence of rules of behavior not only in full-term but also in marginally premature newborns, which are affected by various both prenatal and perinatal factors. The ability of newborns to determine the rules of their behavior …

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Causes of neonatal deaths in two maternity hospitals in Greece

Antoniadis S, Duru P, Karakasidi V, Kleanthous P, Dionyssopoulou E, Makrogika E, Iatrakis G

The aim of our study was to investigate the causes of neonatal deaths in two maternity hospitals in Athens, Greece. Data from 13,080 neonates born during 12 months were analyzed and 95 deaths occured (neonatal mortality rate: 0.7%). 86 neonates (91%) were born preterm (<37 weeks of gestation) and 9 (9%) in term. Birth weight was more than 2,000 gr in 13 (14%) neonates …

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