this study was designed by the goal of investigating the attitudes toward childbearing, with an emphasis on lifestyle factors among pre- marriage women referring to health care networks have been conducted in tehran. for the purpose of research, survey and questionnaires were used. according to the statistical society ,384 women were selected as sample in tehran. the theoretical framework of th...

INTRODUCTION Literacy is linked to a range of health outcomes, but its association with reproductive health in high-income countries is not well understood. We assessed the relationship between early-life literacy and childbearing across the reproductive lifecourse in the USA. STUDY DESIGN A prospective cohort design was employed to assess early-life literacy and subsequent childbearing, usin...

Almost 50 years after domestic US family planning programs began, their effects on childbearing remain controversial. Using the county-level roll-out of these programs from 1964 to 1973, this paper reevaluates their shorter and longer term effects on US fertility rates. I find that the introduction of family planning is associated with significant and persistent reductions in fertility driven b...

The prevention and clinical management of RDS are discussed in detail, of particular interest being the details of the use of Swan-Ganz catheters, anticoagulants in the management of intravascular coagulation, post end-expiratory pressure and intravenous nutrition. Not everyone will agree with the opinions expressed but their rational presentation supported by an excellent bibliography are cert...

Across the Western World there is an increasing trend to postpone childbearing. Consequently, the negative influence of age on oocyte quality may lead to a difficulty in conceiving for many couples. Furthermore, lifestyle factors may exacerbate a couple's difficulty in conceiving due mainly to the metabolic influence of obesity; however, the negative impacts of low peripheral body fat, excessiv...

PURPOSE To evaluate the effects of bimatoprost 0.03% single treatment for 3 years on intraocular pressure (IOP) and visual field performance. METHODS We monitored the IOP of 62 patients with normal-tension glaucoma every 1-3 months. The Humphrey visual field test was performed every 6 months after treatment and the results obtained were compared to those before treatment. In addition, visual ...

BACKGROUND The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effects of topical nipradilol monotherapy for 5 years on intraocular pressure, visual field performance, and optic disk topography. METHODS Thirty patients with normal tension glaucoma were monitored for intraocular pressure every 1-3 months. A Humphrey visual field test and measurement of optic disk configuration using the Heidelberg r...