Eight manuscripts have specifically examined the effects of areca (betel) nut use in pregnant women, seven of which have documented adverse effects on birth weight, newborn neurological status, gender ratio and pregnancy outcomes such as anaemia and miscarriage following areca nut use during pregnancy. A retrospective cohort analysis of migrant and refugee pregnant women attending antenatal cli...

this cross sectional study was carried out between 1993 to 1998 at razi skin hospital, the affiliated dermatology department of tehran university of medical sciences. eight hundred patients receiving etretinate for various skin diseases took part in this study. among them, 457 patients with first admission to dermatologic clinic who had at least four regular sequential visits and responding to ...

Adverse outcome of pregnancy is a potentially dangerous complication of conception and affects 15-20% of pregnancies. According to recent studies increased level of blood antiphospholipids antibodies, if accompanied by predisposing factors, can be an adverse event in human pregnancy. The aim of the present study was to compare the maternal serum levels of anticardiolipin and antiphosphatidyl se...

background: unwanted pregnancy induces adverse attitudes regarding pregnancy which is a natural event by increasing mental and socio-economic difficulties. insufficient maternal care and low adjustment to parental role are known as consequences of unwanted pregnancy. perceived social support and self-efficacy in pregnancy influence health related behaviors and may play a crucial role in adaptat...

IMPORTANCE The literature regarding the occurrence of adverse outcomes following nonobstetric surgery in pregnant compared with nonpregnant women has conflicting findings. Those differing conclusions may be the result of inadequate adjustment for differences between pregnant and nonpregnant women. It remains unclear whether pregnancy is a risk factor for postoperative morbidity and mortality of...

CONTEXT Substantial concern surrounds the potential health effects of the anthrax vaccine, particularly the potential adverse effects on reproductive processes. OBJECTIVE To determine whether receipt of anthrax vaccination by reproductive-aged women has an effect on pregnancy rates. DESIGN, SETTING, AND PATIENTS Cohort study, based on information from a computer database, of women aged 17 t...

background and aim: preeclampsia is a considerable problem of pregnancy. endothelial dysfunction and placental hypoxia are the current hypothesis of preeclampsia. chronic inflammation, including periodontitis may provoke systemic maternal and placental pro-inflammatory endothelial dysfunction, which represent a significant risk factor for diseases of vascular origin. so this study was carried o...

background: more and more infertile patients have accepted the assisted reproductive technique (art) therapy. concerns have been raised over an increased risk of adverse maternal outcomes in art populations as compared with natural conception (nc). objective: the aim was to improve the art in clinicial work and to reduce the incidence of pregnancy complications in art group according to analyzi...