Modified obstetric early warning systems
We read with interest the study by Dr Edwards and colleagues. We are not surprised that their investigation of the predictive power for severe sepsis of various modified obstetric early warning…
Rivaroxaban transfer across the dually perfused isolated human placental cotyledon
Objective The purpose of this study was to determine the rate and extent of rivaroxaban transfer across the term human placenta and determine whether passive diffusion was the primary mechanism…
The risk of stillbirth and infant death by each additional week of expectant management in twin pregnancies
Page et al propose a simple measure for determining the optimal timing of delivery among twins. The index proposed, namely, the composite rate of fetal and infant death at any gestational…
Anatomic variations of pudendal nerve within pelvis and pudendal canal: clinical applications
Materials and Methods Detailed dissections were performed in 13 unembalmed female cadavers obtained from the Willed Body Program at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center in Dallas. This study…
Hydroxylated fullerene: a potential antiinflammatory and antioxidant agent for preventing mouse preterm birth
Objective Intrauterine infection such as by Escherichia coli and Ureaplasma spp induce placental inflammation and are one of the leading causes of preterm birth. Here we evaluated hydroxylated fullerene (C…
The impact of group prenatal care on pregnancy and postpartum weight trajectories
Objective The objective of the study was to investigate whether group prenatal care (Centering Pregnancy Plus [CP+]) has an impact on pregnancy weight gain and postpartum weight loss trajectories and to…
Metastatic adenocarcinoma to the clitoris from the cervix
Case notes A 68-year-old woman with stage IV cervical carcinoma had a 1-month history of an enlarged painful clitoris. Initially, she had been diagnosed with a urinary tract infection and…
Obstetrician-gynecologists’ beliefs about performing less cervical cancer screening: the pendulum swings
Objective In 2002, major US guideline groups recommended cervical cancer screening discontinuation in 2 groups of low-risk women: those >65 years old with previous normal Papanicolaou test results and those…
