Background Ursodeoxycholic acid is commonly used to treat intrahepatic cholestasis of
pregnancy, yet its largest trial detected minimal benefit for a composite outcome (stillbirth …

OBJECTIVE: Spontaneous preterm birth is an important cause of neonatal mortality and
morbidity. An increasing body of evidence suggests that uteroplacental ischemia plays an …

Background Notwithstanding the need to produce evidence-based knowledge on
medications for pregnant women, they remain underrepresented in clinical research …

Background Intrahepatic cholestasis of pregnancy is associated with adverse perinatal
outcomes, but the association with the concentration of specific biochemical markers is …

Objective The primary aim of this study was to investigate the correlation between
pregnancy outcome and bile acid (BA) levels in pregnancies that were affected by …

Background Induction of labour is a common obstetric procedure. Both mechanical (eg,
Foley catheters) and pharmacological methods (eg, prostaglandins) are used for induction …

Background Existing approaches for the screening and treatment of asymptomatic
bacteriuria in pregnancy are based on trials that were done more than 30 years ago. In this …

Background There is little evidence to guide the management of women with hypertensive
disorders in late preterm pregnancy. We investigated the effect of immediate delivery versus …

Background—Fetal tachycardia complicated by ventricular dysfunction and hydrops fetalis
carries a significant risk of morbidity and mortality. Transplacental digoxin is effective therapy …

A prospective cohort study was conducted to assess the impact of a history of hypertensive
disorder of pregnancy (HDP) or gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) on the risk and age of …