Background & aim: Dysmenorrhea also known as menstrual cramp or painful period is one of the most prevalent health issues among women. There are contradictory evidence regarding the impact of childbirth on the occurrence of dysmenorrhea. Also, only pain severity has been examined, as one of the clinical features of dysmenorrea in most related literature and the other characteristics of pain inc...

OBJECTIVE Maternal depression and anxiety have been found to negatively affect fetal and neonatal growth. However, the independent effects of maternal depression and anxiety on fetal-neonatal growth outcomes and trajectories remain unclear. This study aimed to analyze simultaneously the effects of maternal prenatal depression and anxiety on (1) neonatal growth outcomes, and (2), on fetal-neonat...

Background: Around 20% of birthing women report high levels of childbirth fear. Fear potentially impacts women’s emotional health, preparation for birth, and birth outcomes. Evidence suggests that personal and external factors contribute to childbirth fear, however results vary. Aim: To identify pyscho-social factors associated with childbirth fear and possible antenatal predictors of childbirt...

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OBJECTIVE To study the associations of anxiety and depression with fear of childbirth. DESIGN A cross-sectional questionnaire study. SETTING Prenatal public healthcare in Norway. SAMPLE Pregnant women (n=1642) recruited during November 2008 until April 2010. METHODS Data were collected by a postal questionnaire at pregnancy week 32. Fear of childbirth was measured by the Wijma Delivery ...

abstract background: the experience of labor and birth, referred to as childbirth, is complex, multidimensional, and subjective, relating to both the outcome and the process that is experienced by an individual woman. the aim of this study was to describe the experience of childbirth among kurdish women giving birth at besat hospital in sanandaj, iran. materials and methods: a qualitative study...

background: depression is one of the most common and specific problems during pregnancy and after it. maternal postpartum depression compromises mothers’ health and affected social relationship and has negative effect on infant development.  the aimed of this study was to investigate the prevalence of postpartum depression and its related factors in isfahanian mothers. methods:this is a cross -...

background although there are studies that suggest a vast expansion of medicalization of pregnancy and birth in iran, data about the rate of intervention applications caused by the medicalization in low-risk pregnancies and birth is limited. moreover, there is limited information on the effectiveness of these interventions for different modes of childbirth. objectives this study aimed to determ...

How do you help a woman in labor? The Prepared Partner is an educational video game about labor and childbirth, intended to teach mothers, birth partners, and everybody else about different natural ways to help a woman in labor. In the game, the player sees up to 50 nonpharmacological pain relief, comfort, and relaxation methods that he or she can suggest to the mother — and can help her have a...