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…
Objective We hypothesized that fetal folate serum concentrations are lower and placental folate transport is impaired in pregnancies of obese women. Study Design Umbilical vein serum and placental tissue were…
Objective Oxidative stress plays a causative role in diabetic embryopathy. We tested whether mitigating oxidative stress, using superoxide dismutase 1 (SOD1) transgenic (Tg) mice, would block hyperglycemia-induced specific protein kinase…
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….
Objective The purpose of this study was to evaluate circulating and intracellular levels of Th1 and Th2 cytokines in women with threatened miscarriage (TM) and subsequent outcome. Study Design Plasma…
Objective The mechanism of infection-related deaths of pregnant rats and intrauterine growth restriction are not understood. We assessed whether nitric oxide (NO) has differential effects on infection with Escherichia coli…
Objective The purpose of this study was to determine whether optical methods can estimate cervix function during pregnancy and whether progestins modify this process. Study Design Photos of the external…
Objective The purpose of this study was to verify the association between the Trp 64 Arg polymorphism and idiopathic overactive bladder (OAB) syndrome. Study Design A case-control study was conducted…
Objective The objective of the study was to compare the influence of collagen-coated vs uncoated polypropylene meshes on the expression of genes critical for wound healing. Study Design In 54…
Objective We sought to evaluate the interaction between repeated-course antenatal corticosteroids and inflammation gene polymorphisms with neurodevelopmental outcomes at age 2 years. Study Design We conducted nested case-control analysis of…
