Maternal Mid-upper Arm Circumference as a Predictor of Low Birth Weight Outcome among Newborn Deliveries of Adolescents in a Tertiary Level Hospital.

Background: Maternal malnutrition is a major cause of low birth weight (LBW) newborn outcome especially among adolescent mothers. It is one of the key drivers of child stunting and initiates the vicious cycle of intergenerational malnutrition. The body mass index prior to pregnancy or at the initial trimester is currently being used to establish the desired weight gain throughout pregnancy.

Acute limb ischemia in an adolescent with COVID-19 and systemic scleroderma: a case report.

Background: Juvenile Scleroderma is a rare autoimmune disease of the connective tissue. Its concurrence with COVID-19 can lead to limb ischemia as both disease entities are pro-inflammatory and pro-thrombotic. To date, there is no case report describing the symptomatology and course of disease in patients with juvenile Scleroderma and COVID-19.