there is an increased prevalence of maternal substance abuse during pregnancy in younger women in all socioeconomic classes and races. our aim was to determine the prevalence and correlates of self-reported substance abuse among pregnant women and obstetric complications or neonatal outcomes in iran. this retrospective cohort study is covering a five year period on medical records of pregnant w...

objective: to evaluate the maternal and neonatal complications of vaginal birth after cesarean section (vbac). materials and methods: this cross sectional study was conducted in mashhad university of medical sciences. eighty women with previous cesarean section who were candidate for vbac were enrolled the study. patients were followed up for 6 weeks after delivery. the complication of vbac was...

background: recto-vaginal colonization of group b streptococcus (gbs) has been known as an important issue in mother and newborn’s health, which is getting frequent in developing countries. screening test have been introduced and utilized in many countries and is recommended by many researchers. however, due to lack of information in prevalence of gbs, especially in iran, there are doubts and c...

Background: The rate of Cesarean section is increasing which may be due to maternal and neonatal issues. Preterm Cesarean (at 38-39 weeks) has several morbidities and leads to maternal problems. The goal of this study was to compare neonatal and maternal complications following the performance of the Cesarean section after 38 weeks.Methods: This cross-sectional study evaluated 1010 subjec...

background & aim: warm water immersion during labor is associated with relaxation and pain reduction for pregnant women. this method is not extensively used in iran, given the fear of infection and other maternal/neonatal complications. alternative methods are required to increase the safety of normal vaginal delivery. the purpose of this study was to compare maternal and neonatal outcomes, ass...

Background & aim: Warm water immersion during labor is associated with relaxation and pain reduction for pregnant women. This method is not extensively used in Iran, given the fear of infection and other maternal/neonatal complications. Alternative methods are required to increase the safety of normal vaginal delivery. The purpose of this study was to compare maternal and neonatal outcomes, ass...

Pregnancy in the women aged less than 20 years is an important public health issue, especially in developing countries. In Iran, limited studies have focused on the effects of maternal age on gestational and neonatal outcomes to demonstrate the pregnancy outcomes in young women. The present study aimed to investigate the maternal and neonatal complications in the pregnant women aged less than 2...

Background Prevalence of hypertension has a relatively high prevalence especially in developing countries. In order to prevent and control the disease, it is important to know the extent of the complications. The aim of this study was to investigate the relationship between pregnancy-induced hypertension with neonatal and maternal complications.   Materials and Methods This prospective, descrip...

background: due to increase in pregnancy complications in advanced age, this study was conducted to assess the relationship between advanced maternal age and the pregnancy complications. methods: pregnant women who admitted to the motazedi hospital in kermanshah were included in this analytic–cross sectional study. the study group was 1178 cases that divided into two sub-groups; 35-40 year-old ...