Body image for pelvic organ prolapse – a new important questionnaire has come
We read with great enthusiasm the article published by Lowder et al regarding the construction of a body image questionnaire for women with pelvic organ prolapse (POP). We think the authors…
Midtrimester isolated polyhydramnios in monochorionic diamniotic multiple gestations
Materials and Methods A retrospective study was conducted of 628 consecutive monochorionic diamniotic pregnancies referred for evaluation of possible TTTS at the Los Angeles Fetal Therapy Program (Keck School of Medicine,…
Sex-specific effects of maternal anthropometrics on body composition at birth
Objective The purpose of this study was to assess whether maternal factors that are associated with fetal lean and fat mass differ between sexes. Study Design Secondary analysis of a…
Neonatal and early childhood outcomes following early vs later preterm premature rupture of membranes
Objective Data regarding long-term outcomes of neonates reaching viability following early preterm premature rupture of membranes (PPROM; <25.0 weeks at rupture) are limited. We hypothesized that babies delivered after early…
Evaluation of outcomes after implementation of an induction-of-labor protocol
Materials and Methods We performed a retrospective cohort analysis of all women who underwent induction of labor at BTH from October 2011 through October 2012. During this time, a standardized…
Elevated neonatal insulin-like growth factor I is associated with fetal hypertrophic cardiomyopathy in diabetic women
Objective We sought to determine if fetal hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) or cardiac dysfunction is associated with elevated maternal or neonatal insulin-like growth factor (IGF)-I levels in women with diabetes. Study…
Use of the combined tetanus-diphtheria and pertussis vaccine during pregnancy
Materials and Methods After institutional review broad approval at Partners Healthcare, we conducted a retrospective cohort study including all women delivering at our university hospital between Feb. 2013 and June…
Benefit of interpregnancy HIV viral load suppression on subsequent maternal and infant outcomes
Objective The objective of the study was to determine whether interpregnancy human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) viral load suppression affects outcomes in subsequent pregnancies. Study Design This is a retrospective review…
Balancing the risks of stillbirth and neonatal death in the early preterm small-for-gestational-age fetus
Methods We conducted a retrospective cohort study of singleton pregnancies presenting to Washington University School of Medicine perinatal ultrasound units for routine anatomic survey from 1990-2009. We used the perinatal…
