Current Women's Health Reviews - Volume 17, Issue 4, 2021

Coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak was first reported in China in December 2019, and the World Health Organization declared the outbreak as a pandemic on March 11, 2020. The number of confirmed cases has risen alarmingly in most countries across all continents over the past few months. The current COVID-19 pandemic has had an immense impact on sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR) with disrupti Read More

Background: Prelabor rupture of membrane (PROM) refers to the breakage of fetal membranes before the onset of labor, resulting in the leakage of amniotic fluid. PROM affects approximately 3% and 8% of preterm and term pregnancies, respectively. Because of associated high maternal and perinatal mortality, correct and timely diagnosis together with effective management is highly recommended to prevent adverse fetal a Read More

Objective: The purpose of this article was to discuss and synthesize strategies for preventing repeated pregnancies in adolescents. Methods: An integrative review was conducted with a systematic search using Scopus, PubMed, CINAHL, PsycINFO, DynaMed, Cochrane, and ScienceDirect databases for articles published from 2015 to 2019 under the PICOT element for reviewing published articles. The data were selected a Read More

Introduction: Osteoporosis is the most common metabolic bone disease. Vitamin D deficiency, often associated with osteoporosis and other bone tissue disorders, is spread worldwide. Among other factors, obesity seems to be a major cause of the growing hypovitaminosis D. The aim of the study was to assess the correlation between Body Mass Index (BMI) and vitamin D concentrations in postmenopausal women diagnosed Read More

Aims: To know the maternal and perinatal outcome in women with complete uterine rupture. Background: Uterine rupture is a catastrophic obstetric event associated with high maternal, perinatal morbidity, and mortality. Objectives: The present study was conducted to know prevalence, risk factors, presentation, the maternal, perinatal outcome in women with complete uterine rupture. Methods: Present retrospective obs Read More

Background: Since women refer to the maternity hospital, they undergo vaginal examination for the investigation of cervical dilation, cervical effacement, fetal head position, and amniotic membrane status. Through this way, the health care team can monitor the delivery process and make proper decisions based on the women’s conditions. However, this can cause discomfort and dissatisfaction among women. One of Read More

Background: Despite the great importance of controlling and preventing postpartum hemorrhage, no evidence has been provided to reduce postpartum hemorrhage physiologically compared to conventional vaginal delivery. While it is claimed that physiological delivery can be better than conventional delivery, in many ways, there is insufficient available information about the effect of the delivery method on postpartum he Read More

Background: Acute appendicitis has been considered as the most common non-obstetric indication that requires surgical intervention in pregnant women. Objective: The aim of this study is to compare clinical manifestations and para-clinical indices between pregnant and non-pregnant patients who have undergone appendectomy. Methods: In this prospective cohort study, 57 pregnant and non-pregnant women presenti Read More

Background: According to the previous studies, Iranian university students do not have a firm belief in the effectiveness of HPV vaccination. Objective: The present study aimed to investigate the effect of a Health Belief Model (HBM)-based training program on beliefs of Iranian female nursing students towards HPV vaccination. Materials and Methods: The present quasi-experimental study was conducted on 80 female n Read More

Background: Infertility can cause low marital satisfaction. Marital satisfaction has an important effect on infertile couples’ health. Objective: This study aimed to assess the effect of relationship enrichment training to improve the marital satisfaction of infertile couples. Methods: This randomized clinical trial was conducted on 50 infertile couples in the infertility center of Fatemiyeh Hospital in Hamadan, Iran in 2018. P Read More

Background: Childbirth is an important experience in a woman's life; and the quality of childbirth has short- and long-term effects on them. Objective: The present study aimed to determine the effect of positive mental imagery on the labor pain tolerance in primiparous women referred to Atieh Teaching-Medical Center in Hamadan. Methods: The present clinical trial study IRCT20120215009014N242 by IRCT was conduct Read More

Introduction: There are a limited number of studies about COVID-19 during delivery and postpartum. Case Presentation: A 38 -years- old G3p2 woman at 35 weeks and 4 days of gestation was referred with the chief complaints of dyspnea, cough, headache, and fever. Pharyngeal swab polymerase chain reaction (PCR) was negative for COVID-19; however, in chest Computed Tomography (CT) angiography, ground glass Read More