Abstract

The mean maternal age was 26.3±5.2 years, mean gestational week was 39.2±1.3 weeks and the mean birth weight was 3326± 409 g. Male to female ratio was 1.22. Twenty-six percent of the mothers were primiparous. Birth trauma was observed in three patients (1.6%) as one brachial nerve paralysis, one cord rupture and one cephal hematoma. Six of the patients (3.1%) were admitted to neonatal intensive care unit, four of whom had respiratory tract problems. Except the patient that was received antibiotic therapy because of neonatal pneumonia, infection screening tests were negative in the other three patients. All the other newborns were observed beside their mothers and breast fed.

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