nutrition
Mansour Karajibani; Fatemeh Esmaili Ranjbar; Hadi Eslahi; Farzaneh Montazerifar; ali reza dashipour
Volume 29, Issue 3 , September and October 2022, , Pages 393-405
Abstract
Introduction: Preeclampsia and eclampsia are pregnancy specific syndromes. Vitamin D is one of the pathological factors of this syndrome. The aim of this study was to compare the serum levels of vitamin D in pregnant women with preeclampsia or eclampsia with healthy pregnant women.
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Introduction: Preeclampsia and eclampsia are pregnancy specific syndromes. Vitamin D is one of the pathological factors of this syndrome. The aim of this study was to compare the serum levels of vitamin D in pregnant women with preeclampsia or eclampsia with healthy pregnant women.
Materials and Methods: In a cross-sectional, descriptive and analytical study, 50 pregnant women with preeclampsia or eclampsia and 50 healthy individuals were selected based on inclusion and exclusion criteria, and after taking blood sampling, serum vitamin D levels were measured using a commercial kit and ELISA. Statistical analysis was done by SPSS: 20. P <0.05 was considered as significant difference.
Results: The mean serum vitamin D in pregnant women with preeclampsia or eclampsia was lower than the healthy group (P = 0.002). Also, 38% and 2% of pregnant women with preeclampsia or eclampsia and healthy had severe vitamin D deficiency. Vitamin D deficiency was more common in pregnant women over 30 years of age and BMI over 25, education less than a diploma, a housewife, and a gestational age of less than 34 weeks.
Conclusion: The results indicate that most pregnant women with preeclampsia and eclampsia syndrome are deficient in vitamin D, which affect in the development of preeclampsia or eclampsia. Therefore, timely screening and treatment of vitamin D deficiency can probably prevent preeclampsia or eclampsia and promote the quality of pregnancy.
genetics
sara rafiee; dor mohammad kordi tamandani
Volume 24, Issue 6 , March and April 2018, , Pages 103-109
Abstract
IUGR is a major causes and silent illness and death in the embryonic and infants population, which in it infants growth potential is less than natural state. IUGR phrase and small for gestation age often used interchangeably; Although there is small difference between these two. IUGR/SGA as a result ...
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IUGR is a major causes and silent illness and death in the embryonic and infants population, which in it infants growth potential is less than natural state. IUGR phrase and small for gestation age often used interchangeably; Although there is small difference between these two. IUGR/SGA as a result different etiology including maternal factors, placenta and fetus arise. That recently genetic factors added to it. IUGR may be caused by maternal smoking, infections agents and chromosomal or genetic abnormalities, maternal abnormalities, but in most cases secondary cause is placenta insufficiency. IUGR often causes complications in the third trimester of pregnancy which is associated with symptoms of preeclampsia. the Pathophysiology of IUGR is associated with placenta insufficiency it remains unclear, but the damage is usually caused due to failure of trophoblast invasion which causes intermittent blood flow the space between the intervillous that this also in turn causes local oxidative stress.
Fatemeh Nahidi; Roya Gholami
Volume 20, Issue 4 , January and February 2014, , Pages 479-486
Abstract
Background& Purpose: Preeclampsia is a significant threat to public health and the leading cause of maternal and fetal death and disability worldwide. Its incidence is between 5 to 12 percent in Iran, which has many causes.Husband’s occupation is one of these factors that has not been considered ...
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Background& Purpose: Preeclampsia is a significant threat to public health and the leading cause of maternal and fetal death and disability worldwide. Its incidence is between 5 to 12 percent in Iran, which has many causes.Husband’s occupation is one of these factors that has not been considered till now. This study was performed to determine the effect of husband’s occupation on preeclampsia in pregnant women in Tehran.
Materials & Methods: This is a retrospective study with a total case of 195 pregnant women (65 women with preeclampsia and 130 controls) admitted to selected hospitals in Tehran, 2011. Among the hospitals with higher number of deliveriesin the north, south, east, west and central of Tehran, 4 reference hospitals wereselected based onobjectiveand non-randomized methodand given referrals for prenatal care and delivery; every hospital was given a quota. Data collecting tools were questionnaire and checklist that were filled by interview with qualified women and their cases. Women were divided into worker, employee, unemployed and self employed groups. Confounding factors were controlledthrough randomizing. We used independent t test for quantitative variables and chi-square test for relationships between categorical variables. Odds ratio was used to show the statistics relationship between some variables and preeclampsia.All data analysiswas performed bySPSSversion 18.
Results: The results of this study showed that there is a statistically significant association between husband’s occupationand preeclampsia (P=0.01). In preeclamptic group, the worker husbands and in healthy group the self employed husbands were the most.
Conclusion: It seems that husband’s occupation is related to preeclampsia and the incidence of preeclampsia in worker’s family is more than families that are employee and self-employed.