Zainab Mousavi Author
Subjects of specialization
Affiliation
Health maintenance during pregnancy, Adolescent gynecology, Gynecology
Midwifery Candidate of Master, Department of Midwifery, Faculty of Medical Sciences, Tarbiat Modares Universitty Tehran, Iran
Dr. Zainab Mousavi is currently working in Midwifery Candidate of Master, Department of Midwifery, Faculty of Medical Sciences, Tarbiat Modares Universitty Tehran, Iran. Research interest - Cervical and Ovarian Cancer, Adolescent gynecology, Gynecology. He has a good track record in managing and developing local teams and competences as well as in growing a profitable business.
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Author(s): Najmeh Tehranian, Shiva Pouraliroudbaneh, Matin Sadat Esmaeilzadeh, Ashraf Saber, Anoshirvan Kazemnejad, Saiedeh Sadat Hajimirzaie, Zainab Mousavi and Zeinab Samkan
Abstract Objective: Delivery is an inflammatory process and Apelin, has a vital role in pro-inflammatory process and uterine contractility. Therefore, this article studied maternal serum apelin-36 before and after cesarean (C/S) and natural vaginal delivery (NVD). Material and Methods: In this study, 166 pregnant, 18-40 years old, were studied during weeks 28-32 of pregnancy until after delivery. They all meet inclusion criteria. To do so, the first blood sample was taken from the participants within third trimester. Twenty-three of these women had to upped elective cesarean and considered as the case group. Then, from the participants who had vaginal delivery, twenty-two were made homogenous concerning demographic characteristics with case group and selected as the control group and th... view moreĀ»