Impact of maternal vitamin D status during pregnancy on neonatal vitamin D status.

Maternal vitamin D deficiency is not uncommon. The lack of vitamin D during pregnancy may result in poor fetal growth and altered neonatal development that may persist into later life. Recognition of risk factors and early detection of vitamin D deficiency during pregnancy are important in order to prevent neonatal vitamin D deficiency and related complications.

Acupuncture efficacy in the treatment of persistent primary nocturnal enuresis.

Introduction: This study aimed to assess the therapeutic efficacy of traditional Chinese acupuncture in the treatment of persistent primary nocturnal enuresis (PNE).

Methods: Fifty children and adolescents suffering from persistent PNE were recruited from the Pediatrics and Urology Outpatient Clinic of Zagazig University Hospital during the year 2010. They included 31 boys and 19 girls, with a mean age of 116 ± years (range 9-17 years).

Impact of maternal vitamin D status during pregnancy on the prevalence of neonatal vitamin D deficiency.

Maternal vitamin D deficiency is not uncommon. The lack of vitamin D during pregnancy may result in poor fetal growth and altered neonatal development that may persist into later life. Recognition of risk factors and early detection of vitamin D deficiency during pregnancy is important in order to prevent neonatal vitamin D deficiency and related complications.

Pattern of congenital anomalies in newborn: a hospital-based study.

Birth defects, encountered frequently by pediatricians, are important causes of childhood morbidity and mortality. Birth defects can be classified according to their severity, pathogenic mechanism, or whether they are involving a single system or multiple systems. This hospital-based prospective descriptive study highlights the prevalence of Congenital Anomalies (CAs) in one year among live born neonates delivered in Zagazig University Hospital (Egypt).

A prospective study of brucellosis in children: relative frequency of pancytopenia.

Unlabelled: Hematological complications in brucellosis are common. Pancytopenia, although mainly reported in adults has also been described in children with brucellosis. This investigation was conducted to estimate the relative frequency of pancytopenia in children with brucellosis.

Renal tubular dysfunction in children with sickle cell haemoglobinopathy.

Aim: Children with sickle cell disease (SCD) are remarkably more prone than others to renal dysfunction. The kidneys, as one of the systemic long-term hazards in SCD, may be affected by both the haemodynamic changes of chronic anaemia as well as by the consequences of vaso-occlusion. The aim of this study was to evaluate the proximal tubular function in a group of Saudi children with established SCD.

Psychiatric Morbidity among a Sample of Orphanage Children in Cairo.

Objective. This study identifies the prevalence of emotional and behavioral problems and the associated factors in orphanage children. Methods.