Labor and Delivery

October 20, 2020

Each year, approximately 24,000 babies are stillborn in the U.S, and as many as half of all pregnancies may end in miscarriage.

October 15, 2020

New research suggests that placental DNA may have potential as a biomarker for adverse pregnancy outcomes (APOs).

September 25, 2020

Although previous research has shown preterm (PTB) and post-term births to result in adverse neuropsychiatric outcomes in children little research had been done on the outcomes of at-term deliveries.

August 28, 2020

Senior Editor Angie DeRosa sat down Drs. Bekkar, DeNicola, Pandipati and Abel to discuss findings from a recent study on the association with air pollution and heat exposure with adverse obstetrical outcomes, such as preterm birth and stillbirth.

August 24, 2020

The obstetric comorbidity scoring system was developed by NIH-funded researchers for classifying severe maternal morbidity.

August 20, 2020

A new study released by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) indicates that opioid use in women may result in higher chances of pregnancy loss and lower chances of conceiving.

August 17, 2020

Hear Her aims to raise awareness of pregnancy-related deaths and provide support and education to pregnant women and postpartum women (within 1 year of delivery).

August 14, 2020

A new study offers important new insights into various placental functions and describes a new physiological phenomenon.

July 29, 2020

A new report in Pediatrics investigated whether black children were likely to have more complications and greater mortality following surgery than their white peers.

July 20, 2020

A recent systematic review found that climate change-related exacerbation of the two exposures may be having an adverse effect on obstetric outcomes.