The social determinants of health are the circumstances in which people are born, grow up, live, work, and age and the systems put in place to deal with illness. These…
Objective Residual anastomoses after fetoscopic laser surgery for twin-to-twin transfusion syndrome (TTTS) may lead to severe postoperative complications, including recurrent TTTS and twin anemia-polycythemia sequence (TAPS). A novel technique (Solomon…
This issue of the Journal includes this summary and selected papers presented at the 2013 meeting of the American Gynecological and Obstetrical Society (AGOS). Society membership is open to applicants…
Objective Congenital diaphragmatic hernia (CDH) is clinically challenging because of associated lung hypoplasia (LH). There have been no validated parameters to evaluate fetal LH severity. Sildenafil has been shown to…
Objective The purpose of this study was to evaluate the use of a childbirth composite morbidity indicator for monitoring childbirth morbidity at hospital and regional levels in California. Study Design…
Objective First-trimester screening for subsequent delivery of a small-for-gestational-age (SGA) infant typically focuses on maternal risk factors and uterine artery (UtA) Doppler. Our aim is to test if incorporation of…
Objective To determine neonatal morbidity rates for early term birth compared with full term birth by precursor leading to delivery. Study Design This was a retrospective study of 188,809 deliveries…
Materials and Methods The PORTO Study is a multicenter, prospective study conducted at 7 academic maternity centers in Ireland. In this study, IUGR was defined as the EFW below the 10th…
There is a substantial body of literature that links psychological stress to adverse pregnancy outcomes, particularly preterm birth. Comparatively few studies have examined potential biologic mechanisms that explain these associations….
Objective The objective of the study was to identify metabolomic markers in maternal first-trimester serum for the detection of fetal congenital heart defects (CHDs). Study Design Mass spectrometry (direct injection/liquid…
