Can pregnancy aggravate the criticality of COVID-19 infection in obese asthmatic peripartum woman? A peripartum COVID-19 mortality case report.

As coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) sweeps all over the world, Information about COVID-19 is evolving rapidly and interim guidance by multiple organisations is constantly being updated and expanded. Early with discovery of COVID 19, it was reported that pregnancy did affect the progress of the disease severity. Recently, Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reported that pregnancy is a risk factors for COVID-19 severity.

A Prospective Randomized Trial Comparing Dexmedetomidine and Midazolam for Conscious Sedation During Oocyte Retrieval in An Fertilization Program.

Background: Various sedative and analgesic techniques have been used for pain relief during oocyte retrieval which is the most painful part of fertilization (IVF) procedures.

Aim: This study aimed at comparing dexmedetomidine and midazolam for conscious sedation in women undergoing transvaginal oocyte retrieval during an IVF program.

Settings And Design: Prospective randomized double-blinded comparative study.

Idiopathic Arterial Calcification of Infancy: Case Report.

Idiopathic arterial calcification of infancy is a rare autosomal recessive disease, characterized by deposition of calcium along the internal elastic membrane of arteries, accompanied by fibrous thickening of the intima which causes luminal narrowing. Here we are reporting a case of idiopathic arterial calcification of infancy in a Saudi female newborn of non-consanguineous pregnant woman who had polyhydramnios. The newborn baby had severe respiratory distress, systemic hypertension and persistent pulmonary hypertension of newborn.

Endothelial function in women using levonorgestrel-releasing intrauterine system (LNG-IUS).

Background: Oral levonorgestrel has been linked to increased cardiovascular risk, but currently, no information is available on the effect of the levonorgestrel-releasing intrauterine system (LNG-IUS) on endothelial dysfunction. The objective of this study was to assess endothelial function in LNG-IUS users.

Study Design: Sixty women underwent insertion of either an LNG-IUS (n=30) as study group or Copper-T intrauterine contraceptive device (TCu 380A intrauterine device) as control group (n=30).

Comparative evaluation of epidural bupivacaine - dexmedetomidine and bupivacaine -fentanyl on Doppler velocimetry of uterine and umbilical arteries during labor.

Objective: uteroplacental blood flow is affected by myometrial contractions and hypotension. Epidural analgesia is frequently complicated by hypotension. The aim of the study was to compare the effect of bupivacaine-dexmedetomidine (BD) or bupivacaine - fentanyl (BF) on uterine artery pulsatitly index (UtA-PI) and umbilical artery pulsatitly index (UA-PI) during uterine contractions and relaxations.