BACKGROUND To determine the impact of Cervical Cerclage (CC) for prolongation of pregnancy, maternal and foetal outcome. METHODS This Descriptive cross-sectional study was conducted over a period of 2 years patients with history of two or more recurrent midtrimester abortions/preterm deliveries were included. Those with abnormal foetus, vaginal bleeding and choreoamneonitis were excluded. All...

Abstract Background Cervical incompetence is a failure of the cervix to retain products conception throughout pregnancy, which results into cervical dilatation and preterm delivery. Many methods are conducted for early detection shortening, ripening eventually lessen incidence delivery, responsible about 75% neonatal comorbidities. Ultrasound plays an important role in diagnosis incompetence. E...

Background: Pain control is considered as the key issue in modern midwifery. Along with medical painkillers, reflexology is viewed as a non-medical and noninvasive method. Hence, we aimed to investigate the effect of reflexology on the intensity of pain and length of labor. Materials and Methods: In this clinical trial, participants included 240 Iranian primiparous women with term and singleton...

Second trimester abortion remains a common procedure worldwide. Dilatation and evacuation (D&E) is the surgical method of choice, if the surgical expertise and facilities are available. Adequate cervical dilatation preoperatively is a prerequisite for a safe D&E. Medical abortion using misoprostol together with mifepristone is the medical method of choice. The recommended regimen is 200mg mifep...