Investigation of the Prevalence of Induced Abortions, Spontaneous Abortions, and Cases of Forensic Medicine Referrals Based on Demographic Characteristics

Sedighe Alipanahpour; Mahnaz Zarshenas; Marzieh Akbarzadeh

Volume 7, Issue 1 , January 2020, , Pages 31-38

https://doi.org/10.30476/whb.2020.84387.1031

Abstract
  Background: Induced and unhealthy abortions exist worldwide, especially in developing countries. Awareness of the prevalence of abortion in the community can be an indirect measure of maternal health status. The aim of the present study was to determine the prevalence of induced (forensic medicine referrals ...  Read More

Serological Study of IgG and IgM Antibodies to Cytomegalovirus and Toxoplasma Infections in Pregnant Women in Zakho City, Kurdistan Region, Iraq

Ibrahim Abdulqader Naqid; Shivan Hassan Yousif; Nawfal Rasheed Hussein

Volume 6, Issue 4 , October 2019, , Pages 8-12

https://doi.org/10.30476/whb.2019.45876

Abstract
  Background: Toxoplasma gondii and Cytomegalovirus (CMV) can cause a range of diseases in pregnant women and may lead to adverse fetal outcomes. Therefore, the detection of these infections is necessary during pregnancy. Objectives: The aim of this study was to estimate the seroprevalence of Toxoplasma ...  Read More

Addiction Among Mothers Referring to Medico-Legal Centers in Fars for Legal Abortion due to Fetal Causes: A Seven- Year Review

Fatemeh Ghodrati; Narjes Saadatmand; Marzieh Akbarzadeh

Volume 5, Issue 1 , January 2018, , Pages 1-4

https://doi.org/10.5812/whb.12219

Abstract
  Background: Substance abuse results in multiple complications for both the mother and the fetus during pregnancy. Objectives: The present study aimed at evaluating the frequency of mothers’ addiction in legal abortion with fetal causes in Fars forensic centers. Methods: This was a descriptive-analytical ...  Read More

Abortion: A Moral Issue

Fariba Rezaei; Sedigheh Ebrahimi

Volume 4, Issue 1 , January 2017, , Pages 1-3

https://doi.org/10.17795/whb-35763

Abstract
  Nowadays different crimes are committed by people enticed away from the truth and deceived by devil, only to achieve their per-sonal goals and maintain their individual liberty. One of the greatest sins committed in this world is abortion. The fetus is a humanbeing from the very beginning and has the ...  Read More