aim of this study is to determine the risk of adverse pregnancy outcome by maternal serum alpha-fetoprotein (msafp) level. we followed 295 pregnant women from msafp screening in the 14th to 22th week of gestation until the end of pregnancy and information on pregnancy outcome have been recorded in questionnaires. of 295 pregnant women, 270 had term labor and 25 had preterm labor. the frequencie...

background: various reasons accounted for the infection of infants kept at neonatal intensive care unit (nicu). expressed breast milk may be regarded as a source of infection in infants. this study investigated the source of bacterial contamination and the impact of educational interventions on the contamination of mothers’ expressed breast milk (ebm) level whose infants are hospitalized at nic...

how to cite this article:  nazari sh, moradi n, sadeghi koupaei mt. evaluation of the effects of psychotherapy on anxiety among mothers of children with leukemia. iran j child neurol. 2014 winter; 8(1):52-57.   objective children with leukemia and their families face a long period of medical treatment and uncertainty about the future. these families may suffer from short- and long-term emotiona...

in postpartum departments the skills and experience of doctors and midwives will overlap together but it is not sufficiently recognized . little importance to the ability of midwives will reduce the scope of their responsibilities and decision-making power will be taken from them , also this will result in demoralization and decreasing job satisfaction. in this situation work load of new physic...

abstract introduction cancers are one of the most common chronic diseases in children that cause fear and anxiety in them and their families. praying is one of the methods can be used for reducing anxiety. in this study, we examined praying effect on anxiety in mothers with children suffer from cancer. materials and methods this randomized clinical trial was done on 60 mothers divided in two gr...

introduction: quality of life is individuals’ perception of their status in life in the context of the culture and value systems they live in. pregnancy has a great impact on mothers and their quality of life. prenatal classes provide mothers with information about pregnancy, labor process and newborn care. objective:the present study was conducted to evaluate the effect of prenatal classes on ...

conclusions the use of sms-based education is a constant and efficient educational approach for increasing mothers’ level of knowledge about children’s sleep health. background sleep-deprivation in children decreases the quality of life and endangers health. increasing mother’s level of awareness can help improve the children’s sleep schedule and avoid many associated problems. objectives this ...

Drinking and driving has been the subject of considerable public concern and legislative attention in many countries in recent years. In Canada, the federal criminal laws and provincial traYc acts have been significantly amended since the mid-1980s: police investigatory powers have been broadened, new federal crimes and provincial oVences have been enacted, and more onerous penalties and admini...

Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD) has arguably been one of the most successful public-health grassroots citizen advocacy organizations in the United States in the past century. In 2005, MADD celebrated the 25th anniversary of its founding. Based on a national poll by the Gallup Organization in 2005, MADD is recognized by 94% of citizens. It is generally given credit for changing American att...

conclusions the mothers studied in this research had inadequate knowledge about diagnosis and treatment of diarrhea. the educational programs must be an essential part of the health centers programs. results most of the mothers were 25-30 years old (43.8%). slightly more than half (55.6%) had just one child. the health center, educational programs and the personal reading were the main sources ...