The cost-effectiveness of prenatal screening for spinal muscular atrophy
Sarah E. Little, Vanitha Janakiraman, Anjali Kaimal, Thomas Musci, Jeffrey Ecker, Aaron B. Caughey
American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology
March 2010 (Vol. 202, Issue 3, Pages 253.e1-253.e7)
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Neonatal outcome following elective cesarean section beyond 37 weeks of gestation: a 7-year retrospective analysis of a national registry
Freke A. Wilmink, Chantal W.P.M. Hukkelhoven, Simone Lunshof, Ben Willem J. Mol, Joris A.M. van der Post, Dimitri N.M. Papatsonis
American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology
March 2010 (Vol. 202, Issue 3, Pages 250.e1-250.e8)
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Maternal and neonatal outcomes by labor onset type and gestational age
Jennifer L. Bailit, Kimberly D. Gregory, Uma M. Reddy, Victor H. Gonzalez-Quintero, Judith U. Hibbard, Mildred M. Ramirez, D. Ware Branch, Ronald Burkman, Shoshana Haberman, Christos G. Hatjis, Matthew K. Hoffman, Michelle Kominiarek, Helain J. Landy, Lee A. Learman, James Troendle, Paul Van Veldhuisen, Isabelle Wilkins, Liping Sun, Jun Zhang
American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology
March 2010 (Vol. 202, Issue 3, Pages 245.e1-245.e12)
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A statewide initiative to reduce inappropriate scheduled births at 360/7–386/7 weeks' gestation
The Ohio Perinatal Quality Collaborative Writing Committee
American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology
March 2010 (Vol. 202, Issue 3, Pages 243.e1-243.e8)
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Treatment of localized periodontal disease in pregnancy does not reduce the occurrence of preterm birth: results from the Periodontal Infections and Prematurity Study (PIPS)
George A. Macones, Samuel Parry, Deborah B. Nelson, Jerome F. Strauss, Jack Ludmir, Arnold W. Cohen, David M. Stamilio, Dina Appleby, Bonnie Clothier, Mary D. Sammel, Marjorie Jeffcoat
American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology
February 2010 (Vol. 202, Issue 2, Pages 147.e1-147.e8)
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Paternal factors and low birthweight, preterm, and small for gestational age births: a systematic review
Prakesh S. Shah, Knowledge Synthesis Group on determinants of preterm/low birthweight births
American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology
February 2010 (Vol. 202, Issue 2, Pages 103-123)
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Hospital readmission after delivery: evidence for an increased incidence of nonurogenital infection in the immediate postpartum period , 05 November 2009
Michael A. Belfort, Steven L. Clark, George R. Saade, Kacie Kleja, Gary A. Dildy, Teelkien R. Van Veen, Efe Akhigbe, Donna R. Frye, Janet A. Meyers, Shalece Kofford
American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology
January 2010 (Vol. 202, Issue 1, Pages 35.e1-35.e7)
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Risk factors for depressive symptoms during pregnancy: a systematic review
Christie A. Lancaster, Katherine J. Gold, Heather A. Flynn, Harim Yoo, Sheila M. Marcus, Matthew M. Davis
American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology
January 2010 (Vol. 202, Issue 1, Pages 5-14)
Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (391 KB)

Do multivitamin supplements modify the relationship between prenatal alcohol intake and miscarriage? , 21 October 2009
Lyndsay Ammon Avalos, Lee Ann Kaskutas, Gladys Block, De-Kun Li
American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology
December 2009 (Vol. 201, Issue 6, Pages 563.e1-563.e9)
Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (299 KB) | Summary PDF (188 KB)

An ethically justified practical approach to offering, recommending, performing, and referring for induced abortion and feticide , 18 September 2009
Frank A. Chervenak, Laurence B. McCullough
American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology
December 2009 (Vol. 201, Issue 6, Pages 560.e1-560.e6)
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In utero beta 2 adrenergic agonist exposure and adverse neurophysiologic and behavioral outcomes
Frank R. Witter, Andrew W. Zimmerman, James P. Reichmann, Susan L. Connors
American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology
December 2009 (Vol. 201, Issue 6, Pages 553-559)
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Safety of influenza vaccination during pregnancy , 22 October 2009
Pranita D. Tamma, Kevin A. Ault, Carlos del Rio, Mark C. Steinhoff, Neal A. Halsey, Saad B. Omer
American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology
December 2009 (Vol. 201, Issue 6, Pages 547-552)
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Racial disparities in stillbirth risk across gestation in the United States , 18 September 2009
Marian Willinger, Chia-Wen Ko, Uma M. Reddy
American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology
November 2009 (Vol. 201, Issue 5, Pages 469.e1-469.e8)
Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (284 KB) | Summary PDF (203 KB)

Screening and treating for primary cytomegalovirus infection in pregnancy: where do we stand? A decision-analytic and economic analysis , 27 September 2009
Alison G. Cahill, Anthony O. Odibo, David M. Stamilio, George A. Macones
American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology
November 2009 (Vol. 201, Issue 5, Pages 466.e1-466.e7)
Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (261 KB) | Summary PDF (344 KB)

Undiagnosed cases of fatal Clostridium-associated toxic shock in Californian women of childbearing age , 23 July 2009
Christine S. Ho, Julu Bhatnagar, Adam L. Cohen, Jill K. Hacker, Suzanne B. Zane, Sarah Reagan, Marc Fischer, Wun-Ju Shieh, Jeannette Guarner, Shabbir Ahmad, Sherif R. Zaki, L. Clifford McDonald
American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology
November 2009 (Vol. 201, Issue 5, Pages 459.e1-459.e7)
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The association between stillbirth in the first pregnancy and subsequent adverse perinatal outcomes , 19 August 2009
Darios Getahun, Jean M. Lawrence, Michael J. Fassett, Daniel Strickland, Corinna Koebnick, Wansu Chen, Steven J. Jacobsen
American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology
October 2009 (Vol. 201, Issue 4, Pages 378.e1-378.e6)
Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (255 KB) | Summary PDF (197 KB)

Multicenter randomized trial of cerclage for preterm birth prevention in high-risk women with shortened midtrimester cervical length
John Owen, Gary Hankins, Jay D. Iams, Vincenzo Berghella, Jeanne S. Sheffield, Annette Perez-Delboy, Robert S. Egerman, Deborah A. Wing, Mark Tomlinson, Richard Silver, Susan M. Ramin, Edwin R. Guzman, Michael Gordon, Helen Y. How, Eric J. Knudtson, Jeff M. Szychowski, Suzanne Cliver, John C. Hauth
American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology
October 2009 (Vol. 201, Issue 4, Pages 375.e1-375.e8)
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Laparoscopic cervico-isthmic cerclage: surgical technique and obstetric outcomes
Wendy L. Whittle, Sukhbir S. Singh, Lisa Allen, Louise Glaude, Jacqueline Thomas, Rory Windrim, Nicholas Leyland
American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology
October 2009 (Vol. 201, Issue 4, Pages 364.e1-364.e7)
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When to stop pushing: effects of duration of second-stage expulsion efforts on maternal and neonatal outcomes in nulliparous women with epidural analgesia
Camille Le Ray, François Audibert, François Goffinet, William Fraser
American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology
October 2009 (Vol. 201, Issue 4, Pages 361.e1-361.e7)
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Second-stage labor duration in nulliparous women: relationship to maternal and perinatal outcomes
Dwight J. Rouse, Steven J. Weiner, Steven L. Bloom, Michael W. Varner, Catherine Y. Spong, Susan M. Ramin, Steve N. Caritis, Alan M. Peaceman, Yoram Sorokin, Anthony Sciscione, Marshall W. Carpenter, Brian M. Mercer, John M. Thorp, Fergal D. Malone, Margaret Harper, Jay D. Iams, Garland D. Anderson, Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development Maternal-Fetal Medicine Units Network
American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology
October 2009 (Vol. 201, Issue 4, Pages 357.e1-357.e7)
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Predictors of adverse events among pregnant smokers exposed in a nicotine replacement therapy trial , 10 August 2009
Geeta K. Swamy, Jennifer J. Roelands, Bercedis L. Peterson, Laura J. Fish, Cheryl A. Oncken, Pamela K. Pletsch, Evan R. Myers, Paul W. Whitecar, Kathryn I. Pollak
American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology
October 2009 (Vol. 201, Issue 4, Pages 354.e1-354.e7)
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Women and children first: transforming a historic defining moment into a contemporary ethical imperative , 31 August 2009
Frank A. Chervenak, Laurence B. McCullough
American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology
October 2009 (Vol. 201, Issue 4, Pages 351.e1-351.e5)
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Auricular acupuncture as a treatment for pregnant women who have low back and posterior pelvic pain: a pilot study , 29 June 2009
Shu-Ming Wang, Peggy DeZinno, Eric C. Lin, Haiqun Lin, James J. Yue, Michael R. Berman, Ferne Braveman, Zeev N. Kain
American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology
September 2009 (Vol. 201, Issue 3, Pages 271.e1-271.e9)
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Health of children born to mothers who had preeclampsia: a population-based cohort study
Chun S. Wu, Ellen A. Nohr, Bodil H. Bech, Mogens Vestergaard, Janet M. Catov, Jørn Olsen
American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology
September 2009 (Vol. 201, Issue 3, Pages 269.e1-269.e10)
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Placenta previa: distance to internal os and mode of delivery , 27 July 2009
Patrizia Vergani, Sara Ornaghi, Ilaria Pozzi, Pietro Beretta, Francesca Maria Russo, Ilaria Follesa, Alessandro Ghidini
American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology
September 2009 (Vol. 201, Issue 3, Pages 266.e1-266.e5)
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The management of preterm premature rupture of the membranes near the limit of fetal viability
Thaddeus P. Waters, Brian M. Mercer
American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology
September 2009 (Vol. 201, Issue 3, Pages 230-240)
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Uterine artery Doppler flow studies in obstetric practice
Anthony C. Sciscione, Edward J. Hayes
American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology
August 2009 (Vol. 201, Issue 2, Pages 121-126)
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Adverse pregnancy outcome and association with small for gestational age birthweight by customized and population-based percentiles
Jason Gardosi, Andre Francis
American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology
July 2009 (Vol. 201, Issue 1, Pages 28.e1-28.e8)
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A customized standard to assess fetal growth in a US population
Jason Gardosi, Andre Francis
American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology
July 2009 (Vol. 201, Issue 1, Pages 25.e1-25.e7)
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Von Willebrand disease and other bleeding disorders in women: consensus on diagnosis and management from an international expert panel , 01 June 2009
Andra H. James, Peter A. Kouides, Rezan Abdul-Kadir, Mans Edlund, Augusto B. Federici, Susan Halimeh, Pieter W. Kamphuisen, Barbara A. Konkle, Oscar Martínez-Perez, Claire McLintock, Flora Peyvandi, Rochelle Winikoff
American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology
July 2009 (Vol. 201, Issue 1, Pages 12.e1-12.e8)
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The role of transvaginal ultrasound or endometrial biopsy in the evaluation of the menopausal endometrium
Steven R. Goldstein
American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology
July 2009 (Vol. 201, Issue 1, Pages 5-11)
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The association between birthweight 4000 g or greater and perinatal outcomes in patients with and without gestational diabetes mellitus , 20 April 2009
Tania F. Esakoff, Yvonne W. Cheng, Teresa N. Sparks, Aaron B. Caughey
American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology
June 2009 (Vol. 200, Issue 6, Pages 672.e1-672.e4)
Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (201 KB) | Summary PDF (196 KB)

Biomechanical properties of synthetic and biologic graft materials following long-term implantation in the rabbit abdomen and vagina , 16 March 2009
Lisa M. Pierce, Melissa A. Grunlan, Yaping Hou, Shannon S. Baumann, Thomas J. Kuehl, Tristi W. Muir
American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology
May 2009 (Vol. 200, Issue 5, Pages 549.e1-549.e8)
Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (1976 KB) | Summary PDF (1095 KB)

Long-term histologic response to synthetic and biologic graft materials implanted in the vagina and abdomen of a rabbit model , 16 March 2009
Lisa M. Pierce, Arundhati Rao, Shannon S. Baumann, Jocylen E. Glassberg, Thomas J. Kuehl, Tristi W. Muir
American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology
May 2009 (Vol. 200, Issue 5, Pages 546.e1-546.e8)
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Impact of a comprehensive patient safety strategy on obstetric adverse events , 02 March 2009
Christian M. Pettker, Stephen F. Thung, Errol R. Norwitz, Catalin S. Buhimschi, Cheryl A. Raab, Joshua A. Copel, Edward Kuczynski, Charles J. Lockwood, Edmund F. Funai
American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology
May 2009 (Vol. 200, Issue 5, Pages 492.e1-492.e8)
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Estrogen receptor-beta mediates cyclooxygenase-2 expression and vascular prostanoid levels in human placental villous endothelial cells
Emily J. Su, Zhi-Hong Lin, Rana Zeine, Ping Yin, Scott Reierstad, Joy E. Innes, Serdar E. Bulun
American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology
April 2009 (Vol. 200, Issue 4, Pages 427.e1-427.e8)
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Ultrasound imaging after evacuation as an adjunct to β-hCG monitoring in posthydatidiform molar gestational trophoblastic neoplasia , 09 February 2009
Elisabetta Garavaglia, Cinzia Gentile, Paolo Cavoretto, Daniele Spagnolo, Luca Valsecchi, Giorgia Mangili
American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology
April 2009 (Vol. 200, Issue 4, Pages 417.e1-417.e5)
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Is midtrimester short cervix a sign of intraamniotic inflammation?
Daniel G. Kiefer, Sean M. Keeler, Orion A. Rust, Christopher P. Wayock, Anthony M. Vintzileos, Nazeeh Hanna
American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology
April 2009 (Vol. 200, Issue 4, Pages 374.e1-374.e5)
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A multicenter study on the clinical outcome of chorioamnionitis in preterm infants , 17 February 2009
Amuchou S. Soraisham, Nalini Singhal, Douglas D. McMillan, Reg S. Sauve, Shoo K. Lee, Canadian Neonatal Network
American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology
April 2009 (Vol. 200, Issue 4, Pages 372.e1-372.e6)
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Recent advances in second-trimester abortion: an evidence-based review
Cassing Hammond
American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology
April 2009 (Vol. 200, Issue 4, Pages 347-356)
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Clinical follow-up of women infected with human papillomavirus-16, either alone or with other human papillomavirus types: identification of different risk groups , 27 January 2009
Olivier Cottier, Roland Sahli, Anca Mihaescu, Pierre De Grandi, Michel Boulvain, Stefan Gerber
American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology
March 2009 (Vol. 200, Issue 3, Pages 286.e1-286.e6)
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Free T4 immunoassays are flawed during pregnancy , 29 December 2008
Richard H. Lee, Carole A. Spencer, Jorge H. Mestman, Erin A. Miller, Ivana Petrovic, Lewis E. Braverman, T. Murphy Goodwin
American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology
March 2009 (Vol. 200, Issue 3, Pages 260.e1-260.e6)
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Pregnancy loss rate after mid-trimester amniocentesis in twin pregnancies , 12 January 2009
Alison G. Cahill, George A. Macones, David M. Stamilio, Jeffrey M. Dicke, James P. Crane, Anthony O. Odibo
American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology
March 2009 (Vol. 200, Issue 3, Pages 257.e1-257.e6)
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Active management of risk in nulliparous pregnancy at term: association between a higher preventive labor induction rate and improved birth outcomes , 27 January 2009
James M. Nicholson, Morghan H. Stenson, Lisa C. Kellar, Aaron B. Caughey, George A. Macones
American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology
March 2009 (Vol. 200, Issue 3, Pages 254.e1-254.e13)
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The active management of risk in multiparous pregnancy at term: association between a higher preventive labor induction rate and improved birth outcomes
James M. Nicholson, Aaron B. Caughey, Morghan H. Stenson, Peter F. Cronholm, Lisa Kellar, Ian Bennett, Katie Margo, Joseph B. Straton
American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology
March 2009 (Vol. 200, Issue 3, Pages 250.e1-250.e13)
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Impact of a ‘rescue course’ of antenatal corticosteroids: a multicenter randomized placebo-controlled trial
Thomas J. Garite, James Kurtzman, Kimberly Maurel, Reese Clark, for the Obstetrix Collaborative Research Network
American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology
March 2009 (Vol. 200, Issue 3, Pages 248.e1-248.e9)
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Effect of periodontal disease treatment during pregnancy on preterm birth incidence: a metaanalysis of randomized trials
Nikolaos P. Polyzos, Ilias P. Polyzos, Davide Mauri, Spyridon Tzioras, Maria Tsappi, Ivan Cortinovis, Giovanni Casazza
American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology
March 2009 (Vol. 200, Issue 3, Pages 225-232)
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Progesterone for preterm birth prevention: an evolving intervention
Alan Thevenet N. Tita, Dwight J. Rouse
American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology
March 2009 (Vol. 200, Issue 3, Pages 219-224)
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Gelsolin down-regulates lipopolysaccharide-induced intraamniotic tumor necrosis factor-α production in the midtrimester of pregnancy , 29 December 2008
Devrim Sezen, Ann Marie Bongiovanni, Shari Gelber, Uma Perni, J. Milton Hutson, Daniel Skupski, Steven S. Witkin
American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology
February 2009 (Vol. 200, Issue 2, Pages 191.e1-191.e4)
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Fetal fibronectin testing in patients with short cervix in the midtrimester: can it identify optimal candidates for ultrasound-indicated cerclage? , 15 December 2008
Sean M. Keeler, Ashley S. Roman, Jaclyn M. Coletta, Daniel G. Kiefer, Martin Feuerman, Orion A. Rust
American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology
February 2009 (Vol. 200, Issue 2, Pages 158.e1-158.e6)
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Inherited thrombophilia and preeclampsia within a multicenter cohort: the Montreal Preeclampsia Study , 15 December 2008
Susan R. Kahn, Robert Platt, Helen McNamara, Rima Rozen, Moy Fong Chen, Jacques Genest, Lise Goulet, John Lydon, Louise Seguin, Clement Dassa, André Masse, Guylaine Asselin, Alice Benjamin, Louise Miner, Antoinette Ghanem, Michael S. Kramer
American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology
February 2009 (Vol. 200, Issue 2, Pages 151.e1-151.e9)
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Pregnancy outcomes in young women with perinatally acquired human immunodeficiency virus-1 , 03 November 2008
Shauna F. Williams, Megan H. Keane-Tarchichi, Linda Bettica, Arry Dieudonne, Arlene D. Bardeguez
American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology
February 2009 (Vol. 200, Issue 2, Pages 149.e1-149.e5)
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Duration of lactation and incidence of myocardial infarction in middle to late adulthood , 29 December 2008
Alison M. Stuebe, Karin B. Michels, Walter C. Willett, JoAnn E. Manson, Kathryn Rexrode, Janet W. Rich-Edwards
American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology
February 2009 (Vol. 200, Issue 2, Pages 138.e1-138.e8)
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Spatiotemporal electrohysterography patterns in normal and arrested labor
Tammy Y. Euliano, Dorothee Marossero, Minh Tam Nguyen, Neil R. Euliano, Jose Principe, Rodney K. Edwards
American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology
January 2009 (Vol. 200, Issue 1, Pages 54.e1-54.e7)
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Occupational factors and risk of preterm birth in nurses , 03 November 2008
Christina C. Lawson, Elizabeth A. Whelan, Eileen N. Hibert, Barbara Grajewski, Donna Spiegelman, Janet W. Rich-Edwards
American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology
January 2009 (Vol. 200, Issue 1, Pages 51.e1-51.e8)
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Obstetricians' choice of cesarean delivery in ambiguous cases: is it influenced by risk attitude or fear of complaints and litigation? , 03 November 2008
Dorthe Fuglenes, Pål Øian, Ivar Sønbø Kristiansen
American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology
January 2009 (Vol. 200, Issue 1, Pages 48.e1-48.e8)
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Use of antibiotics for the treatment of preterm parturition and prevention of neonatal morbidity: a metaanalysis , 03 November 2008
Carolyn E. Hutzal, Elaine M. Boyle, Sara L. Kenyon, Jennifer V. Nash, Stephanie Winsor, David J. Taylor, Haresh Kirpalani
American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology
December 2008 (Vol. 199, Issue 6, Pages 620.e1-620.e8)
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Use of metformin in polycystic ovary syndrome
Ruchi Mathur, Carolyn J. Alexander, Jacqueline Yano, Bradley Trivax, Ricardo Azziz
American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology
December 2008 (Vol. 199, Issue 6, Pages 596-609)
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A systematic review of the role of intrapartum hypoxia-ischemia in the causation of neonatal encephalopathy
Ernest M. Graham, Kristy A. Ruis, Adam L. Hartman, Frances J. Northington, Harold E. Fox
American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology
December 2008 (Vol. 199, Issue 6, Pages 587-595)
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Proteomic profiling of urine identifies specific fragments of SERPINA1 and albumin as biomarkers of preeclampsia
Irina A. Buhimschi, Guomao Zhao, Edmund F. Funai, Nathan Harris, Isaac E. Sasson, Ira M. Bernstein, George R. Saade, Catalin S. Buhimschi
American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology
November 2008 (Vol. 199, Issue 5, Pages 551.e1-551.e16)
Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (628 KB) | Summary PDF (177 KB)

Evidence-based labor and delivery management
Vincenzo Berghella, Jason K. Baxter, Suneet P. Chauhan
American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology
November 2008 (Vol. 199, Issue 5, Pages 445-454)
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The frequency of microbial invasion of the amniotic cavity and histologic chorioamnionitis in women at term with intact membranes in the presence or absence of labor
Hyo Suk Seong, Si Eun Lee, Ji Hyun Kang, Roberto Romero, Bo Hyun Yoon
American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology
October 2008 (Vol. 199, Issue 4, Pages 375.e1-375.e5)
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Perinatal outcomes in low-risk term pregnancies: do they differ by week of gestation?
Yvonne W. Cheng, James M. Nicholson, Sanae Nakagawa, Tim A. Bruckner, A. Eugene Washington, Aaron B. Caughey
American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology
October 2008 (Vol. 199, Issue 4, Pages 370.e1-370.e7)
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Adverse neonatal outcomes: examining the risks between preterm, late preterm, and term infants
Jamie A. Bastek, Mary D. Sammel, Emmanuelle Paré, Sindhu K. Srinivas, Michael A. Posencheg, Michal A. Elovitz
American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology
October 2008 (Vol. 199, Issue 4, Pages 367.e1-367.e8)
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Obstetric management of hepatitis C-positive mothers: analysis of vertical transmission in 559 mother-infant pairs
Moya B. McMenamin, Abigail D. Jackson, John Lambert, William Hall, Karina Butler, Sam Coulter-Smith, Fionnuala M. McAuliffe
American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology
September 2008 (Vol. 199, Issue 3, Pages 315.e1-315.e5)
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Blunt expansion of the low transverse uterine incision at cesarean delivery: a randomized comparison of 2 techniques
Antonella Cromi, Fabio Ghezzi, Edoardo Di Naro, Gabriele Siesto, Giuseppe Loverro, Pierfrancesco Bolis
American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology
September 2008 (Vol. 199, Issue 3, Pages 292.e1-292.e6)
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Prediction of patient-specific risk for fetal loss using maternal characteristics and first- and second-trimester maternal serum Down syndrome markers
Lorraine Dugoff, Howard S. Cuckle, John C. Hobbins, Fergal D. Malone, Michael A. Belfort, David A. Nyberg, Christine H. Comstock, George R. Saade, Keith A. Eddleman, Peer Dar, Sabrina D. Craigo, Ilan E. Timor-Tritsch, Steven R. Carr, Honor M. Wolfe, Mary E. D'Alton, FaSTER Trial Research Consortium
American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology
September 2008 (Vol. 199, Issue 3, Pages 290.e1-290.e6)
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Comparison of the efficiency of second-trimester nasal bone hypoplasia and increased nuchal fold in Down syndrome screening
Anthony O. Odibo, Harish M. Sehdev, Sabrina Gerkowicz, David M. Stamilio, George A. Macones
American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology
September 2008 (Vol. 199, Issue 3, Pages 281.e1-281.e5)
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Biophysical profile in the treatment of intrauterine growth-restricted fetuses who weigh <1000 g
Satinder Kaur, Jason L. Picconi, Rati Chadha, Michael Kruger, Giancarlo Mari
American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology
September 2008 (Vol. 199, Issue 3, Pages 264.e1-264.e4)
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Transgenerational effect of fetal programming on vascular phenotype and reactivity in endothelial nitric oxide synthase knockout mouse model
Maged M. Costantine, Labib M. Ghulmiyyah, Esther Tamayo, Gary D.V. Hankins, George R. Saade, Monica Longo
American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology
September 2008 (Vol. 199, Issue 3, Pages 250.e1-250.e7)
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Expectant management of severe preeclampsia at less than 27 weeks' gestation: maternal and perinatal outcomes according to gestational age by weeks at onset of expectant management
Annette E. Bombrys, John R. Barton, Elizabeth A. Nowacki, Mounira Habli, Leeya Pinder, Helen How, Baha M. Sibai
American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology
September 2008 (Vol. 199, Issue 3, Pages 247.e1-247.e6)
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A national study of the complications of lupus in pregnancy , 06 May 2008
Megan E.B. Clowse, Margaret Jamison, Evan Myers, Andra H. James
American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology
August 2008 (Vol. 199, Issue 2, Pages 127.e1-127.e6)
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Morbidity associated with sickle cell disease in pregnancy , 05 June 2008
Margaret S. Villers, Margaret G. Jamison, Laura M. De Castro, Andra H. James
American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology
August 2008 (Vol. 199, Issue 2, Pages 125.e1-125.e5)
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Psychiatric risk factors associated with postpartum suicide attempt in Washington State, 1992-2001 , 25 March 2008
Katherine A. Comtois, Melissa A. Schiff, David C. Grossman
American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology
August 2008 (Vol. 199, Issue 2, Pages 120.e1-120.e5)
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Outlook for the future of the obstetrician-gynecologist workforce , 06 May 2008
Britta L. Anderson, Ralph W. Hale, Edward Salsberg, Jay Schulkin
American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology
July 2008 (Vol. 199, Issue 1, Pages 88.e1-88.e8)
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Prediction of uterine rupture associated with attempted vaginal birth after cesarean delivery , 28 April 2008
William A. Grobman, Yinglei Lai, Mark B. Landon, Catherine Y. Spong, Kenneth J. Leveno, Dwight J. Rouse, Michael W. Varner, Atef H. Moawad, Steve N. Caritis, Margaret Harper, Ronald J. Wapner, Yoram Sorokin, Menachem Miodovnik, Marshall Carpenter, Mary J. O'Sullivan, Baha M. Sibai, Oded Langer, John M. Thorp, Susan M. Ramin, Brian M. Mercer, National Institute of Child Health and Human Development Maternal-Fetal Medicine Units Network
American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology
July 2008 (Vol. 199, Issue 1, Pages 30.e1-30.e5)
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Signal ambiguity resulting in unexpected outcome with external fetal heart rate monitoring , 31 March 2008
Duncan R. Neilson, Roger K. Freeman, Shelora Mangan
American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology
June 2008 (Vol. 198, Issue 6, Pages 717-724)
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Clostridium difficile–associated diarrhea: an emerging threat to pregnant women , 07 April 2008
Nadine G. Rouphael, Judith A. O'Donnell, Julu Bhatnagar, Felicia Lewis, Philip M. Polgreen, Susan Beekmann, Jeannette Guarner, George E. Killgore, Becky Coffman, Jennifer Campbell, Sherif R. Zaki, L. Clifford McDonald
American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology
June 2008 (Vol. 198, Issue 6, Pages 635.e1-635.e6)
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The frequency and significance of intraamniotic inflammation in patients with cervical insufficiency , 17 March 2008
Si Eun Lee, Roberto Romero, Chan-Wook Park, Jong Kwan Jun, Bo Hyun Yoon
American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology
June 2008 (Vol. 198, Issue 6, Pages 633.e1-633.e8)
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The impact of the active management of risk in pregnancy at term on birth outcomes: a randomized clinical trial
James M. Nicholson, Samuel Parry, Aaron B. Caughey, Sarah Rosen, Allison Keen, George A. Macones
American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology
May 2008 (Vol. 198, Issue 5, Pages 511.e1-511.e15)
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Mannose-binding lectin haplotypes may be associated with cerebral palsy only after perinatal viral exposure
Catherine S. Gibson, Alastair H. MacLennan, Paul N. Goldwater, Eric A. Haan, Kevin Priest, Gustaaf A. Dekker, South Australian Cerebral Palsy Research Group
American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology
May 2008 (Vol. 198, Issue 5, Pages 509.e1-509.e8)
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The economic burden of noncervical human papillomavirus disease in the United States
Delphine Hu, Sue Goldie
American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology
May 2008 (Vol. 198, Issue 5, Pages 500.e1-500.e7)
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Fetal outcome in motor-vehicle crashes: effects of crash characteristics and maternal restraint
Kathleen DeSantis Klinich, Carol A.C. Flannagan, Jonathan D. Rupp, Mark Sochor, Lawrence W. Schneider, Mark D. Pearlman
American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology
April 2008 (Vol. 198, Issue 4, Pages 450.e1-450.e9)
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Twin-to-twin transfusion syndrome: an antiangiogenic state?
Juan Pedro Kusanovic, Roberto Romero, Jimmy Espinoza, Jyh Kae Nien, Chong Jai Kim, Pooja Mittal, Sam Edwin, Offer Erez, Francesca Gotsch, Shali Mazaki-Tovi, Nandor G. Than, Eleazar Soto, Natalia Camacho, Ricardo Gomez, Ruben Quintero, Sonia S. Hassan
American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology
April 2008 (Vol. 198, Issue 4, Pages 382.e1-382.e8)
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Early detection and treatment of ovarian cancer: shifting from early stage to minimal volume of disease based on a new model of carcinogenesis
Robert J. Kurman, Kala Visvanathan, Richard Roden, T.C. Wu, Ie-Ming Shih
American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology
April 2008 (Vol. 198, Issue 4, Pages 351-356)
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Maternal C-reactive protein and developmental programming of atherosclerosis
Antonio Liguori, Francesco P. D’Armiento, Antonio Palagiano, Wulf Palinski, Claudio Napoli
American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology
March 2008 (Vol. 198, Issue 3, Pages 281.e1-281.e5)
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Maternal caffeine consumption during pregnancy and the risk of miscarriage: a prospective cohort study , 28 January 2008
Xiaoping Weng, Roxana Odouli, De-Kun Li
American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology
March 2008 (Vol. 198, Issue 3, Pages 279.e1-279.e8)
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Relationships of maternal serum levels of vascular endothelial growth factor and tensile strength properties of the cervix in a rat model of chronic hypoxia
Anna K. Sfakianaki, Irina A. Buhimschi, Viswanathan Ravishankar, Mert Ozan Bahtiyar, Antonette T. Dulay, Catalin S. Buhimschi
American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology
February 2008 (Vol. 198, Issue 2, Pages 223.e1-223.e7)
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Maternal-Fetal Medicine Units Network Cesarean Registry: impact of shift change on cesarean complications
Jennifer L. Bailit, Mark B. Landon, Yinglei Lai, Dwight J. Rouse, Catherine Y. Spong, Michael W. Varner, Atef H. Moawad, Hyagriv N. Simhan, Margaret Harper, Ronald J. Wapner, Yoram Sorokin, Menachem Miodovnik, Mary Jo O’Sullivan, Baha M. Sibai, Oded Langer, National Institute of Child Health and Human Development Maternal-Fetal Medicine Units Network
American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology
February 2008 (Vol. 198, Issue 2, Pages 173.e1-173.e5)
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The usefulness of middle cerebral artery Doppler assessment in the treatment of the fetus at risk for anemia
Kenneth J. Moise
American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology
February 2008 (Vol. 198, Issue 2, Pages 161.e1-161.e4)
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The increasing racial disparity in infant mortality rates: Composition and contributors to recent US trends , 18 September 2007
Greg R. Alexander, Martha S. Wingate, Deren Bader, Michael D. Kogan
American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology
January 2008 (Vol. 198, Issue 1, Pages 51.e1-51.e9)
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The relationship between intrapartum maternal fever and neonatal acidosis as risk factors for neonatal encephalopathy
Lawrence W.M. Impey, Catherine E.L. Greenwood, Rebecca S. Black, Peter S.-Y. Yeh, Orla Sheil, Pat Doyle
American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology
January 2008 (Vol. 198, Issue 1, Pages 49.e1-49.e6)
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The effect of intrapartum penicillin on vaginal group B streptococcus colony counts
Anna R. McNanley, J. Christopher Glantz, Dwight J. Hardy, David Vicino
American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology
December 2007 (Vol. 197, Issue 6, Pages 583.e1-583.e4)
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Second-trimester loss and subsequent pregnancy outcomes: What is the real risk?
Andrea G. Edlow, Sindhu K. Srinivas, Michal A. Elovitz
American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology
December 2007 (Vol. 197, Issue 6, Pages 581.e1-581.e6)
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Radiation therapy with or without weekly cisplatin for bulky stage 1B cervical carcinoma: follow-up of a Gynecologic Oncology Group trial
Frederick B. Stehman, Shamshad Ali, Henry M. Keys, Laila I. Muderspach, Weldon E. Chafe, Donald G. Gallup, Joan L. Walker, Deborah Gersell
American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology
November 2007 (Vol. 197, Issue 5, Pages 503.e1-503.e6)
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Expectant management compared with physical examination–indicated cerclage (EM-PEC) in selected women with a dilated cervix at 140/7-256/7 weeks: results from the EM-PEC international cohort study
Leonardo Pereira, Amanda Cotter, Ricardo Gómez, Vincenzo Berghella, Witoon Prasertcharoensuk, Juha Rasanen, Surasith Chaithongwongwatthana, Suneeta Mittal, Sean Daly, Jim Airoldi, Jorge E. Tolosa
American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology
November 2007 (Vol. 197, Issue 5, Pages 483.e1-483.e8)
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Implementation of a conservative checklist-based protocol for oxytocin administration: maternal and newborn outcomes
Steven Clark, Michael Belfort, George Saade, Gary Hankins, Darla Miller, Donna Frye, Janet Meyers
American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology
November 2007 (Vol. 197, Issue 5, Pages 480.e1-480.e5)
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The association of crown-rump length discordance in twin gestations with adverse perinatal outcomes
Judy Tai, William A. Grobman
American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology
October 2007 (Vol. 197, Issue 4, Pages 369.e1-369.e4)
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Clinical trial of interconceptional antibiotics to prevent preterm birth: subgroup analyses and possible adverse antibiotic–microbial interaction
Alan T.N. Tita, Suzanne P. Cliver, Alice R. Goepfert, Michael Conner, Robert L. Goldenberg, John C. Hauth, William W. Andrews
American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology
October 2007 (Vol. 197, Issue 4, Pages 367.e1-367.e6)
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Self-reported cognitive functioning in formerly eclamptic women
Annet M. Aukes, Ineke Wessel, Albertien M. Dubois, Jan G. Aarnoudse, Gerda G. Zeeman
American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology
October 2007 (Vol. 197, Issue 4, Pages 365.e1-365.e6)
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Placental angiogenesis markers sFlt-1 and PlGF: response to cigarette smoke
Ramkrishna Mehendale, Judith Hibbard, Asgerally Fazleabas, Richard Leach
American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology
October 2007 (Vol. 197, Issue 4, Pages 363.e1-363.e5)
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Defining nasal bone hypoplasia in second-trimester Down syndrome screening: does the use of multiples of the median improve screening efficacy?
Anthony O. Odibo, Harish M. Sehdev, David M. Stamilio, Alison Cahill, Linda Dunn, George A. Macones
American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology
October 2007 (Vol. 197, Issue 4, Pages 361.e1-361.e4)
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Prophylaxis with 17 alpha-hydroxyprogesterone caproate for prevention of recurrent preterm delivery: does gestational age at initiation of treatment matter?
Helen Y. How, John R. Barton, Niki B. Istwan, Debbie J. Rhea, Gary J. Stanziano
American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology
September 2007 (Vol. 197, Issue 3, Pages 260.e1-260.e4)
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Are women who have had a preterm twin delivery at greater risk of preterm birth in a subsequent singleton pregnancy?
Francesca L. Facco, Kate Nash, William A. Grobman
American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology
September 2007 (Vol. 197, Issue 3, Pages 253.e1-253.e3)
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Signature pathways identified from gene expression profiles in the human uterine cervix before and after spontaneous term parturition
Sonia S. Hassan, Roberto Romero, Adi L. Tarca, Sorin Draghici, Beth Pineles, Andrej Bugrim, Nahla Khalek, Natalia Camacho, Pooja Mittal, Bo Hyun Yoon, Jimmy Espinoza, Chong Jai Kim, Yoram Sorokin, John Malone
American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology
September 2007 (Vol. 197, Issue 3, Pages 250.e1-250.e7)
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The global network: a prospective study of stillbirths in developing countries
Elizabeth M. McClure, Linda L. Wright, Robert L. Goldenberg, Shivaprasad S. Goudar, Sailajanandan N. Parida, Imtiaz Jehan, Antoinette Tshefu, Elwyn Chomba, Fernando Althabe, Ana Garces, Hillary Harris, Richard J. Derman, Pinaki Panigrahi, Cyril Engmann, Pierre Buekens, Michael Hambidge, Waldemar A. Carlo, NICHD FIRST BREATH Study Group
American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology
September 2007 (Vol. 197, Issue 3, Pages 247.e1-247.e5)
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Angiogenic factors for the prediction of preeclampsia in high-risk women
Tiffany A. Moore Simas, Sybil L. Crawford, Matthew J. Solitro, Sara C. Frost, Bruce A. Meyer, Sharon E. Maynard
American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology
September 2007 (Vol. 197, Issue 3, Pages 244.e1-244.e8)
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Small-for-gestational-age infants classified by customized or population birthweight centiles: impact of gestational age at delivery
Katie M. Groom, Katrina K. Poppe, Robyn A. North, Lesley M.E. McCowan
American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology
September 2007 (Vol. 197, Issue 3, Pages 239.e1-239.e5)
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Transdermal hormonal contraception: benefits and risks
Ronald T. Burkman
American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology
August 2007 (Vol. 197, Issue 2, Pages 134.e1-134.e6)
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Diagnostic utility of soluble fms-like tyrosine kinase 1 and soluble endoglin in hypertensive diseases of pregnancy
Saira Salahuddin, Young Lee, Mary Vadnais, Benjamin P. Sachs, S. Ananth Karumanchi, Kee-Hak Lim
American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology
July 2007 (Vol. 197, Issue 1, Pages 28.e1-28.e6)
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Changes in rates of hysterectomy and uterine conserving procedures for treatment of uterine leiomyoma
Gavin F. Jacobson, Ruth E. Shaber, Mary Anne Armstrong, Yun-Yi Hung
American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology
June 2007 (Vol. 196, Issue 6, Pages 601.e1-601.e6)
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Betamethasone-related acute alterations of microtubule-associated proteins in the fetal sheep brain are reversible and independent of age during the last one-third of gestation
Iwa Antonow-Schlorke, Thomas Müller, Michael Brodhun, Carola Wicher, Harald Schubert, Peter W. Nathanielsz, Otto W. Witte, Matthias Schwab
American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology
June 2007 (Vol. 196, Issue 6, Pages 553.e1-553.e6)
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A randomized trial of metronidazole in asymptomatic bacterial vaginosis to prevent the acquisition of sexually transmitted diseases
Jane R. Schwebke, Renee Desmond
American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology
June 2007 (Vol. 196, Issue 6, Pages 517.e1-517.e6)
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Administration of cefazolin prior to skin incision is superior to cefazolin at cord clamping in preventing postcesarean infectious morbidity: a randomized, controlled trial
Scott A. Sullivan, Triz Smith, Eugene Chang, Thomas Hulsey, J. Peter Vandorsten, David Soper
American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology
May 2007 (Vol. 196, Issue 5, Pages 455.e1-455.e5)
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Cervical length changes during preterm cervical ripening: effects of 17-α-hydroxyprogesterone caproate
Fabio Facchinetti, Simone Paganelli, Giuseppina Comitini, Giulia Dante, Annibale Volpe
American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology
May 2007 (Vol. 196, Issue 5, Pages 453.e1-453.e4)
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Neonatal outcome in preterm monochorionic twins with twin-to-twin transfusion syndrome after intrauterine treatment with amnioreduction or fetoscopic laser surgery: comparison with dichorionic twins
Richard Lenclen, Alain Paupe, Giuseppina Ciarlo, Sophie Couderc, Florence Castela, Lisa Örtqvist, Yves Ville
American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology
May 2007 (Vol. 196, Issue 5, Pages 450.e1-450.e7)
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Trends in state/population-based Down syndrome screening and invasive prenatal testing with the introduction of first-trimester combined Down syndrome screening, South Australia, 1995-2005
Peter R. Muller, Robert Cocciolone, Eric A. Haan, Chris Wilkinson, Heather Scott, Leonie Sage, Renata Bird, Rhonda Hutchinson, Annabelle Chan
American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology
April 2007 (Vol. 196, Issue 4, Pages 315.e1-315.e7)
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Elevated uterine activity increases the risk of fetal acidosis at birth
P.C.A.M. Bakker, P.H.J. Kurver, D.J. Kuik, H.P. Van Geijn
American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology
April 2007 (Vol. 196, Issue 4, Pages 313.e1-313.e6)
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Impact of diagnostic and confirmatory tests and prenatal counseling on the rate of pregnancy termination among women with positive cytomegalovirus immunoglobulin M antibody titers
Brunella Guerra, Giuliana Simonazzi, Alessandra Banfi, Tiziana Lazzarotto, Antonio Farina, Marcello Lanari, Nicola Rizzo
American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology
March 2007 (Vol. 196, Issue 3, Pages 221.e1-221.e6)
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Medical cost savings associated with 17 alpha-hydroxyprogesterone caproate
Jennifer L. Bailit, Mark E. Votruba
American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology
March 2007 (Vol. 196, Issue 3, Pages 219.e1-219.e7)
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Modulation of vaginal immune response among pregnant women with bacterial vaginosis by Trichomonas vaginalis, Chlamydia trachomatis, Neisseria gonorrhoeae, and yeast
Sabina Cauci, Jennifer Flatow Culhane
American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology
February 2007 (Vol. 196, Issue 2, Pages 133.e1-133.e7)
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Racial disparity in the frequency of recurrence of preterm birth
Zachary A.-F. Kistka, Lisanne Palomar, Kirstin A. Lee, Sarah E. Boslaugh, Michael F. Wangler, F. Sessions Cole, Michael R. DeBaun, Louis J. Muglia
American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology
February 2007 (Vol. 196, Issue 2, Pages 131.e1-131.e6)
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Randomized double-blind placebo-controlled trial of transdermal nitroglycerin for preterm labor
Graeme N. Smith, Mark C. Walker, Arne Ohlsson, Karel O’Brien, Rory Windrim, Canadian Preterm Labour Nitroglycerin Trial Group
American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology
January 2007 (Vol. 196, Issue 1, Pages 37.e1-37.e8)
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The International Infections in Pregnancy (IIP) study: Variations in the prevalence of bacterial vaginosis and distribution of morphotypes in vaginal smears among pregnant women
Jorge E. Tolosa, Surasith Chaithongwongwatthana, Sean Daly, Win Win Maw, Hernando Gaitán, Pisake Lumbiganon, Mario Festin, Tsungai Chipato, Josephine Sauvarin, Robert L. Goldenberg, William W. Andrews, Cynthia G. Whitney
American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology
November 2006 (Vol. 195, Issue 5, Pages 1198-1204)
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Four-dimensional ultrasonography of a true knot of the umbilical cord
Carlos López Ramón y Cajal, Raquel Ocampo Martínez
American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology
October 2006 (Vol. 195, Issue 4, Pages 896-898)
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Quality improvement in gynecologic surgery: The new frontier
Karl C. Podratz
American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology
October 2006 (Vol. 195, Issue 4, Pages 891-895)
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Recurrence of spontaneous versus medically indicated preterm birth
Cande V. Ananth, Darios Getahun, Morgan R. Peltier, Hamisu M. Salihu, Anthony M. Vintzileos
American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology
September 2006 (Vol. 195, Issue 3, Pages 643-650)
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Single versus weekly courses of antenatal corticosteroids: Evaluation of safety and efficacy , 16 July 2006
Ronald J. Wapner, Yoram Sorokin, Elizabeth A. Thom, Francee Johnson, Donald J. Dudley, Catherine Y. Spong, Alan M. Peaceman, Kenneth J. Leveno, Margaret Harper, Steve N. Caritis, Menachem Miodovnik, Brian Mercer, John M. Thorp, Atef Moawad, Mary Jo O'Sullivan, Susan Ramin, Marshall W. Carpenter, Dwight J. Rouse, Baha Sibai, Steven G. Gabbe, the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development Maternal Fetal Medicine Units Network
American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology
September 2006 (Vol. 195, Issue 3, Pages 633-642)
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Predicting absolute risk of CIN3 during post-colposcopic follow-up: Results from the ASCUS-LSIL Triage Study (ALTS)
Joan L. Walker, Sophia S. Wang, Mark Schiffman, Diane Solomon, for the ASCUS LSIL Triage Study (ALTS) Group
American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology
August 2006 (Vol. 195, Issue 2, Pages 341-348)
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Survival and major neonatal complications in infants born between 22 0/7 and 24 6/7 weeks of gestation (1999-2003) , 09 May 2006
Susanne Herber-Jonat, Andreas Schulze, Angela Kribs, Bernhard Roth, Wolfgang Lindner, Frank Pohlandt
American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology
July 2006 (Vol. 195, Issue 1, Pages 16-22)
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STAN in clinical practice—The outcome of 2 years of regular use in the city of Gothenburg , 26 April 2006
Håkan Norén, Sofia Blad, Ann Carlsson, Anders Flisberg, Annika Gustavsson, Håkan Lilja, Margareta Wennergren, Henrik Hagberg
American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology
July 2006 (Vol. 195, Issue 1, Pages 7-15)
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A new obstetric forceps for the training of junior doctors: A comparison of the spatial dispersion of forceps blade trajectories between junior and senior obstetricians , 05 April 2006
Olivier Dupuis, Richard Moreau, Ruimark Silveira, Minh Tu Pham, Adrien Zentner, Michel Cucherat, René-Charles Rudigoz, Tanneguy Redarce
American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology
June 2006 (Vol. 194, Issue 6, Pages 1524-1531)
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Identification of interactive gene networks: A novel approach in gene array profiling of myometrial events during guinea pig pregnancy
Clifford W. Mason, Peter W. Swaan, Carl P. Weiner
American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology
June 2006 (Vol. 194, Issue 6, Pages 1513-1523)
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Incidence, origin, and character of cerebral injury in twin-to-twin transfusion syndrome treated with fetoscopic laser surgery , 24 April 2006
Enrico Lopriore, Gerda van Wezel-Meijler, Johanna M. Middeldorp, Marieke Sueters, Frank P. Vandenbussche, Frans J. Walther
American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology
May 2006 (Vol. 194, Issue 5, Pages 1215-1220)
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Preeclampsia, gestational hypertension and intrauterine growth restriction, related or independent conditions?
José Villar, Guillermo Carroli, Daniel Wojdyla, Edgardo Abalos, Daniel Giordano, Hassan Ba'aqeel, Ubaldo Farnot, Per Bergsjø, Leiv Bakketeig, Pisake Lumbiganon, Liana Campodónico, Yagob Al-Mazrou, Marshall Lindheimer, Michael Kramer, for the World Health Organization Antenatal Care Trial Research Group
American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology
April 2006 (Vol. 194, Issue 4, Pages 921-931)
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Recurrence of hypertensive disorder in second pregnancy
Sigrun Hjartardottir, Björn G. Leifsson, Reynir T. Geirsson, Valgerdur Steinthorsdottir
American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology
April 2006 (Vol. 194, Issue 4, Pages 916-920)
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Interconceptional antibiotics to prevent spontaneous preterm birth: A randomized clinical trial
William W. Andrews, Robert L. Goldenberg, John C. Hauth, Suzanne P. Cliver, Rachel Copper, Michael Conner
American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology
March 2006 (Vol. 194, Issue 3, Pages 617-623)
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The effect of intrapartum fetal pulse oximetry, in the presence of a nonreassuring fetal heart rate pattern, on operative delivery rates: A multicenter, randomized, controlled trial (the FOREMOST trial)
Christine E. East, Shaun P. Brennecke, James F. King, Fung Yee Chan, Paul B. Colditz, on behalf of The FOREMOST Study Group
American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology
March 2006 (Vol. 194, Issue 3, Pages 606.e1-606.e16)
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Early versus late initiation of epidural analgesia in labor: Does it increase the risk of cesarean section? A randomized trial
Gonen Ohel, Roni Gonen, Sonia Vaida, Shlomi Barak, Luis Gaitini
American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology
March 2006 (Vol. 194, Issue 3, Pages 600-605)
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A low vaginal “pool” amniotic fluid glucose measurement is a predictive but not a sensitive marker for infection in women with preterm premature rupture of membranes
Catalin S. Buhimschi, Anna K. Sfakianaki, Benjamin G. Hamar, Christian M. Pettker, Mert-Ozan Bahtiyar, Edmund Funai, Errol R. Norwitz, Joshua A. Copel, Charles J. Lockwood, Irina A. Buhimschi
American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology
February 2006 (Vol. 194, Issue 2, Pages 309-316)
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Long-term neurodevelopmental outcome of 167 children after intrauterine laser treatment for severe twin-twin transfusion syndrome
Cornelia Graef, Birte Ellenrieder, Kurt Hecher, Bernhard J. Hackeloer, Agnes Huber, Peter Bartmann
American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology
February 2006 (Vol. 194, Issue 2, Pages 303-308)
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A randomized trial of coached versus uncoached maternal pushing during the second stage of labor
Steven L. Bloom, Brian M. Casey, Joseph I. Schaffer, Donald D. McIntire, Kenneth J. Leveno
American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology
January 2006 (Vol. 194, Issue 1, Pages 10-13)
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Evaluation of effectiveness of prophylactic cerclage of a short cervix according to interleukin-8 in cervical mucus
Masatoshi Sakai, Arihiro Shiozaki, Mika Tabata, Yasushi Sasaki, Satoshi Yoneda, Takashi Arai, Kiyoshi Kato, Yoshihiro Yamakawa, Shigeru Saito
American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology
January 2006 (Vol. 194, Issue 1, Pages 14-19)
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Damage to ovarian reserve associated with laparoscopic excision of endometriomas: A quantitative rather than a qualitative injury
Guido Ragni, Edgardo Somigliana, Francesca Benedetti, Alessio Paffoni, Walter Vegetti, Liliana Restelli, Pier Giorgio Crosignani
American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology
December 2005 (Vol. 193, Issue 6, Pages 1908-1914)
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Dioxin-like activity and maternal thyroid hormone levels in second trimester maternal serum
Warren G. Foster, Alison C. Holloway, Claude L. Hughes
American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology
December 2005 (Vol. 193, Issue 6, Pages 1900-1907)
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Risk factors for herpes simplex virus transmission to pregnant women: A couples study
Carolyn Gardella, Zane Brown, Anna Wald, Stacy Selke, Judy Zeh, Rhoda Ashley Morrow, Lawrence Corey
American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology
December 2005 (Vol. 193, Issue 6, Pages 1891-1899)
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Dexamethasone treatment does not improve the outcome of women with HELLP syndrome: A double-blind, placebo-controlled, randomized clinical trial
Javier E. Fonseca, Fabián Méndez, Claudia Cataño, Fernando Arias
American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology
November 2005 (Vol. 193, Issue 5, Pages 1591-1598)
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Detection of intra-amniotic infection in a rabbit model by proteomics-based amniotic fluid analysis
Laura L. Klein, Breton C. Freitag, Ronald S. Gibbs, Ashok P. Reddy, Srinavasa R. Nagalla, Michael G. Gravett
American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology
October 2005 (Vol. 193, Issue 4, Pages 1302-1306)
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Effect of a cholesterol-lowering diet on maternal, cord, and neonatal lipids, and pregnancy outcome: A randomized clinical trial
Janette Khoury, Tore Henriksen, Bjørn Christophersen, Serena Tonstad
American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology
October 2005 (Vol. 193, Issue 4, Pages 1292-1301)
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Fetal response to maternal methadone administration
Lauren M. Jansson, Janet DiPietro, Andrea Elko
American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology
September 2005 (Vol. 193, Issue 3, Pages 611-617)
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High-dose methadone maintenance in pregnancy: Maternal and neonatal outcomes
John J. McCarthy, Martin H. Leamon, Michael S. Parr, Barbara Anania
American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology
September 2005 (Vol. 193, Issue 3, Pages 606-610)
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Pediatric presence at cesarean section: Justified or not?
Adrienne Gordon, Elizabeth Jane Mckechnie, Heather Jeffery
American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology
September 2005 (Vol. 193, Issue 3, Pages 599-605)
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Evidence-based obstetric ethics and informed decision-making by pregnant women about invasive diagnosis after first-trimester assessment of risk for trisomy 21
Kypros H. Nicolaides, Frank A. Chervenak, Laurence B. McCullough, Kyriaki Avgidou, Aris Papageorghiou
American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology
August 2005 (Vol. 193, Issue 2, Pages 322-326)
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The effects of intra-amniotic injection of periodontopathic lipopolysaccharides in sheep
John P. Newnham, Alexis Shub, Alan H. Jobe, Philip S. Bird, Machiko Ikegami, Ilias Nitsos, Timothy J.M. Moss
American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology
August 2005 (Vol. 193, Issue 2, Pages 313-321)
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Comparing uterine electromyography activity of antepartum patients versus term labor patients
Robert E. Garfield, William L. Maner, Lyn B. MacKay, Dietmar Schlembach, George R. Saade
American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology
July 2005 (Vol. 193, Issue 1, Pages 23-29)
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Circulating levels of the antiangiogenic marker sFLT-1 are increased in first versus second pregnancies
Myles Wolf, Anand Shah, Chun Lam, Abelardo Martinez, Karen V. Smirnakis, Franklin H. Epstein, Robert N. Taylor, Jeffrey L. Ecker, S. Ananth Karumanchi, Ravi Thadhani
American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology
July 2005 (Vol. 193, Issue 1, Pages 16-22)
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Discrepancies between classic anatomy and modern gynecologic surgery on pelvic connective tissue structure: Harmonization of those concepts by collaborative cadaver dissection
Yoshihiko Yabuki, Hiromasa Sasaki, Noboru Hatakeyama, Gen Murakami
American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology
July 2005 (Vol. 193, Issue 1, Pages 7-15)
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Overweight and obese in gestational diabetes: The impact on pregnancy outcome
Oded Langer, Yariv Yogev, Elly M.J. Xenakis, Lois Brustman
American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology
June 2005 (Vol. 192, Issue 6, Pages 1768-1776)
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Prospective first-trimester screening for trisomy 21 in 30,564 pregnancies
Kyriaki Avgidou, Aris Papageorghiou, Renu Bindra, Kevin Spencer, Kypros H. Nicolaides
American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology
June 2005 (Vol. 192, Issue 6, Pages 1761-1767)
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Gestational diabetes: The consequences of not treating
Oded Langer, Yariv Yogev, Orli Most, Elly M.J. Xenakis
American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology
April 2005 (Vol. 192, Issue 4, Pages 989-997)
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A short cervix in women with preterm labor and intact membranes: A risk factor for microbial invasion of the amniotic cavity
Ricardo Gomez, Roberto Romero, Jyh Kae Nien, Tinnakorn Chaiworapongsa, Luis Medina, Yeon Mee Kim, Bo Hyun Yoon, Mario Carstens, Jimmy Espinoza, Jay D. Iams, Rogelio Gonzalez
American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology
March 2005 (Vol. 192, Issue 3, Pages 678-689)
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Prenatally diagnosed Down syndrome: Mothers who continued their pregnancies evaluate their health care providers
Brian G. Skotko
American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology
March 2005 (Vol. 192, Issue 3, Pages 670-677)
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Fetal RhD genotyping by maternal serum analysis: A two-year experience
Evelyne Gautier, Alexandra Benachi, Yves Giovangrandi, Pauline Ernault, Martine Olivi, Thierry Gaillon, Jean-Marc Costa
American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology
March 2005 (Vol. 192, Issue 3, Pages 666-669)
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Maternal-perinatal morbidity and mortality associated with adolescent pregnancy in Latin America: Cross-sectional study
Agustin Conde-Agudelo, José M. Belizán, Cristina Lammers
American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology
February 2005 (Vol. 192, Issue 2, Pages 342-349)
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Cervicovaginal fibronectin improves the prediction of preterm delivery based on sonographic cervical length in patients with preterm uterine contractions and intact membranes
Ricardo Gomez, Roberto Romero, Luis Medina, Jyh Kae Nien, Tinnakorn Chaiworapongsa, Mario Carstens, Rogelio González, Jimmy Espinoza, Jay D. Iams, Sam Edwin, Iván Rojas
American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology
February 2005 (Vol. 192, Issue 2, Pages 350-359)
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Plurality-dependent risk of respiratory distress syndrome among very-low-birth-weight infants and antepartum corticosteroid treatment
Isaac Blickstein, Eric S. Shinwell, Ayala Lusky, Brian Reichman, in collaboration with the Israel Neonatal Network
American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology
February 2005 (Vol. 192, Issue 2, Pages 360-364)
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Cost-effectiveness and contraceptive effectiveness of the transdermal contraceptive patch
Frank A. Sonnenberg, Ronald T. Burkman, Leon Speroff, Carolyn Westhoff, C. Greg Hagerty
American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology
January 2005 (Vol. 192, Issue 1, Pages 1-9)
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Mid trimester sonographic findings for the prediction of Down syndrome in a sonographically screened population
Philip J. Schluter, Gary Pritchard
American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology
January 2005 (Vol. 192, Issue 1, Pages 10-16)
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Estimating risks of perinatal death
Gordon C.S. Smith
American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology
January 2005 (Vol. 192, Issue 1, Pages 17-22)
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Heparin and aspirin attenuate placental apoptosis in vitro: Implications for early pregnancy failure
Patrick Bose, Simon Black, Mamed Kadyrov, Ute Weissenborn, Joseph Neulen, Lesley Regan, Berthold Huppertz
American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology
January 2005 (Vol. 192, Issue 1, Pages 23-30)
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Resident attrition: is gender a factor?
Elysia Moschos, Meri Jane Beyer
American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology
August 2004 (Vol. 191, Issue 2, Pages 387-391)
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Cohort study of forceps delivery and the risk of epilepsy in adulthood
Deirdre J. Murphy, Gillian Libby, Patrick Chien, Stewart Forsyth, Stephen Greene, Andrew Morris
American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology
August 2004 (Vol. 191, Issue 2, Pages 392-397)
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Prescription drug use in pregnancy
Susan E. Andrade, Jerry H. Gurwitz, Robert L. Davis, K.Arnold Chan, Jonathan A. Finkelstein, Kris Fortman, Heather McPhillips, Marsha A. Raebel, Douglas Roblin, David H. Smith, Marianne Ulcickas Yood, Abraham N. Morse, Richard Platt
American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology
August 2004 (Vol. 191, Issue 2, Pages 398-407)
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Pelvic floor morbidity up to one year after difficult instrumental delivery and cesarean section in the second stage of labor: A cohort study
Rachel E Liebling, Rebecca Swingler, Roshni R Patel, Lisa Verity, Peter W Soothill, Deirdre J Murphy
American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology
July 2004 (Vol. 191, Issue 1, Pages 4-10)
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Pregnancy outcomes after treatment for fibromyomata: uterine artery embolization versus laparoscopic myomectomy
Jay Goldberg, Leonardo Pereira, Vincenzo Berghella, James Diamond, Emile Daraı̈, Piero Seinera, Renato Seracchioli
American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology
July 2004 (Vol. 191, Issue 1, Pages 18-21)
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Outcome of uterine embolization and hysterectomy for leiomyomas: Results of a multicenter study
James B Spies, Jay M Cooper, Robert Worthington-Kirsch, John C Lipman, Benjie B Mills, James F Benenati
American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology
July 2004 (Vol. 191, Issue 1, Pages 22-31)
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Society for maternal-fetal medicine meeting presentations: what gets published and why?
William M Gilbert, Roy M Pitkin
American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology
July 2004 (Vol. 191, Issue 1, Pages 32-35)
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Use of microbial cultures and antibiotics in the prevention of infection-associated preterm birth
Laura L Klein, Ronald S Gibbs
American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology
June 2004 (Vol. 190, Issue 6, Pages 1493-1502)
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A polymorphism in the promoter region of TNF and bacterial vaginosis: preliminary evidence of gene-environment interaction in the etiology of spontaneous preterm birth
George A Macones, Samuel Parry, Mohammed Elkousy, Bonnie Clothier, Serdar H Ural, Jerome F Strauss
American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology
June 2004 (Vol. 190, Issue 6, Pages 1504-1508)
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Dilation and evacuation at ≥20 weeks: comparison of operative techniques
Stephen T Chasen, Robin B Kalish, Meruka Gupta, Jane E Kaufman, William K Rashbaum, Frank A Chervenak
American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology
May 2004 (Vol. 190, Issue 5, Pages 1180-1183)
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Increased breath markers of oxidative stress in normal pregnancy and in preeclampsia
Michael Moretti, Michael Phillips, Ahmed Abouzeid, Renee N Cataneo, Joel Greenberg
American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology
May 2004 (Vol. 190, Issue 5, Pages 1184-1190)
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A disproportionate increase in IL-1β over IL-1ra in the cervicovaginal secretions of pregnant women with alteredvaginal microflora correlates with preterm birth
Mehmet R Genc, Steven S Witkin, Mary L Delaney, Lilly-Rose Paraskevas, Ruth E Tuomala, Errol R Norwitz, Andrew B Onderdonk
American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology
May 2004 (Vol. 190, Issue 5, Pages 1191-1197)
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Incorporating newborn screening into prenatal care
Elizabeth D. Campbell, Lainie Friedman Ross
American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology
April 2004 (Vol. 190, Issue 4, Pages 876-877)
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Choice and dose of corticosteroid for antenatal treatments
Alan H Jobe, Roger F Soll
American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology
April 2004 (Vol. 190, Issue 4, Pages 878-881)
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Is antenatal vitamin K prophylaxis needed for pregnant women taking anticonvulsants?
Sophie Choulika, Eric Grabowski, Lewis B Holmes
American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology
April 2004 (Vol. 190, Issue 4, Pages 882-883)
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Microvascular endothelial cell activation is present in the umbilical placental microcirculation in fetal placental vascular disease
Xin Wang, Neil Athayde, Brian Trudinger
American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology
March 2004 (Vol. 190, Issue 3, Pages 596-601)
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The fetal cardiovascular response to antenatal steroids in severe early-onset intrauterine growth restriction
Michal J Simchen, Fawaz Alkazaleh, S.Lee Adamson, Rory Windrim, Joyce Telford, Joseph Beyene, John Kingdom
American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology
February 2004 (Vol. 190, Issue 2, Pages 296-304)
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The antimicrobial treatment of subacute endometritis: A proof of concept study
L.O Eckert, S.S Thwin, S.L Hillier, N.B Kiviat, D.A Eschenbach
American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology
February 2004 (Vol. 190, Issue 2, Pages 305-313)
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Cannabinoids and the human uterus during pregnancy
Michael C Dennedy, Ann M Friel, Diarmaid D Houlihan, Venita M Broderick, Terry Smith, John J Morrison
American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology
January 2004 (Vol. 190, Issue 1, Pages 2-9)
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Unnecessary cesarean delivery in Louisiana: an analysis of birth certificate data
Azad A Kabir, William C Steinmann, Leann Myers, M.M Khan, Eduardo A Herrera, Shenkang Yu, Nuruddin Jooma
American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology
January 2004 (Vol. 190, Issue 1, Pages 10-19)
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