Objective On March 2, 2020, the New York Times reported the first confirmed case of an infection with severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) in the state of New…

Background Periconceptional diet quality is commonly suboptimal and sociodemographic disparities in diet quality exist. However, it is unknown whether individual periconceptional diet quality is associated with obstetric outcomes. Objective Our…

Background Eliminating persistent racial/ethnic disparities in maternal mortality and morbidity is a public health priority. National strategies to improve maternal outcomes are increasingly focused on quality improvement collaboratives. However, the…

Background Infants with severe hemolytic disease of the fetus and newborn often require 1 or multiple intrauterine transfusions to treat fetal anemia. Intrauterine transfusions may have an inhibiting effect on…

Background Placenta previa remains one of the major causes of massive postpartum hemorrhage and maternal mortality worldwide. Objective To determine whether internal iliac artery balloon occlusion during cesarean delivery for…

Background Preterm prelabor rupture of the membranes (PPROM) is frequently complicated by intraamniotic inflammatory processes such as intraamniotic infection and sterile intraamniotic inflammation. Antibiotic therapy is recommended to patients with…

Background Surgical site infections after cesarean delivery are a cause of maternal morbidity and are typically caused by skin microbial flora. Preadmission application of chlorhexidine gluconate using impregnated cloths may…

Background Despite 2.5 million infections and 169,000 deaths worldwide (as of April 20, 2020), no maternal deaths and only a few pregnant women afflicted with severe respiratory morbidity have been…