there is an increased prevalence of maternal substance abuse during pregnancy in younger women in all socioeconomic classes and races. our aim was to determine the prevalence and correlates of self-reported substance abuse among pregnant women and obstetric complications or neonatal outcomes in iran. this retrospective cohort study is covering a five year period on medical records of pregnant w...

Background: In order to achieve the target of having a healthy mother and baby there is need identify pregnant woman with high risk factors.Ante natal foetal monitoring aimed at identifying foetus that are suffering from intrauterine hypoxia. Aims Objectives: To evaluate role modified biophysical profile in predicting perinatal outcome women Material methods: This hospital based observational s...

OBJECTIVE To examine the association between chronic hypertension (CH) and a wide range of adverse pregnancy outcomes after adjustment for confounding factors in obstetric history and maternal characteristics. METHODS This was a prospective screening study for adverse pregnancy outcomes in women with singleton pregnancy attending their first routine hospital visit at 11 + 0 to 13 + 6 weeks' g...

The non-pneumatic anti-shock garment (NASG) is a first-aid device that reverses hypovolaemic shock and decreases obstetric haemorrhage. It consists of articulated neoprene segments that close tightly with Velcro, shunting blood from the lower body to the core organs, elevating blood pressure and increasing preload and cardiac output. This chapter describes the controversial history of the prede...

Background: Meconium is a sterile, thick, black-green, odourless material that results from accumulation of debris in fetal intestine during the third month gestation. The risk factors for meconium-stained amniotic fluid (MSAF) are both maternal and fetal. MSAF associated with higher rate caesarean delivery, increased need neonatal resuscitation meconium aspiration syndrome. This observational ...