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Agricultural-related chemical exposures, season of conception, and risk of gastroschisis in Washington State
Elevated maternal exposure to surface water atrazine, specifically during periods of high use in the spring, was associated with an increased prevalence of fetal gastroschisis. Read this University of Washington study demonstrating a relationship between gastroschisis incidence and periconceptional exposure to agrichemicals.

A statewide initiative to reduce inappropriate scheduled births at 36.0–38.6 weeks’ gestation
Efforts by an Ohio quality collaborative initiative led to a significant decline in the rate of scheduled births lacking a documented medical or obstetrical indication. Discover how a voluntary collaborative reduced the number of births scheduled for nonmedical reasons at <39 weeks.

Look in this issue for these and other rushed-to-press papers from the 30th annual meeting of the Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine held in February 2010. Additional papers from the meeting will appear in future issues.

Starting with the July 2010 issue, articles in the categories Basic Science: Gynecology and Basic Science: Obstetrics will appear in the print edition in abstract form, with no article summaries. They will continue to appear in full at www.AJOG.org.