Asthma is one of the most common medical complications of pregnancy. Asthma control is associated with improved perinatal outcomes. Peak flow measures have been recommended to determine the status of asthma, yet norms for peak flow values in women with asthma are missing from the literature. The purpose of this study was to determine average peak flow values in pregnant women with asthma. Forty...

Abstract Introduction: Pregnancy is one of the most sensitive periods in a woman's life. Physical and psychological changes during pregnancy can significantly affect the couples' sexual relations. Healthy sexual desire during pregnancy is essential for the development of couples as parents. Objective: This meta-analysis study estimates the prevalence of sexual dysfunction overall and in diffe...

Background: Various studies have come to contradictory results regarding the relationship between maternal hemoglobin (Hb) level and adverse pregnancy outcomes. The present study aimed to investigate the birth outcomes among pregnant women who had normal hemoglobin levels in the first trimester of their pregnancy. Patients and Methods: In this prospective study, 108 healthy pregnant women wi...

To determine if low dietary protein concentration in the first two trimesters of pregnancy alters placental development, genetically similar heifers from closed herd were fed diets containing different levels of protein in the first and second trimesters of gestation. There were four animals per treatment group, the groups being: L/L = fed a diet containing 7% crude protein (CP) (low protein) i...

Characteristics of the uterine and umbilical artery blood flow patterns are indirect measures of uteroplacental circulation. We examined whether uterine and umbilical artery resistance indices are influenced by maternal demographic and lifestyle characteristics, track from the second trimester to the third, and are associated with the risk of pregnancy complications. This analysis was embedded ...

Introduction. Preeclampsia (PE) is an important cause of mortality and morbidity for mothers, fetuses, and the newborns. Placenta plays a pivotal role in pathogenesis of PE. Hepatic growth factor (HGF) is a cytokine expressed by the mesenchymal stalk of placental villi during pregnancy and assumes a paracrine role in trophoblasts which express its receptor (c-MET). In the present study, we inve...

Objective. This study is aimed at evaluating the effects of gingivitis on white blood cell count and certain hematological indices of pregnant women in their first, second, and third trimesters. Material and methods. General, oral and dental health status examinations were performed on 86 pregnant women, aged between 17 and 37 years (mean age = 25.0 ± 0.5 years), in their first, second, and thi...

the purpose of the study is to show in which trimester of pregnancy is fatigue more common among working women, and whether or not there is any relationship between fatigue rate and educational level, income, etc. this is a longitudinal study. from the total number of patients who came to zeinab university hospital, 100 completed a demographics 50 item questionnaire and the numerical rating sca...