Effect of serum apelin and elabela levels in pregnancies complicated with preeclampsia in association to BMI, CRP and parity.

Hypertensive disorders of pregnancy are a serious and life-threatening condition often complicating the pregnancy leading to preeclampsia, eclampsia, maternal and neonatal mortality and morbidity. Preeclampsia is myriad of diseases starting from improper remodeling of spiral arteries, poor placentation leading to fatal consequences of intrauterine fetal and maternal death due to uncontrolled blood pressure. Thirty-three preeclamptic women in Group 1 and thirty-three healthy pregnant in group 2 has been taken in this research.

Stroke in Pregnancy: A Case Report.

Unlabelled: Reported here is a rare near-miss case of stroke in pregnancy presented to the Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology. A 38 years gravida 8 was referred from a private hospital on 18 November 2022 with hemorrhagic stroke, a known case of chronic hypertension at 37 weeks of gestation with previous cesarean section and acute kidney injury. At a private hospital computed tomography head was done it showed intracerebral haemorrhage.

Incidental Intraoperative Diagnosis of Term Conjoined Twins: A Case Series.

Unlabelled: Conjoined twins (Siamese twins) represent the rarest form of twin pregnancy. Reported here are two rare cases of conjoined term twins presented to the department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology within 3 months. The first case, 32 years of gravida 6 parity 5 referred from periphery after full trial of labour following multi-organ dysfunction and term intrauterine dead twins.

Primary Caesarean Section among Multiparous Pregnant Women Visiting a Tertiary Care Centre: A Descriptive Cross-sectional Study.

Introduction: Caesarean section is one of the most common obstetric operations performed. Primary caesarean section in multiparous women means the first caesarean section done in the multiparity who had previously delivered vaginally. This study aimed to find out the prevalence of primary caesarean section among multiparous pregnant women visiting a tertiary care centre.

The role of inflammatory markers following Ramadan Fasting.

Objectives: The aim of present study was to investigate the effect of fasting during Ramadan on plasma adiponectin and TNF-α levels.

Methods: This is a cross sectional study, conducted at Federal Urdu University of Arts, Science & Technology (FUUAST), Karachi, comprising a total of 55 (50%) females and 55 (50%) males whose ages ranged between 20 and 40 years, and fasted during Ramadan (June-July 2014) were enrolled in the study. Subjects were separated into normal weight, overweight and obese males and females.