Objective The purpose was to examine in mice the efficacy of various polymeric-encapsulated C5a peptidase vaccine formulations in eliciting a long-term immune response and preventing group B streptococcus (GBS) infection….
Objective We sought to compare labor patterns by body mass index (BMI). Study Design A total of 118,978 gravidas with a singleton term cephalic gestation were studied. Repeated-measures analysis constructed…
Objective To determine the impact of simulation-based maternal cardiac arrest training on performance, knowledge, and confidence among Maternal-Fetal Medicine staff. Study Design Maternal-Fetal Medicine staff (n = 19) participated in…
Objective The purpose of this study was to examine the histologic and immunologic differences between fetal membrane zones after membrane rupture at term delivery. Study Design Fetal membrane explants from…
Objective To analyze pregnancy outcome in cases of isolated oligohydramnios at preterm. Methods A retrospective cohort study of singleton pregnancies diagnosed with isolated oligohydramnios at preterm (n = 108). Pregnancy…
Objective The objective of the study was to establish predictors of vaginal twin birth and evaluate perinatal morbidity according to mode of delivery. Study Design One thousand twenty-eight twin pregnancies…
Objective To determine placental gene expression of endothelial and inducible nitric oxide synthases and measure nitric oxide levels in patients with hemolysis, elevated liver enzyme levels, and low platelet count…
January 2010 (vol. 202, no. 1, page 5) In a Review in the January 2010 issue of the Journal (Lancaster CA, Gold KJ, Flynn HA, Yoo H, Marcus SM, Davis…
Objective Delivery-related levator avulsion can cause pelvic floor dysfunction. We compared agreement between tomographic ultrasound and magnetic resonance–based models for the detection of levator defects. Study Design Sixty-nine Chinese women…
Objective To investigate if a synthetic, biodegradable scaffold with either autologous in vitro cultured muscle-derived cells or autologous fresh muscle fiber fragments could be used for tissue repair. Study Design…
