The East Mediterranean region suffers from high levels of air pollution which has a negative impact on pregnancy outcomes. This work systematically reviews the epidemiological evidence on maternal exposure to air pollution and adverse pregnancy outcomes in the region. Relevant papers and reports published between 2000 and 2014 were searched. Combinations of search terms including countries, exp...

asthma is considered to be the most common respiratory disorder complicating pregnancy. seventy-six asthmatic and 152 non-asthmatic pregnant women were studied. maternal asthma was significantly associated with adverse infant outcomes, including prematurity, low birth weight and the need for cesarean delivery. the results of this study could indicate that pregnant women with asthma were at subs...

Background and Aim: Preeclampsia is a considerable problem of pregnancy. Endothelial dysfunction and placental hypoxia are the current hypothesis of preeclampsia. Chronic inflammation, including periodontitis may provoke systemic maternal and placental pro-inflammatory endothelial dysfunction, which represent a significant risk factor for diseases of vascular origin. So this study was carried o...

introduction: regarding to the recent advances in assisted reproductive techniques (art), twin and multiple pregnancies have increased during past years. objective: this study was performed to compare obstetrics and perinatal outcomes of dichorionic twin pregnancy following art with spontaneous pregnancy. materials and methods: in this cross-sectional study which was performed in ghaem hospital...

background and objectives: muscle relaxing technique is an effective method in improving sleep quality. the purpose of this study was to determine the effect of muscle relaxation technique on fetal outcomes in complicated pregnancies who had sleep disorders. materials and methods: this study was performed as a clinical trial on 160 pregnant women who suffered from preeclampsia and gestational d...

abstract background: sleep disorders like snoring, mouth breathing, and insomnia are frequent in pregnancy and studies have shown that poor sleep is linked to obstetric complications. muscle relaxation technique is an effective method used for improving sleep quality. the purpose of this study was to determine the effect of muscle relaxation technique on fetal outcomes in complicated pregnancie...

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 ...