abstract background: maternal mortality rate is among the most important health indicators. this indicator is a function of factors that are related to pregnant women; these factors include economic status, social and family life of the pregnant woman, human resources, structure of the hospitals and health centers, and management factors. strategic planning, with a comprehensive analysis and co...

presence of maternal diabetes mellitus (dm) during pregnancy has important consequences for both mother and child. to determine maternal and fetal/neonatal complications of gestational dm and compare them with pre-gestational dm, a prospective study was performed in 100 diabetic women delivered in our hospital from january 2001 to april 2002. pregnancy outcome in 27 women with gestational dm an...

labor pain is one of the most tiresome types of pain. so human has been seeking to allay this pain until now. administration of a suitable agent such as entonox during labor is very beneficial for childbirth outcomes. entonox can be administered in two ways: intermittently and continuously. the aim of this study is to demonstrate whether continuous method is as safe as intermittent method? this...

in pregnant mothers maternal diabetes happens when the pancreas cannot produce enough insulin, soblood glucose increases in the mother and then in the fetus, resulting in several injuries in neonates. thisstudy was conducted to evaluate the effects of maternal diabetes on fetal cerebrum. sixteen adult female rats were divided in two equal groups. diabetes was induced in one group by alloxan. bo...

in nigeria, the government is implementing the free maternal and child health care programme (fmchcp). the policy is premised on the notion that financial barriers are one of the most important constraints to equitable access and use of skilled maternal and child healthcare. in ebonyi state, southeastern nigeria the fmchcp is experiencing implementation challenges including: inadequate human re...

background & aim:  according to the previous studies, anxiety along with some other psychiatric disorders is common among mothers of children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (adhd). since maternal anxiety affects mother-child interactions, early treatment plays an important role in the prognosis of adhd in children. this study aimed to determine the relationship between maternal a...

brain areas implicated in the stress response include the amygdala, hippocampus and prefrontal cortex. neonatal stimulation of an animal by handling or by enhanced maternal care induces at adult age a decrease of the hypothalamo-pituitary adrenal (hpa) response to stressors, a decrease of anxiety in a novel environment, and neuroanatomical changes. in this present study we demonstrated that mat...

BACKGROUND Phthalates, used in a variety of consumer products, are a group of chemicals that are ubiquitous in the environment, and their metabolites are detectable in most humans. Some phthalates have anti-androgenic properties; a prior study reported an association between gestational exposure to phthalates and reduced masculine behaviors in preschool boys. METHODS Concentrations of 9 phtha...

In medieval literature, female characters can affect the course of events by speaking before an audience. These women are often maternal characters. this article, I will analyze a reconfiguration paradigm considering example matriarch Irmenschart, depicted in Willehalm (c. 1210-20) Middle High German poet Wolfram von Eschenbach. An astute speech characterizes intervention character narrative im...

Address terms are important language components that represent the existing norms and practices of behaviour, holding specific contextual meanings in society adding beyond linguistic codes. This paper explores connection Bangla address with various parameters like age, religious identity, power position, social relationship, ratio intimacy, geo-spatial cultural variation through a close analysi...