Objective Although major international guidelines recommend venous thromboembolism (VTE) prophylaxis during vaginal delivery hospitalization for women with additional risk factors, US guidelines recommend prophylaxis for a very small number of…

Objective Family studies and twin studies demonstrate that lower urinary tract symptoms and pelvic organ prolapse are heritable. This review aimed to identify genetic polymorphisms tested for an association with…

Materials and Methods A retrospective cohort study included all pregnancies with a histopathologically confirmed diagnosis of placenta accreta, increta, or percreta treated in 1 of 3 tertiary teaching hospitals for…

Materials and Methods This was a retrospective cohort of all multifetal pregnancies complicated by documented PPROM occurring before 26 0/7 weeks and managed by a single group of perinatologists at…

Objective The maternal-fetal inflammatory response contributes to both preterm premature rupture of membranes (PPROM) and adverse neurological outcomes. Additionally, cytokines associated with fetal placental inflammation can be detrimental to brain development…

Objective We sought to investigate whether maternal smoking during pregnancy affects telomere length of the fetus. Study Design Pregnant women were recruited on hospital admission at delivery. A self-report questionnaire…

Objective High altitude has been implicated in a variety of adverse pregnancy outcomes including preeclampsia and stillbirth. Smaller studies show conflicting data on the association between high altitude and preterm…

Materials and Methods Study population Subjects for this nested case-control study were selected from a longitudinal birth cohort that was designed to identify predictors of preeclampsia in pregnant women who…

Materials and Methods After obtaining institutional review board approval from Kaiser Permanente, we performed a retrospective review of consecutive patients undergoing minimally invasive surgical staging for endometrial or cervical cancer…