The recent publication by Puljic et al on the management of intrahepatic cholestasis of pregnancy (ICP), while stimulating, has various major issues that invalidate the results and conclusions. The risk measure…
Background Preeclampsia is characterized by maternal endothelial dysfunction, which underlies a highly diverse clinical presentation. The pathophysiologic condition remains to be unraveled fully, but interplay between factors that are released…
Objective Antidepressants, mostly selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRI), are widely used during gestation. Recently, antidepressants were shown to increase the risk of autism spectrum disorders (ASD). Although in Boukhris et al…
We read with interest the meta-analysis by Saccone et al regarding the risk of preterm birth in women with a history of uterine evacuation. While the authors used rigorous methodology to…
Background In the setting of persistently high risk for maternal death and severe obstetric morbidity, little is known about the relationship between hospital delivery volume and maternal outcomes. Objective The objectives…
Click Video under article title in Contents at ajog.org Case notes A 64-year-old female nurse, who was known to have a stable and reducible uterine prolapse, returned to her gynecologist’s…
Background Vaginal delivery for the first birth is of great importance for further obstetric performance for the individual woman. Given the rising cesarean delivery rates worldwide over the past decades,…
Background Preterm birth at <37 weeks of gestation is the most common and costly complication of pregnancy and remains the leading cause of neonatal morbidity, death, and reduced achievement in…
In the 1971 film adaptation of Roald Dahl’s classic and disturbing book, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory , the spoiled child Veruca Salt is sent down an “Eggdicator” chute, followed…
