• Journal of Preventive Medicine and Public Health
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• 제54권5호
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• pp.309-316
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• 2021

Objectives: This study examined stunting at birth and its associations with physical factors of parents and children in Indonesia. Methods: This study analyzed secondary data from the national cross-sectional Indonesian Basic Health Survey 2018, conducted across 34 provinces and 514 districts/cities. Birth length data were available for 756 newborns. Univariable, bivariable, and multivariable logistic regression analyses were performed to determine associations between the physical factors of parents and children and stunting at birth. Results: In total, 10.2% of children aged 0 months were stunted at birth (10.7% of males and 9.5% of females). Stunting at birth was associated with the mother's age at first pregnancy, parity, parents' heights, parents' ages, and gestational age. Children from mothers with short statures (height <145.0 cm) and fathers with short statures (height <161.9 cm) had an almost 6 times higher likelihood of being stunted at birth (adjusted odds ratio, 5.93; 95% confidence interval, 5.53 to 6.36). A higher maternal age at first pregnancy had a protective effect against stunting. However, other variables (firstborn child, preterm birth, and both parents' ages being <20 or >35 years) corresponded to a 2-fold higher likelihood of stunting at birth compared to the reference. Conclusions: These findings provide evidence that interventions to reduce stunting aimed at pregnant females should also consider the parents' stature, age, and parity, particularly if it is the first pregnancy and if the parents are short in stature or young. Robust programs to support pregnant females and monitor children's heights from birth will help prevent intergenerational stunting.

• Clinical and Experimental Pediatrics
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• 제64권4호
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• pp.180-187
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• 2021

Background: Severe perinatal asphyxia results in multiple organ involvement, neonate hospitalization, and eventual death. Purpose: This study aimed to investigate the predictive factors of death in newborns with hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy (HIE) receiving selective head cooling. Methods: This cross-sectional descriptive-retrospective study was conducted from 2013 to 2018 in Fatemieh Hospital of Hamadan and included 51 newborns who were admitted to the neonatal intensive care unit with a diagnosis of HIE. Selective head cooling for patients with moderate to severe HIE began within 6 hours of birth and continued for 72 hours. The required data for the predictive factors of death were extracted from the patients' medical files, recorded on a premade form, and analyzed using SPSS ver. 16. Results: Of the 51 neonates with moderate to severe HIE who were treated with selective head cooling, 16 (31%) died. There were significant relationships between death and the need for advanced neonatal resuscitation (P=0.002), need for mechanical ventilation (P=0.016), 1-minute Apgar score (P=0.040), and severely abnormal amplitude-integrated electroencephalography (a-EEG) (P=0.047). Multiple regression of variables or data showed that the need for advanced neonatal resuscitation was an independent predictive factor of death (P=0.0075) and severely abnormal a-EEG was an independent predictive factor of asphyxia severity (P=0.0001). Conclusion: All cases of neonatal death in our study were severe HIE (stage 3). Advanced neonatal resuscitation was an independent predictor of death, while a severely abnormal a-EEG was an independent predictor of asphyxia severity in infants with HIE.

• Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology & Nutrition
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• 제11권2호
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• pp.116-121
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• 2008

목 적: 윤상인두 협조불능은 원인 불명의 드문 질환으로 윤상인두의 이완과 연관된 인두의 수축 지연이 특징이다. 출생 초기에 연하곤란을 일으키는 타 질환과의 감별과 임상 경과에 대한 이해가 조기 진단과 적절한 치료를 위해 필요하나 이에 대한 연구가 많지 않다. 방 법: 2000년 1월부터 2006년 12월까지 부산대학교 병원 소아과에서 임상 소견과 비디오 식도 촬영 또는 식도 조영술에서 윤상인두 협조불능으로 진단받은 17예를 대상으로 병록지와 검사 소견을 후향적으로 분석하였다. 결 과: 남녀 비는 1:1.1 (남자 8예, 여자 9예)이었다. 평균 나이는 12.5${\pm}$17.5일로 7일 이내 10예(58.8%), 7~30일 5예(29.4%), 30일 이상 2예(11.7%)였다. 체중은 3백분위수 미만 8예(47.1%), 10백분위수 이하 11예(64.7%)였다. 미숙아 6예(35.3%), 저출생 체중아 7예(41.2%), 부당경량아 2예(11.8%)였다. 동반 질환은 심장기형 3예, 염색체 이상 2예, 후두연하증 1예였다. 주요증상은 재발성 흡인성 폐렴 10예(58.8%), 수유곤란 9예(52.9%), 수유 시 호흡곤란 4예(23.5%), 구토와 목맴 4예(23.5%), 기침 3예(17.6%)였다. 흡인 정도는 경도 흡인 12예(70.5%), 중증도 흡인 3예(17.6%), 중증 흡인 2예(11.8%)였다. 15예(88.2%)에서 비위관 식이를 하였다. 추적관찰이 가능했던 10예 중 9예에서 경구 식이가 가능하였다. 그 시기는 1개월까지 3예(30.0%), 6개월까지 3예(30.0%), 12개월까지 2예(20.0%), 24개월까지 1예(10.0%)였다. 하지만 흡인의 정도가 심할수록 비위관식이의 기간이 의미 있게 길었다(상관 계수 0.73, p<0.05). 결 론: 출생 직후 또는 영아 초기에 연하곤란과 반복되는 흡인성 폐렴이 있으면 비디오 식도 조영술을 이용하여 윤상인두 협조불능의 감별이 필요하다. 윤상인두 협조불능은 예후가 양호한 질환이지만 조기 진단과 관급식이 합병증의 예방과 질환의 관리에 중요하며, 흡인의 정도가 심할수록 비위관 영양 기간이 길어지므로 완전 호전될 때까지 철저한 추적관리가 중요하다.

• Archives of Plastic Surgery
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• 제43권3호
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• pp.258-264
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• 2016

Background The survival rate of newborns with severe congenital abdominal wall defects has increased. After successfully addressing life-threatening complications, it is necessary to focus on the cosmetic and functional outcomes of the abdominal wall. Methods We performed a chart review of five cases treated in our institution. Results Five patients, ranging from seven to 18 years of age, underwent the following surgical approaches: simple approximation of the rectus abdominis fascia, the rectus abdominis sheath turnover flap, the placement of submuscular tissue expanders, mesh repair, or a combination of these techniques depending on the characteristics of each individual case. Conclusions Patients with severe congenital abdominal wall defects require individualized surgical treatment to address both the aesthetic and functional issues related to the sequelae of their defects.

• Clinical and Experimental Pediatrics
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• 제56권12호
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• pp.514-518
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• 2013

The etiology of small and fresh rectal bleeding in neonates who are not sick is usually unknown; the only known cause is food protein-induced proctocolitis (FPIPC). It has been recently reported that FPIPC is a rare cause of rectal bleeding in newborns, and most cases have been proved to be due to idiopathic neonatal transient colitis. A recommended strategy for diagnosing suspected FPIPC in neonates is as follows. During the early stage, the etiology of small and fresh rectal bleeding in an otherwise healthy newborn need not be studied through extensive investigations. In patients showing continued bleeding even after 4 days, sigmoidoscopy and rectal mucosal biopsy may be performed. Even if mucosal histological findings indicate a diagnosis of FPIPC, further oral food elimination and challenge tests must be performed sequentially to confirm FPIPC. Food elimination and challenge tests should be included in the diagnostic criteria of FPIPC.

• BMB Reports
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• 제32권2호
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• pp.103-111
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• 1999

Hh proteins represent a new signaling paradigm in metazoan development. In species ranging from fruit flies to humans, Hh proteins mediate multiple processes vital to appropriate pattern formation in the developing embryo. Hh proteins undergo an autoprocessing event in which the full-length protein is cleaved into N-terminal and C-terminal domains (Hh-N and Hh-C, respectively), and a cholesterol moiety becomes covalently attached to Hh-N. All known signaling activities of Hh proteins are mediated by Hh-N while both the cleavage and cholesterol transfer reactions are mediated by Hh-C. The cholesterol attached to Hh-N is required to retrict the range of Hh signaling and may be involved in ensuring appropriate reception of the Hh signal in target tissues. Disruptions of Hh signaling pathways lead to severe developmental defects in newborns and cancers in adults. While studies of Hh proteins have yielded a wealth of new insight into the molecular mechanisms of metazoan development, many outstanding questions concerning Hh signaling mechanisms ensure that unraveling the secrets of this molecule will keep scientists well entertained for the foreseeable future.

• Clinical and Experimental Pediatrics
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• 제57권7호
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• pp.329-332
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• 2014

3-methylcrotonyl-coenzyme A carboxylase (3MCC) deficiency is an autosomal recessive disorder in which leucine catabolism is hampered, leading to increased urinary excretion of 3-methylcrotonylglycine. In addition, 3-hydroxyisovalerylcarnitine levels increase in the blood, and the elevated levels form the basis of neonatal screening. 3MCC deficiency symptoms are variable, ranging from neonatal onset with severe neurological abnormality to a normal, asymptomatic phenotype. Although 3MCC deficiency was previously considered to be rare, it has been found to be one of the most common metabolic disorders in newborns after the neonatal screening test using tandem mass spectrometry was introduced. Additionally, asymptomatic 3MCC deficient mothers have been identified due to abnormal results of unaffected baby's neonatal screening test. Some of the 3MCC-deficient mothers show symptoms such as fatigue, myopathy, or metabolic crisis with febrile illnesses. In the current study, we identified an asymptomatic 3MCC deficient mother when she showed abnormal results during a neonatal screening test of a healthy infant.

• Neonatal Medicine
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• 제16권1호
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• pp.18-24
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• 2009

Seizures are the most common clinical symptom of a neurologic insult and have long been recognized as an obvious marker of brain dysfunction in newborns. Presence of seizures in newborn infants may signify substantial risk for subsequent neurodevelopmental impairment including postneonatal epilepsy and death. The outcomes of seizures in neonates are determined mainly by the etiology of the seizures. Despite the decreasing trend of mortality of neonatal seizures, the prevalence of long-term neurodevelopmental sequelae in survivors has remained unchanged over time. Clinical studies have contributed to identifying significant prognostic factors for neurodevelopmental outcome. The underlying etiology of the seizures and electroencepaphalography background pattern are considered as most reliable early predictors of later neurologic sequelae. However, clinicians managing neonatal seizures are still challenged by difficult therapeutic and prognostic questions because of many unresolved issues in seizure recognition, terminology, relationships to the underlying brain lesion, effect of current management, particularly antiepileptic drugs on long-term outcomes. This review presents the prognosis of neonatal seizures, especially about mortality and neurodevelopmental deficit, and predictors of outcomes.

• Clinical and Experimental Pediatrics
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• 제49권4호
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• pp.451-454
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• 2006

Achromobacter xylosoxidans는 호기성 그람음성균으로 면역 저하자와 신생아에서 기회감염을 일으킬 수 있다. 신생아에서 두피 농양은 주로 태아 감시의 합병증으로 발생하고 대개 여러 균감염이 된다. 저자들은 진공분만으로 출생 후 두피 농양이 발생하였고 Achromobacter xylosoxidans가 배양된 1례를 경험하여 보고하는 바이다.

• Clinical and Experimental Pediatrics
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• 제55권2호
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• pp.58-62
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• 2012

Carnitine (${\beta}$-hydroxy-${\gamma}$-trimethylaminobutyric acid) is involved in the transport of long-chain fatty acids into the mitochondrial matrix and the removal of potentially toxic acylcarnitine esters. Transient carnitine transport defect is a rare condition in newborns reported in 1/90,000 live births. In this paper, we describe a case of transient carnitine transport defect found in a premature baby who had prolonged cholestatic jaundice and poor weight gain, and who responded dramatically to oral carnitine supplementation.