Scheduling the first prenatal visit: office-based delays
Objective The purpose of this study was to evaluate the office-based component of delayed entry into prenatal care. Study Design Phone numbers for all obstetrics offices in a single state…
Objective The purpose of this study was to evaluate the office-based component of delayed entry into prenatal care. Study Design Phone numbers for all obstetrics offices in a single state…
The authors utilize stakeholder theory to provide a new analysis of the professional liability crisis, by identifying the major stakeholders in our current system of professional liability, their respective obligations…
In women, the definition of polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) has become broad and includes several possible phenotypes. Because several features of PCOS may be in evolution in adolescents, we suggest…
von Willebrand disease is caused by either a quantitative or qualitative defect in von Willebrand factor (VWF). Patients may have extensive mucosal bleeding (because of platelet dysfunction) and prolonged bleeding…
As obstetricians we have always stressed the importance of prenatal care. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported that delayed entry into prenatal care was associated with adverse outcomes…
Induction of labor is increasing in the United States; the most recent national estimate is that approximately 1 in 5 births follow a labor that was medically induced. Although the…
Witter et al suggest that beta adrenergic receptor agonists act as functional and behavioral teratogens and that use of these agents should be severely curtailed in pregnancy. The basis of…
Regarding the commentary by Witter et al, the authors go to great lengths to emphasize the possible risks and to dismiss the possible benefits of maintenance beta 2 agonist therapy…
We read with concern the recent review of in utero exposure to beta 2 agonists and possible associations with adverse behavioral outcomes. The suggestion that beta 2 agonists used in…
Despite our appreciation for the work of Calderon-Margalit et al carried out recently, we wonder whether the drawn conclusions are legitimate and the estimation of odds ratios (OR) are realistic,…