Obesity is associated with a broad spectrum of chronic diseases, as well as cardiovascular diseases, such as diabetes, dyslipidemia, insulin resistance and hyperglycemia. Obesity during pregnancy is of major concern due to the well-known risk factors for both the mother and the child. Complications in pregnancy include recurrent miscarriages, gestational diabetes, hypertensive disorders, thromb...

Candida albicans vulvovaginitis during pregnancy has high prevalence and appears in up to 20-30% of pregnant women.1,2 However, the incidence of Candida Albicans ascending infection causing chorioamnionitis is less than 1%.3-5 But, when chorioamnionitis does happen, the consequences may be missed abortion, premature labor, intrauterine fetal death or Candida sepsis.4,5,7-10 The diagnosis of cho...

Sir, A 54 year old, alcoholic male presented to our hospital with was detected not earlier than the late second trimester, and till then fetal growth corresponded to age. Antibody titre in both instances was 1/64 significant, though not usually associated with intrauterine death. In our case, external anomalies were described, suggesting the possibility of a non immune cause contributing to sev...

AIM To assess uptake of perinatal postmortems (PM) among mothers experiencing perinatal deaths. Subjective assessment of factors influencing uptake was studied. Analysis of perinatal PM outcomes and its impact on cause analyses of intrauterine fetal demise was made. METHOD 2-year prospective audit on all mothers who had experienced stillbirths at a tertiary centre. Couples returning for their...