Cervical pessary placement for prevention of preterm birth in unselected twin pregnancies: a randomized controlled trial
We have read with interest the article by Nicolaides et al. It is noteworthy that the authors reported a high rate of removal of the cervical pessary. Specifically, this occurred in…
Why the heart is like an orchestra and the uterus is like a soccer crowd
Thank you for your interesting commentary on the mechanism of uterine activity leading to organized labor. Your analogy of the soccer stadium (or perhaps football in an American context) for uterine…
The importance of the cerebroplacental ratio in the evaluation of fetal well-being in SGA and AGA fetuses
In the expert review, Professor DeVore has evaluated the role of the cerebroplacental ratio (CPR) separately for early and late fetal growth restriction and risk pregnancies at term. The CPR…
Cerebroplacental ratio in fetal surveillance: an alert bell or a crash sound?
DeVore raises the prospect of an important role for cerebroplacental ratio in fetal surveillance. This Doppler parameter was introduced more than 20 years ago and has once again come to…
Widening of the femoral diaphysis-metaphysis angle at 20-24 weeks: a marker for the detection of achondroplasia prior to the onset of skeletal shortening
Objective Achondroplasia is the most common nonlethal skeletal dysplasia and, despite its autosomal dominant inheritance, most cases are sporadic, resulting from a de novo paternal mutation in the fibroblast growth…