Aim: To determine the association between the mode of delivery and selected neonatal and maternal morbidities and outcomes in NSW, during 1998-2008. Methods: This study is a retrospective review of NSW Midwives Data Collection (MDC) of 981,178 deliveries during 1998-2008. Maternal condition and neonatal outcomes were compared for different modes of delivery. Results: The annual rate of caesarea...

The vehicle routing problem (VRP) determines a delivery route that minimizes the cost. In this study, we consider stochastic VRP with uncertainty and variation in customer demand, which may cause shortage of products during delivery. case, vehicles have to return depot replenish products. We model sum additional cost caused by normal

background: cesarean delivery is a surgery for deliver a baby. women with previous cesarean delivery (cd) must often choose between a vaginal delivery (vd) and repeat cd. our aim of this study was to investigate factors associated with preference for cd in neyshabur pregnant women with previous cd. methods: a cross‑sectional study was conducted on all pregnant women (who had previous caesarean ...

dear editor,   i read with interest the article by yazdani, m, et al , on the administration of magnesium sulfate to women with premature labor and its effect on the bleeding time, published in the iranian journal of medical sciences . 1 i found it interesting but i would like to make some points regarding to this study: there are several methods for the measurement of bleeding time (bt). those...

background: nowadays, there has been a growing trend of caesarean sections in iran. one reason would be the mother’s desire. increased maternal self‑efficacy can be an important step to reduce percentage of cesarean. this study aimed to determine the effectiveness of training‑based strategies to increase the self‑efficacy for choosing delivery method among pregnant women in shahrekord city. met...

background: conduction analgesia is one of the most effective routes for relief of labor pain. combined spinal epidural analgesia may cause less maternal and neonatal complications. these study aimed to investigate the effects of combined spinal epidural analgesia on progress of labor delivery and related complications. methods: in a randomized clinical trial study 220 women in spontaneous labo...

the umbilical vein (uv) has a non pulsating and even pattern in normal fetuses. pulsation of uv has been described in severely growth restricted fetuses with chronic hypoxia. we wanted to see whether uv pulsations could also be seen in fetuses with heart deceleration during labor, as an adjunctive measure to assess the intra partum hypoxia. in a prospective study doppler examination was perform...