Preterm birth is one of the most complicated and challenging research issues in perinatal medicine. Despite decades of scientific inquiry, the preterm birth rate has remained constant or increased annually…
Studies have rarely considered the impact of paternal factors on perinatal outcomes generally or on racial differences therein. Shah et al have produced a literature review that begins to delve…
The American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology is altering the way it publishes basic science articles. Beginning in 2010, basic science original research articles will be published in their entirety…
The recent article by Fang et al comparing Down syndrome screening in 2001 and 2007 reported a substantial increase in the number of women who screen positive for Down syndrome…
Lanneau et al commented that “despite the prevalence of HPV in younger patients with vulvar dysplasia, the likelihood of progression to vulvar carcinoma appears lower than the likelihood of cervical…
We would like to bring to your readers’ attention an issue with pregnancy management with history of shoulder dystocia (SD), as recommended by Overland et al in the Journal’s May…
Dr Goldstein’s review article on the role of transvaginal (TV) ultrasound (U/S) or endometrial biopsy in the evaluation of the menopausal endometrium is extremely important from a practical standpoint. He…
The recent Cochrane Review and similar metaanalysis by Conde-Agudelo and Romero establish a fetal neuroprotective role for antenatal magnesium sulfate (MgSO 4 ) given to women at risk of preterm…
A 50-year-old woman came to the emergency department with vaginal evisceration that occurred 7 months after a total laparoscopic radical hysterectomy. Vaginal evisceration was repaired by a laparoscopic-vaginal approach without…
We report a case of a rudimentary horn pregnancy with herniation of a fetal arm and umbilical cord into the main uterine cavity that presented as an incidental finding on…
