Aspirin is currently the most widely prescribed treatment in the prevention of cardiovascular
complications. The indications for the use of aspirin during pregnancy are, however, the …

The co-occurrence of breast cancer and pregnancy is an important issue for the forthcoming
years, given the trend for women to postpone childbearing [1]. Although the use of …

Postpartum haemorrhage (PPH) is a major cause of maternal mortality, accounting for one-
quarter of all maternal deaths worldwide. Uterotonics after birth are the only intervention that …

Importance Up-to-date estimates of the health outcomes of preterm children are needed for
assessing perinatal care, informing parents, making decisions about care, and providing …

BACKGROUND: Laparoscopic surgery presents a large number of advantages over
laparotomy. The goal of this work was to check whether these benefits outweigh any greater …

OBJECTIVE: To estimate maternal outcome after conservative management of placenta
accreta. METHODS: This retrospective multicenter study sought to include all women treated …

Background Listeriosis is a severe foodborne infection and a notifiable disease in France.
We did a nationwide prospective study to characterise its clinical features and prognostic …

This meta-analysis was intended to evaluate differences in pregnancy rates after in-vitro
fertilization (IVF) in tubal fertility with and without hydrosalpinx. It examined nine published …

Background Ultrasonography has been used to examine the scarred uterus in women who
have had previous caesarean sections in an attempt to assess the risk of rupture of the scar …

OBJECTIVE: A large trial published in 2000 concluded that planned vaginal delivery of term
breech births is associated with high neonatal risks. Because the obstetric practices in that …