Comparing the effects of premarital booklet- and video-based educations on the reproductive health literacy of engaged couples.

Objectives: The aim of this study was to compare the effects of premarital booklet-based education (BBE) and video-based education (VBE) on engaged couples' RHL.

Methods: This quasi-experimental study was conducted in 2021-2022. The study population consisted of engaged couples who referred to Amirkola Premarital Counseling Center, Babol, Iran, to receive premarital counseling.

The Impact of Mindfulness-Based Counseling on the Mental Health of Women With a History of COVID-19 During Pregnancy: A Quasi-Experimental Study.

Introduction: With the spread of COVID-19, certain population groups, including pregnant women, were more susceptible than others. This disease can lead to postpartum complications, including mental disorders, in mothers. Few studies have investigated the impact of mindfulness-based interventions on mental health, and the most effective counseling approach to promote mental health has not been identified.

The effects of web-based education on health-promoting behaviors of first-year medical sciences students: A quasi-experimental study.

Background: Students, as a representative of young adults, are at risk for engagement in unhealthy lifestyle behaviors such as unhealthy eating, unhealthy relationships, and drug abuse. Health-promoting lifestyle (HPL) largely depends on adequate knowledge of healthy behaviors and hence, education is a strategy with potential positive effects on lifestyle. This study aimed at evaluating the effects of web-based education (WBE) on HPL among first-year medical sciences students.

Do health-promoting lifestyle approaches manage mental health among adolescent/young college students?

Objectives: College students are often still relatively young, making their mental health more likely to be overlooked. A healthy lifestyle is considered the key to preventing and controlling mental health problems nowadays. This study aimed to investigate whether health-promoting lifestyle approaches manage mental health among adolescent/young college students.

The relationship between perceived stress and pregnancy distress with self-care of pregnant women: The mediating role of social support-A cross-sectional study.

Background And Aims: Pregnancy is a stressful experience, which can affect different aspects of a woman's life. Yet, women with a supportive network of friends and family may experience lower stress and improved self-care behavior. The study aimed to investigate the relationship between perceived stress and pregnancy distress with the self-care of pregnant women, as well as the mediating role of social support.

The effect of caring intervention (physical activity, diet and counseling) on gestational diabetes for pregnant women with metabolic syndrome.

Objective: Metabolic syndrome and its indexes is one of the critical health problems during pregnancy. This study aimed to examine the effects of a care intervention program on pregnancy outcome in pregnant women with Metabolic Syndrome during 2017-2018.

Methods: This randomized clinical trial study was conducted in 120 singleton pregnant women with metabolic syndrome.

Creatine phosphokinase, a new marker in diagnosis of tubal ectopic pregnancy; A Systematic Review.

Introduction: Creatine phosphokinase (CPK) is an intracellular enzyme found in higher levels in the brain, myocardium, soft muscle and skeletal muscle, as well as the fallopian tube. This review was conducted to evaluate the role of serum CPK in early diagnosis of tubal ectopic pregnancy (EP).

Methods: We performed an electronic literature search in Web of Science, Scopus, Embase and Medline databases and manual search in Google scholar and evaluated papers from the beginning of 1990 to September 2018.

Appropriate Interventions for Pregnant Women with Indicators of Metabolic Syndrome on Pregnancy Outcomes: A Systematic Review.

Metabolic syndrome (MetS), a series of symptoms, including abdominal obesity, impaired glucose tolerance and insulin metabolism, hypertension, and dyslipidemia, is considered as the risk of developing cardiovascular disease and diabetes that can predispose a pregnant women to serious health problem, women in the developed as well as the developing countries. This study was aimed to investigate the effects of appropriate interventions on pregnant women with indicators of MetS to further improve the outcome of pregnancy. This systematic review was performed to extract articles of randomized controlled trials (RCT) on pregnant women with indicators of (MetS) and focusing on physical activity, dietary or lifestyle interventions on maternal health or perinatal outcomes, with searching in the Web of Science, PubMed, CDSR, Scopus, and Google Scholar were investigated.

The effect of perinatal education on Iranian mothers' stress and labor pain.

Lack of sufficient knowledge about the unknowns of pregnancy increases stress and requires more medical interventions. This study was conducted to assess the effects of prenatal education on mothers' stress and labor. This clinical trial was conducted to study 195 women (132 in the control group and 63 in the experimental group) who had attended healthcare centers in the city of Amol after their 16th gestational week.

Chewing sugar-free gum reduces ileus after cesarean section in nulliparous women: a randomized clinical trial.

Background: Gum chewing after cesarean section may stimulate bowel motility and decrease duration of postoperative ileus.

Objectives: The current study assessed the effect of chewing sugar-free gum on the return of bowel function, where cesarean section had been performed in nulliparous women.

Materials And Methods: In a randomized clinical trial, 60 patients, scheduled for cesarean section were randomly divided in to 2 groups gum-chewing group (n = 30) and control group (n = 30) postoperatively.

Chewing gums has stimulatory effects on bowel function in patients undergoing cesarean section: a randomized controlled trial.

The aim of study was to investigate the effect of postoperative gum chewing on the recovery of bowel function after cesarean section. Total 100 women delivered by lower uterine segment section cesarean under local anesthesia (spinal). Eligible patients were randomly allocated into two groups: a gum-chewing group (n=50) or a control group (n= 50).