introdouction: oral and dental health is viewed as one of the most important domains of public health, which is of over riding importance among mothers who, with regard to their role in maintaining their health and their children’s health, are considered one of the vulnerable groups. materials and methods: this is a cross-sectional study in which 110 pregnant mothers referring to 15 health trea...

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...

conclusions the lower incidence of uti in pregnant women compared to other areas of iran represents the role of climate and weather in the prevalence of uti. in addition, the increased number of low-birth-weight infants had a remarkable correlation with uti, which can influence the health of the next generation. patients and methods in this cross-sectional retrospective study, 1132 women admitt...

conclusion depressed pregnant women had a lower quality of life. the proper management of depression during pregnancy can improve the quality of life in women. it is recommended that antenatal services integrate screening for depression into routine antenatal care. results the findings showed that there was an inverse relationship between quality of life and depression in pregnancy (p = 0.0001)...

conclusions there was high percentage of seronegative (70.65 %) igg and igm antibodies in full-term pregnant women. they were susceptible to acute toxoplasmosis; thus, prenatal screening was recommend in our province after cost-beneficial analyses. results the participants’ age range was 15 to 45 years (average: 27.4 ± 13). of the 501 pregnant women, 70.65 % (n = 354) were seronegative for t. g...

D espite the good intentions of the St. Vincent Declaration to reduce adverse outcomes down to that seen in nondiabetic pregnant women, maternal and perinatal adverse outcomes continue to be associated with type 1 diabetes. Optimized glycemia has been shown to be the best management for pregnant type 1 diabetic women (1). It is recognized that high A1C levels are associated with adverse outcome...

conclusions advocacy and publicity to raise awareness of the potential public health impact of hsv and hiv co-infection in nigeria, where anti-hsv testing is not generally performed in all populations, is therefore recommended. background herpes simplex virus 1 (hsv-1) is normally associated with orofacial (orolabial) infections and encephalitis, whereas hsv-2 usually causes genital infections ...

objectives we aimed to translate the bapt into farsi, assess its content validity, and examine its reliability and validity to identify exclusive breastfeeding discontinuation in iran. materials and methods the bapt was translated into farsi and the content validity of the farsi version of the bapt was assessed. it was administered to 356 pregnant women in the third trimester of pregnancy, who ...

background: domestic violence refers to any type of physical, sexual, and psychological abuse enforced in the setting of familial relationships. domestic violence has a significant relationship with poor outcome among pregnant women. success in resolving this social phenomenon rests on accurate assessment of the society and the factors associated with violence in that specific community. object...

midwives may play an important role in oral health promotion of pregnant women, whom they are in close contact with. our aim was to evaluate an educational intervention on the oral health attitude and practices among the junior midwifery students of tehran university of medical sciences in 2010.the junior midwifery students were divided into intervention (n=29) and control (n=33) groups. the in...