There are many organizations in the United States concerned with the improvement of patient safety and healthcare quality. In this overview, we provide a synopsis of the major entities whose…
In late 2019, results from the Progestin’s Role in Optimizing Neonatal Gestation (PROLONG) trial were published showing no benefit of weekly injections of 17-alpha hydroxyprogesterone caproate (17-)HPC) from 16-20 weeks…
Click Video under article title in Contents at ajog.org The current coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic is a challenge to every health system worldwide. Unfortunately, it is likely that this…
Click Supplemental Materials under article title in Contents at ajog.org Objective Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) has infected more than 2 million people, caused thousands of deaths, and…
Objective On March 2, 2020, the New York Times reported the first confirmed case of an infection with severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) in the state of New…
Background Periconceptional diet quality is commonly suboptimal and sociodemographic disparities in diet quality exist. However, it is unknown whether individual periconceptional diet quality is associated with obstetric outcomes. Objective Our…
Background Eliminating persistent racial/ethnic disparities in maternal mortality and morbidity is a public health priority. National strategies to improve maternal outcomes are increasingly focused on quality improvement collaboratives. However, the…
Background Infants with severe hemolytic disease of the fetus and newborn often require 1 or multiple intrauterine transfusions to treat fetal anemia. Intrauterine transfusions may have an inhibiting effect on…
Background Placenta previa remains one of the major causes of massive postpartum hemorrhage and maternal mortality worldwide. Objective To determine whether internal iliac artery balloon occlusion during cesarean delivery for…
Background Preterm prelabor rupture of the membranes (PPROM) is frequently complicated by intraamniotic inflammatory processes such as intraamniotic infection and sterile intraamniotic inflammation. Antibiotic therapy is recommended to patients with…
