To be healthy, support their families, and be productive members of their communities, women must have access to comprehensive reproductive health services including treatment of miscarriage and ectopic pregnancy and…
Peer review serves as an important adjunct to other hospital quality and safety programs. Despite its importance, the available literature contains virtually no guidance regarding the structure and function of…
Zika virus is an emerging mosquito-borne ( Aedes genus) arbovirus of the Flaviviridae family. Following epidemics in Micronesia and French Polynesia during the past decade, more recent Zika virus infection…
Objective We sought to identify and summarize definitions of apical support loss utilized for inclusion, success, and failure in surgical trials for treatment of apical vaginal prolapse. Background Pelvic organ…
Increase in the number of opioid-dependent pregnant women delivering babies at risk for neonatal abstinence syndrome prompted a US Government Accountability Office report documenting deficits in research and provider knowledge…
Birth defects secondary to maternal Zika infections, particularly microcephaly, have rapidly come to worldwide attention of health organizations and the general public. Many pregnant patients with increased risk of a…
Related article, page 283 Many of the clinically used medications during pregnancy are small molecules, with molecular weight <1000 g/mol, which readily cross the placenta from the mother to the…
Related article, page 264 Although it has taken well over a decade to gain widespread utilization, high-risk HPV (hrHPV) testing is now a major component of cervical cancer screening and management….
Related article, page 283 Major advances in obstetrics and neonatology over the last few decades have led to significant improvements in the mortality and morbidity associated with preterm births. However,…
The article by McCarthy et al is informative and thought-provoking. The authors indicated there are 3 general sources of opioid dependence: untreated opioid use disorder, pain management, and medication-assisted treatment with…
