Background: Delivery modalities are importantobstetrical issues. Joint hypermobility (JHM) is a common clinical condition with striking female predominance. The aim of the study was to assess JHM in women with cesarean section (CS). Methods: This case control study included 100 women with CS and 100 women with normal vaginal delivery (NVD) matched in age and BMI. Joint mobility was measured by ...

BACKGROUND The cesarean section (C-section) has higher risk compared to normal vaginal delivery (NVD). The aim of this population-based study was to evaluate the frequency of mothers' tendency toward the mode of delivery and the factors that can affect this inclination. MATERIALS AND METHODS This cross-sectional study was conducted from August 2011 to June 2012 in Fars Province, Iran, and com...

background: normal vaginal delivery (nvd) is defined as the best method of delivery. however, unfortunately its rate is decreasing because of the increasing rate of cesarean section (c/s). low level of knowledge about delivery mode and negative attitude toward nvd are some of the reasons for the patients selecting cesarean. the purpose of this study is to assess the knowledge and attitudes of p...

in this descriptive study, we investigated how mother and infant rooming method after delivery are implementing in academic hospitals of tehran university of medical sciences in 1993. in this research, fifteen wards include post delivery ward, surgical ward that mothers after cesarean section hospitalized in them and jointed ward that mothers who underwent cesarean section and normal vaginal de...

PURPOSE To evaluate and compare the attitudes of ophthalmologists and gynecologists in suggesting appropriate approach to pregnancy in different ocular conditions. METHODS Specialty-specific questionnaires on delivery mode and abortion indications for ophthalmic patients (refractive, vascular, oncologic, retinal, glaucoma, postoperation, posttrauma, and infectious) were designed and distribut...

Objective: The objective of this meta-analysis was to establish the rates levator ani muscle (LAM) avulsion in patients after forceps delivery (FD) and vacuum (VD) as assessed by 3D/4D transperineal ultrasound. Methods: A systematic search performed MEDLINE, PubMed, Google Scholar, Embase databases up December 31, 2021. Studies that studied primiparous women diagnosed with LAM ultrasound VD or ...

BACKGROUND Pregnancy in epidermolysis bullosa (EB) has not been comprehensively studied. OBJECTIVE We aimed to develop a foundational database, which could provide peri-obstetric advice in EB. METHODS Survey questionnaires were sent to obstetricians, unaffected mothers of EB babies, and mothers with EB. Results were analyzed using chi-square, Fisher exact, and t-tests. RESULTS Out of 1346...