zinc is one of the most important micronutrient with essential role in biochemical regulation of the body functions. the importance of zinc in pregnancy period was widely studied in various countries. variation in zinc plasma levels during pregnancy needs more investigation, because maternal zinc deficiencies may cause some severe abnormalities in the fetus. in this study the plasma levels of z...

background: prevention of unwanted pregnancy is a key strategy to improve the women’s health through spacing of birth and avoiding pregnancy at high-risk maternal ages. unmet need by definition is the percentage of fecund married women who are not using contraceptives while they do not want to get pregnant. they do this due to unavailable quality services, limited choice of methods, lack of inf...

background: islam clearly exempts fasting in ramadan during sickness, pregnancy, and breastfeeding. yet, some women prefer to fast despite realizing their increase in nutritional demand during pregnancy. nurses and other healthcare providers face a difficult task of providing appropriate medical advice to muslim women regarding the safety and impact of their fasting. the present study was condu...

background : using complementary and alternative medicine (cam) has been increased worldwide during last years and women are the greatest users of these methods especially in the pregnancy period. due to lack of adequate information, this study aimed to assess the status of using complementary and alternative medicine by women in the pregnancy period methods: in this cross-sectional study, 599 ...

objective: the aim of this study is to compare the incidence of unwanted pregnancies in women under 35 and those over 35 years, compare the results with the previous data, and also to determine the causes of unwanted pregnancies in these women materials and methods: this cross-sectional study (descriptive - analysis) is performed on 400 pregnant women who had referred to the laboratories of shi...

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...

Background: Various methods of ART have been able help to many women to have children. Surrogacy is one of these methods that is performed in Iran like other country. According to development of this method we need to survey of all, legal, religious, moral, psychological and sociological aspects. Materials and Methods: A review of library. Results: Although in most of volunteers of Surrogacy wo...

background: one of the elements of the broadening focus of health care beyond its traditional and restricted concept has been the increasing adoption quality of life approach to health care research and practice. objectives: to investigate the qol of women in the third trimester of pregnancy and at 8 weeks postpartum and factors associated with the overall qol. materials and methods: three hund...

conclusions it is concluded that the most of pregnant women are oblivious to their health for getting pregnant and some of them experience symptoms of mental disorders in reproductive age. the findings show that domestic violence is a hidden and persistent epidemic among the pregnant women. women, who had more previous delivery, needed this information less. results the results showed that 17.5...