background studies on the association between maternal hemoglobin (hb) concentration and adverse pregnancy outcome have been inconsistent. many studies have shown the impact of hb concentration on pregnancy outcomes in adult women; however, it is not revealed in adolescent pregnant women. objectives the aim of this study was to examine the effect of hb concentration on birth outcomes in pregnan...

background while tocolytic therapy can halt the process of delivery, some patients return before the 37th week of pregnancy with recurrence of preterm labor signs. objectives this study was designed to evaluate the efficacy of progesterone in the prolonging of gestation and reduction of neonatal complications. material and methods in a clinical trial in 2010, 110 singleton pregnant women admitt...

extractthe fetal as a passenger that her/his trip takes nine months. accidents and incidents may cause this trip will remain incomplete or to create different effects. islamic authors believe these accidents and incidents not only affected fetal but also affected on all of mental and physical aspects of fetal ' s mather, because fetal is such a part of her body. as good nutrition in mother...

OBJECTIVES To compare the Conventional, Specified, Expanded and Combined Apgar scoring systems in predicting birth asphyxia and the adverse early neurologic outcomes. METHODS This prospective cohort study was conducted on 464 admitted neonates. In the delivery room, after delivery the umbilical cord was double clamped and a blood samples was obtained from the umbilical artery for blood gas an...

BACKGROUND The neonatal Apgar score at 5 min has been found to be a better predictor of outcomes than the Apgar score at 1 min. A baby, however, must pass through the first minute of life to reach the fifth. There has been no research looking at predictors of recovery (Apgar scores ≥7) by 5 min in neonates with 1 min Apgar scores <4. METHODS An analysis of observational data was conducted usi...