Background It is uncertain whether treatment of mild gestational diabetes mellitus improves
pregnancy outcomes. Methods Women who were in the 24th to 31st week of gestation and …

OBJECTIVE: Although repeat cesarean deliveries often are associated with serious
morbidity, they account for only a portion of abdominal deliveries and are overlooked when …

Background Prenatal repair of myelomeningocele, the most common form of spina bifida,
may result in better neurologic function than repair deferred until after delivery. We compared …

Background Women who have had a spontaneous preterm delivery are at greatly increased
risk for preterm delivery in subsequent pregnancies. The results of several small trials have …

Background The proportion of women who attempt vaginal delivery after prior cesarean delivery
has decreased largely because of concern about safety. The absolute and relative risks …

In April 2008, the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human
Development, the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, and the Society for …

In 1985 when a group of experts convened by the World Health Organization in Fortaleza,
Brazil, met to discuss the appropriate technology for birth, they echoed what at that moment …

Background Because of increased rates of respiratory complications, elective cesarean
delivery is discouraged before 39 weeks of gestation unless there is evidence of fetal lung …

With more than one third of pregnancies in the United States being delivered by cesarean
and the growing knowledge of morbidities associated with repeat cesarean deliveries, the …

The purpose of this chapter is to assist in the use and interpretation of intrapartum
cardiotocography (CTG), as well as in the clinical management of specific CTG patterns. In the …