conclusions the results of this study indicate that there is no meaningful difference between swaddling and kmc on physiological indexes and pain in neonates. therefore, the swaddling method may be a good substitute for kmc. results the findings revealed that pain was reduced to a great extent in the swaddling and kmc methods compared to the control group. however, there was no significant diff...

The prenatal environment plays an important role in many conditions, particularly those with onset early in life, such as childhood cancers and birth defects. Because both maternal and fetal genotypes can influence risk, investigators sometimes use a case-mother/control-mother design, with mother-offspring pairs as the unit of analysis, to study genetic factors. Risk models should account for b...

introduction minerals and trace elements such as zinc and copper have significant influence on development and growth of the fetus and newborn. the purpose of this study was to determine the relationship between low birth weight and maternal and neonatal zinc, copper levels. materials and methods this case – control study   was done from september 2006 to sep 2007 consisted of 65 infants with b...

background & aim: during the postpartum period, women experience physiological changes, which can have negative impacts on their quality of life. women’s knowledge regarding postpartum complications and care can help them successfully pass this critical period. the aim of this study was to evaluate maternal knowledge on postpartum care in healthcare centers of mashhad, iran in 2013. methods:in ...

background and aim:  the stress resulting from premature delivery and the related neonatal care induces psychological and physical pressure on the mothers, and adversely affects their feeling of comfort. it seems that spiritual care as a sort of communication with a higher power (god) can bring peace to the stressed mothers, and prevent anxiety. therefore, this study was designed to evaluate th...

This study aims to explore the experiences of teenage mothers getting husbands' support in process becoming a mother. The method used is qualitative with phenomenological design. results showed that there were five themes, namely: 1) husband's based on initiative and request adolescent at stage pregnancy; 2) husbands provide explicitly needs mothers; 3) husband has not received pregnancy intend...

murder is among the most abominable human acts and the most criminal behavior of mankind; in shī’a jurisprudence, punishment for deliberate murder is qiṣāṣ (retaliated punishment) in general. on the basis of this general principle, murder of child by father is regarded as an exception. on that account, the ruling concerning the mother in this respect is set forth and with respect to the solidit...