Objective The objective of the study was to describe trends in hysterectomy route at a large tertiary center. Study Design We reviewed all hysterectomies performed at Magee-Womens Hospital from 2000…
Objective We sought to study the association between mode of delivery and persistent pelvic girdle syndrome (PGS) (pain in anterior and bilateral posterior pelvis) 6 months postpartum. Study Design We…
Objective This study was undertaken to examine the association between maternal oseltamivir treatment for influenza and infant outcomes during the 2009 HINI influenza pandemic. Study Design This was a retrospective…
Objective The objective of the Prospective Observational Trial to Optimize Pediatric Health in Intrauterine Growth Restriction (IUGR) (PORTO Study), a national prospective observational multicenter study, was to evaluate which sonographic…
Objective Recent guidelines classify variable decelerations without detail as to degree of depth. We hypothesized that variable deceleration severity is highly correlated with fetal base deficit accumulation. Study Design Seven…
Objective Most studies suggest that hysterectomies are more common in African American women than in other ethnic groups. To assess this ethnic surgical disparity in a novel way, our main…
Objective The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention last estimated a national ectopic pregnancy rate in 1992, when it was 1.97% of all reported pregnancies. Since then rates have been…
Over 80% of patients undergoing bariatric surgery are women, approximately half of whom are of reproductive age. The most common procedure in the United States is the Roux-en-Y gastric bypass….
Objective Uterine leiomyomata (UL) are a major contributor to gynecologic morbidity and medical costs, and black women are disproportionately affected by the condition. Previous studies have linked UL to psychosocial…
The International Association of the Diabetes and Pregnancy Study Groups has proposed new thresholds for oral glucose tolerance tests that are based on the large observational Hyperglycemia and Adverse Pregnancy…
