Background Little is known about the perinatal aspects of COVID-19. Objective To summarize available evidence and provide perinatologists/neonatologists with tools for managing their patients. Methods Analysis of available literature on COVID-19 using Medline and Google scholar. Results From scant data: vertical transmission from maternal infection during the third trimester probably does not occur or likely it occurs very rarely. Consequences of COVID-19 infection among women during early pregnancy remain unknown. We cannot conclude if pregnancy is a risk factor for more severe disease in women with COVID-19. Little is known about disease severity in neonates, and from very few samples, the presence of SARS-CoV-2 has not been documented in human milk. Links to websites of organizations with updated COVID-19 information are provided. Infographics summarize an approach to the pregnant woman or neonate with suspected or confirmed COVID-19. Conclusions As the pandemic continues, more data will be available that could lead to changes in current knowledge and recommendations.

Only children with GMFCS IV responded to passive and active manipulation of the cardiac autonomic system. This may imply that the HR autonomic regulation system has an opportunity to be influenced by training in this group of children.

This study suggests that residents napping less than an hour during a night shift are prone to riskier clinical decisions. Hence, enabling residents to nap at least 1 hour during shifts is recommended.

Background In 2014 the OECD published a report regarding inter-regional variation of hysterectomies in 13 countries including Israel. Variance in hospital admission rates were also reported. The Israeli Ministry of Health has set as one of its main goals the reduction in differences in health care, particularly between the country’s periphery and central regions. These variations may reflect differences in characteristics, resource allocation, and medical staff employment, expertise and training. The advances in technology in the last decades including laparoscopic and robotic surgeries and the variance in their implementation emphasize the great regional variance. The aim of this study was to examine hysterectomy trends in the past decade with emphasis on regional differences. Methods The study is based on information maintained by the Israeli Ministry of Health and portrays the trend in hysterectomy rates as a factor of indication, surgical approach and length of hospitalization as collected from the years 2007–2016. Results Inter-regional significant differences were found between the 7 regions of Israel, though there was a clear trend toward a national 11–24% decrease in hysterectomy rates. A 2–4 time increase in laparoscopic hysterectomies was observed. There was a clear country-wide trend toward shortening hospital stay from 5 to 4 days in total. Conclusions Hysterectomy rates have declined in the past decade due to the implementation of new technologies allowing earlier diagnosis and minimally invasive surgery on top of offering alternative, non-surgical treatment modalities. Uneven allocation of resources and manpower allowing technology implementation and optimal medical services may have contributed to the findings.