background: low birth weight (lbw or birth weight <2500 g) is one of the most serious health problems in today's world. objective: the purpose of this study was to evaluate growth parameters of neonatal intensive care unit (nicu) admitted lbw preterm neonates at corrected ages of 6 and 12 months. materials and methods: in a prospective cohort (follow up) study, all lbw preterm neonates whom wer...

background: preterm birth is the major cause of neonatal mortality and morbidity. objective: the aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of prophylactic vaginal progesterone on decreasing preterm birth rate and neonatal complications in a high-risk population. materials and methods: a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled study was performed on 100 high-risk singleton pregnancies. v...

background: maternal nutrition during pregnancy affects the birth weight of neonates. some of the undesirable pregnancy outcomes are linked to lower birth weights. this study aimed to assess the relationship between maternal dietary patterns, weight gain during pregnancy and nitric oxide (no), as an endothelial relaxing factor, and the possible effects on birth weight.materials and methods: at ...

background: limited data are available indicating associates of stunting among iranian c hildren. objective: this study was conducted to investigate determinants of stunting in first grade primary school children of tehran in 2007. methods: in this case‑control study, 3147 school children were selected by multistage cluster random sampling method from 5 districts of tehran. anthropometric measu...

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...

objective: childbirth is one of the most vulnerable moments and the most important and memorable events in the lives of women that despite of bringing happiness, it can be associated with psychological trauma and endanger the mother and neonate health. mothers' perception of the psychological birth trauma is a highly subjective process that depends on the cultural, social and biological conditi...

background & aim: the fear of childbirth is defined as the fear experienced before, during and after birth. this study was carried out to study the relationship between fear of childbirth and obstetric variables . methods & materials : : this cross sectional study was conducted in a state hospital in kars, turkey on 403 pregnant women who were recruited from the delivery ward. the convenience s...

objective: this study aimed to compare newborns anthropometric indices of housewives and employed women. materials and methods: this case control study compared newborns’ anthropometric indices (weight, length, head circumference) and first minute apgar between working women and housewives. two hundred consecutive term pregnant women during active phase of labor without any pregnancy complicati...

abstract background and purpose:women’s health, as almost “half of the population of each society” and in recent years as “half of the workforce,” is of particular importance in achieving sustainable development goals. the aim of this study is to investigate the relationship between birth weight and gestational age and mother’s employment. materials and methods:this descriptive analytic study w...

introduction low birth weight (lbw) is the most common cause of neonatal death in developing countries. the objective of our study was to determine the prevalence and risk factors associated with low birth weight in ardabil, iranfrom 2010 to 2011.methods in a case–control study all live newborns were weighted without clothing using a standard calibrated scale. gestational age was calculated usi...