PURPOSE Pregnancy is characterized by many musculoskeletal changes that affect daily living activities and walking. The purpose of this study was to examine the effect of pregnancy on pelvic and trunk kinematics, and their relationship during the three pregnancy trimesters. METHODS Three-dimensional pelvis and trunk motions were measured using Qualisys Gait Analysis System in the first, secon...

OBJECTIVE To measure serum leptin and insulin levels in women with recurrent pregnancy loss using modified methods of High Performance Liquid Chromatography (HPLC), and to examine their influence on recurrent loss at different pregnancy trimesters. METHODS A case control study was conducted from, 1 September 2008 to 30 December 2009 in the Obstetric and Gynecological Department-Al-Khadimiya T...

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE: Congenital hypothyroidism due to iodine deficiency is the most common cause of preventable mental retardation in the world. The lowest level of iodine deficiency during pregnancy could result in disorders such as miscarriage, premature delivery, intrauterine fetal death, low birth IQ, mental retardation, hearing difficulty and speech impediments. This study aimed to ev...

Background: The global prevalence of hypertensive pregnancy disorders (HPDs) is 5.2%-8.2%. Lipid profiles made up triglycerides (TG), total cholesterol (TC), low-density lipoprotein-cholesterol (LDL), and high-density (HDL) could affect the arterial vessel wall leading to HPDs. Preeclampsia (PE), among most severe maternal-fetal HPDs, has affected 0.2%-9.2% all pregnancies. current study aimed ...

background: to assess accessibility of iodinated salt and urinary iodine concentrations (uic) during pregnancy. this cross-sectional study was carried out between october and december, 2009 in urmia county, west azerbaijan (wa), iran. methods: data on demographic characteristics and iodinated salt accessibility were gathered through a questionnaire at 1st trimester. household salt samples and u...

Fetal development is studied since the advent of two-dimensional ultrasonography. However, a detailed assessment of structures and surfaces improved with three-dimensional ultrasonography. Currently, it is possible to identify embryonic components and fetal parts with greater detail, at all pregnancy trimesters, using the HD live software, where the images gain realistic features by means of ap...