Gastroschisis and intrauterine growth restriction
Nicholas et al defined intrauterine growth restriction (IUGR) as “<10% on fetal growth curves, as well as a deviation from the individual fetal growth curve, as established for each fetus…
Is low maximal urethral closure pressure alone a determinant for failure after transobturator midurethral sling placement?
We read with interest the recent article by Houwert et al on the analysis of risk factors for failure of retropubic and transobturator midurethral slings. One of their conclusions is…
Screening for cytomegalovirus during pregnancy
We appreciate the excellent analysis by Cahill et al. The approach they modeled assumed a one time serologic screening for cytomegalovirus (CMV) at approximately 20 weeks’ gestation. It would be…
Aspiration of immature oocytes during cesarean section for fertility preservation and future surrogacy
A 38-year-old pregnant patient with a history of renal transplantation sought embryo freezing for fertility preservation and future surrogacy. A cesarean section was performed with direct aspiration of small ovarian…
Carbamyl phosphate synthetase deficiency and postpartum hyperammonemia
Carbamyl phosphate synthetase (CPS) is an enzyme that converts ammonia to carbamyl phosphate in the urea cycle. CPS deficiency is a genetic disorder that causes hyperammonemia because of enzyme activity…
Really, really permanent
Case notes A 59-year-old woman, gravida 3, para 2, had a 7-month history of metrorrhagia. Her obstetric history included 1 cesarean section and 1 abortion. She was overweight with a…
Discussion: ‘Infant death among Ohio residents’ by Donovan et al
In the roundtable that follows, clinicians discuss a study published in this issue of the Journal in light of its methodology, relevance to practice, and implications for future research. Article…
Infant death among Ohio residents: Donovan et al
The article below summarizes a roundtable discussion of a study published in this issue of the Journal in light of its methodology, relevance to practice, and implications for future research….
Association of fetal inflammation and coagulation pathway gene polymorphisms with neurodevelopmental delay at age 2 years
Objective The purpose of this study was to evaluate the association between fetal inflammation and coagulation gene single-nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) and neurodevelopmental delay at age 2 years. Study Design We…
Establishing cutoff scores on assessments of surgical skills to determine surgical competence
Objective The aim of this study was to establish minimum cutoff scores on intraoperative assessments of surgical skills to determine surgical competence for vaginal hysterectomy. Study Design Two surgical rating…
