the prevalence of primary infection with t. gondii in pregnant women and risk of congenital infection in their neonates in various parts of tehran are unknown. the prevalence rate of antibodies to t. gondii ranges from 24% in tehran to 62.7% in babol. this study describes the epidemiology of toxoplasma infection in pregnant women in tehran and risk factors of congenital toxoplasmosis in newborn...

BACKGROUND We engaged Canadian women in the development of a prenatal education program delivered via one-way text messaging called SmartMom. SmartMom is the first peer-reviewed, evidence-based mHealth program for prenatal education in Canada and the first to be endorsed by the Society of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists of Canada. OBJECTIVE To explore women's preferences for a prenatal educa...

The incidence of cesarean section (CS) continues to increase from year year, pregnant women choose Section not because there are medical indications but fear normal delivery. Interventions needed reduce the CS. A quasi-experimental design with a pre-post control group was used, sample used in second trimester gestational age 18-20 weeks distribution 30 intervention groups and groups, using pair...

<p><strong><em>Background</em></strong><em>: The involvement of birth attendants has been shown to have a positive impact on pregnancy outcomes. Unprepared fathers tend negative experiences during childbirth. Mothers and partners need be prepared since face childbirth satisfying experience. It is necessary arrange learning program for classes not only pregnan...

Prenatal class is a group learning facility about health for pregnant women in face-to-face format that aims to increase the knowledge and skills of regarding pregnancy, childbirth, postpartum, newborn care includes lactation management post-delivery family planning. This community service women's postpartum Participants this activity were at Palembang Kenten Health Center. The target 20 women....

This narrative review based on a literature search in PubMed and PsycInfo on the two terms prenatal and antenatal depression includes empirical studies, reviews and meta-analyses that have been published during the last 5 years on risk factors, developmental effects and interventions for prenatal depression. Risk factor studies that met criteria feature demographic measures (lower socioeconomic...

PURPOSE This study aimed to investigate the predictive validity of three versions of the Postpartum Depression Predictors Inventory-Revised (PDPI-R) in Korea. METHODS A descriptive cross-sectional design with a self-administered questionnaire, including 43 items of the PDPI-R, using the Edinburgh Postpartum Depression Scale as the gold standard was used. Data were collected from 316 women wit...