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Volume 9, Issue 2 (6-2010)
Abstract
Background and Objectives: Brith sex ratio could be affected by several factors such as stress due to natural disasters like earthquake. This study was performed to determine the sex ratio and the perinatal outcomes after Bam earthquake.
Materials and Methods: This case-control study was designed in two sections for the evaluation of earthquake effects on brith sex ratio and the perinatal outcomes. The case group in both sections consisted of 301 live births born 9 months after the earthquake in Bam's maternity hospital. The control group consisted of all live births for the same period in the previous year in Bam. Regarding the perinatal outcomes' evaluation, due to the destruction of documents in the hospital after the earthquack; second, control group consisted of mached pregnancies of Afzalipoor Hospital in Kerman. The data were analysed by X2 and t- test.
Results: Birth sex-ratio increased after earthquake and the difference was significant (OR=1.31, p<0.001). There were no significant differences in low birth weight and Apgar score between the two groups, but the number of preterm delivery in the case group increased significantly (OR=2.96, p<0.014).
Conclusion: Results of this study, unexpectedly, showed that; sex-ratio after Bam earthquake has increased, and also; earthquake had no effect on birth weight and Apgar score. Since Bam earthquake caused not only environmental, behavioral and social changes but also changes in the population, it seems that more investigations need to be conducted.
Key words: Earthquake, Sex Ratio, Pregnancy Outcomes
Funding: This study was supported by Kerman University of Medical Sciences Research department.
Conflict of Interest: None declared.
Ethical approval: The Ethics Committee of Kerman University of Medical Sciences Research department approved the study.
T. Negahban, , , , ,
Volume 9, Issue 4 (11-2010)
Abstract
Background and Objectives: Inhaling Environmental Tobacco Smoke (ETS), as a world health problem, threats the community especially mothers and newborns. The aim of this study was to determine the effects of passive tobacco smoking during pregnancy on mother and newborns.
Materials and Methods: In this Cross sectional study, in one year, 641 non smoking women who refered to Rafsanjan Nicknafs hospital for bearing a singleton baby, were interviewed at least two hours after delivery using a structured check list. Based on history of exposure to ETS, the study samples were divided into two groups and then maternal and newborn outcomes in the two groups were compared.
Results: Exposure to ETS was reported among 25% (161) of respondents. The women exposed to ETS were less educated, multi gravid, had irregular prenatal care, older, unemployed, lived in rural and in sum had low socio-economical status. They had higher rates of vaginal delivery )p=0.02), anemia (p=0.048( and preterm delivery (p=0.002). But mother's exposure to ETS did not show any significant statistical relations with newborn weight, APGAR score, sex, anomaly, preeclampsia and the way of beginning the delivery
Conclusion: Exposure to environmental tobacco smoke in pregnancy probably increases the risk of preterm labor and maternal anemia.
Key words: Pregnancy outcomes, Environmental Tobacco Smoke, Passive Smoking
Funding: This study was funded by Rafsanjan University of Medical Sciences.
Conflict of interest: Non declared.
Ethical approval: The Ethics Committee of Rafsanjan University of Medical Sciences approved the study.
Zahra Kamiab, Dr Hakime Mangeli, Abbas Fatehi,
Volume 21, Issue 4 (7-2022)
Abstract
Background and Objectives: Recent studies have shown conflicting results regarding the effect of the mother's pre-pregnancy body mass index on pregnancy outcomes. This study was conducted with the aim of determining the relationship between the body mass index of the mother before pregnancy and the anthropometric indices at the birth of the baby and some pregnancy outcomes.
Materials and Methods: This retrospective cohort study was conducted in 2019 on pregnant women referred to Nik Nafs and Ali Ibn Abi Talib Hospital in Rafsanjan. Three hundred eligible people were included in the study using convenience sampling. Information about mothers was collected using their health and preconception care records. After collecting the data, it was analyzed using chi-square test or Fisher's exact test, logistic regression, and multivariable proportional odds model.
Results: The results showed that 147 (49%) mothers were overweight and obese (exposure group). The rate of caesarean delivery and premature delivery was significantly higher in the exposure group (p<0.05). The results of logistic regression and multivariable proportional odds model showed that the chance of having babies with short stature, abnormal head circumference, and overweight was higher in obese women than in normal women but it was not statistically significant (p<0.05).
Conclusion: Abnormal body mass index can play a role in causing adverse effects of mother and fetus and also anthropometric indices at the birth of the baby. Therefore, evaluating the weight and body mass index of the mother before pregnancy and controlling overweight and obesity, these complications can be prevented.
Key words: Pregnancy outcomes, Body mass index, Anthropometric indicators, Pregnancy
Funding: This study did not have any funds.
Conflict of interest: None declared.
Ethical approval: The Ethics Committee of Rafsanjan University of Medical Sciences approved the study (IR.RUMS.REC.1398.098).
How to cite this article: Kamiab Zahra, Mangeli Hakime, Fatehi Abbas.The Relationship Between Mother's Body Mass Index Before Pregnancy with Anthropometric Indicators of Birth and Some Pregnancy Outcomes: A Retrospective Cohort Study. J Rafsanjan Univ Med Sci 2022; 21 (4): 449-60. [Farsi]