Challenges arise when treatment to improve maternal health brings the possibility of risk to fetal health. The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) vaccine is the most recent, but hardly the only,…
The development of coronavirus disease 2019 vaccines in the current and planned clinical trials is essential for the success of a public health response. This paper focuses on how physicians…
Objective Brain death (BD) during pregnancy might justify in select cases maternal somatic support to obtain fetal viability and maximize perinatal outcome. This study is a systematic review of the…
Objective We conducted a systematic review and meta-analysis to summarize and quantitatively pool evidence on cardiometabolic health disparities between Black and White women with polycystic ovary syndrome in the United…
The coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic exposed weaknesses in multiple domains and widened gender-based inequalities across the world. It also stimulated extraordinary scientific achievement by bringing vaccines to the public in…
Case Notes A 27-year-old pregnant woman, gravida 1, was referred to our fetal surgery center because of amniotic band (AB) syndrome at 15 5/7 weeks’ gestation. Fetal ultrasound showed distal…
Objective Although unequivocal benefits to ripening exist in the setting of intact membranes, ripening remains controversial in the setting of prelabor rupture of membranes (PROM). PROM complicates 8% of term…
Background The field of obstetrics and gynecology requires complex decision-making and skills because of unexpected high-risk situations. These skills are influenced by alertness, reaction time, and concentration. Night shifts result…
Background Widespread lockdowns imposed during the coronavirus disease 2019 crisis may impact birth outcomes. Objective This study aimed to evaluate the association between the COVID-19 lockdown and the risk of…
Background One of the controversies in the management of twin gestations relates to mode of delivery, especially when the second twin is in a nonvertex presentation (Vertex/nonVertex pairs) and birth…
