Introduction Preeclampsia (PE) is a hypertensive disorder of pregnancy that continues to affect 3-5% of all pregnancies worldwide resulting in maternal and neonatal morbidity and mortality. The disease is characterized…
Background Women with high levels of physical exercise have an increased demand for oxygen and nutrients. Thus, in pregnancies of women with high levels of exercise, it is conceivable that…
Background Twin pregnancies are at increased risk for perinatal morbidity and death because of many factors that include a high incidence of preterm delivery. Compared with singleton pregnancies, overall perinatal…
Background Despite intensive efforts directed at initial training in fetal heart rate interpretation, continuing medical education, board certification/recertification, team training, and the development of specific protocols for the management of…
Background Complete uterine rupture is a rare peripartum complication associated with a catastrophic outcome. Because of its rarity, knowledge about its risk factors is not very accurate. Most previous studies…
Background There is a lack of consensus on the optimal transvaginal cervical length for determining risk for spontaneous preterm birth in twin pregnancies. Change in transvaginal cervical length over time…
Materials and Methods Subjects We conducted a prospective cohort study of children who were born late preterm (32-36 weeks of gestation) or at term (≥37 weeks of gestation) after threatened…
Background It is unknown how initial cervix location and cervical support resistance to traction, which we term “apical support stiffness,” compare in women with different patterns of pelvic organ support….
Background The use of wide pore lightweight polypropylene mesh to improve anatomical outcomes in the surgical repair of prolapse has been hampered by mesh complications. One of the prototype prolapse…
Background Human papillomavirus vaccination may result in lowered intention to be screened for cervical cancer, potentially leading to gaps in screening coverage and avoidable cervical cancer diagnoses. Objective The purpose…
