abstractbackground: a modern teaching method has been used for educating the midwifery students. regarding the importance of accuracy and speed among the midwifery students, especially in the stressful condition of childbirth, this study aimed to investigate the effect of time management and precaution techniques on the midwifery student's clinical performance in the labour ward.methods: t...

results the findings of this study showed that in most selected countries, primary care services were provided by the private sector and the public sector has been mostly functioning as a supervisor in this area, but in iran, primary care services were provided by the government. the findings of this study also showed that hospital services in iran and selected countries (second and third level...

objective(s): first, 10-bromodecanoic acid was covalently attached to all available surface primary amines of ppi g2 and g3 to increase their lipophilicity. in the subsequent step, ppis were conjugated to the alkylcarboxylate groups of alkylcarboxylate-ppi derivatives to increase the number of surface primary amines. physicochemical properties of modified ppis were determined. transfection expe...

abstract background: the number of women who select cesarean section due to fear of childbirth has increased. role play education seems to be a helpful method to remove or reduce the fear of childbirth. therefore, this study aimed to investigate the effect of role play education on primiparous women’s fear of natural delivery and their decision on the mode of delivery. materials and methods: in...

background: it has been documented that cytokines play important roles in the induction of normal functions of the placenta. it has been hypothesized that abnormal expression of the cytokines may be associated with unsuccessful pregnancy. objective: the aim of this study was to compare the serum levels of interleukin-17a (il-17a) and tumor growth factor (tgf-ß) in pre-term, term neonates, and t...

conclusions it was shown that combination of pectin and eudragits can relatively control drug release in the upper gi. on the other hand, pectin degraded in the presence of pectinase and formulations were susceptible to the colonic media. results it was shown that in the presence of pectin, formulations without erl had a relative resistance to drug release in sgf. pellets containing pectin and ...

the application of low-frequency ultrasound for transdermal delivery of insulin is of particular public interest due to the increasing problem of diabetes. the purpose of this research was to develop an air ultrasonic ceramic transducer for transdermal insulin delivery and evaluate the possibility of applying a new portable and low-cost device for transdermal insulin delivery. twenty-four rats ...

background : oxytocin is the most consumed medication in modern midwifery. the consumption of oxytocin in inducing and strengthening delivery in delivery wards requires an efficient method for making use of this medication with maximum effect and minimum side effects. in this regard, this study has been conducted aiming at comparing the effect of two methods of prescribing oxytocin in inducing ...

objective: to investigate the clinical advantage of several prognostic factors for predicting preterm delivery. materials and methods: eighty and six patients with a singleton pregnancy admitted to vali-asr hospital underwent genetic amniocentesis between the 15th and 23th weeks were included in this study. maternal serum c-reactive protein (crp), transvaginal sonographic measurement of cervica...