Objectives: Preterm birth and admission to the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) would disrupt mother-infant attachment. Neurodevelopmental care training and support of family programs are essential for the family of such infants. The purpose of this study was to investigate the effect of neurodevelopmental care training program for mothers with preterm infants on mother-infant attachment at one month’ s age. Materials and Methods: Study population included all the mothers of preterm infants born in the hospitals of Tehran in 2018. The research was designed as a multicenter cluster clinical trial and four hospitals were randomly selected and divided into intervention and control groups. Before the intervention, the mother-infant attachment was measured by the Maternal-Postnatal Attachment Scale (MPAS). The mothers in the intervention group received a 12-session preterm infant neurodevelopmental care training program while the control group only received the routine care in the unit. Finally, the mother-infant attachment was re-measured in both groups at the one month corrected age. Results: No significant difference was observed in the attachment score before and after the intervention in the control group but the mother-infant attachment score was significantly different in the intervention group (57. 75± 11. 09 vs. 78. 27± 4. 54). Conclusions: The neurodevelopmental care training program was effective and increased the mother-infant attachment rate.

The authors report a case of epilepsy presented as infantile masturbation. The patient was a 3-year-old girl with paroxysmal attacks of masturbation mimicking seizures. Her physical examination was completely normal, with no other neurological problems, although her EEG showed abnormal changes. By administration of anticonvulsant, the number of attacks reduced primarily and with the increment of the dose, subsided totally.

Background: Brucellosis is a zoonotic disease involving several organs with different presentations. It is primarily a disease of animals. Human infection is usually acquired by close contact with infected animals or consumption of unpasteurized dairy products. The major reservoirs include goat, sheep, swine and cattle. Human to human transmission of brucellosis is a rare entity, especially perinatal transmission. This report is introducing congenital transmission of brucellosis. Patient: A pregnant woman with brucellosis referred when she was on 32nd week of gestation. Shetransferred  brucellosis to her off-spring due to inappropriate therapy. After definite diagnosis, a standard treatment was commenced and they were doing well while relapse was not seen.Conclusion: Brucellosis can be transmitted perinatally, although it is a rare entity. A combination of rifampin and trimethoprime-sulfamethoxazole can be safely prescribed for brucellosis during pregnancy, except for the first trimester and the last 2-4 weeks of pregnancy.