Objective The purpose of this study was to examine associations between chronic preconception psychosocial and socioeconomic stress with bacterial vaginosis (BV) during pregnancy. Study Design Using univariate and multivariate logistic…
Objective Experimental studies show that fetal liver venous perfusion is a determinant for growth in utero. Here we explore the relationship between fetal venous blood flow to the liver and…
Objective The objective of this study was to describe ultrasound findings, clinical symptoms, and outcomes of first-trimester pregnancies with intrauterine devices (IUDs). Study Design This was a retrospective review of…
Objective We estimated the risk of complications at birth of extremely large babies (≥5000 g). Study Design This was a cohort study including all births of extremely large babies in…
Objective The purpose of this study was to evaluate whether the association between short interpregnancy intervals and perinatal outcome varies with maternal age. Study Design We performed a retrospective cohort…
Objective We sought to compare the risk of giving birth to large-for-gestational-age (LGA) infants in women with and without preeclampsia, after adjustment for obesity and glucose intolerance. Study Design We…
Objective We sought to characterize serum angiogenic factor profile of women with complete placenta previa and determine if invasive trophoblast differentiation characteristic of accreta, increta, or percreta shares features of…
Objective The purpose of this study was to investigate whether birth of a small-for-gestational-age (SGA) baby (birthweight, <10th percentile) is preceded by altered maternal serum cytokine profiles at early pregnancy,…
Objective Disorders that lead to preterm delivery influence the fetal inflammatory response. Study Design We calculated odds ratios of elevated concentrations of 25 blood proteins on the first postnatal day…
Objective Gastroschisis is increasing in many countries, especially among young women. Because young women may have inadequate nutrition, we assessed the relationship between individual nutrients and the risk for gastroschisis….
