background: one of the first‑line assessment tools for fetal surveillance is nonstress test (nst), although it is limited by a high rate of false‑nonreactive results. this study was performed to investigate if external stimulation from vibroacoustic and halogen light could help in provoking fetal responsiveness and altering nst results. materials and methods: this is a clinical trial. sampling ...

background: opium is one of the most commonly abused opiates in developing countries including iran. considering the importance of maternal health on the newborn, we aimed to assess the effect of opium abuse on fetal heart rate (fhr) characteristics in a sample of pregnant women in zahedan, southeast iran. methods: this cross-sectional study was done on 100 pregnant women referring to ali-ibn-a...

background and aim: maternal concept is part of the feminine gender role. the important part of the maternal concept is the unique relationship experience between mother and child that begins with  maternal-fetal attachment(mfa) during pregnancy. the aim of this study is predict the mfa according to gender role in pregnant women in shiraz city. methods:this descriptive correlational study was c...

background: alcohol is a potent teratogen and alcohol use in pregnancy and the periconception period can cause many complications in mother, fetus and neonate.  discussion: alcohol in the mother's blood passes through the placenta to the baby through the umbilical cord. drinking alcohol during pregnancy can cause miscarriage, stillbirth, and a range of lifelong disorders. alcohol-related birth ...

four crossbred cows with mummified fetus were utilized for the study. the cows were subjected to gynecological examination and based on the findings the cases were diagnosed as mummified fetus. the cows were treated with 2 mg estradiol valerate and 500 µg cloprostenol and were examined every 12 hr after 24 hr of the treatment for cervical dilatation and other signs related to fetal expulsion. t...

background: ovarian immature teratoma is a very rare type of tumor associated with a high relapse rate and mortality. correspondingly, early diagnosis is important for effective treatment. the goal of this study was to retrospectively analyze the ultrasound characteristics of 11 cases of immature teratomas. materials and methods: between january 2002 and december 2010, 11 patients were diagnose...

the objective of this study was evaluation of excessive pregnancy weight gain effect in non-diabetic women with normal pre-pregnancy bmi on macrosomia of neonate. in a descriptive cross-sectional study, neonate weighs of all term pregnancy in non-diabetic women with normal pre-pregnancy bmi delivered from 2002 to 2004 in shaheed sadoughi hospital in yazd, were evaluated. compared with mothers w...

there are now several tests available that can assess fetal status. a series of 164 cases of high risk pregnancies were studied in order to assess predictive value of a nonstress test. the majority (36%) of patients complained about postdate pregnancy. a nonreactive test was identified in 24 of the patients (14.6%). fetal distress, low apgar score in 1 and 10 minutes after birth and mean of apg...

Recently, attempts have been done to formalize Semantic Matchmaking, the process of finding potential matches between demands and supplies based on their logical relations with reference to a common ontology, in Description Logics (DLs). We extend the formalization to Packages-based Description Logics (P-DLs), modular extensions of DLs, in order to perform the matchmaking operation in contexts ...