background: preterm birth is one of the most remarkable reasons for neonatal and infant mortality and morbidity across the world. this study aimed to determine risk factors of premature infants in the rural area of azadshahr city, iran. materials and methods: acase-control study was conducted on all premature and low birth neonates (less than 37 weeks and weight less than 2500 grams). data were...

background: low birth weight considered as an important indicator of health of each country and identifying of its causative factors is necessary. the aim of present study was to determine the relationship between the biological, psychological-cognitive and social - cultural characteristics of parents and infant’s birth weight in isfahan province. methods: in this study 910 recently delivered m...

background: pre-pregnancy care is considered as the services assessing and reducing the pregnancy risks through providing medical care and mental support. therefore, a pre-pregnancy counseling protocol was prepared based on a series of guidelines. this study aimed to determine the effect of the protocol on pregnancy and labor indices. methods: this was a four-phase field study conducted in four...

background : one of the important health indicators in every society is maternal and neonatal health status. provision of the best prenatal care can reduce mortality rate in these two susceptible groups. this study focused on the effect of maternal care log book on pregnancy outcome. methods : this was a clinical trial and 180 samples were randomly selected from the mothers referred to private ...

a comparative study of pregnancy results in adolescents and young mothers referred to the motazedi hospital in kermanshah n rezavand , md m zangane , md sh malek khosravi , md m rezaee , phd received: 25 april, 2009 accepted: 27 july, 2009 abstract: background & aims: pregnancy in early years of reproductive period has been considered as high-risk pregnancy. considering high prevalence of such ...

sarah was  a 22 year old woman who passing her first pregnancy.  the  pregnancy was unplanned and random and she did not know her last menstrual history. he was visited at home by a midwife community health. no important problem was found in his medical history but he was  smoking 20 cigarettes daily . it was noteworthy that saeed ,his wife, had transient neonatal diabetes history. although sar...

Background & Aim: One of the programs of the health system in Iran is providing services related to pregnancy, which is provided in three areas of pre-pregnancy, pregnancy, and postpartum care. Quality and quantity assessment shows how health care programs are implemented and identifies the inadequacies of the programs to solve the main problems. Therefore, the present study was conducted to in...

Background: Understanding the physiological and psycho-social effects of pregnancy through Assisted Reproductive Technologies (ARTs) will enable health care providers to identify and treat any adverse outcomes, and provide support to women seeking fertility treatments. The aim of this paper was to review studies describing prenatal care in pregnancy through ARTs. Methods: A systematic search o...