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Item Defining the Best Interest of a Child: Who Comes First – The Child or the Fetus?(Indian Academy of Pediatrics, 2018-10) Dalwai, Samir H; Soans, Santosh TIn 2017, a 10-year-old girl, who was allegedly raped and impregnated, was denied an abortion on the basis of the Medical Termination ofPregnancy Act 1971. This perspective re-examines this issue while prioritizing the best interest of the child. We recommend that boardsshould be constituted at district-level hospitals, headed by senior pediatricians, and supported by obstetricians, psychologists,neonatologists, medical social workers, and others to decide the course of action – in particular, the outcome, irrespective of the weeksof pregnancy. If not compatible with the child’s life, earlier termination of pregnancy should be considered ensuring the availability ofstate-of-the-art care to the newborn and the young motherItem Essential Tremors Mimicking as Dysgraphia.(2011-11) Gajre, Mona P; Dalwai, Samir H