Introduction Associated with adverse outcomes spanning fetal to adult life, fetal growth restriction (FGR) constitutes a major obstetrical complication affecting 5-7% of all pregnancies. Perinatal mortality is substantially high in…
Background Midtrimester ultrasound is a valuable method for identifying asymptomatic women at risk for spontaneous preterm delivery (PTD). However, response to various treatments (cerclage, progestogen) has been variable in the…
Materials and Methods We conducted a retrospective cohort study of all patients who received a diagnosis of gastroschisis prenatally who delivered at 1 of the medical centers that comprise the…
Materials and Methods Study setting In Denmark, the health care system is tax financed and provides health care free of charge for all residents. The initial medical contact is with…
Methods This was an observational, retrospective, single center cohort study. All the records of women who attended the Lupus & Antiphospholipid Pregnancy clinic from January 2008 to July 2014 were…
Methods Premier data We performed a retrospective cohort analysis of data from the Premier database ( www.premierinc.com ; Premier, Inc, Charlotte, NC) to obtain all maternal hospital records for deliveries…
Background It has been shown that addressing apical support at the time of hysterectomy for pelvic organ prolapse (POP) reduces recurrence and reoperation rates. In fact, national guidelines consider hysterectomy…
Introduction Due to limitations of technology, clinicians are typically unable to assess human fetuses as normoxic or moderately hypoxic. Risk factors for chronic hypoxia include fetal growth restriction (FGR), in…
Material and Methods Ethical statement The Institutional Review Board, Committee for Protection of Human Subjects of The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, approved this study, and all parents or legal guardians…
Background More than a third of middle-aged or older women suffer from urinary incontinence, but less than half undergo evaluation or treatment for this burdensome condition. With national organizations now…
