Background: It seems that in vaginal delivery, serum leptin level increases as a cortisol-dependent factor due to the stress of the embryo. Studies have shown that if the level of serum leptin is low, the risk of chronic metabolic diseases, cardiovascular diseases, hypertension, and obesity in the mother and the baby will increase. Objectives: The aim of this study was to determine the relatio...

BACKGROUND Nulliparity is an obstetric high-risk group whose labor, compared with multiparae, are more likely to develop labor abnormalities that requires intervention. The aim of this report is todetermine factors that influence vaginal delivery in nulliparae. MATERIALS AND METHODS A prospective cross-sectional study was done on 286 eligible booked nulliparae in labor, to determine factors a...

The effect of screening and treatment for abnormal vaginal flora on the reduction of preterm deliveries remains controversial. We evaluated whether this screening and treatment reduces the preterm delivery rate for general-population pregnant women. Pregnant women of the Intervention group (n = 574) underwent the screening test and the treatment of vaginal metronidazole during the early second ...

Secondary postpartum hemorrhage due to an intraperitoneal bleed following a vaginal delivery is extremely rare. We present a case of spontaneous rupture of the uterine artery following a normal vaginal delivery with a delayed presentation, which resulted in significant morbidity. This case discusses the presentation and management of this rare obstetrical emergency. The report also discusses th...

there is limited data in the literature on the normal size of the anterior fontanelle. this cross- sectional study was to determine normal values of anterior fontanelle size on the first day of life, using standard methods. anterior fontanelle size was measured in 400 term and healthy neonates delivered at the shariati hospital, tehran, iran. examination included assessment of head circumferenc...

OBJECTIVE King Fahd University Hospital, Al-Khobar is a tertiary care center without the facility for in-vitro fertilization (IVF) and embryo transfer, but ovulation induction (OI) is done routinely. The objective of this analysis was to study the obstetric outcome of patients who conceived after IVF and OI. DESIGN Retrospective analysis. PATIENTS AND METHODS One hundred and twenty patients...

ABSTRACT
 
 Introduction
 Foetuses with an abnormal Cerebroplacental Ratio, that are appropriate for gestational age may have higher incidence of foetal distress in labour and end up caesarean section.
 Objectives
 To find out whether there is a relationship between the Ratio (CPR) at 34 weeks adverse pregnancy outcome. Methods
 Cross Sectional Descriptive Study wa...

OBJECTIVE Placental hormones such as resistin, adiponectin, ghrelin and leptin are known to have considerable role in fetal growth and there are some articles published in this area recently. Nevertheless there is a shortage of data showing association between resistin level and fetal growth; that was why we decided to conduct a study to evaluate this association. METHODS This study was appro...