BACKGROUND Pre-pregnancy body mass index (BMI) and weight change in women with gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) during pregnancy likely have an effect on pregnancy outcome. However, limited clinical evidence is available to support the correlation. AIMS To investigate the relationship of pre-pregnancy BMI and gestational BMI gains and their effect on pregnancy outcome among Chinese women w...

OBJECTIVE To evaluate whether the timing of excessive maternal weight gain in a cohort of women following current guidelines for healthy living during pregnancy affects neonatal adiposity at birth. METHODS One hundred seventy-two healthy women who were at least 18 years old with body mass indexes (BMIs) of at least 18.5 were recruited between 16 weeks and 20 weeks of gestation. The cohort fol...

BACKGROUND Changes in the microvasculature associated with pre-eclampsia and gestational hypertension have been proposed as a potential pathway in the development of cardiovascular disease. We examined whether gestational hypertensive disorders, such as pre-eclampsia and gestational hypertension, are related to the maternal retinal microvasculature status after pregnancy. METHODS This study i...

abstract background: gestational diabetes mellitus is a prevalent pregnancy complication that seriously endangers mothers’ and babies’ health. the aim of this study was to explore factors affecting treatment compliance among women with gestational diabetes mellitus. materials and methods: a qualitative content analysis approach was employed. twenty‑five semi‑structured interviews were conducted...

background: vitamin d deficiency is common in pregnancy, leading to increase in the frequency of preeclampsia, cesarean delivery, neonatal bacterial vaginosis, and gestational diabetes. the current study was designed and implemented to investigate the effect  of vitamin d during the first and second trimesters of pregnancy in reducing the risk of gestational diabetes mellitus (gdm) in women who...

background: ectopic pregnancy is one of the pathologic entities that it destroys the fallopian tube and impairs the future pregnancy. there are different medical and surgical therapies in order the treatment and reserve of fertility. the aim of this report is discuss a case of successful intrauterine after management of ectopic pregnancy with local injection of kcl in an infertile pcod patient....

abstract background: pregnancy with anxious or depressive symptoms might be associated with worse birth outcomes. the aim of this study was to determine the demographic predictors of anxiety and depression symptoms in pregnant women. materials and methods: we assessed pregnancy anxiety and depression levels among 142 women in three trimesters. all subjects completed two questionnaires: demograp...

Cesarean scar pregnancy (CSP), often considered the rarest form of ectopic pregnancy, is a result of implantation of the gestational sac into the fibrous tissue scar of a previous cesarean section. With an increase in the rate of cesarean sections, along with better awareness and improvement in sonographic diagnosis, the number and detection of scar pregnancies are on the rise. Because of its e...

introduction: regarding to the recent advances in assisted reproductive techniques (art), twin and multiple pregnancies have increased during past years. objective: this study was performed to compare obstetrics and perinatal outcomes of dichorionic twin pregnancy following art with spontaneous pregnancy. materials and methods: in this cross-sectional study which was performed in ghaem hospital...