Normal range of complement components during pregnancy: A prospective study

Anti-Coagulation During Pregnancy in Women with Mechanical Heart Valves: A Prospective Study

Pulse Wave Analysis in Normal Pregnancy: A Prospective Longitudinal Study

BACKGROUND Outside pregnancy, arterial pulse wave analysis provides valuable information in hypertension and vascular disease. Studies in pregnancy using this technique show that vascular stiffness is raised in women with established pre-eclampsia. We aimed to establish normal ranges for parameters of pulse wave analysis in normal pregnancy and to compare different ethnic groups. METHODOLOGY/...

Effect of Depression, Stress and Anxiety during Pregnancy on Low Birth Weight: A Prospective Cohort Study in Suburban Communities

Background and Objectives: Pre-natal mental health problems are major causes of disease burden, especially in lower socio-economic groups of population. The present study used data of a prospective cohort study to estimate the risk of mental health problems, including depression, anxiety, and stress, on birth weight.   Materials and Methods: This study used data of 398 pregnant women who were...

physical activity patterns during pregnancy in a sample of portuguese women: a longitudinal prospective study

background physical activity (pa) patterns during pregnancy have not been explored in depth and most previous studies lack assessment of variables such as type, frequency, duration and intensity of activity. objectives this study had two goals: 1) to analyze pa patterns during pregnancy according to weekly time spent on different types of activity; and 2) to determine women’s perception about h...

Acute burn during pregnancy: A retrospective study

Background & aim: The incidence of acute burn injuries in pregnant women is very low. Burn injuries during pregnancy are often associated with a high rate of fetal and maternal mortality and morbidity. In this study, we aimed to review the cases of acute burn during pregnancy and evaluate the outcome of these patients in Mashhad, Iran. Methods:This retrospective study was performed using the me...