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  A Comparison of spatial ability bteween womenIn the third trimester of pregnancy with women after delivery     Vatanparast Sh * [1] , Alipour A [2] , Zareh H [3] ,Yadegari OA [4]    Received: 19 Apr, 2011 Accepted: 6 Jul, 2011   Abstract  Background & Aims: This research was aimed to review the ability to compare spatial ability (mental rotation, visualization, water level task) between pregnant women in the third trimester and women after vaginal delivery. Materials & Methods: For this purpose, 200 women were selected using cluster sampling and were divided into two groups of pregnant women and women after vaginal delivery. In order to evaluate spatial ability of samples the following tests were used: mental rotation test of Vandenberg, visualization test of Ekstrom, and water level task of Vasta . The data were analyzed using non-arametric test of chi-square test, and Mann-Whitney test. Result: Mental rotation of spatial ability and drawing water line level in pregnant women significantly increased. However, it significantly decreased in women after natural delivery (p

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  Received: 22 Feb , 2014 Accepted: 30 Apr , 2014   Abstract   Background & Aims : Postpartum depression is a common psychiatric disorder which can create serious problems for the mother and infant. The aim of this study was to assess the relationship between primiparous depression and anxiety, and stress in after normal vaginal delivery.      Materials & Methods : 100 post-partum women of Arefian hospital were selected by random sampling method to be included in the study. Primiparous women’s rate of depression, stress, and anxiety were used for data collection.   DASS questionnaire was used as the instrument of data collection. Data analysis was performed by using Pearson correlation coefficient test.   Results: The results indicated that there is a significant positive relationship between depression, anxiety (P

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  Relationship between adherence to Islamic beliefs and birth weight infants   Vatanparast SH[1]*, Mohammadi M2, Razeghifam A3, Yadegari OA4, porhidar A 5       Received: 12 Apr , 2014 Accepted: 17 June , 2014   Abstract Background &Aims : Religion is an important factor in preventing the incidence and prevalence of ppsychological ddisorders , which can effect on women’s health promotion & public health. The aim of this study was to assess the relationship between adherence to the Islamic beliefs and faith maternal birth weight.    Materials &  Methods: 100 postpartum women of Arefian hospital were selected by random cluster sampling method for the study. Adherence to Islamic beliefs scale, and faith birth weight were used for data collection. Data analysis was performed using Pearson correlation coefficient test.   Results: This study showed that there was a significant positive relationship (P