Objective The objective of the study was to evaluate whether the current screening regimen of measuring amniotic fluid alpha-fetoprotein (AF-AFP) at the time of amniocentesis and reflex acetylcholinesterase testing vs…
Objective The purpose of this study was to determine whether hospital differences in the frequency of adverse obstetric outcomes are related to differences in care. Study Design The Assessment of…
Materials and Methods Animals Animal work was approved by The University of Western Australia’s Animal Ethics Committee. Thirty date-mated ewes ( Ovis aries) carrying singleton pregnancies received a single intraamniotic…
Objective We sought to evaluate inadequate gestational weight gain and fetal growth among overweight and obese women. Study Design We conducted an analysis of prospective singleton term pregnancies in which…
Maternal oxygen is often given to laboring women to improve fetal metabolic status or in an attempt to alleviate nonreassuring fetal heart rate patterns. However, the only 2 randomized trials…
Objective The aims were to establish a gestational-age specific curve for serum total thyroxine (T4) levels and to compare pregnancy outcomes of euthyroid women with those identified to have subclinical…
Objective An increasing proportion of infertile women are subjected to hysteroscopy. The effect of hysteroscopy on the pregnancy rate in assisted reproduction has been demonstrated to be favorable, but cervical…
The aim of this study was to investigate the relationship between maternal body mass index and all congenital heart defects (CHDs) combined and 11 individual defects. PubMed, ELSEVIER ScienceDirect, and…
In December 2012, the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists published a Committee Opinion entitled “Timing of umbilical cord clamping after birth.” It stated that “evidence exists to support delayed…
See related article, page 144 Premature separation of a normally implanted placenta or abruptio placentae affects up to 1% of pregnancies and is a significant contributor to perinatal mortality and morbidity….
