Objective Prostaglandin E 1 (PGE 1 ) is commonly used in obstetric practice for labor induction and cervical ripening and in treating postpartum hemorrhage; however, its use in pregnant asthmatic…
Objective We sought to assess the influence of birth spacing on neonatal morbidity, stratified by gestational age at birth. Study Design This was a population-based retrospective cohort study using Ohio…
Alleman BW, Smith AR, Byers HM, et al. A proposed method to predict preterm birth using clinical data, standard maternal serum screening, and cholesterol. Am J Obstet Gynecol 2013;208:472.e1-11. Among sources…
Materials and Methods Data source Data were from the Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System (PRAMS) for 2009-2010. PRAMS provides population-based data on self-reported maternal behaviors and experiences before, during, and…
Objective The impact of hospital obstetric volume specifically on maternal outcomes remains under studied. We examined the impact of hospital obstetric volume on maternal outcomes in low-risk women who delivered…
Objective The objective of the study was to assess women’s preferences for vaginal vs cesarean delivery in 4 contexts: prior cesarean delivery, twins, breech presentation, and absent indication for cesarean….
Objective We sought to assess the relationship between a short interpregnancy interval (IPI) following a pregnancy loss and subsequent live birth and pregnancy outcomes. Study Design A secondary analysis of…
Objective We previously demonstrated that prenatal nicotine exposure decreases neonatal pulmonary function in nonhuman primates, and maternal vitamin C supplementation attenuates these deleterious effects. However, the effect of nicotine on…
Materials and Methods Data sources We used population-level health administrative data housed at the Institute for Clinical and Evaluative Sciences (ICES) in the Province of Ontario, Canada. ICES is an…
Objective We sought to determine rates of maternal postpartum hepatitis B virus (HBV) follow-up with a HBV specialist and identify factors associated with poor follow-up, as prior research has focused…
