Objective Our objectives were to examine the extent of described sequence variation in the glucose transporter 3 ( GLUT3 ) gene in children with myelomeningocele (MM), identify novel variations in…
Case notes An 82-year-old patient complained to her gynecologist about 6 months worsening vaginal prolapse, pelvic pressure, and a constant urge to void and defecate. She had used a pessary, which…
We read with great enthusiasm the article published by Lowder et al regarding the construction of a body image questionnaire for women with pelvic organ prolapse (POP). We think the authors…
Materials and Methods A retrospective study was conducted of 628 consecutive monochorionic diamniotic pregnancies referred for evaluation of possible TTTS at the Los Angeles Fetal Therapy Program (Keck School of Medicine,…
Objective The purpose of this study was to assess whether maternal factors that are associated with fetal lean and fat mass differ between sexes. Study Design Secondary analysis of a…
Objective Data regarding long-term outcomes of neonates reaching viability following early preterm premature rupture of membranes (PPROM; <25.0 weeks at rupture) are limited. We hypothesized that babies delivered after early…
Materials and Methods We performed a retrospective cohort analysis of all women who underwent induction of labor at BTH from October 2011 through October 2012. During this time, a standardized…
Objective We sought to determine if fetal hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) or cardiac dysfunction is associated with elevated maternal or neonatal insulin-like growth factor (IGF)-I levels in women with diabetes. Study…
Materials and Methods After institutional review broad approval at Partners Healthcare, we conducted a retrospective cohort study including all women delivering at our university hospital between Feb. 2013 and June…
