Introduction Preterm birth remains the leading cause of neonatal morbidity and mortality worldwide. The March of Dimes reports a preterm birth rate of 9.6% in the United States. Currently, the ability…
Background Consumption of fructose-rich diets in the United States is on the rise and thought to be associated with obesity and cardiometabolic diseases. Objective We sought to determine the effects…
Materials and Methods This study was a retrospective analysis of data collected prospectively during ongoing prenatal care of opiate addicted pregnant women managed by the Maternal-Fetal Medicine Department at the University…
Introduction The obstetrical patient presenting to labor and delivery triage for a labor evaluation at term is one of the most common clinical scenarios. Currently, the diagnosis of true labor…
Background Maternal diabetes increases the risk of neural tube defects in offspring. Our previous study demonstrated that the green tea polyphenol, Epigallocatechin gallate, inhibits high glucose-induced neural tube defects in…
Background Noninvasive prenatal screening has become an increasingly prevalent choice for women who desire aneuploidy screening. Although the test characteristics are impressive, some women are at increased risk for noninvasive…
Background Maternal type 1 and 2 diabetes mellitus are strongly associated with high rates of severe structural birth defects, including congenital heart defects. Studies in type 1 diabetic embryopathy animal…
Background Pregnant and postpartum women may be at increased risk of violent death including homicide and suicide relative to nonpregnant women, but US national data have not been reported since…
Background Decorin, a leucine-rich proteoglycan that is produced by decidual cells, limits invasion and endovascular differentiation of extravillous trophoblast cells during early placentation by binding to multiple tyrosine kinase receptors,…
Background Little is known about racial-ethnic differences in the distribution of maternal serum levels of angiogenic and antiangiogenic factors and their associations with early-onset preeclampsia. Objective We sought to investigate…
