[Body mass index in pregnant teenagers].

The frequency of obesity is increasing worldwide. Among the group of teenagers who are pregnant there is a tendency of increasing of BMI. We present BMI at the beginning and at the end of pregnancy at pregnant teenagers, according to the scheme of Institute of Medicine.

[Diabetes insipidus and pregnancy].

Diabetes insipidus is a temporary or chronic disorder of the neurohypophyseal system, due to deficiency of vasopressin and is characterized of excessive quantities of very dilute urine, excessive thirst and profound electrolyte abnormalities. The association of diabetes insipidus and pregnancy is rare with incidence of about 1:300,000. We report two cases of pregnancy with accompanied disease--central diabetes insipidus.

[Myasthenia gravis and pregnancy--a case report and review of the literature].

Myasthenia gravis is an acquired immune-mediated neuromuscular disorder, characterised by muscle weakness and fatigabillity of the voluntary muscles. It often affects women in the second and third decade of life with predilection of childbearing years (incidence in pregnancy--1:20,000). We present a case of a pregnant woman with myasthenia gravis and review the literature upon the problem - association of myasthenia gravis and pregnancy.

[Obesity and pregnancy].

Unlabelled: The increasing frequency of preobesity and obesity in all age groups worldwide can be characterized as a pandemia. Obesity is a public health problem because it is a major contributing factor in the development of hypertension, heart disease, type II diabetes, osteoarthritis, respiratory problems and certain cancer. THE OBJECTIVE OF THE STUDY: To describe the prevalence of preobesity and obesity among pregnant women and to evaluate the impact of preobesity and obesity upon pregnancy and delivery.