materials and methods this was a three-armed parallel-group randomized clinical trial in which 168 pregnant women (25-28 weeks) in their first and second pregnancies were divided into three groups of 56 (holy quran with translation, holy quran without translation, and control group) by randomized blocking. the intervention was implemented once a week for three weeks in the health center, and on...

CONTEXT Prostaglandin-endoperoxide synthase 2 (PTGS2) is a key enzyme involved in parturition. PTGS2 mRNA was found to be differentially expressed between placental amnion (amnion overlying the placental disc) and reflected amnion (amnion of the extraplacental chorioamniotic membranes) in term placentas. OBJECTIVE The aim was to evaluate the spatial and temporal regulation of PTGS2 expression...

Hole and Tressler • Management of preterm labor P birth occurs in approximately 10% of pregnancies in the United States. Therefore, it is not only one of the most common obstetric complications, but also one of the most serious. After fetal anomalies, it is the leading cause of perinatal mortality, resulting in 70% of perinatal/neonatal losses. It is also one of the leading contributors to long...

Preterm labor is defined as the onset of uterine contractions in a woman who has completed less than 37 weeks of pregnancy. It may be due to maternal, placental, fetal, or idiopathic causes, and it is associated with a number of risk factors. Nondrug measures such as bedrest and hydration have been used alone or in combination with drug therapy to treat the disorder. Pharmacologic (tocolytic) a...

On December 6, 1999, under Public Law 106-129, the Agency for Health Care Policy and Research (AHCPR) was reauthorized and renamed the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ). The law authorizes AHRQ to continue its research on the cost, quality, and outcomes of health care, and expands its role to improve patient safety and address medical errors. This report may be used, in whole or...

Hole and Tressler • Management of preterm labor P birth occurs in approximately 10% of pregnancies in the United States. Therefore, it is not only one of the most common obstetric complications, but also one of the most serious. After fetal anomalies, it is the leading cause of perinatal mortality, resulting in 70% of perinatal/neonatal losses. It is also one of the leading contributors to long...

introduction: preterm birth is a risk factor for a number of conditions that requires comprehensive examination. our study was designed to investigate the impact of preterm birth on the processing of auditory stimuli and brain structures at the brainstem level at a preschool age.   materials and methods: an auditory brainstem response (abr) test was performed with low rates of stimuli in 60 chi...

background & objectives: one of the important infectious factors in pregnant mothers and newborns is group b streptococcus (gbs). there is no perfect report about prevalence of gbs in iran and in the case of preterm rupture of amniotic membrane or preterm labor all patients are treated by antibiotics without culture so this has led to adverse taking antibiotics and drug resistance. the pres...

background: the aim of this study was to compare the biophysical profile parameters (bpp), especially amniotic fluid index (afi), before and after administration of corticosteroids (dexamethasone and betamethasone) and these two groups with each other. materials and methods: this double-blind clinical trial study was done on 70 patients for 28–34 weeks women having at least one preterm labor in...

objective: to determine the relationship between preterm birth and domestic violence against pregnant women in iran. materials and methods: this cross-sectional study was carried out on 600 women who were hospitalized for giving birth in one of hospitals affiliated to tehran medical science university in iran, between september 9, 2010 and december 30, 2010. this study was approved by the resea...