OBJECTIVE To describe pregnancy outcome in type 1 diabetic women with normoalbuminuria, microalbuminuria, or diabetic nephropathy after implementation of an intensified antihypertensive therapeutic strategy. RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS Prospective study of 117 pregnant women with type 1 diabetes. Antihypertensive therapy, mainly methyldopa, was given to obtain blood pressure <135/85 mmHg and ...

background: diabetic patients are more susceptible to urinary tract infections (uti) than non-diabetics .this study was carried out to determine the prevalence and risk factors of urinary tract infections in type 2 diabetic women in tehran. methods: this cross sectional study was designed to examine 511 non-pregnant type 2 diabetic women using consecutive sampling during september and march 200...

The aim of the present study was to evaluate the association between type I diabetes mellitus (DM) and periodontal disease in pregnant women. Fifty-two pregnant women aged 27.9 +/- 6.9 years with type I DM participated in the present study. Forty-two non-pregnant type I female diabetics (mean age: 27.9 +/- 6.1 years) and 121 healthy non-pregnant women (mean age: 29.1 +/- 5.7 years) without diab...

background: the occurrence of maternal death would threaten the family foundation and children's health. determining important factors affecting this indicator can help us adopt strategies to prevent similar deaths. the aim of this study was to determine the causes of maternal deaths during childbirth in ilam, iran  in 2001-10. methods: in a descriptive, retrospective study, all 25 dead mothers...

background: toxoplasmosis is a parasitic disease caused by the protozoan toxoplasma gondii. the aim of this study was investigate the prevalence of toxoplasmosis among young women who referred to check up for toxoplasmosis attended in shahid beheshti hospital, hamadan during 2013-2014. m aterials and methods: this study was performed on 2523 pregnant women who referred to laboratory of shahid b...

BACKGROUND Gestational diabetes is a risk factor for perinatal complications; include shoulder dystocia, birth injuries such as bone fractures and nerve palsies. It is associated with later development of type 2 diabetes, the risk of macrosomia and other long-term health effects of infants born to diabetic mothers. The study assesses placental peptides and maternal factors as potential predicto...