Introduction Preeclampsia (PE) and fetal growth restriction (FGR) are important causes of perinatal death and handicap in survivors. PE is responsible for >70,000 maternal deaths each year around the world….
Engaging women in discussions about reproductive goals in health care settings is increasingly recognized as an important public health strategy to reduce unintended pregnancy and improve pregnancy outcomes. “Reproductive life…
Background Measures of contraceptive effectiveness combine technology and user-related factors. Observational studies show higher effectiveness of long-acting reversible contraception compared with short-acting reversible contraception. Women who choose long-acting reversible contraception…
Related articles, pages 101 and 148 . Despite enormous effort and billions of dollars of expense, the vast majority of the published biomedical literature is not useful, meaning that it…
Related articles, pages 110 , 121 , and 141 . In 1978, Goodlin et al published a case report in The Lancet , describing a 31-year-old woman presenting with thrombocytopenia at…
Related article, page 157 . The most common cause for admission to the hospital of pregnant women is an episode of suspected preterm labor, with a frequency ranging from 9%…
The practice of medicine continues to evolve, and individual circumstances will vary. This publication reflects information available at the time of its submission for publication and is neither designed nor…
The practice of medicine continues to evolve, and individual circumstances will vary. This publication reflects information available at the time of its submission for publication and is neither designed nor…
The practice of medicine continues to evolve, and individual circumstances will vary. This publication reflects information available at the time of its submission for publication and is neither designed nor…
The introduction of cell-free DNA screening for aneuploidy into obstetric practice in 2011 revolutionized the strategies utilized for prenatal testing. The purpose of this document is to review the current…
