evaluation of medical intervation in pregnant mothers in caming emergency of rajaee hospital in 2007 f minaee , md mr nikbakht , md m salimian , md f mirhosseini ,bsc t shariatzade tekie , bsc received: 15 april, 2009 accepted: 27 july, 2009 abstract background & aims: pregnancy and childbirth are a turning point in life. this study was performed to investigate the results of medical interventi...

objectivet: to determine the prevalence and risk factors of postpartum depression among women living in zabol, a city in south-east of iran. method: 2 to 8 weeks after delivery, 408 women were assessed for depression and some of its risk factors. results: the prevalence of postpartum depression was (40.4 %). risk factors for the onset of post-partum depression included younger age, low income f...

BACKGROUND Use of narcotic or "recreational" drugs has been associated with adverse pregnancy outcomes such as preterm delivery. However, the associations might be confounded by other factors related to high-risk behaviours. This is the first study to investigate the association between traditional opium use during pregnancy and risk of preterm delivery. METHOD AND FINDINGS We performed a pop...

a casual comparative study was made to determine the effect of pregnant women's working conditions on   pregnancy outcome (fetal death, gestational age and birth weight).   600 women, delivered or treated for spontaneous abortion in eleven hospitals of tehran, were interviewed, 200   were working women (the study group) and 400 housewives (the control group).   for collecting information a...

Fear of childbirth is an important and prevalent problem during pregnancy and delivery. Self-efficacy of childbirth is one of the factors playing an important role in the fear of delivery. This study aimed to determine the relationship between the fear and self-efficacy of childbirth during labor in primipara women. This descriptive and analytical study was conducted on 100 primipara women in O...