Background: Newborns’ health is one of the important indexes in health services. The aim of this study was to assess the relationship between newborns' sex and rate of admission at NICU and mode of delivery. Materials and Methods: This descriptive and analytic study was confirmed on 492 newborn that was admitted to NICU of Rouhani Hospital of Babol University from March 2012 to 2013. Data ...

background & aim: sexual activity is one of the most important aspects of a marital life. childbirth is also a major event in the life of women, and the period of postpartum is a time of emotional upheaval. since women believe that vaginal delivery could negatively affect their sexual function after childbirth, they tend to give birth through caesarean section. therefore, this study aimed to ev...

Background & aim: Several factors influence the choice of cesarean section and its increasing rate among pregnant women. It seems that sexual satisfaction after childbirth plays a pivotal role in the selection of delivery mode. This study aimed to describe the experiences of pregnant women regarding postnatal sexual concerns and delivery mode selection. Methods:This conventional qualitative con...