A Review of Pioneer Physicians' Work on Maternal Health in Pregnancy in Ancient Iran; Narrative Systematic Review.
Background Maternal lifestyle and behaviors during pregnancy have been associated with future health outcomes for mothers and babies. Iranian Traditional medicine, which is a holistically-oriented medical discipline, has special attitudes towards pregnancy. The purpose of the study is the investigat...
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| author | Effat Jafari-Dehkordi Roshanak Mokaberinejad Bagher Minaei Farnaz Sohrabvand Esmaeil Nazem Fataneh Hashem Dabaghian Jale Aliasl |
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| description | Background Maternal lifestyle and behaviors during pregnancy have been associated with future health outcomes for mothers and babies. Iranian Traditional medicine, which is a holistically-oriented medical discipline, has special attitudes towards pregnancy. The purpose of the study is the investigation of maternal health in medical books of ancient Iran. This study is a systematic review scrutinizing issues concerning lifestyle during pregnancy based on "Avicenna's Canon medicine" and "Rhazes Al-Havi" and for complete discussion, other reliable sources in traditional medicine which was conducted following the categorization and analysis of the gleaned data. Based on approaches by Iranian Traditional Medicine, the most important topics in lifestyle habits during pregnancy are divided into four main groups: Nutrition, physical exercise, sexual activity and psychological stress. Then special recommendations are suggested which include a regimen to facilitate labor. Eating behaviors and other lifestyle habits have a major role in optimizing the health of women in pregnancy. Regarding to traditional medicine viewpoints paying special attention to correcting diet, life style and preventive attitude with effective and simple therapeutic procedures, it seems that traditional medicine can offer efficient managements to alleviate some pregnancy complications. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-aef3e407e60643c381b41194c3f6a7f02022-12-21T21:25:43ZengTehran University of Medical SciencesIranian Journal of Public Health2251-60852251-60932013-12-0142124140A Review of Pioneer Physicians' Work on Maternal Health in Pregnancy in Ancient Iran; Narrative Systematic Review.Effat Jafari-Dehkordi0Roshanak Mokaberinejad1Bagher Minaei2Farnaz Sohrabvand3Esmaeil Nazem4Fataneh Hashem Dabaghian5Jale Aliasl61. Dept. of Iranian Traditional Medicine, School of Iranian Traditional Medicine, Tehran University of Medical Sciences , Tehran, Iran ; 2. Research Institute for Islamic and Complementary Medicine, Iran University of Medical Sciences , Tehran, Iran.3. Dept. of Traditional Medicine, School of Traditional Medicine, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences , Tehran, Iran.4. Dept. of Histology, School of Medicine, Tehran University of Medical Science , Tehran, Iran ; 5. Dept. of Iranian Traditional Medicine, School of Iranian Traditional Medicine, Tehran University of Medical Sciences , Tehran, Iran.2. Research Institute for Islamic and Complementary Medicine, Iran University of Medical Sciences , Tehran, Iran ; 6. Dept. of Obstetrics, Gynecology &Infertility, School of Medicine, Tehran University of Medical Science , Tehran, Iran.5. Dept. of Iranian Traditional Medicine, School of Iranian Traditional Medicine, Tehran University of Medical Sciences , Tehran, Iran.2. Research Institute for Islamic and Complementary Medicine, Iran University of Medical Sciences , Tehran, Iran.7. Traditional Medicine Clinical Trial Research Center, Shahed University , Tehran, Iran.Background Maternal lifestyle and behaviors during pregnancy have been associated with future health outcomes for mothers and babies. Iranian Traditional medicine, which is a holistically-oriented medical discipline, has special attitudes towards pregnancy. The purpose of the study is the investigation of maternal health in medical books of ancient Iran. This study is a systematic review scrutinizing issues concerning lifestyle during pregnancy based on "Avicenna's Canon medicine" and "Rhazes Al-Havi" and for complete discussion, other reliable sources in traditional medicine which was conducted following the categorization and analysis of the gleaned data. Based on approaches by Iranian Traditional Medicine, the most important topics in lifestyle habits during pregnancy are divided into four main groups: Nutrition, physical exercise, sexual activity and psychological stress. Then special recommendations are suggested which include a regimen to facilitate labor. Eating behaviors and other lifestyle habits have a major role in optimizing the health of women in pregnancy. Regarding to traditional medicine viewpoints paying special attention to correcting diet, life style and preventive attitude with effective and simple therapeutic procedures, it seems that traditional medicine can offer efficient managements to alleviate some pregnancy complications.https://ijph.tums.ac.ir/index.php/ijph/article/view/4285IranLifestyleMaternal healthPregnancyTraditional Medicine |
| spellingShingle | Effat Jafari-Dehkordi Roshanak Mokaberinejad Bagher Minaei Farnaz Sohrabvand Esmaeil Nazem Fataneh Hashem Dabaghian Jale Aliasl A Review of Pioneer Physicians' Work on Maternal Health in Pregnancy in Ancient Iran; Narrative Systematic Review. Iranian Journal of Public Health Iran Lifestyle Maternal health Pregnancy Traditional Medicine |
| title | A Review of Pioneer Physicians' Work on Maternal Health in Pregnancy in Ancient Iran; Narrative Systematic Review. |
| title_full | A Review of Pioneer Physicians' Work on Maternal Health in Pregnancy in Ancient Iran; Narrative Systematic Review. |
| title_fullStr | A Review of Pioneer Physicians' Work on Maternal Health in Pregnancy in Ancient Iran; Narrative Systematic Review. |
| title_full_unstemmed | A Review of Pioneer Physicians' Work on Maternal Health in Pregnancy in Ancient Iran; Narrative Systematic Review. |
| title_short | A Review of Pioneer Physicians' Work on Maternal Health in Pregnancy in Ancient Iran; Narrative Systematic Review. |
| title_sort | review of pioneer physicians work on maternal health in pregnancy in ancient iran narrative systematic review |
| topic | Iran Lifestyle Maternal health Pregnancy Traditional Medicine |
| url | https://ijph.tums.ac.ir/index.php/ijph/article/view/4285 |
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