Background & aim: Recently, the use of mifepristone followed by misoprostol after 36-48 h has been demonstrated to be an effective and safe method for the second trimester medical abortion. However, this regimen entails long total abortion time, and consequently increases the financial burden and anxiety in the patients. We hypothesize that one day interval would be also effective and can be us...

background: central nervous system malformations are the second most common congenital malformations after congenital heart diseases. these malformations are associated with many instances of morbidity and mortality which underline the importance of prevention and their early diagnosis. objective: the objective of this study is the diagnosis of neural tube defect (ntds) in the first trimester a...

Background: Iron deficiency anemia is a major nutritional problem throughout the world. The incidence of anemia is especially high during pregnancy and lactation due to an increase in the need for iron. This study aimed to investigate the prevalence of anemia in the first and second trimester of pregnancy and determine of demographic and laboratory factors that can effect on prevalence of anemi...

Dilatation and currettage or vaccum aspiration is an accepted method of termination of pregnancy in the fimt trimester. Search is still being made for an ideal method of termination of pregnancy in the 2nd trimester. Between 14-16 weeks of pregnancy vaginal transcervical injection of intra-amniotic saline can be done. After 16 weeks of gestation abdominal or vaginal route can be employed. Vario...

background and objectives: several investigations have been done to evaluate the effect of ramadan fasting on fetal and maternal health, which have all led to controversial results. the role of ramadan fasting time in birth weight is still unclear. this study evaluated the effect of fasting at different periods of pregnancy on birth weight. methods: 250 pregnant women fasting at least one day d...

objective: to study the pregnancy outcomes in first trimester vaginal bleeding. materials and methods: this cross sectional study was done on 60 pregnant women with first trimester vaginal bleeding referring to university hospitals affiliated to islamic azad university, tehran, iran. all women were evaluated for the outcomes including abortion, preterm rapture of membranes, preterm labor, secon...

background : aneuploidy is one of the main causes of congenital anomalies, mental and physical disabilities, in new-borns. the aim of this study was to determine various chromosomal aneuploidies in the first and second trimester screening of pregnant women, in iran. methods : a descriptive retrospective study was conducted on 125,170 pregnant women referred to a major referral medical diagnosti...

Background and Objectives: several investigations have been done to evaluate the effect of Ramadan fasting on fetal and maternal health, which have all led to controversial results. The role of Ramadan fasting time in birth weight is still unclear. This study evaluated the effect of fasting at different periods of pregnancy on birth weight. Methods: 250 pregnant women fasting at least one day d...