background: domestic violence is a concern in the communities and need a wide attention. violence against women can cause all kinds of physical and mental illness. this is a threat to woman’s and family member’s health. stress, anxiety and depression during pregnancy are risk factors for adverse consequences. little is known about the level of the mental illnesses in women who exposed to domest...

INTRODUCTION Considering that empowering expectant mothers is an important issue to maintain a healthy pregnancy, this study was conducted to evaluate the predictors of empowerment among Iranian pregnant women. METHODS This cross sectional study was conducted in Golestan, North of Iran in 2015. A total number of 161 pregnant women were selected through random cluster sampling from urban healt...

introduction : toxoplasmosis, caused by toxoplasma gondii, is a protozoan parasitic infection distributed worldwide. early infection by this protozoa can lead to abortion and congenital toxoplasmosis in pregnant women. this study was conducted to determine the seroprevalence of t. gondii infection among pregnant women referring to shahid akbar abadi hospital, tehran, iran during 2010-2013. meth...

INTRODUCTION Down syndrome is one of the most prevalent genetic diseases. Screening methods for this syndrome are easy and safe and are recommended to all pregnant women particularly mothers over 35 years of age. This study aimed to review the status of Down syndrome screening and related factors in Iranian pregnant women. METHODS This descriptive analytical study was carried out in 2011. It ...

Pregnancy adds many sources of concerns to women's daily life worries. Excessive worry can affect maternal physiological and psychological state that influences the pregnancy outcomes. The aim of this study was to validate the Cambridge Worry Scale (CWS) in a sample of Iranian pregnant women. After translation of the CWS, ten experts evaluated the items and added six items to the 17-item scale....

background: carpal tunnel syndrome (cts) is entrapment of median nerve in carpal tunnel of the wrist. the prevalence of cts related to pregnancy and non-pregnancy is unknown in some countries such as iran. the main aim of this study was to determine the prevalence of cts in women of boyerahmad township located in south-west part of iran. methods: this cross-sectional descriptive analytic study ...

Objective: Gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) is a prevalent disorder which increases maternal and fetal complications. The oral glucose tolerance test (OGTT) is a traditional, time -consuming and intensive test which is poorly tolerated by pregnant women. To date, increasing evidence considered HbA1c as a screening tool and reported various cut-off values in different populations. In alignmen...