Maternal Mortality Rates on the Rise in Most US States
Pregnancy-associated deaths due to violence, care deficits must be understood and prevented to reverse the trend. Medscape Medical News …read more
Braided Cervical Cerclage May Raise Risk for Preterm Birth
Cerclage with a braided suture was associated with a threefold increased risk for intrauterine death and a nearly twofold increased risk for preterm birth compared with monofilament suture. Medscape Medical News …read more
Obstetrics Moonshots: 50 years of discoveries
In 1961 before Congress, and in 1962 at Rice University, Houston, President John F. Kennedy called on America to land a man on the moon and bring him back safely, and to look beyond the moon as well,… …read more
Thirty years of research translates into new treatment strategies for polycystic ovary syndrome
Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) afflicts over 14 million women in the United States. …read more
Age-related scarring in ovaries may explain reproductive decline
Women may be losing their ability to produce healthy eggs later in life due to excessive scarring – or fibrosis – and inflammation in their ovaries, according to a study in mice published in… …read more