Publications by authors named "Zahra Atarodi-Kashani"
Article Synopsis
- - The COVID-19 pandemic stressed healthcare systems globally but highlighted important lessons for healthcare organizations, particularly in nursing management.
- - A study investigated nurses' experiences of vulnerability during the pandemic, focusing on insights from 14 participants through interviews and crisis management report analysis.
- - Findings revealed key themes like "nurses' attrition" and "distrust in the organization," emphasizing how the pandemic exposed existing weaknesses in healthcare infrastructure and management, while also offering critical lessons for improvement.
Objectives: Fetal overgrowth has detrimental effects on both the mother and the fetus. The global issue of ambient air pollution has been found to contribute to fetal overgrowth through various pathways. This study aimed to identify the association between prenatal exposure to ambient air pollution and the risk of fetal overgrowth.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: The Helping Babies Breathe (HBB) program is a simple neonatal resuscitation protocol implemented in low-resource clinical systems. Therefore, it is necessary to train midwives on the implementation of this program and ensure the sustainability of the learned materials. The present study aimed to assess the impact of continued social network-based learning based on midwives knowledge and implementation of the HBB program.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFToday, in the modern world, people are often exposed to electromagnetic waves, which can have undesirable effects on cell components that lead to differentiation and abnormalities in cell proliferation, deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) damage, chromosomal abnormalities, cancers, and birth defects. This study aimed to investigate the effect of electromagnetic waves on fetal and childhood abnormalities. PubMed, Scopus, Web of Science, ProQuest, Cochrane Library, and Google Scholar were searched on 1 January 2023.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThe aim of this study was to report a case of the treatment of hydatidiform mole in Coronavirus pandemic in Iranshahr. A 17-year-old primiparous woman with gestational age of 14 weeks presented with unilateral leg swelling and sudden abdominal distension beginning in the night before referring to the health center. In the abdominal examination of the patient by a healthcare provider, the baby's heartbeat was not heard and a mismatch was observed between gestational age and fundal height, which corresponded to approximately 24 weeks of gestation.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: The increasing use of new technologies by pregnant women inevitably exposes them to the risks of the electromagnetic fields (EMFs). According to the World Health Organization, EMFs are the major sources of pollutants which harm human health. This study was aimed to evaluate the effects of EMF exposure on abortion.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFIntroduction: Respiratory viruses spread fast, and some manners have been recommended for reducing the spread of these viruses, including the use of a facemask or respirator, maintaining hand hygiene, and perfoming social distancing. This systematic review aimed to assess the impact of facemasks and respirators on reducing the spread of respiratory viruses.
Methods: We conducted a systematic review using MeSH terms, and reported findings according to PRISMA.
Background And Aim: Epilepsy is a common neurological disorder in pregnancy, which is associated with increased maternal and fetal adverse outcomes. This study aimed to explore the reproductive healthcare needs of women with epilepsy before, during and after childbirth.
Methods: This was a qualitative study using a content analysis method.
Background: Due to the increased number of users of mobile phones, tablets, and other devices over the past few years, concerns about the potential impact of mobile phones on health are growing. The influence of mobile phone exposure on male fertility has been studied in recent years. Other research has shown that electromagnetic fields (EMFs) increase macrophages in the corpus luteum and growing follicles.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFPurpose: Epileptic women are faced with many sexual challenges in their life due to medical and non-medical factors. The present study was conducted to assess sexual function in epileptic women and its related factors.
Method: The present cross-sectional study was conducted on 196 epileptic married women of reproductive age who were members of the Iranian Epilepsy Association and were selected continuously over six months through convenience sampling.