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Almost one-third of deliveries in the United States are by cesarean delivery, and about one-third of all of these are scheduled repeat procedures because of a previous uterine scar, according to new research.

Some women who had an earlier cesarean delivery are not candidates for a trial of labor.

Investigators at Duke University performed an analysis of laparoscopic, robotic, and open abdominal hysterectomy for treatment of endometrial cancer comparing the hospital-related and societal costs associated with each of these procedures.

A Virginia woman underwent a laparascopic-assisted vaginal hysterectomy in 2007 performed by her gynecologist. Three days later, the woman required emergency surgery.

A New Jersey woman gave birth to an infant by cesarean delivery in May 2004. The child had neonatal encephalopathy and subsequently was diagnosed with cerebral palsy.

Among women with BRCA1 or BRCA2 mutations, prophylactic mastectomy and salpingo oopherectomy reduce the high risks for breast and ovarian cancer, and the latter procedure improves survival, according to results from a large prospective study.

A meta-analysis of 41 studies of neonatal or predischarge mortality among live-born infants weighing less than or equal to 1,500 g or those born at less than or equal to 32 weeks' gestation showed that these very low birth weight or very preterm infants were at significantly higher risk of death if they were born in a facility other than a level 3 hospital.

Infants delivered at 37 or 38 weeks' gestation or at 42 weeks or later are at increased risk for cerebral palsy compared with those delivered at 40 weeks, according to new study findings.

In 2003, a 28-year-old Florida woman was 25 weeks pregnant when she went to the hospital emergency room complaining of lower abdominal pressure.

As policymakers grapple with the details of the Patient-Centered Medical Home, one contentious issue has arisen: can specialists serve as anchors of a PCMH?

Since a Wisconsin woman's pregnancy in 2004, she was cared for by a group of obstetricians until March 2005, when she switched doctors. In April she was admitted to the hospital near-term with pre-eclampsia.

Since 1978, hundreds of thousands of babies have successfully been born in the United States because of assisted reproductive technologies, most commonly in vitro fertilization.

Debulking surgery for advanced stage IIC or IV ovarian cancer has more or less the same outcomes whether it is performed before or after adjuvant platinum-based chemotherapy, according to new study findings.

Inadequate prenatal care is strongly associated with preterm birth among adolescents, according to a 10-year retrospective study of 30,000 pregnant women under 20 years of age in the state of Washington.

Approximately 40% of women interviewed in the National Health Interview Survey used complementary and alternative therapies of some kind in the 12 months before taking the survey.

Recently, we had a patient referred to us at the beginning of her third trimester because of suspected abnormalities on an office scan. The patient had a "keepsake" ultrasound performed at 15 weeks, with her extended family in attendance, and came to us with the pictures. She had not been told that there were any abnormalities, and although the images she showed us clearly did not look normal, it was evident that she had been reassured by the scan.

Although previous studies have demonstrated health benefits for women who breastfeed for at least 6 months to 1 year, the findings of a recent population-based study show that just 1 month of breastfeeding can reduce a woman's risk for type 2 diabetes mellitus later in life, independent of physical activity and body mass index.

A novel multiple marker assay that uses serum HE4 and CA125 to calculate a risk of ovarian malignancy algorithm better predicts epithelial ovarian cancer in women with pelvic masses than the risk of malignancy index, according to recent research.

The AT-rich interactive domain 1A gene is a tumor-suppressor gene frequently disrupted in ovarian clear-cell and endometrioid carcinomas. Because AR1D1A mutation and loss of BAF250a, the protein encoded by AR1D1A, are detectable in preneoplastic lesions, they may herald the transformation of endometriosis into cancer, according to new research.

A 60-year-old woman came into our office for her annual examination. We noted that she had lost 1.5 inches in height.

To determine the efficacy of text-message reminders, researchers at Duke University randomly assigned 82 women, none of whom were currently taking oral contraceptives, to receive either a daily text message reminder at a time of their choice or not to receive such a reminder.

The American Institute of Minimally Invasive Surgery (AIMIS) today announced a partnership with the American Society for Women’s Health (ASWH). AIMIS will contribute both expertise in minimally invasive techniques as well as a much-needed business practice component to ASWH’s continuing education curriculum.

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