Where have you been all my life?
Case notes A 13-year-old girl came to our hospital complaining of a left vulval mass. Although it had first appeared more than 1 year earlier, it had begun growing rapidly…
Successful management of aortic dissection in a patient with Marfan syndrome during pregnancy
The antenatal diagnosis of aortic dissection carries a grave prognosis. Although cases of pregnant women with Marfan syndrome have been encountered that resulted either in sudden death or emergency surgery…
The fetal cardiovascular response to increased placental vascular impedance to flow determined with 4-dimensional ultrasound using spatiotemporal image correlation and virtual organ computer-aided analysis
Objective We sought to determine if increased placental vascular impedance to flow is associated with changes in fetal cardiac function using spatiotemporal image correlation and virtual organ computer-aided analysis. Study…
Obesity impairs cell-mediated immunity during the second trimester of pregnancy
Objective Obese pregnancy is associated with significantly higher rates of infection, which can harm both mother and fetus. The objective of this study was to determine the impact of obesity…
Discussion: ‘Effect of umbilical cord milking,’ by Upadhyay et al
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…
Fetal lung lesions: can we start to breathe easier?
Objective The purpose of this study was to develop a simple and accurate approach for risk stratification of fetal lung lesions that are associated with respiratory compromise at birth. Study…
A randomized trial of vitamin D supplementation in 2 community health center networks in South Carolina
Objective We sought to determine whether 4000 IU/d (vs 2000 IU/d) of vitamin D during pregnancy is safe and improves maternal/neonatal 25-hydroxyvitamin D [25(OH)D] in a dose-dependent manner. Study Design…
The use of aspirin during pregnancy
It is with interest but not without surprise that we read the case-control study of Tyler et al, which attempted to evaluate the association between antiinflammatory drugs and cerebral palsy…
Brain damage and maternal medication
The paper by Tyler et al provides novel data on the important issue of brain damage and maternal medication, on which currently there is little published literature. The authors report…
