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Background : Nocturnal Enuresis is a common problem in children. It has significant psychological impacts on both children and families. Nocturnal enuresis refers to an inability to hold urine during sleep at night. It is essential problem for school age children Objectives: To identify whether history of breastfeeding has a positive relation with reduced rates of bedwetting  bed wetting at school age and to identify characteristics of breastfeeding that correlate with bedwetting or otherwise. Patients and methods: It is a descriptive  hospital based cross_ sectional study which was carried out on convenient sample of 200 child with  nocturnal enuresis aged 6 -12 years who attended  Pediatric consultant clinic  of Babylon Maternity and Pediatric Hospital, Imam  Al-Sadiq General Teaching  Hospital  and Al Noor Pediatric Hospital , Urology consultant  clinic of  Hilla General Teaching Hospital and Imam  Al-Sadiq General Teaching  Hospital , whose mother accepted to participate in this study . It was conducted over a period of  three months beginning  from first of February to first of  May 2022. Result: A total of 200 children with nocturnal enuresis were enrolled in this study, with mean ± SD of age was 8.3 ± 2 years, ranging between 6 to 12 years.

Background: Bronchiolitis is the blockage of small airways of the lungs due to viral infection. It usually affects children younger than 2 years and may present as fever, cough, wheezing and breathing difficulty. It is usually caused by respiratory syncytial virus or human rhinovirus. The aim of current study was to evaluate the geodemographic risk factors for bronchiolitis in infants in Al-Hillah city, and provide analysis of both infantile and maternal variables that contribute to recurrence of bronchiolitis. It also aimed to impact local health authorities in Babylon to advocate breastfeeding, and minimize problems related to prematurity all of which lessen the financial burden of bronchiolitis. Methods: The study was a cross-sectional study conducted in Al-Hilla city,

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