background: the postpartum period is a time of transition for a pregnant woman and her new family. in this period many pregnant women are in search about the family planning methods. but contraceptive options differ depending on women’s desires such as cultural and religious believes, partner attitudes, previous contraceptive experiences. objective: this study was conducted to identify status o...

introduction     domestic violence is one of the most important public health priorities that directly or indirectly impact on pregnancy outcomes. given the importance of sexuality in pregnancy and its effect on marital relations, this study aimed to investigate the relationship between sexual satisfaction and violence against pregnant women. materials and methods    in this cross-sectional stu...

a bstract  background: eating disorder symptoms are among the most common disorders in perinatal period and are influenced by various environmental and psychosocial factors such as anxiety disorders. so, the aim of this study was to determine the relationship between eating disorder symptoms and obsessive compulsive disorder in primigravida women.     materials and methods: this cross‑sectional...

abstract background: alkaloids from senna alata leaves implicated as the active constituents of abortifacient are yet to be investigated for their effects on the normal functioning of the maternal liver and kidney. therefore, the effects of crude alkaloids on some biochemical indices of kidney and liver damage were investigated in pregnant rats. methods: pregnant rats were randomized into 4 gro...

this study is a correlation research carried out in order to determine pregnant women's attitude towards the   mothering role and its relationship to the onset and duration of nausea and vomiting .   this study included 130 women who were patients , at health treatment centers in the city of sari had   previous delivery and had no known physical or psychological illness at the time of the ...

conclusions according to the direct correlation between the increase in the prevalence rate of genital mycoplasmas and increased age of pregnancy, initially, it is better to prevent pregnancy at older ages, and then, should a pregnancy occur, the highest levels of health cares should be provided to older pregnant women. materials and methods three hundred and fifty high vaginal swabs were taken...

backgroundpregnancy and delivery are among the most stressful events in women’s life . breech presentation is defined as a fetus in a longitudinal lie with the buttocks or feet closest to the cervix. this occurs in 3-4% of all deliveries.the risk for perinatal mortality was 1 in 300 for planned breech deliveries.some conventional non-surgical therapies for breech presentation are available. acu...

background unwanted pregnancies remain a main public health problem worldwide. in iran, comparative studies on the risk factors of unwanted pregnancies and their effects on maternal health are rare. conclusions lower education and socioeconomic status, longer marriage duration, being employed, and unwilling of spouse were among the risk factors of unwanted pregnancies. these women are at high r...

background the transmission of hepatitis b virus (hbv) is parenteral, sexual and prenatal. prevention of vertical transmission of hbv is extremely important, because hbv infection in early life usually results in a chronic carrier state. there has been so much debate about hepatitis b surface antigen (hbsag) screening in pregnant women. objectives the aim of this study was to determine the prev...