Pregnancy-Associated Osteoporosis Presented with Femoral Neck Fracture: A Case Report and Literature Review.

Background: Pregnancy-associated osteoporosis (PAO) is a rare condition characterized by reduced bone mineral density during the third trimester or lactation. Multiple risk factors, such as genetic, sedentariness, and 25-hydroxy vitamin D deficiency, are associated with PAO. In the majority of cases, PAO is presented with a compression fracture in vertebras, but in our case, it presented with a fracture of the femoral neck.

Effects of prophylactic iron supplementation on outcome of nonanemic pregnant women: A non-randomized clinical trial.

Background: The aim of the current study was to investigate the effects of prophylactic iron supplementation on the pregnancy outcome of nonanemic pregnant women in a sample of Iranian population.

Methods: This non-randomized clinical trial was conducted during a 2-year period in obstetrics clinics of Shiraz, southern Iran. We included a sample of singleton pregnancies registered in our clinics.

Predictive value of procalcitonin, C-reactive protein, and white blood cells for chorioamnionitis among women with preterm premature rupture of membranes.

Objective: To determine the predictive value of procalcitonin, C-reactive protein (CRP), and white blood cells (WBC) for chorioamnionitis among women with preterm premature rupture of membranes (PPROM).

Methods: A prospective cross-sectional study of all women with singleton pregnancy and PPROM admitted to a referral hospital in Shiraz, Iran, from 2016 to 2018. All women were hospitalized until delivery.