Publications by authors named "Vahideh Fakehi"
Objective: To evaluate the role of intravenous extra fluid therapy in accelerating the reduction of jaundice in newborns who received phototherapy.
Methods: This study was performed on 100 terms, jaundiced neonates who had a total bilirubin of 18 mg/dl or more in the Pediatrics Ward of Ghaem Hospital, Mashhad, Iran from October 2007 to April 2008. The patients were randomly divided into 2 equal groups; group I (case group) were given extra parenteral fluid besides breast feeding, and group II (control group) received only breast milk.