the aim of current study was to determine women´s maternal asthma in pregnancy, delivery and birthl outcomes. using a retrospective cohort design, data of 580 pregnant women were gathered form a large teaching hospital in tehran, iran. the medical records of pregnant women who had attended this hospital between 2009 and 2011 were assessed. data of delivery and birth outcomes were gathered by ob...

Depressive symptoms of 95 prenatal care patients were examined relative to the women's experiences of intimate partner violence. Women who were victims of psychological aggression during the year before pregnancy were not at elevated risk for depression except when the psychological aggression was very frequent. However, during pregnancy, psychological aggression was more closely tied to women'...

We investigated physical, psychological and sexual violence and effects on health status of women attending antenatal clinics at two tertiary hospitals in rural Thailand. We asked 421 pregnant women at 32 weeks gestation or later to complete a survey questionnaire. Participating women reported high rates of psychological abuse (53.7%), threats and/or acts of physical abuse (26.6%), and sexual v...

OBJECTIVE To determine the relationship between preterm birth and domestic violence against pregnant women in Iran. MATERIALS AND METHODS This cross-sectional study was carried out on 600 women who were hospitalized for giving birth in one of hospitals affiliated to Tehran Medical Science University in Iran, between September 9, 2010 and December 30, 2010. This study was approved by the Resea...

We investigated the effects of physical, psychological, and sexual violence on the health status of women attending antenatal clinics at two tertiary hospitals in rural Thailand. We asked 421 pregnant women at 32 weeks gestation or later to complete a survey questionnaire. Participants reported high rates of psychological abuse (53.7%); threats, acts of physical abuse, or both (26.6%); and sexu...

We investigated physical, psychological and sexual violence and effects on health status of women attending antenatal clinics at two tertiary hospitals in rural Thailand. We asked 421 pregnant women at 32 weeks gestation or later to complete a survey questionnaire. Participating women reported high rates of psychological abuse (53.7%), threats and/or acts of physical abuse (26.6%), and sexual v...

We investigated physical, psychological and sexual violence and effects on health status of women attending antenatal clinics at two tertiary hospitals in rural Thailand. We asked 421 pregnant women at 32 weeks gestation or later to complete a survey questionnaire. Participating women reported high rates of psychological abuse (53.7%), threats and/or acts of physical abuse (26.6%), and sexual v...

OBJECTIVE To validate the instrument of the World Health Organization Violence Against Women (WHO VAW) study on psychological, physical and sexual violence against women perpetrated by intimate partners. METHODS This was a cross-sectional study conducted in several countries between 2000 and 2003, including Brazil. Representative random samples of women aged 15-49 years with intimate partners...

BACKGROUND Both violence and depression during pregnancy have been linked to adverse neonatal outcomes, particularly low birth weight. The aim of this study was to investigate the independent and interactive effects of these maternal exposures upon neonatal outcomes among pregnant adolescents in a disadvantaged population from Sao Paulo, Brazil. METHODS 930 consecutive pregnant teenagers, adm...