I read with interest the article by Binder et al regarding adult comorbidity evaluation 27 (ACE-27) score in women with endometrial cancer; we agree with the authors in that medical comorbidity…
Objective The use of complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) in the United States has rapidly gained popularity in the last half century. Herbs and dietary supplements are among the most…
Objective Until the first birth from uterine transplantation reported in 2015, uterine factor infertility (UFI) was considered an incurable diagnosis. UFI can result from congenital causes, such as Mayer-Rokitansky-Küster-Hauser syndrome, or…
Background Emergency department use is common among pregnant women. Nonurgent emergency department use may represent care that would be better provided by an established obstetric provider in an ambulatory setting….
Background Perinatal services exist today as a dyad of maternal and neonatal care. When perinatal care is fragmented or unavailable, excess morbidity and mortality may occur in pregnant women and…
Case Note A 35-year-old woman presented with premature menopause and previous failure of oocyte donation; our pregnancy rate for this procedure is 80%. She had undergone, at another clinic, operative…
Background While research has demonstrated increasing risk for severe maternal morbidity in the United States, risk at lower volume hospitals remains poorly characterized. More than half of all obstetric units…
Background Preterm birth is one of the leading causes of infant morbidity and mortality. Although major strides have been made in identifying risk factors for preterm birth, the complexities between…
Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine (SMFM) Publications Committee. Implementation of the use of antenatal corticosteroids in the late preterm birth period in women at risk for preterm delivery. Am J Obstet…
Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine, Dugoff L, Norton ME, Kuller JA. The use of chromosomal microarray for prenatal diagnosis. Am J Obstet Gynecol 2016;215:B2-9. One sentence should be removed from the…
