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BACKGROUNDRubella, also called German measles, is a disease of childhood. In the absence of pregnancy, it is usually clinically manifested as a mild self-limited infection. But a woman infected with the Rubella virus during the early stage of pregnancy has a 90% chance of transmitting it to the foetus. The virus can cause hearing impairments, eye and heart defects and brain damage in newborns, and even spontaneous abortion and foetal deaths. Of the 1,10,000 children born with CRS every year globally, an estimated 40,000 cases occur in India alone. A single dose of Rubella vaccine gives more than 95% long-lasting immunity. Aims and Objectives-To study about Knowledge, Attitude & Practice (KAP) on Rubella vaccine among adolescent girls attending GYN OPD of BRD Medical College, Gorakhpur and the factors influencing KAP towards Rubella vaccination among adolescent girls.

Introduction Prevention of maternal deaths is one of our foremost goals to provide safety to motherhood and to avoid loss to the family, society, and the nation. Maternal mortality ratio (MMR) of Uttar Pradesh is very high as compared to national average. Within the state, there is wide variation in MMR. The explanations and answers to these regional variations are complex. This study was planned with the objectives to explore each and every maternal death that had occurred in Baba Raghav Das Medical College in the last 4 years (2011—2014). Materials and methods In this study, data were collected from records of all maternal deaths that had occurred in the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Baba Raghav Das Medical College, Gorakhpur from March 2011 to December 2014. Records of all maternal deaths during this period were scrutinized for socio-demographic profile, obstetric history, antenatal care history, causes of maternal mortality, time trend, geographical or regional distribution, admission and death interval, condition of patients on admission, outcome of pregnancy, and reasons for delay. Records of number of maternal deaths and live births were also collected for previous 11 years (2004—2014). Results Maternal mortality ratio has dropped almost six times in the last 11 years. Early age at marriage, illiteracy, poor socioeconomic status, and multiparity were found to be important determinants of maternal mortality and can act as risk factors. The pattern of causes of maternal deaths in this institute (preeclampsia) is different from that found in the community (postpartum hemorrhage). Delay in seeking care because of unawareness and illiteracy and ignorance was found to be the major contributing factor for most of the maternal deaths. How to cite this article Shrivastava R, Tiwari HC, Sangal R. A Study on Maternal Mortality in Baba Raghav Das Medical College, Gorakhpur. J South Asian Feder Obst Gynae 2016;8(4):294-298.

Dermaroller is a novel therapeutic modality in dermatology. Through physical trauma from needle penetration, dermaroller induces a wound healing cascade with mild temporary damage to the epidermis. This allows for the enhancement in the absorption of topical therapies across the thick stratum corneum. Dermaroller has become increasingly utilized over the last several years as it is a relatively simple procedure that is cost effective, well tolerated and offers cosmetic and therapeutic benefits. The ability to treat localized areas of disease made it popular in acne scars, alopecia, striae, melasma, actinic keratoses. The procedure has few adverse sequelae compared to other therapies, is highly effective and a viable resurfacing option for color of skin.

<p class="abstract">Platelet rich plasma (PRP) therapies in medicine has become increasing popular during the last decade. The interest in in the application of PRP in dermatology and cosmetology has increased recently in different applications such as alopecia, skin rejuvenation, wound healing, scar revision, and tissue regeneration. PRP is an autologous blood product obtained from the blood of the patients. The detailed knowledge about PRP should help clinicians better understand this therapy. In this view, the current review was done for a better understanding of what pathologies can be corrected with PRP.</p>