Adverse outcome of pregnancy is a potentially dangerous complication of conception and affects 15-20% of pregnancies. According to recent studies increased level of blood antiphospholipids antibodies, if accompanied by predisposing factors, can be an adverse event in human pregnancy. The aim of the present study was to compare the maternal serum levels of anticardiolipin and antiphosphatidyl se...

Time distributions between selected events for women in Japan are examined, including birth, encounter with eventual husband, marriage, and first pregnancy. The author considers attitude toward marriage and its impact on timing of events. A model is developed to project marriage age and age at first pregnancy. Data are from the 1987 National Fertility Survey. (SUMMARY IN ENG)

Women with idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura (ITP) may become pregnant, or the disease may occur for the first time during pregnancy. Thrombocytopenia is usually noticed in the first months of pregnancy and the platelet count is often quite low. In this case report, we described the anaesthetic method for caesarean section in a pregnant woman at 38 weeks of gestation with refractory ITP.

background: q fever is a zoonotic disease caused by coxiella burnetii . there is no information about this disease in pregnant women in iran. the aim of this study was to investigate the seroprevalence of c. burnetii infection among pregnant women in southwestern (ahvaz) and northern (parsabad) iran and further to comparison its prevalence in normal and abnormal pregnancies. methods: a total of...

As many as 25% of women experience bleeding in the first and early second trimester of pregnancy; about half of these will have a miscarriage or, more rarely, ectopic or molar pregnancy loss. This can be a difficult time for women because of the uncertainty of the outcome, lack of preventative measures, and emotional significance of early pregnancy loss. The qualities that characterize midwifer...

abortion is an important problem in obstetrics throughout the world. the common and standard method for pregnancy termination at first trimester is surgery (curettage). nowadays, an effective method of pregnancy termination at first trimester is medical treatments. the aim of this study is to compare misoprostol alone or in combination with methotrexate for pregnancy termination at first trimes...

The objectives of this study of pregnant women with asthma are 1) to describe their knowledge and attitudes of asthma in pregnancy and their self-efficacy in carrying out their self-management plan during pregnancy, 2) to determine if their knowledge, attitudes, and self-efficacy changed as their pregnancy progressed, and 3) to ascertain the relationship between knowledge, attitudes, and self-e...