Women with certain medical conditions are at increased risk of stillbirth and require regular, scheduled fetal monitoring. In this study we demonstrated excellent outcomes with the sonographic portion of the Biophysical Profile, which is an ultrasound test to assess fetal well-being.
Optimal Timing of Delivery in Women with Higher Order Cesareans: A Cohort Study
For women with multiple prior cesarean deliveries, it is currently unknown when is the optimal gestational age to schedule a repeat cesarean delivery. Waiting until 39 weeks could have potential benefit to the newborn, but puts both the mother and baby at risk if labor begins spontaneously prior to 39 weeks. In this study, we
Long-Term Outcomes of Small for Gestational Age Twins Born at 34 Weeks or Later
Twin pregnancies are at an increased risk of fetal growth restriction. In this long-term follow-up of twins with fetal growth restriction, we found that for twins born at 34 weeks or later, long-term outcomes were very favorable, even for those twins with severe growth restriction.
The association between obstetrical history and preterm birth in women with uterine anomalies
This study helps clarify the risk of preterm birth for women with uterine anomalies, based on their prior pregnancy history.
Association Between Senior Obstetrician Supervision of Resident Deliveries and Mode of Delivery
This study, which was selected by Obstetrics and Gynecology (the leading US journal for OBGYN research) as one of the winners of the 2017 Roy M. Pitkin Award, which was established in 1998 to honor departments of obstetrics and gynecology that promote and demonstrate excellence in research. In this study we demonstrated that Having senior
Long-term outcomes of twins based on the intended mode of delivery
For women with twin pregnancies >34 weeks, planned vaginal delivery was associated with similar long-term outcomes as planned cesarean delivery. This article supports recent research that demonstrated similar newborn outcomes for vaginal delivery of twins as compared to cesarean delivery.
Mild Fetal Ventriculomegaly: Diagnosis, Evaluation, and Management
See the recent SMFM Consult Series on Mild Fetal Ventriculomegaly, co-authored by Dr. Nathan Fox and Dr. Ana Monteagudo.
Outcomes in patients with early-onset fetal growth restriction without fetal or genetic anomalies
Early-onset poor fetal growth is associated with poor pregnancy outcomes but frequently is due to fetal structural and/or chromosomal abnormalities. We sought to determine outcomes in patients with early-onset fetal growth restriction without diagnosed fetal or genetic anomalies and to identify additional risk factors for poor outcomes in these patients. This was retrospective cohort study
Risk Factors for Blood Transfusion in patients undergoing high-order Cesarean delivery
For patients undergoing cesarean delivery, the risk of the operation usually increases with each successive cesarean delivery. At Maternal Fetal Medicine Associates we care for many women with several prior cesarean deliveries and therefore perform many “high-order” cesarean deliveries (3rd or higher cesarean delivery).
Emergent Primary Cesarean Delivery and Maternal Operative Morbidity
Sometimes women in labor require a cesarean delivery. These deliveries can be categorized as nonurgent, urgent, or emergent, based on the circumstances. Emergent (also known as “stat”) cesarean deliveries are usually performed when concerns over the health of the fetus are so significant that every minute counts. In these situations, the operation itself it performed
