Latent celiac disease in reproductive performance of women.

Objective: To investigate the prevalence of positive serologic findings for celiac disease in Indian women with poor reproductive performance.

Design: Cross-sectional except that the women with intrauterine growth restriction were followed prospectively until delivery.

Setting: Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology of a tertiary teaching hospital, New Delhi.

Calcium in midpregnancy.

Objective: To establish reference value for serum calcium concentration and urinary calcium excretion during mid pregnancy and to find out variation of calcium intake in pregnant women.

Materials And Methods: This was a cross sectional study conducted in antenatal clinic of department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology. A total of 543 pregnant women with pregnancy period of second trimester were enrolled for the study.