maternal nutritional status and weight gain throughout pregnancy affect the outcome of pregnancy. the objective of this study was to determine prepregnancy body mass index and total weight gain during pregnancy in women from rural areas of guilan province, iran. prenatal and obstetrical records of 480 pregnant women who attended rural health centers between 2002 and 2003 including prepregnancy ...

introduction weight in delivery is simplest and current health indication for assessment infant statues in each country.  purpose of this study is assessment correlation to unplan pregnancy and low birth weight in new infants also some key factors influencing on low birth weight. materials and methods in this study 838 pregnant mothers in two group wanted and unwanted performed. this study is d...

midwives may play an important role in oral health promotion of pregnant women, whom they are in close contact with. our aim was to evaluate an educational intervention on the oral health attitude and practices among the junior midwifery students of tehran university of medical sciences in 2010.the junior midwifery students were divided into intervention (n=29) and control (n=33) groups. the in...

Background: While concerns about adverse health outcomes of unintended pregnancies for the mother have been expressed, there has only been limited research on the outcomes of unintended pregnancies. This review provides an overview of antecedents and maternal health outcomes of unintended pregnancies (UIPs) carried to term live

backgroundthe current study was conducted to investigate the relationship between unwanted pregnancy based on couples’ opinions and infant nutrition type in women referred to the health centers in mashhad city and their husbands.materials and methodsin this analytical-descriptive study, unwanted or wanted progenies were studied from the viewpoints of 366 women referred to the health centers in ...

background one of domestic violences is wives injury which is a health and psychological chalange. the aim of this study was to determine the prevalence of domestic violence and related factors in pregnancy. material and methods this descriptive – analytic study evaluated 300 women who attended six health centers in ahvaz in the last month of pregnancy or had labored during past 6 months. abuse...

a:4:{s:10:"Background";s:405:"Women's Health is trying to Priority health programs. A natural event of a woman's life is pregnancy. Highly regard to maternal health during pregnancy, one of the most basic ways maintains health of mother and fetus. Age factors are affecting the outcome of pregnancy. The aim of this study was evaluation of the complications of pregnant women above 40 years referr...

Two recent meta-analyses claim that abortion leads to a deterioration in mental health. Previous reviews concluded that the mental health outcomes following an unwanted pregnancy are much the same whether the woman gives birth or terminates the pregnancy, although there is an increased mental health risk with an unwanted pregnancy. Meta-analysis is particularly susceptible to bias in this area....

introduction: the aim of this study was to investigate weight gain during pregnancy and birth weight in rural regions of tabriz, a province in the northwest of iran. materials & methods: a cross-sectional study was conducted using routinely collected data of pregnant mothers from rural health centers. eight health centers were randomly selected in rural areas of tabriz. totally, 874 women aged ...