Objective We sought to investigate whether prenatal vitamin C and E supplementation reduces the incidence of gestational hypertension (GH) and its adverse conditions among high- and low-risk women. Study Design…
Objective The purpose of this study was to determine whether an electronic prescription for over-the-counter calcium supplements increases compliance. Study Design Two hundred forty-five patients from 19-50 years of age…
Objective We sought to describe relationships of clinically relevant nerves and vessels of the anterior abdominal wall. Study Design The ilioinguinal and iliohypogastric nerves and inferior epigastric vessels were dissected…
Activity restriction is 1 of the most common interventions used in obstetrics. Although it is used for many reasons, 1 of the most common is to prevent preterm birth in…
Exacerbation of common medical and mental health disorders at specific phases of the menstrual cycle is a prevalent phenomenon. Although the precise cause is unclear, studies implicate complex interactions between…
Prominent racial/ethnic and socioeconomic disparities in rates of unintended pregnancy, abortion, and unintended births exist in the United States. These disparities can contribute to the cycle of disadvantage experienced by…
An article in this issue of the Journal, titled “Family Planning Disparities,” is the first in a series of 4 articles to address disparities in the area of obstetrics and…
Little et al pose an important question: would the universal offer of carrier screening for spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) during prenatal care be cost-effective, ie, provide good value for money…
This issue includes 8 Fast-Track articles given as oral presentations at the Annual Meeting of the Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine in February 2010. Three of these articles focus on an…
This month’s issue includes 8 articles that describe research presented at the 2010 meeting of the Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine (SMFM) in Chicago on February 4-6. From 1256 abstracts submitted,…
