background: perinatal mortality rate is an important indicator of community health status. this study aimed to evaluate perinatal mortality and its determinants in mobini hospital of sabzevar, iran. methods: this descriptive, cross-sectional study was performed within a two-year (2011-2012) period at mobini hospital of sabzevar. our study population included all the cases of stillbirth and live...

Choriocarcinoma is a curable malignancy that occurred approximately 50% after term pregnancies, and prognosis in this form of gestational trophoblastic Disease (GTD) is Poor. The earliest onset choriocarcinoma after term pregnancy in one study was reported 3 weeks after delivery, but in current study, choriocarcinoma was diagnosed 2 weeks after delivery. 28 years-old women gravidity 2, parity 2...

BACKGROUND This study was undertaken to determine whether the vaginal microbiota of pregnant women who subsequently had a spontaneous preterm delivery is different from that of women who had a term delivery. RESULTS This was a nested case-control study of pregnant women who had a term delivery (controls) and those who had a spontaneous preterm delivery before 34 weeks of gestation (cases). Sa...

Whether volume expansion influences NaC1 reabsorption by the diluting segment of the nephron remains a matter of controversy. In the present studies this question has been examined in normal unanesthetized dogs, undergoing maximal water diuresis. Free water clearance (CH2O/GFR) has been used as the index of NaC1 reabsorption in the diluting segment. Three expressions have been employed for "dis...

background: the increasing number of cesarean section is a great concern in many countries. in iran cesarean section rate has been steadily rising from 35% in 2000 to 40% in 2005. preferences for cesarean are often associated with some factors. objective: to investigate factors associated with preference for cesarean delivery, with special emphasis on pregnant women’s preferences in first pregn...

( Am J Obstet Gynecol . 2020;223:566.e1–566.e13) Reduction of opioid prescription following delivery has become a priority nationwide. Independent mode delivery, postpartum exposure been linked to new persistent use after delivery. This retrospective cohort study assessed rates during pregnancy understand the impact on long-term use, including (NPOU) and

background: leptin is a protein product of obesity gene and is synthesized mainly by adipose tissue. objective: the aim of this study was to determine maternal and neonatal serum leptin levels in term preeclamptic and normal pregnancies. materials and methods: this cross sectional study was performed on 37 preeclamptic and 40 normotensive term pregnant women without other disease. serum level o...