I have read with interest the recent “Clinical Opinion” in your February issue authored by Phelan and generally agree with her statements. However, the article is incomplete, not current, and…
The recent article comparing maternal and newborn morbidity among births at home, hospital, or birth centers by Wax et al, reported that infantss born at home more frequently experienced 5-minute…
A recent paper concluded that there was no consistent or strong evidence that vitamin D reduces the risk of ovarian cancer. However, a more careful review finds the evidence to…
Drs Chervenak and McCullough have thoughtfully taken us through an ethical framework for abortions. The authors rightly make the point of the “precision of terminology,” and yet fail to follow…
A 48 year old postmenopausal female noted hyperpigmentation of the left areola 3 months after beginning estradiol spray to her left forearm. She then applied the spray to the right…
Case notes A 51 year old woman (gravida 3, para 2) presented to the urogynecology clinic for evaluation of symptomatic pelvic organ prolapse. She had no urinary or defecatory symptoms….
Objective Pregnancy is associated with substantial changes in the maternal circulatory physiology. Our aim was to investigate maternal cerebral blood flow (CBF) during normal pregnancies. Study Design We prospectively measured…
Over 1 million babies die in the world every year of consequences that are related to being born too soon. Every 30 seconds 1 baby dies of preterm birth (PTB)….
Objective The objective of the study was to compare fetal venous Doppler flow reflecting cardiac function in fetuses with hydrops fetalis between a group of congenital heart defect (low cardiac…
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…
