Publications by authors named "Mahin Hashemipoor"
Objective: To determine the urinary iodine excretion of neonates (28 days of age or younger) and their mothers in Isfahan, a centrally located city in Iran, in 1997 after 8 years of iodized salt distribution in an effort to ameliorate iodine deficiency.
Methods: Through a cross-sectional study and by means of convenient sampling, 146 mother-neonate pairs were selected among neonates born in Shahid Sadoughi Hospital in Isfahan. In order to eliminate the effect of povidone-iodine on breast milk and urinary iodine, Savlon antiseptic solution was used in normal vaginal delivery and on the umbilical cord.