Induction of labor before 40 weeks is associated with lower rate of cesarean delivery in women with gestational diabetes mellitus
Background In women with gestational diabetes mellitus, it is not clear whether routine induction of labor at <40 weeks of gestation is beneficial to mother and newborn infant. Objective The…
Value of base deficit
We read with interest the article of Knutzen et al and the accompanying editorials of Drs Cahill and Olofsson in discussing the significance of base deficit (BD) in umbilical cord blood….
Menstrual preconditioning for the prevention of pregnancy complications in women with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS): clinical opinion or viewpoint—this is the question
We have read with great interest the Clinical Opinion recently published on menstrual preconditioning for the prevention of pregnancy complications in women with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS). This paper provides…
Uterine rupture vs dehiscence
Because we should all be precise with the nomenclature that we use, I want to bring attention to the article by Greenwald et al, in that the authors use the term…
Sawtooth fetal heart rate pattern due to in utero fetal central nervous system injury
Case reports We present 3 cases of documented central nervous system (CNS) injury with a characteristic fetal heart rate (FHR) sawtooth-like pattern. In the first case, there was category I…
Does twin gestation really have long-term maternal cardiac sequelae?
Reading the observational documentation of multiple parameters of cardiovascular function in twin pregnancies by Ghi et al we would like to raise a serious concern. They observed deterioration during pregnancy in…
