Background and Purpose: Miscarriage is one of the issues of concern in gynecology. The incidence of this problem is about 15-20%. Increased age of pregnancy and increased age of marriage are two point of the raised incidence of it. So the complications of abortion are more than normal delivery. These complications are physical and psychological that the couple has to endure...

Materials & Methods: This article is based on review of all the reliable and available sources of Iranian Traditional Medicine such as Canon of Medicine, Zakhireh Kharazmshahi

Results: We discussed the views of the Hokama about causes of miscarriage, types of abortion, symptoms and management of this problem in this article. Also we point to all the structural and functional problems in the couple, environmental factors and general or organic distemperament.

Conclusion: It is expected that these information lead to manage the causes of abortion better than now.

Background and Purpose: Because of the importance of parturition and the popularity of complementary and alternative medicine among pregnant women, we discussed important methods of labor management in Traditional Persian Medicine in this article. Traditional Persian Medicine as an ancient medical ideology suggests many instructions to improve pregnancy and labor health. 

Material and Methods: In this review study, we searched methods to ease labor in the valid textbooks of Traditional Persian Medicine such as the Avicenna Canon of Medicine, Zakhire Kharazmshahi and Kamel Al-Senae. Then the results were searched in popular electronic databases.

Results: Traditional Persian Medicine methods to ease labor are divided into two groups; one group before and the other during labor. Instructions before labor are general instructions in the ninth month of pregnancy including diet, bath, sitz bath, anointment, topical drugs, physical and emotional status which help labor process by increase body moisture and flexibility and decrease rigidity and stiffness. General instructions during labor improve passage of the fetus and physical and emotional status of the mother. If these instructions were not effective, different drugs are used.         

Conclusion: Modern medicine after many years of researches with advanced equipment has resulted in outcome which was described simply and precisely in traditional medical references centuries ago. So refer to these valuable scientific references for finding useful guidelines for birth centers is recommended.

Background and Purpose: Pregnancy has always been considered as a sensitive stage of life with various physiological changes. A separate chapter has been dedicated to pregnancy care in traditional Persian medicine books in order to maintain health and reduce complications. In this regard, exercise is of special importance as one of the principles of maintaining health. In this study, we intend to investigate the effect of exercise during pregnancy in the context of traditional Persian medicine.
 
Materials and Methods: In this review study, data was collected and categorized based on purposeful sampling of valid Traditional Medicine books such as Al-Qanun fi al-Tibb, Zakhireye Khwarazmshahi, Khulasat al-Hikmah, Mufarriḥ al-Qulūb, Kāmil al-Sinā`a al-Tibbīya, Al-Hawi fi al-Tibb, Tibb-i Akbari. These were compared with findings of modern research from Google Scholar, PubMed, Magiran, IranMedex, Science Direct, Scopus, SID databases between 2005-2021.
 
Results: In pregnancy measures, maintaining the health of mother and fetus and eliminating body wastes is of crucial importance. Physical activity and exercise are considered as one of the methods of eliminating these wastes, for which different classifications and several benefits have been mentioned. Benefits and appropriate/inappropriate types of exercise during pregnancy have been discussed in this study regarding elimination of pregnancy complications.
 
Conclusion: Physical activity and appropriate moderate exercise in pregnancy, lead to improved maternal and fetal health and prevent many pregnancy complications. Moreover, taking precautions in exercising during pregnancy and personalizing physical activity based on pre-pregnancy habits is advised.