Antidepressant medication use patterns during pregnancy and pregnancy outcomes: an insight
We want to share our scientific views on the published article by Hayes et al. In the study by Hayes et al, it was found that blacks were less depressed…
Letter to the Editor regarding: Brown SD, Ecker JL, Ward JRM, et al
Brown and colleagues have done an important service for the perinatal medical community by documenting significant differences of approach to counseling pregnant women regarding the management of a pregnancy complicated…
Correlating signs and symptoms with pubovisceral muscle avulsions on magnetic resonance imaging
Objective We sought to correlate signs and symptoms of pelvic organ prolapse (POP) with pubovisceral muscle avulsions on magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). Study Design In this retrospective cohort study of…
Effect of umbilical cord milking: Upadhyay et al
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….
Psychosocial risk, prenatal counseling and maternal behavior: findings from PRAMS, 2004-2008
Objective To determine the impact of prenatal counseling regarding psychosocial risk factors on maternal behavior. Study Design We analyzed data from 198,323 women participating in the Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring…
Associations between vaginal bacteria and levels of vaginal defensins in pregnant women
Objective We evaluated vaginal defensin concentrations and levels of bacterial vaginosis–associated bacterial species in pregnant women. Study Design Self-collected vaginal swabs from 2 visits during pregnancy were tested with quantitative…
APTIMA HPV assay performance in women with atypical squamous cells of undetermined significance cytology results
Objective The objective of the study was to determine the sensitivity and specificity of the APTIMA human papillomavirus (AHPV) assay for high-grade cervical intraepithelial neoplasia (CIN) in women 21 years…
The association between urinary and fecal incontinence and social isolation in older women
Objective To describe the association between social isolation and urinary incontinence and fecal incontinence in older women. Methods We conducted a secondary database analysis of the National Social Life, Health…
Maternal psychosocial stress during pregnancy is associated with newborn leukocyte telomere length
Objective In adults, one of the major determinants of leukocyte telomere length (LTL), a predictor of age-related diseases and mortality, is cumulative psychosocial stress exposure. More recently we reported that…
Perinatal complications and long-term neurodevelopmental outcome of infants with intrauterine growth restriction
Objective The objective of the study was to evaluate perinatal and long-term complications of fetuses with intrauterine growth restriction (IUGR) compared with constitutionally small for gestational age (SGA) ones. Study…
