to determine breath- holding spells (bhs) prevalence and risk factors in under 6- year- old children, we interviewed mothers of 400 children in a cross- sectional study in 5 health centers at south of tehran in autumn 1999. 33 children (8.25%) had history of bhs (male: 19, female: 14 25 cases were between 2-4 years old (mean: 40±17 months). seventy percent of cases (23) had onset of attacks aft...

Aims: The active form of vitamin D affects mineral homeostasis and bone metabolism. Stimulation effect of vitamin D in early pregnancy is effective for fetal-placental growth and development. The aim of this study is to investigate the relationship between 25-hydroxy vitamin D and initiation of labor. Materials & Methods: This study was conducted in Taleghani Hospital in Arak in 2008. 152 norma...

UNLABELLED This study aimed to verify whether the distance walked is correlated with women's pain level throughout the active phase of labor. METHODOLOGY We realized an analytic, quasi-experimental intervention study. Study participants were 80 primiparous parturient women, who were admitted during spontaneous labor, with 37-42 weeks, at the start of the active phase. DATA ANALYSIS Spearman...

BACKGROUND As the rate of Caesarean sections (CS) continues to rise in Western countries, it is important to analyze the reasons for this trend and to unravel the underlying motives to perform CS. This research aims to assess the incidence and trend of CS in a population-based birth register in order to identify patient groups with an increasing risk for CS. METHODS Data from the Flemish birt...

BACKGROUND The purpose of this study is to compare mode of delivery for both nulliparous and multiparous women at term that underwent elective induction of labor to those who arrived in spontaneous labor. METHODS Medical records of 807 deliveries were reviewed. There were 566 labor patients and 241 elective induction patients. RESULTS Women who underwent elective induction of labor were mor...

OBJECTIVE To investigate whether the cesarean section (CS) rate is increased in women whose labor was induced compared to those who had spontaneous labor at term pregnancy. METHODS A retrospective study was performed in women whose labor was either induced (induction group, n=497) or spontaneous (spontaneous group, n=878) at 37+0 to 41+6 weeks of gestation from January 2008 to June 2009. Mate...

OBJECTIVE To compare the normal labor progress of women whose labor was induced with that of women who labored spontaneously. METHODS A retrospective cohort study of all consecutive women admitted for labor at 37 weeks or more of gestation from 2004-2008 who reached the second stage of labor. Women whose labor was induced and women whose labor was augmented were compared with women who labore...

Hormone-mediated quiescence involves the maintenance of a decreased inflammatory responsiveness. However, no study has investigated whether labor induction with prostanoids is associated with changes in the levels of maternal serum hormones. The objective of this study was to determine whether labor induction with dinoprostone is associated with changes in maternal serum progesterone, estradiol...

BACKGROUND Post-term pregnancy is an important factor in perinatal mortality and morbidity. Generally, to reduce perinatal mortality in pregnancy, the delivery is done before adverse perinatal morbidity occurs. To prevent prolonged pregnancy, labor is induced with chemical drugs and complementary therapies. Due to the side effects and contraindications of chemical medicine, the use of herbs has...