introduction low birth weight (lbw) is the most common cause of neonatal death in developing countries. the objective of our study was to determine the prevalence and risk factors associated with low birth weight in ardabil, iranfrom 2010 to 2011.methods in a case–control study all live newborns were weighted without clothing using a standard calibrated scale. gestational age was calculated usi...

Background and Objective: In- vitro fertilization (IVF) is one of the approved treatment options for infertility. Despite many progresses in this field, its success rate is about 20 -25%. Utilization of drugs which suppress or decrease uterine smooth muscle contraction before embryo transfer, theoretically can improve fertility by increasing implantation rate. This study was designed to evaluat...

INTRODUCTION. Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a disabling disease occurring mainly in women of childbearing age. MS may interfere with family planning and motherhood decision. AIM. To study the influence of MS diagnosis and course of the disease on motherhood decision. PATIENTS AND METHODS. The cohort of 35 to 45-year-old female patients diagnosed with MS for at least ten years was selected from six...

The Southern Illinois University School of Medicine (SIU-SOM) has utilized problem-based learning (PBL) in its curriculum since 1981, when Dr. Howard Barrows joined the faculty. From 1989 to 2000, SIU-SOM implemented two parallel curricula for the basic science years (years I and II), one curriculum being a problem-based learning curriculum (PBLC). An executive decision to design and implement ...

In humans [4], multi-fetal pregnancy [5] occurs when a mother carries more than one fetus [6] during the pregnancy [7]. The most common multi-fetal pregnancy [5] is twins, but mothers have given birth to up to eight children (octuplets) from a single pregnancy [7]. Multiple fetuses can result from the release of multiple eggs or multiple ovulations, the splitting of a single fertilized egg [8],...

In humans [4], multi-fetal pregnancy [5] occurs when a mother carries more than one fetus [6] during the pregnancy [7]. The most common multi-fetal pregnancy [5] is twins, but mothers have given birth to up to eight children (octuplets) from a single pregnancy [7]. Multiple fetuses can result from the release of multiple eggs or multiple ovulations, the splitting of a single fertilized egg [8],...