Objective We sought to investigate the impact of race, socioeconomic status (SES), and health care system characteristics on receipt of specific components of National Comprehensive Cancer Network guideline care for…
Materials and Methods The clinical trial was conducted according to European Medicines Agency and Food and Drug Administration guidelines, and in accordance with the International Conference on Harmonization Guideline for…
Materials and Methods This study was determined to be exempt by the University of California, Los Angeles, Institutional Review Board. Public Use File data from 1999 through 2009 were obtained from…
Ultrasound technology has evolved dramatically in recent years and now includes applications such as 3-dimensional volume imaging, real-time evaluation of pelvic organs (simultaneous with the physical examination), and Doppler blood…
We challenge a provocative article entitled “Oxygen for intrauterine resuscitation: of unproved benefit and potentially harmful” by Hamel et al in the August issue of the Journal. The authors contend there…
Oxygen is frequently administered to women in labor in the hope of improving fetal status. However, there is a paucity of outcome data to support this practice. Although maternal oxygen…
Physicians across the United States are engaged in training in the identification, isolation, and initial care of patients with Ebola. Some will be asked to do more. The issue this…
An increasing number of women are entering pregnancy in an overweight or obese state. Obese women and their offspring are at increased risk of adverse perinatal outcomes, which may be…
Methods Search strategy We exhaustively searched PubMed and found articles based on key search terms: pregnancy and sleep with various medications or drug classes ( hypnotics , sedatives , benzodiazepine…
Recent guidelines issued jointly by the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists and the Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine for assessing labor progress differ substantially from those described initially by Friedman,…
