We are failing to prevent birth defects caused by preexisting maternal diabetes mellitus! In this issue, Correa et al report strong case-control data that suggest that, among women who took…
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…
Case notes A healthy 68-year-old woman who had had 3 viable offspring and who had undergone hysterectomy had a 3-year history of mild vaginal prolapse. The condition was not bothersome….
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 Determine whether depression screen results are consistent across successive pregnancies. Study Design The Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale was administered in 2 successive pregnancies to 2116 women. A woman was…
Objective We sought to quantify the gestational age–specific morbidity of black vs white neonates. Study Design This was a population-based retrospective cohort study of singleton live births in Ohio from…
Objective We sought to estimate the optimal time to deliver uncomplicated monochorionic-diamnionic (MCDA) twins. Study Design Data were retrospectively obtained from twin pregnancies from 2000 through 2009. The gestational week–specific…
Objective Various tocolytics are used to suppress uterine contractility in patients in preterm labor. Progesterone (P4) is used in patients at high risk for preterm delivery. In this study, we…
Objectives Exposure to glucocorticoid levels inappropriately high for current maturation alters fetal hypothalamo-pituitary-adrenal axis (HPAA) development. In an established fetal sheep model, we determined whether clinical betamethasone doses used to…
Objective There is growing evidence that progestins and nonsteroidal antiinflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) may prevent ovarian cancer. Because both induce apoptosis, we investigated the potential for synergistic impact of combined drug…
