Introduction: Anemia in pregnancy is a significant public health problem especially in developing countries. Iron deficiency anemia in pregnancy may lead to increased risks of preterm delivery, Low birth weight and still birth. This study was undertaken to detect iron deficiency anemia in pregnant women referring to health care centers of Eslamshahr/Iran. Method: In this study, 266 selected pre...

OBJECTIVE To assess whether the maternal serum ADAM12s concentrations are altered in the first and second trimester of pregnancies complicated by rare aneuploides. METHODS ADAM12s was measured by a semi-automated time-resolved immunofluorometric assay in a series of 60 first-trimester cases with trisomy 13, 78 first-trimester cases with Turner's syndrome, 38 first-trimester cases with triploi...

background: measuring of maternal serum pregnancy-associated plasma protein-a (papp-a) in first trimester can be a way for early detection of adverse prenatal outcome due to faulty placenta.objective: the aim was to determination of association between placental thickness in second trimester with low level of papp-a in first trimester.materials and methods: in this cohort study, serum papp-a of...

Introduction: The Parikh’s formula is a calculation method that considers menstrual cycle duration in women who have an unusual interval of menstruation cycle. Since the accurate estimation of gestational age affects pregnancy outcomes, the present study aimed to compare the first trimester ultrasound and Parikh’s formula in determining the Expected Date of Delivery (EDD). Mate...

Uterine rupture often occurs in the third trimester of pregnancy or during labor. Its occurrence in early pregnancy and in the absence of any predisposing factors is very rare. Untimely diagnosis and a low index of suspicion could be life-threatening. Here we report the case of a 29-year-old woman with a history of two previous cesarean sections. An ultrasound report revealed a dead fetus in th...

Background: Preeclampsia is the most important problems in pregnancy that irreparable complications for mother and fetus has. Maternal body mass index in the first trimester of pregnancy and weight gain during pregnancy is important in pregnancy outcome. This study to determine the association BMI first trimester mothers with preeclampsia have been done Materials and Methods: In this prospectiv...