The different screening and diagnostic methods for gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) currently in clinical use have led the National Institutes of Health Office of Disease Prevention to organize a consensus…
This review examines the relation between the mode of delivery and development of the immune system in the offspring. Recent epidemiological studies provide evidence that elective cesarean section (CS) is…
We read with interest review of the association between cesarean delivery and immune function in the offspring by Cho and Norman. Although the authors are to be commended for attempting…
The transition between intrauterine and extrauterine life is one of the most dramatic and fundamental phenomena in biology. What evolution accomplished over millions of years (namely, the emergence of life…
In this issue of the American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology , 2 research teams have published interesting manuscripts on the common yet often ignored problem of pain related to…
