Objective The purpose of this study was to investigate the impact of chronic hypoxia on the nitric oxide synthase isoenzymes in specific brain structures. Study Design Time-mated pregnant guinea pigs…
Objective The purpose of this study was to investigate the temporal changes in immunoreactive cystatin A and the enzymatic activity of cathepsins B, H, L, and S in human cervicovaginal…
Objective The purpose of this study was to examine whether women with gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) and their offspring have reduced endothelial progenitor cell subsets and vascular reactivity. Study Design…
Objective The purpose of this study was to describe relations among maternal demographic and lifestyle characteristics and midpregnancy levels of angiogenic markers (soluble Fms-like tyrosine kinase-1, placental growth factor, soluble…
Objective We examined the prognostic significance of uterine risk factors (RF) compared to nodal metastases in endometrial cancer. Study Design Women with stage I–IIIC endometrioid cancer were stratified based on…
Objective The objective of the study was the evaluation of a novel multiplex assay to detect fetal Rh blood group D-antigen gene ( RHD) loci in maternal plasma from RhD-negative,…
Objective We sought to estimate the risk of large for gestational age (LGA) across categories of glucose tolerance. Study Design In a cohort of 89,141 participants, women without gestational diabetes…
Objective The objective of the study was to develop a statistical model for predicting risk of preterm delivery after in utero transfer for threatened preterm delivery in tertiary care centers….
This month’s issue includes 3 articles that describe research that was presented at the 2011 meeting of the Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine (SMFM) in San Francisco, CA, February 7-11. From…
Objective The purpose of this study was to evaluate whether the use of oxytocin during the first and second stages of labor is associated with a higher incidence of postpartum…
