background: our aim was to detect the rate of toxoplasma gondii infections and the coinfections in childbearing age women in turkey accompanying using seroprevalence data from a multicenter hospital setting. methods: overal, 17751 childbearing age women through 16-45 years were included to the study between 2004 and 2010. the clinical samples of the patients were collected from 16 hospitals and...

background and objectives: trans-placental transmission of parvovirus b19 during pregnancy can causes adverse outcomes. regarding its importance in prenatal care, we decided to study prevalence of parvovirus b19 infection among pregnant woman in ardabil, iran. materials and methods: in a community based study with a cluster sampling, 350 pregnant women that attended in health care centers in ar...

background: the aim of this study was to determine the toxoplasma antibodies in pregnant women in zanjan, by elisa method. methods: blood samples were taken from 500 pregnant women referred to the health centers of zanjan city, north west iran, igm and igg titers were primarily evaluated. the collected data were analyzed with spss 11.5 using chi-square test. results: anti toxoplasma igm and igg...

results a statistically significant change was reported in the severity of depression in pregnant women with sleep disorders in the intervention group in comparison to the control group at weeks 29 (p < 0.000) and 33 (p < 0.00). conclusions sleep health behavioral education improves depression in pregnant women who are experiencing insomnia. findings from this study add support to the reported ...

background pain is a major problem in patients after cesarean and medication such as aromatherapy which is a complementary therapy, in which the essences of the plants oils are used to reduce such undesirable conditions. objectives in this study, the effect of aromatherapy using lavender (lavandula) essential oil on cesarean postoperative pain was assessed. materials and methods in a triple bli...

conclusions a significant number of pregnant mothers had average knowledge that indicating necessity of interventional programs by health system, particularly for pregnant mothers with lower education level. background breastfeeding is accepted as the most desirable method of infant nurturing. objectives this study aimed to investigate pregnant mothers’ knowledge about breastfeeding as well as ...

background in the last two decades the incidence of sexually transmitted infections (stis) are dramatically increased and remain a major public health problem in developing countries. trichomoniasis is the most common non-viral sexually transmitted infection caused by trichomonas vaginalis which is a flagellated protozoon associated with vaginitis, cervicitis and urethritis. researchers believe...

background & aim: hepatitis b virus (hbv) infection is a major global health concern. according to the statistics, the prevalence of this infection is moderate in iran. pregnant mothers, who are infected with the virus (virus carriers), can transmit the infection to their fetus. this study aimed to determine the prevalence of hepatitis b surface antigen (hbsag) and its influencing factors in pr...

this is a semi experimental survey with the main goal of identifying effects of the use of fundal pressure in causing complication from the time of the woman,s entrance into the delivery room to the time of discharge from the hospital.   210 women took part in this survey, 70 of which were in the research and 140 in the observed group. the necessary data about the subject of the study were gath...

background and objectives: chicken pox has potential complications during pregnancy for both the mother and her baby. the aim of this study was to determine the varicella-zoster virus (vzv) immune status in pregnant women in babol and its surrounding neighborhoods. materials and methods: this seroepidemiological study was carried out on 427 pregnant women referred to rohani hospital, babol, no...