Soheila Khazaei
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Background: Approximately 20 million low-birth-weight infants are annually born worldwide. Prematurity and low birth weight are significantly linked to infant mortality rates. Neonates in neonatal intensive care units are often separated from their mothers, leading to a lack of parental involvement in ...
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Background: Approximately 20 million low-birth-weight infants are annually born worldwide. Prematurity and low birth weight are significantly linked to infant mortality rates. Neonates in neonatal intensive care units are often separated from their mothers, leading to a lack of parental involvement in care, which poses numerous risks and threats.Kangaroo mother care has been identified as an alternative method that can mitigate these risks. Methods: This semi-experimental clinical trial examined the effects of independent variables (kangaroo mother care and incubator care) on dependent variables (body temperature, weight gain, exclusive breastfeeding, and physiological measures) in 130 low birth weight infants admitted to the neonatal intensive care unit at Tehran Imam Hussein Hospital during 2019-2020.Results: This study observed an increase in maternal presence at the hospital. There were no significant differences between the two groups of mothers in terms of quantitative variables such as maternal age, number of pregnancies, and length of maternal hospital stay post-delivery. The average duration of kangaroo mother care was 12 ± 8.7 days, No differences were found between the two groups in variables such as gestational age, Apgar score, and weight and height at birth, at stability, and at discharge.Conclusion: This study demonstrated that kangaroo mother care reduces mortality, promotes exclusive breastfeeding, enhances emotional bonding between parents and neonates, reduces sepsis and patent ductus arteriosus, and shortens the duration of antibiotic use. This study supports the development of guidelines for educational programs to incorporate this alternative care method in neonatal intensive care units.
Soheila Khazaei
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This article briefly describes effective factors, the process to access health services, the success of the national and international indices, problems - challenges, concerns and worries about the health of children and system services. Then study the root causes and then paid attention to global and ...
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This article briefly describes effective factors, the process to access health services, the success of the national and international indices, problems - challenges, concerns and worries about the health of children and system services. Then study the root causes and then paid attention to global and national experience to provide solutions in the form of national sector reform program.Material& Methods: Research in statistical reports from confirmed sites about Iran children health situation analysis Research in several findings of Iran statistical investigation &surveys (Iran Ministry of health and medical education)Results:Factors affecting the health are: social and economic factors 50%, access to health services 25%, biological and genetic factors 15% and physical factors 10%. If the development programs in this country will not proceed in a smooth and stable way, the present acceleration of all existing programs will deteriorate.The Census 2016 showed that all provinces were experiencing the positive growth rate. According to the same census provinces like Hamedan, Ardebil, Kermanshah, Kurdistan, Zanjan, Gilan, Lorestan, east and central Azerbaijan, with the population proportion of 23% of total population of Iran had the population growth rate of less than 1% . Life expectancy at birth, during the two decades with the 5.3 year increase, has reached to 72.5 years..According to child health information in Iran, health development is achieved during several recent years by PHC program and trend of child mortality and morbidity decreased significantly by health care programs for this vulnerable ages.