introduction: the aim of this study was to investigate weight gain during pregnancy and birth weight in rural regions of tabriz, a province in the northwest of iran. materials & methods: a cross-sectional study was conducted using routinely collected data of pregnant mothers from rural health centers. eight health centers were randomly selected in rural areas of tabriz. totally, 874 women aged ...

Introduction: The aim of this study was to investigate weight gain during pregnancy and birth weight in rural regions of Tabriz, a province in the northwest of Iran. Materials & Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted using routinely collected data of pregnant mothers from rural health centers. Eight health centers were randomly selected in rural areas of Tabriz. Totally, 874 women aged...

background: birth weight is considered as the most important index of neonates' growth as well as the most important determinant of infants' mortality. this study was conducted to investigate the growth pattern in normal, low and very low birth weight neonates for 18 months in the health care centers of isfahan, iran. materials and methods: in a cross-sectional and retrospective study, 214 neon...

See online version for legend and references. systemic IR Apparently normal intrauterine growth and development, severe hyperglycemia and hyperke-tonemia, perinatal death as the result of diabetic ketoacidosis within 48–72 hours IRS-1 Retarded embryonal and postnatal growth, insulin resistance, normal fasting glycemia and normal or mild glucose intolerance, hyperinsulinemia IRS-2 Insulin resist...