Objective Clinically, vaginal progesterone (VP) and 17 alpha-hydroxyprogesterone caproate (17P) have been shown to prevent preterm birth (PTB) in high-risk populations. We hypothesize that treatment with these agents may prevent…
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 Synthetic glucocorticoid (sGC) administration to women threatening preterm delivery increases neonatal survival. Evidence shows that fetal exposure to glucocorticoid levels higher than appropriate for current maturation programs offspring development….
I commend the efforts of my New Jersey colleagues undertaking quantitative risk assessment for shoulder dystocia, and applying it prospectively. It is likely, however, that the commonly used but somewhat…
Objective Bacteria have been identified in different regions of the placenta. Here, we tested the hypothesis that the maternal basal plate of the placenta harbors microbes that may be associated…
Upon reading your journal editorial, titled “Quality patient care in labor and delivery: a call to action,” I was reminded of the successes our unit in Syracuse (NY) has had…
The editors welcome submissions to this section. Please see the Information for Authors at www.AJOG.org . Click Supplementary Content under the title of this article in the online Table of…
Objective Our objective was to systematically review the current medical literature to assess the accuracy of the combination of fetal fibronectin (fFN) plus ultrasound assessment of cervical length (CL) as…
