Background: Cardiovascular disease in women is associated with 4% complications during pregnancy and the most frequent leading cause of maternal mortality reaching up to 15%. It stands third among common causes after obstetric haemorrhage preeclampsia respectively.The objective this study outcome heart pregnancy. Methods: An Observational was conducted over a period 8 months 50 antenatal patien...

IInfertility centres are increasingly dealing with couples with HIV who strongly want to be parents. Preconceptional counselling and reproductive assistance for such couples have significant ethical and practical implications for the couple and the carers. This article addresses the ethical and practical issues concerned in assisting them to limit negative consequences, both for the couples and...

In humans, cancer may be caused by genetics and environmental exposures; however, in the majority of instances the identification of the critical time window of exposure is problematic. The evidence for exposures occurring during the preconceptional period that have an association with childhood or adulthood cancers is equivocal. Agents definitely related to cancer in children, and adulthood if...

Diabetes mellitus complicates 3–5% of all pregnancies and is a major cause of perinatal morbidity and mortality, as well as maternal morbidity. The availability of a variety of new insulins, the insulin pump, and self-monitoring of blood glucose have revolutionized the care of the pregnancy complicated by diabetes mellitus. However, challenges remain in caring for the pregnant patient with preg...

Central nervous system (CNS) malformations represent important factor of morbidity and mortality in children. The aim of the study was to determine the incidence, type and clinical features of CNS malformations in children who were admitted at the Neonatal and Child Neurology Department, Neonatal Intensive Care Unit and Paediatric Intensive Care Unit of Paediatric Clinic, University of Sarajevo...

More than 85% of women in the United Kingdom (UK) sustain some form of perineal trauma during childbirth1. In the majority of instances, only the perineal skin, vaginal epithelium and superficial muscles are involved, and such tears are only rarely associated with serious sequelae. Tears involving the anal sphincter, however, can have long-term impact on a woman’s quality of life. Sultan2 origi...

BACKGROUND Prenatal exposure of mother to valproate (VPA) causes teratogenic effects in the fetus, namely fetal valproate syndrome (FVS). We report a case of fetal valproate syndrome rarely diagnosed by prenatal sonographic examination. CASE PRESENTATION Our patient was a female infant who was born to a 27-year-old nulliparous Japanese woman with epilepsy. The mother was diagnosed with infant...