Intrauterine therapy of children with erythroblastosis implies a low risk for moderate or severe neurologic impairment—even when severe cases with hydrops are included.
An assay for maternal antiplatelet antibodies does not predict the risk of neonatal thrombocytopenia in thrombocytopenic pregnant women.
Antenatal steroids significantly decrease the incidence and severity of major neonatal morbidities and mortalities but only in the absence of fetal growth restriction and pregnancy-associated hypertension.
Umbilical venous plasma from growth-restricted fetuses contained significantly more plasma platelet-activating factor–acetylhydrolase activity than plasma from fetuses of appropriate size.
Doppler velocity waveform analysis demonstrates behavior-state dependency in the venous pulmonary system but not in the arterial pulmonary system in the term fetus.
Asymmetry of the fetal heart is a marker for congenital heart disease.
Immunoglobulin G anticardiolipin and immunoglobulin G antiphosphatidylserine antibodies are associated with an increased risk of pregnancy loss, but anti-2-glycoprotein 1 is only weakly associated with pregnancy loss.
Maternal plasma levels of C-type natriuretic peptide are not significantly different in pregnant women with normal blood pressure, gestational hypertension, and preeclampsia.
Platelet angiotensin II binding measured at 20 weeks' gestation does not predict pregnancy-induced hypertension with or without proteinuria.
The risk of prematurity is increased after cone biopsy for cervical carcinoma in situ.
Videotaped training of an intervention based on motivational interviewing might offer a cost-effective means for improving communication skills and increasing referrals to alcohol treatment.
Patients with microinvasive cervical adenocarcinoma potentially can be managed with cone biopsy alone because of limits of disease and excellent prognosis.
Operative laparoscopy can remove isolated adnexal masses effectively with minimal operative complications and without compromising the intent of gynecologic cancer surgery.
The transverse diameter of the pelvic inlet is greater in women with advanced genital prolapse than in controls.
Reproductive-age women, particularly younger women, using depot medroxyprogesterone acetate injectable contraception had significantly lower bone mineral density levels than did comparable nonusers of this method.
A patient's reading ability may influence the effectiveness of educational methods that promote family planning.
Women who undergo infertility treatment often experience grief and depression and may benefit from therapeutic counseling before, during, and after this stressful period.
Informed consent for infertility treatment varies with invasiveness and risk of therapy and usually includes the possible association between ovulation induction and ovarian cancer.
Continuous administration of estradiol valerate and norethisterone over 12 months is an effective amenorrheal regimen with a favorable lipoprotein effect.
Androgen receptor messenger RNA is concentrated in monkey uterine stroma and myometrium, where it is regulated by gonadal steroids, particularly testosterone.
Compared with intracervical dinoprostone gel, extra-amniotic saline infusion achieves favorable Bishop scores in more patients.
After vaginal administration of misoprostol, absorption is slower, plasma levels remain elevated longer than with oral administration, and the effect on uterine contractility is prolonged.
Station at the time of epidural placement appears to be a better predictor of cesarean risk than cervical dilation.
Electronic fetal monitoring can be used as a screening test for predicting fetal asphyxia during labor if combined with supplementary diagnostic tests.
Gestational diabetes does not increase the risk of peripartum infection associated with group B streptococcal colonization.
Obstetrics & Gynecology is now available on-line with full text, including figures and tables.
A new intrauterine light probe for endometrial ablation by means of photodynamic therapy is described and tested; homogeneous light distribution is feasible.
Obstetrician-gynecologists and managed-care organizations are moral co-fiduciaries of female and pregnant patients.
An introductory course in basic research is given to all Canadian obstetric-gynecologic residents.
The Zavanelli maneuver is remarkably successful regardless of operator experience and whether it involves cephalic or podalic replacement.
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