Three large randomized controlled trials investigating the efficacy of universal cervical length screening and treatment with vaginal progesterone or cervical cerclage to prevent preterm delivery have been published over the…
More women than ever before are both human immunodeficiency virus infected and menopausal, because of increased survival and more frequent diagnosis in older women. Such a woman has the combined…
Over the last 5 years, a new obstetric-gynecologic hospitalist model has emerged rapidly, the primary focus of which is the care and safety of the laboring patient. The need for…
McKinlay et al reported that repeat doses of antenatal corticosteroids (ACS) should be considered in women at risk of preterm birth in 7 days or longer in view of the…
A 40-year-old G3P3 woman with grade 3 cervical intraepithelial neoplasia underwent loop electrosurgical excision procedure complicated by a large vesicovaginal fistula. She was initially managed with an indwelling Foley catheter…
The editorial, “Decision to incision: time to reconsider,” provides a realistic and timely perspective. The accompanying article in this same issue showed the difficulty for a hospital to be compliant…
Hehir et al report a significant decrease in rates of vaginal breech delivery in both nulliparous and multiparous women over a 16-year study period in Dublin, Ireland. They also report…
