Ameneh Mansouri; Mojgan Mirghafourvand; Sakineh Mohammad Alizadeh Charandabi; Farzaneh Khodabandeh
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Backgrounds Muscle cramp is a local, tangible, and involuntary spasm that usually involves the calf skeletal muscle; it is also one of the most common symptoms, particularly in the 3rd trimester of pregnancy. The current study aimed at determining the prevalence of leg cramps in the 3rd trimester of ...
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Backgrounds Muscle cramp is a local, tangible, and involuntary spasm that usually involves the calf skeletal muscle; it is also one of the most common symptoms, particularly in the 3rd trimester of pregnancy. The current study aimed at determining the prevalence of leg cramps in the 3rd trimester of pregnancy and its relationship with nutritional behavior and consumption of supplements.Methods & Materials The current cross sectional study was conducted on 439 pregnant females referred to Tabriz health care centers, Iran, from 2013 to 2014; the subjects were randomly selected from all pregnant females referred to the health care centers. Data were collected by a 4-part questionnaire including sociodemographic, obstetric characteristics, nutritional behavior of sub-health promotion lifestyle questionnaire (HPLP-2), and information about the features of leg cramps. Data were analyzed by descriptive and analytical statistics including independent t, Pearson correlation, and Chi-square tests.Results According to the results of the current study, 57.9% of the participants developed leg cramps in the 3rd trimester of pregnancy. The mean ± standard deviation (SD) of the cramp numbers per week was 6.0±178.17, length of leg cramps 40.2±178.1 minutes, and severity of leg cramps 6.0±2.6. There was no significant correlation between the characteristics of leg cramps in pregnancy including number, length, severity, mean score of nutritional behavior, and consumption of supplements.Conclusion Leg cramp is a common side effect in the 3rd trimester of pregnancy. It is the best to perform clinical trials to prevent and treat leg cramps during pregnancy.
Mojgan Mirghaforvand; Mahin Kamalifard; Sakineh Alizadeh Cherandabi; Mohammad Asghari Jafarabadi; Farzaneh Khodabandeh; Ameneh Mansouri
Volume 22, Issue 1 , March and April 2015, , Pages 169-179
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Background: Lack of awareness and the False beliefs about postpartum care may lead to maternal and child health problems. Thus, changing them through effective training methods should be considered as a priority. This survey was conducted to evaluate the effect of educational package on nulliparous mother’s ...
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Background: Lack of awareness and the False beliefs about postpartum care may lead to maternal and child health problems. Thus, changing them through effective training methods should be considered as a priority. This survey was conducted to evaluate the effect of educational package on nulliparous mother’s Knowledge and belief about postpartum lifestyle.
Materials and Methods: This randomized clinical trial was carried out on 220 nulliparous women in the postpartum ward in Tabriz, in 2013. The subjects were allocated into two groups using block randomization method. Intervention group received face to face education, telephone counseling, booklets and educational SMS and control group received postpartum Ward’s routine educations. Questionnaires of Knowledge and belief about postpartum lifestyle were completed by mothers at the first (or second) day after delivery and then 42 days later. Data was analyzed by SPSS-18, Independent t-test, Fisher's exact test, chi-square, chi-square for trends and ANCOVA. P0.05). With adjusting pre-intervention knowledge and belief score, the mean scores of knowledge [adjusted mean difference 17.2, (CI: 95%: 20.2 to 14.3)] (p