Objective To investigate the factors related with plagiocephaly and brachycephaly. Methods 239 infants with plagiocephaly and brachycephaly were investigated, and analyzed with univariate analyses and multivariate Logistic regression analysis. Results The factors, such as gestational age birth (OR=0.636, P<0.001), birth weight (OR=0.095, P<0.001), time of hospitalization (OR=1.307, P<0.001), preterm birth (OR=2.649, P<0.001), stay in newborn intensive care unit (OR=4.456, P<0.001), change the position (OR=0.046, P<0.001), accepted early intervention guidance (OR=0.054, P<0.001), were significantly related with plagiocephaly and brachycephaly. Conclusion Preterm birth, low birth weight, and newborn complications are the risk factors for plagiocephaly and brachycephaly, while change the position and early intervention may prevent it.

Objective To explore the hearing screening, and the change and outcome of hearing impairment of high risk infants. Meth-ods From March, 2015 to March, 2016, 336 high risk infants were screened with otoacoustic emissions (OAE), auditory brainstem response (ABR) and brainstem auditory evoked-potential (BAEP) 0-1, 3, 6, 12 months after born, respectively. Results Among the 336 high risk in-fants, 29 failed the examinations within the 1st month, 37 cases failed in the 3rd month, 27 cases recovered in the 9th month, and 7 cases re-covered in the 12th month, 3 cases were finally diagnosed as deafness (0.89%). Conclusion OAE, ABR combining with BAEP examination may obtain comprehensive diagnosis of hearing impairment for high risk infants, continuous listening comprehension monitoring can effec-tively dynamically observe the hearing impairment, changes and outcome of high risk infants.

Objective To investigate the effect of sleep position guidance on deformational plagiocephaly and/or brachycephaly (DPB) in the prematures. Methods 321 preterm infants in neonatal intensive care unit from October, 2012 to September, 2015 were divided into sleep positions guidance group (n=159) and control group (n=162). The sleep positions guidance group accepted sleeping positions guidance when they were in neonatal intensive care unit and followed up in child care clinic, and the control group accepted routine treatment and nursing. The incidences of DPB were compared. Results The incidences of mild (χ2=6.591, P=0.010), moderate (χ2=4.862, P=0.027) and se-vere (χ2=11.261, P=0.001) DPB were less in the sleep positions guidance group than in the control group. Conclusion Sleeping positions guidance may reduce the incidence of DPB in prematures.

Objective: To explore the main characteristics of syndromes in traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) in post-stroke depression (PSD) and to provide basis for treatments with TCM herbs. Methods: According to diagnostic criteria of PSD, stroke patients and depression patients from Department of Neurology, First Affiliated Hospital, Anhui University of Traditional Chinese Medicine were assigned into cerebral stroke group (150 cases), depression group (151 cases) and PSD group (123 cases). Neuropsychological assessments and imaging and biochemical analyses were conducted. TCM syndrome differentiation for these diseases was performed. We also determined the characteristics of TCM syndromes of PSD, relative risk of the syndromes and their correlations with ages as well. Results: Scores of qi stagnation and blood stasis, liver qi depression, and transformation of fire due to qi stagnation in PSD group were significant higher than those in cerebral stroke group (P<0.05, P<0.01). In cerebral stroke group, majority of the patients displayed one syndrome, while in PSD and depression groups, the patients had three or more syndromes. Of these syndromes, the incidence rate of syndrome of liver qi depression complicated with transformation of fire due to qi stagnation or flaring of fire due to yin deficiency was high. The syndrome of liver qi depression occurred much more frequently in PSD group and depression group than in cerebral stroke group (P<0.05, P<0.01). The logistic regression analysis showed that the syndrome of qi stagnation and blood stasis had high relative risk to PSD. The syndrome of deficiency of heart and spleen was positively correlated with age in cerebral stroke group. Conclusion: The main TCM syndromes of PSD and depression are qi stagnation and blood stasis, liver qi depression, and transformation of fire due to qi stagnation. The syndrome of deficiency of heart and spleen is closely related to age among the stroke patients. The syndrome of qi stagnation and blood stasis serves as an independent risk factor for PSD. The more complicated the syndromes are, the more serious depression becomes.

Objective To investigate the effect of promoting natural delivery by implementing the systemic exercise and diet intervention for obstetric VIP primiparas during the middle and late pregnancy period . Methods From January 2011 to March 2012 , 97 primiparas were chosen as the intervention group in obstetric VIP clinic;at the same time, 274 cases of pregnant women were chosen as the control group from the general antenatal clinic of the hospital .Neither of the two groups of pregnant women had movement contraindication , and they all voluntarily made the decision for vaginal delivery .Pregnant women in the control group only accepted the general out-patient routine prenatal check-up and health guidance;while the pregnant women in the intervention group received the VIP systemic exercise and diet guidance in addition to the outpatient routine prenatal check-up and health guidance .The fetal presentation height before delivery , the degree of cervical dilation, the time of birth process, the amount of postpartum bleeding and the mode of delivery were compared within the two groups.Results The natural birth rate in the intervention group was 70.1%significantly higher than that of 35.8%in control group (χ2 =32.788, P<0.01).The descending level of fetal presentation in the intervention group was ( -0.65 ±1.15) cm, which was significantly lower than ( -1.12 ±1.10) cm in the control group (t=2.65, P<0.01).The total labor time and the first stage of labor time were (369.10 ± 166.82)min and (334.72 ±165.69) min, respectively, which were significantly shorter than (439.48 ± 177.93)min and (403.06 ±174.67)min in the control group (t=-2.57, -2.53;P<0.05).The weight of pregnant women before delivery and that of the neonates were (74.70 ±4.80) kg and (3 489.00 ±66.89) g, respectively, in the intervention group, and were (77.80 ±4.70)kg and (3 680.00 ±54.62)g, respectively, in the control group.The differences were significant (t=1.83, 1.12; P<0.05).Conclusions The VIP clinic provides the pregnant women with systemic exercise intervention and nutritional diet guidance , which result in decreasing the cesarean section rate , increasing the natural delivery rate , effectively shortening the time of labor process and reducing the amount of intrapartum bleeding .