OBJECTIVE To study the associations of anxiety and depression with fear of childbirth. DESIGN A cross-sectional questionnaire study. SETTING Prenatal public healthcare in Norway. SAMPLE Pregnant women (n=1642) recruited during November 2008 until April 2010. METHODS Data were collected by a postal questionnaire at pregnancy week 32. Fear of childbirth was measured by the Wijma Delivery ...

Ankylosis of the temporomandibular joint is a debilitating condition resulting in progressive trismus and facial disfigurement. Common trigger factors include paediatric mandibular trauma, middle ear infection or traumatic childbirth. Although diminishing incidence among urban population, it still prevalent underprivileged world. Substandard child safety norms, delayed presentation, lack access...

abstract background: the experience of labor and birth, referred to as childbirth, is complex, multidimensional, and subjective, relating to both the outcome and the process that is experienced by an individual woman. the aim of this study was to describe the experience of childbirth among kurdish women giving birth at besat hospital in sanandaj, iran. materials and methods: a qualitative study...

background: depression is one of the most common and specific problems during pregnancy and after it. maternal postpartum depression compromises mothers’ health and affected social relationship and has negative effect on infant development.  the aimed of this study was to investigate the prevalence of postpartum depression and its related factors in isfahanian mothers. methods:this is a cross -...

background although there are studies that suggest a vast expansion of medicalization of pregnancy and birth in iran, data about the rate of intervention applications caused by the medicalization in low-risk pregnancies and birth is limited. moreover, there is limited information on the effectiveness of these interventions for different modes of childbirth. objectives this study aimed to determ...