First-Year Mortality among Infants with Facial Clefts

1992 ◽  
Vol 29 (5) ◽  
pp. 451-455 ◽  
Author(s):  
Philippe P. Hujoel ◽  
Anne-Marie Bollen ◽  
Beth A. Mueller
Keyword(s):  
Death Certificate ◽  
Neonatal Period ◽  
Birth Certificate ◽  
Fold Increase ◽  
Elevated Risk ◽  
First Year ◽  
Facial Cleft ◽  
Facial Clefts ◽  
Different Types ◽  
First Year Of Life

Children born with a facial cleft are not thought to be at a greater risk for infant mortality than are those without congenital anomalies. The purpose of this study was to investigate whether the presence of a facial cleft alone or its coexistence with other anomalies increases a child's risk for dying. Birth and death certificate data from Washington State for the years 1984 to 1988 were linked for infants who died before 1 year of age. Mortality rates for different types of facial clefts and for births without noted abnormalities were compared. Relative to infants with no diagnosed abnormalities noted in the birth certificate, infants with facial clefts without other abnormalities have a 3.7 fold increased odds for dying during their first year of life. This elevated risk for dying was fairly consistent during the first year of life. When facial clefts are associated with other abnormalities there is an 82.3 fold increase in odds for mortality during the first year of life. This elevated risk is highest during the neonatal period; 77% of all deaths occurred during the first 27 days. It is concluded that infants with facial clefts with or without associated anomalies have a significantly increased mortality risk when compared to infants without any diagnosed abnormalities at birth.

SUPRAVENTRICULAR TACHYCARDIA WOLFF-PARKINSON-WHITE SYNDROME IN CHILDREN OF THE REPUBLIC OF BELARUS: AGE AND SEX CHARACTERISTICS, IDENTIFICATION, ELECTROPHYSIOLOGICAL STRUCTURE

2021 ◽  
pp. 110-113
Author(s):  
Strogiy V.V. ◽  
◽  
Zasim E.V. ◽  
Drozdovsky K.V. ◽  
Kadochkin V.O. ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Neonatal Period ◽  
Electrophysiological Study ◽  
Conduction System ◽  
Sex Characteristics ◽  
First Year ◽  
Depth Study ◽  
The Republic ◽  
First Year Of Life ◽  
Supraventricular Tachycardias ◽  
Wolff Parkinson White Syndrome

The goal is to establish the frequency of supraventricular tachycardias in children of the Republic of Belarus, to determine the structure and characteristics of these rhythm disturbances. An in-depth study of the properties of the conduction system of the heart was carried out by performing in the course of the esophageal electrophysiological study 108 children. A more rare detection of SVT in children in the neonatal period, in the first year of life and maximum detection at the age of 17 years, a comparatively rare finding (11.8 %) of concomitant pathology in children with SVT.

Hospitalization, Breast-Milk Feeding, and Growth in Infants with Cleft Palate and Cleft Lip and Palate Born in Denmark

2008 ◽  
Vol 45 (6) ◽  
pp. 628-632 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lisa H. V. Smedegaard ◽  
Dorthe R. N. Marxen ◽  
Jette H. V. Moes ◽  
Eva N. Glassou ◽  
Cand Scientsan
Keyword(s):  
Breast Milk ◽  
Cleft Palate ◽  
Cleft Lip ◽  
Cleft Lip And Palate ◽  
First Year ◽  
Health Visitors ◽  
Facial Clefts ◽  
Growth References ◽  
First Year Of Life ◽  
Milk Feeding

Objective: To evaluate if the duration of postpartum hospitalization, duration of breast-milk feeding, and growth during the first year of life in infants with cleft lip and palate (CLP) and cleft palate (CP) are comparable to infants without facial clefts. Design: Prospective data collection using a registration chart developed by the authors. Setting: Special health care of infants with CLP/CP born in Denmark. Participants: All mature infants with CLP/CP born in 2003 and 2004 were included. Of 165 infants, 115 participated in the study. Intervention: In Denmark, parents of children with CLP/CP receive counseling. This counseling is managed by specially trained health visitors/nurses and is initiated at birth. The counseling seeks to support parents’ confidence in having an infant with CLP/CP and to initiate a relationship between the infant and the parents. Main Outcome Measures: Duration of postpartum hospitalization, duration of breast-milk feeding, and weight and length at birth, 5 months of age, and 12 months of age. Results: Hospitalization was 4 days and comparable to that of infants without CLP/CP. The infants with CLP/CP received breast milk but for a shorter period compared with infants without CLP/CP. Weights at birth, 5 months of age, and 12 months of age were identical with Danish growth references. Conclusion: The authors find the results satisfactory and believe that the counseling provided by the health visitors/nurses plays a part in the results.

Adaptive capabilities of newborns depending on the conditions of intrauterine development

1982 ◽  
Vol 63 (4) ◽  
pp. 5-7
Author(s):  
E. A. Efimova ◽  
S. L. Nesterov ◽  
N. L. Yashina ◽  
T. K. Shakurova ◽  
V. A. Novikova ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Blood Cells ◽  
Neonatal Period ◽  
Preventive Therapy ◽  
First Year ◽  
Children At Risk ◽  
Intrauterine Development ◽  
Adaptive Capabilities ◽  
First Year Of Life ◽  
Adaptive Reactions

Clinical, cytochemical, and rheological features of the neonatal period were studied in 460 children from mothers suffering from rheumatism or having suffered late toxicosis of pregnant women. On the basis of impaired adaptive reactions, changes in the enzymatic spectrum of blood cells and disorders of microcirculatory mechanisms, children at risk were identified. 50 of them underwent preventive therapy in the neonatal period. The follow-up indicates a lower infectious index during the first year of life in children who received preventive therapy.

scholarly journals Age-Related Changes in Peripheral Nerves of the Dog. II. A Morphologic and Morphometric Study of Cross-Sectional Nerve

1982 ◽  
Vol 19 (4) ◽  
pp. 379-398 ◽  
Author(s):  
K. G. Braund ◽  
J. A. McGuire ◽  
C. E. Lincoln
Keyword(s):  
Fold Increase ◽  
Morphometric Study ◽  
First Year ◽  
Fiber Density ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Quantitative Measurements ◽  
Age Related ◽  
Large Fiber ◽  
One Year ◽  
First Year Of Life

Qualitative histologic studies and quantitative measurements were made on cross-sectional preparations of common peroneal and ulnar nerves of 32 neuromuscular disease-free dogs from birth to 15 years of age, to provide normative data not available previously. Minimal lesions were seen in nerves of dogs from birth to seven years; however, in older dogs, the incidence of axonal degeneration and segmental demyelination and remyelination increased. Total fiber density of both nerves was over 40,000 fibers/mm2 at birth and declined rapidly during the first six to nine months to level off at about 10,000 fibers/mm2 by one year of age. Density of small (< 5 μm) and large (≥ 5 μm) diameter fibers attained adult values by one year of age. The frequency distribution of the myelinated fibers was unimodal at birth and became bimodal between three and six months of age. The peaks of the small and large fiber groups occurred at 3 μm and 6 μm, respectively. Larger diameter fibers (10 μm to 12 μm) reached adult values between nine months and one year of age. A 2.5 fold increase in mean fiber diameter occurred during the first year of life. There was no statistically significant change in any histometric parameter after maturity (approximately one year of age).

Urinary Tract Infections and the Uncircumcised State: An Update

1993 ◽  
Vol 32 (3) ◽  
pp. 130-134 ◽  
Author(s):  
Thomas E. Wiswell ◽  
Wayne E. Hachey
Keyword(s):  
Urinary Tract ◽  
Urinary Tract Infections ◽  
Meta Analysis ◽  
Fold Increase ◽  
First Year ◽  
Us Army ◽  
Increased Risk ◽  
Army Hospitals ◽  
Tract Infections ◽  
First Year Of Life

In a two-part study of the circumcision status of boys with urinary tract infections (UTIs), we reviewed the occurrence of UTIs in 209,399 infants born in US Army hospitals worldwide from 1985 to 1990. During the first year of life, 1,046 (0.5%: 550 girls and 496 boys) were hospitalized for UTIs. Noncircumcised male infants had a 10-fold greater incidence of infection than did circumcised male infants. The frequency rate of circumcision rose significantly, from 70.3% to 80.2%, during the study period. Among uncircumcised boys younger than 3 months with UTIs, 23% had concomitant bacteremia involving the same organism. The second part of the study consisted of a meta-analysis of all nine previous reports on the circumcision status of boys with UTIs. These studies revealed a fivefold to 89-fold increased risk of infection in uncircumcised boys; the combined data yielded a 12-fold increase in UTIs in this population. Parents should be told of the lower risk of UTIs for circumcised boys during informed-consent counseling.

Neurodevelopmental Outcome during the First Year of Life in Preterm Infants after Supplementation of a Prebiotic Mixture in the Neonatal Period: A Follow-Up Study

2013 ◽  
Vol 45 (01) ◽  
pp. 022-029 ◽  
Author(s):  
Natalie LeCouffe ◽  
Elisabeth Westerbeek ◽  
Petra van Schie ◽  
Veronique Schaaf ◽  
Harrie Lafeber ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Preterm Infants ◽  
Neonatal Period ◽  
Neurodevelopmental Outcome ◽  
First Year ◽  
Follow Up Study ◽  
First Year Of Life

Indagine sulla mortalità dei gemelli nel primo anno di vita: Ricerca anagrafica su 848 gemelli nati a Catania

1963 ◽  
Vol 12 (3) ◽  
pp. 298-307
Author(s):  
Antonino Fiumara
Keyword(s):  
Neonatal Mortality ◽  
Critical Period ◽  
Neonatal Period ◽  
First Year ◽  
Still Birth ◽  
Low Degree ◽  
Birth Records ◽  
First Year Of Life

SUMMARYA survey has been made of the birth records of 846 twins (415 pairs and 6 sets of triplets) born in Catania between January 1st, 1959 and May 31st, 1962, with the purpose of establishing the degree of mortality in twins in the first year of life. The results indicate a low degree of still-birth (5%). Identifying the neonatal period with the first week of life, the neonatal mortality is of 8.9%. This percentage undergoes a little reduction (1.9%) when we consider as neonatal period just the first day of life, the twin mortality being lower in the subsequent days of the first week. Except that of the 1st day, the higher frequency of mortality (19%) occurs between the 12th and the 16th day, which is considered a critical period in the first month of life in twins. In the remaining 11 months of the year the mortality degre is low (51 deaths in 680 twins survived to the first month). At the end of the year in 63.1% of the considered pairs both twins were still alive. In six of the 43 pairs with both components dead, both twins died between the 13th and the 25th day, with an interval of 24 hours. The spontaneous death of twin pairs, occurring sometimes simultaneously or with a brief interval in the first month of life, may give rise to judiciary mistakes.

Letter to the Editor

PEDIATRICS ◽  
1994 ◽  
Vol 93 (6) ◽  
pp. 1021-1022
Author(s):  
Brian S. Carter
Keyword(s):  
Neonatal Period ◽  
Early Infancy ◽  
First Year ◽  
Significant Percentage ◽  
Letter To The Editor ◽  
Neonatal Circumcision ◽  
First Year Of Life

It is important to know the data that Wiswell and associates have compiled and reported concerning circumcision in children after the neonatal period.1 Of interest would be whether or not a significant percentage of parents who sought late circumcision for their children might have chosen neonatal circumcision with more adequate counselling, or perhaps sought the procedure in early infancy if such an option existed? It appears that only 20% of infants received late circumcision during the first year of life.

scholarly journals Case-control study on infant mortality in Southern Brazil

2006 ◽  
Vol 40 (2) ◽  
pp. 240-248 ◽  
Author(s):  
Karina Giane Mendes ◽  
Maria Teresa Anselmo Olinto ◽  
Juvenal Soares Dias da Costa
Keyword(s):  
Multivariate Analysis ◽  
Infant Mortality ◽  
Case Control Study ◽  
Neonatal Period ◽  
Case Control ◽  
Infant Mortality Rate ◽  
First Year ◽  
Southern Brazil ◽  
First Year Of Life ◽  
Control Study

OBJECTIVE: To identify risk factors associated with infant mortality and, more specifically, with neonatal mortality. METHODS: A case-control study was carried out in the municipality of Caxias do Sul, Southern Brazil. Characteristics of prenatal care and causes of mortality were assessed for all live births in the 2001-2002 period with a completed live-birth certificate and whose mothers lived in the municipality. Cases were defined as all deaths within the first year of life. As controls, there were selected the two children born immediately after each case in the same hospital, who were of the same sex, and did not die within their first year of life. Multivariate analysis was performed using conditional logistic regression. RESULTS: There was a reduction in infant mortality, the greatest reduction was observed in the post-neonatal period. The variables gestational age (<36 weeks), birth weight (<2,500 g), and 5-minute Apgar (<6) remained in the final model of the multivariate analysis, after adjustment. CONCLUSIONS: Perinatal conditions comprise almost the totality of neonatal deaths, and the majority of deaths occur at delivery. The challenge for reducing infant mortality rate in the city is to reduce the mortality by perinatal conditions in the neonatal period.

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