Objectives To determine how soon after delivery the risk of post-pregnancy hypertension increases in women with hypertensive disorders of pregnancy and how the risk evolves over time.Design Nationwide register based cohort study.Setting Denmark.Populations 482 972 primiparous women with a first live birth or stillbirth between 1995 and 2012 (cumulative incidence analyses), and 1 025 118 women w...

maternal nutritional status and weight gain throughout pregnancy affect the outcome of pregnancy. the objective of this study was to determine prepregnancy body mass index and total weight gain during pregnancy in women from rural areas of guilan province, iran. prenatal and obstetrical records of 480 pregnant women who attended rural health centers between 2002 and 2003 including prepregnancy ...

CONTEXT Sub-Saharan Africa is burdened by high rates of unintended pregnancy and HIV. Yet little is known about the relationship between these two health risks in the region. Understanding the associations between HIV status and pregnancy decision making may benefit strategies to reduce unintended pregnancy. METHODS In 2009-2010, household-based surveys of 1,256 women in Nigeria and 1,280 wom...

BACKGROUND Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is associated with adverse pregnancy outcomes overall. OBJECTIVE To examine the outcomes for women with SLE in a pregnancy subsequent to a first birth with an adverse outcome. METHODS A population-based cohort study was carried out of 794 577 deliveries to 532 612 women giving birth in New South Wales, Australia from 2001 to 2009. Data were obta...

BACKGROUND There is a paucity of research on predictors for drinking during pregnancy among women in Sweden and reported prevalence rates differ considerably between studies conducted at different antenatal care centres. Since this knowledge is relevant for preventive work the aim of this study was to investigate these issues using a multicenter approach. METHODS The study was conducted at 30...

background: anemia in pregnancy is associated with increased rates of maternal and perinatal mortality. objective: to study the prevalence and risk factors of women with anemia during pregnancy in kerman iran. materials and methods: a retrospective cross-sectional study was performed based on 2213 pregnancies delivered during the years 2005-2007 in kerman iran. women with hemoglobinopathies suc...

Background: Unintended or unplanned pregnancy has been a distressing reality among females in the reproductive age group particularly in developing countries. The current study aimed to determine the prevalence of unintended pregnancy among married women in an urban community in Kangavar city state, to determine the associated factors of unintended pregnancy and to verify the reasons behind uni...

background: the most common reproductive endocrine disorder of reproductive age women is a poly cystic ovary syndrome (pcos) metabolic syndrome has been more reported in patients with pcos in comparison to general population. few investigations have been performed to evaluate the independent effect of exercise on biochemical and clinical symptoms of patients with pcos. the aim of the study was ...

background to identify the prevalence of behavioural (pre-pregnancy), obstetrical and medical risks of pregnancy in iranian women.   methods a total of 2993 postpartum women who delivered in 23 randomly selected hospitals of six provinces were enrolled in this nationwide cross-sectional study. a structured questionnaire was completed based on interviewees’ self-reports and medical record data, ...

background: carpal tunnel syndrome (cts) is entrapment of median nerve in carpal tunnel of the wrist. the prevalence of cts related to pregnancy and non-pregnancy is unknown in some countries such as iran. the main aim of this study was to determine the prevalence of cts in women of boyerahmad township located in south-west part of iran. methods: this cross-sectional descriptive analytic study ...