Objective Maternal infection is a common complication of childbirth, yet little is known about the extent to which infection rates vary among hospitals. We estimated hospital-level risk-adjusted maternal infection rates…
Objective The objective of this study was to determine how parity and breastfeeding were associated with maternal high blood pressure, and how age modifies this association. Study Design Baseline data…
Objective The objective of the study was to assess the impact of body mass index (BMI) on 30 day perioperative morbidity following abdominal hysterectomy. Study Design The 2006-2010 National Surgical…
Objective We sought to identify risk factors for endometriosis and their consistency across study populations in the Endometriosis: Natural History, Diagnosis, and Outcomes (ENDO) Study. Study Design In this prospective…
Although maternal death remains rare in the United States, the rate has not decreased for 3 decades. The rate of severe maternal morbidity, a more prevalent problem, is also rising….
The volume of scientific articles being published continues to grow. Simultaneously, the ease with which both patients and providers can access scholarly articles is also increasing. One potential benefit of…
In recent years, translational research with various animal models has been helpful to answer basic questions about the effect of antenatal inflammation on maturation and development of the fetal lung…
Since the discovery that puerperal fever is associated with poor hand hygiene, the care that is given by obstetric providers has been implicated in infections in childbirth. However, in modern…
Clinicians and professional organizations commenting on the role of progestogens in the prevention of preterm birth have used the term progesterone interchangeably with 17α-hydroxyprogesterone caproate, implying that these two compounds…
