background: abnormal levels of the markers afp, hcg, and ue3 could be useful in predicting adverse pregnancy outcomes. this study was designed to determine the correlation between second trimester maternal serum markers and adverse pregnancy outcome (apo). methods: in this historical cohort study, we randomly followed 231 obstetric patients with quadruple screening test in 14-18 weeks of gestat...

objective: this study was performed to determine the level of satisfaction among women attending the prenatal clinics in the city of zanjan, iran. materials and methods: this descriptive cross- sectional study was performed from 2005 to 2006 in zanjan. a total of 701 pregnant women with gestational age of 20 weeks or more who had undergone at least two prenatal visits in prenatal care centers w...

abstract background: prenatal care consists of a series of clinical visits and services offered to pregnant women throughout the antepartum period. despite advances in the extent of prenatal care use in iran, some women still avoid using these services. it is, therefore, very important to investigate the prevalence of prenatal care use, and to identify the factors associated with it. this study...

background :reduction of neonatal mortality rate can improve health and newborn status of the society. this study was done to evaluate the prevalence and patternof causes for neonatal mortality in gorgan, north of iran. methods: this descriptive, cross-sectional study was carried out on all birth in the maternity dezyani hospital in gorgan, north of iran during 1 september 2008 -31 march 2011 ....

background: the major aneuploidies that are diagnosed prenatally involve the autosomal chromosomes 13, 18, and 21, as well as sex chromosomes, x and y. because multiplex ligation-dependent probe amplification (mlpa) is rapid and non-invasive, it has replaced traditional culture methods for the screening and diagnosis of common aneuploidies in some countries. objective:  to evaluate the sensitiv...

introduction: the most common chromosomal abnormalities detected in perinatal period are aneuploidies of chromosome 21, 18, 13, x and y. the aim of this study is to assess referral reasons for invasive diagnostic method using rapid qf-pcr for fetal chromosomal abnormalities in gynecologists’ referrals. methods: a retrospective study of results was performed on data between september 2015 and ju...

Abstract Background Cytarabine (Ara-C) is an anticancer drug, which considered as the mainstay in treatment of hematological malignancies, known to cause various teratogenic effects. Alpha-lipoic acid (ALA) a natural antioxidant and its supplementation proved improve pregnancy outcomes several pathological conditions. We aimed at exploring benefits maternal ALA against in-utero Ara-C exposure-i...

UNLABELLED The primary purpose of this study was to assess the relationship between very low-level of prenatal lead exposure measured in the cord blood (<5 microg/dL) and possible gender-specific cognitive deficits in the course of the first three years of life. The accumulated lead dose in infants over the pregnancy period was measured by the cord blood lead level (BLL) and cognitive deficits ...