Objective The objective of the study was to determine the frequency and clinical significance of intraamniotic inflammation in asymptomatic women with a sonographic short cervix (SCX) in the midtrimester. Study…
Vitamin D is an essential fat soluble vitamin and a key modulator of calcium metabolism in children and adults. Because calcium demands increase in the third trimester of pregnancy, vitamin…
Intrauterine progestins, progesterone receptor modulators, and antagonists have many important current and potential gynecologic applications. This article will describe the evidence for use of intrauterine progestin for common gynecologic conditions…
This review examines racial and ethnic disparities in reproductive health focusing on 3 key topical areas: (1) infertility, (2) polycystic ovarian syndrome, and (3) reproductive aging. We report that an…
The rate of recurrent preterm birth for women in the placebo arm of the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development Maternal-Fetal Medicine Units (MFMU) Network randomized trial of…
We would like to congratulate the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine, and the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG) for their recent…
We read with interest the article by Tsai et al about a significant association between African genetic ancestry in African American women and preterm delivery (PTD). They conclude that “more…
I read with interest the publication by Sit and Fu, who successfully treated their patient with cervical prolapse and achieved vaginal delivery. Variability in evaluation of the patients with cervical…
I read with interest your “Editors’ Choice” article, a review on “Progesterone for pre-term birth prevention: an evolving intervention.” Although the authors state that their concise review was restricted only…
In the recent article by Dr Vergani et al, we read with interest the information presented regarding placental distance from the cervical os and mode of delivery. However, we had…
