effect of aromatherapy with essential damask rose oil on anxiety of the active phase of labor nulliparous women     kheirkhah m [1] ,setayesh valipour n* [2] ,neisani samani l [3] ,haghani h [4]     received: 4 may, 2013 accepted: 16 jul, 2013    abstract  background & aims : anxiety in women during labor is the most common emotional reactions and undesirable effects on the fetus and the mother...

OBJECTIVES To assess the urethral vascularity in continent women using colour doppler high frequency endovaginal ultrasonography (EVUS). METHODS We recruited 61 continent women attending gynaecology clinics between July and October 2009. Exclusion criteria included symptoms of urinary incontinence, voiding dysfunction, pelvic organ prolapse or urinary tract infection. The participants underwe...

Sixty two nulliparous, 150 low parity (para 1 & 2) and 148 medium or high parity (3 +) women reported for abortion services at All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, during the study period between 1st January to 30th April 1975. 90. 9% of all women were urban residents, 85. 0% were currently married. 64. 9% were educated upt to middle standard or more and 80. 0% had no induced abo...

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE Low urinary tract symptoms (LUTS) are a common problem during pregnancy. This study aimed to compare changes in the prevalence of LUTS during pregnancy between primiparous and multiparous women. METHODS A chart review of consecutive pregnant women who attended our antenatal clinic from March 2002 to January 2006 was performed. All of the women were asked to respond to a...

BACKGROUND Overweight and obesity are among the leading threats to global health because of their association with increased risk of morbidity and mortality. Much of the research on overweight and obesity among women largely generalize without due cognisance to differences in their reproductive history. This study explored differences in trends in overweight/obesity, and associated factors betw...

BACKGROUND Detection of women at risk for dystocia will allow physicians to make preparations and treatment decisions that can minimize maternal and neonatal morbidity. We aimed to determine the risk factors for dystocia in nulliparous women. METHODS This case series enrolled 447 nulliparous women who presented with a single pregnancy in the vertex presentation and gestational age of 38-42 we...

OBJECTIVES To develop a predictive model for pre-eclampsia based on clinical risk factors for nulliparous women and to identify a subgroup at increased risk, in whom specialist referral might be indicated. DESIGN Prospective multicentre cohort. SETTING Five centres in Auckland, New Zealand; Adelaide, Australia; Manchester and London, United Kingdom; and Cork, Republic of Ireland. PARTICIP...

Objective: To identify predictors of cesarean section in a term nulliparous women presented in labour. So that we can avoid unnecessary primary cesarean section and in the same time avoid, as much as we can, obstructed labour. Methods: This was a cohort study of 216 nulliparous patients presenting in labour at term with singleton vertex fetuses who were followed till delivery either vaginally (...

Degenerative spondylolisthesis is most common at the L4/L5 level and in women. There are several possible reasons for its predilection at this site, but there is no satisfactory explanation for the predominance in women. We considered that pregnancy was a possible influence. We reviewed the records and radiographs of 949 women and 120 men aged 50 years and over who had attended a spinal surgeon...

The IUD (intra uterine device) is a highly effective method of contraception that is underused. New developments in intrauterine technology, smaller frameless copper and levonorgestrel-releasing devices, could help increase the prevalence-- of use in adolescents and nulliparous women. Because adolescents and young nulliparous women contribute disproportionately to the epidemic of unintended pre...