Objective The objective of the study was to evaluate the intra- and interobserver agreement among obstetric experts in court regarding the retrospective review of abnormal fetal heart rate tracings and…
Objective Intraamniotic inflammation/infection is the only mechanism of disease with persuasive evidence of causality for spontaneous preterm labor/delivery. Previous studies about the behavior of cytokines in preterm labor have been…
Objective This study aimed at determining the relationship between fetal chromosomal disorders (CDs), including trisomy 21 (T21), and on first- and second-trimester maternal blood plasma, to identify the time-course metabolic…
Objective This study investigated whether birthweight is linked to an increased risk of the development of systemic sclerosis. Study Design This was a multicenter case-control study with perinatal data that…
Objective The long-term maternal cardiovascular and metabolic implications associated with preeclampsia (PE) include risk of hypertension, heart disease, and metabolic syndrome. The objective of this study was to investigate if…
Introduction Neonatal encephalopathy (NE) is a syndrome of disturbed neurologic function in the earliest days of life, manifested by a subnormal level of consciousness or seizures and depression of tone and reflexes, and is…
Objective We sought to determine if maternal weight or body mass index (BMI) modifies the effectiveness of 17-alpha hydroxyprogesterone caproate (17OHP-C). Study Design We performed a secondary analysis of the…
Objective Fetal size impacts on perinatal outcomes. We queried whether the fetal head, as the fetal part interfacing with the birth canal, might impact on obstetric outcomes more than birthweight…
Objective We sought to evaluate candidate mechanisms underlying the pelvic floor dysfunction in women with chronic pelvic pain (CPP) and/or painful bladder syndrome (PBS)/interstitial cystitis. Notably, prior studies have not…
Materials and Methods Animals and study groups Eleven chronically catheterized pregnant pigtail macaques ( Macaca nemestrina ) at 118-125 days’ gestation (term = 172 days) received 1 of 2 experimental treatments:…
