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A woman was 30 weeks pregnant when she went to her physician complaining of headaches.

Cerebral palsy is a nightmare for a child, parents and obstetrician.

Researchers from the University of Maryland and Yale University demonstrated that a 2-dimensional ultrasound measurement of the fetal zone of the adrenal gland is as accurate as predicting pre-term birth as the less available 3-dimensional ultrasound measurement of fetal adrenal gland volume.

Having previously shown that prenatal treatment with neuroprotective peptides prevents alcohol-induced fetal anomalies and learning deficits during embryonic development, new research demonstrates how they do so using a model of pregnant mice.

A symptom complex that includes early satiety, bloating, abdominal and/or pelvic pain, and urinary changes frequently precedes a diagnosis of ovarian cancer.

Hospitals, providers, insurers, consumers, and policymakers should work together to develop integrated services to lower barriers for women attempting to have a vaginal birth after a cesarean delivery with a low transverse uterine incision, a panel recommended.

A woman's prepregnancy body mass index appears to wield greater influence over her baby's birth weight than the amount she exercises.

In the article, glycosylated hemoglobin is described as, at best, of uncertain utility.

A simple urine test can predict and diagnose preeclampsia, according to new research.

Pregnant women with family history as their sole risk factor for venous thromboembolism should not be screened for the factor V Leiden mutation, study authors suggest.

An Illinois woman delivered her first child in 1999 by cesarean delivery and minutes thereafter experienced uterine atony with severe blood loss.

A 37-year-old Asian woman presented at 16.5 weeks with a "prune juice" discharge, severe nausea, and a 22-week-sized uterus.

Gestational diabetes mellitus defined as carbohydrate intolerance leading to hypoglycemia with onset or first recognition during pregnancy is one of the most common complications of pregnancy.

A 28-year-old woman in her second pregnancy has a history of adult-onset diabetes mellitus.

Healthcare reform may be upon and one of its main goals is cost control.

Sutures are the way to go for cesarean delivery closure, even though they require more time, research indicates.

An Ohio woman had a cesarean delivery in 2007 and was later diagnosed with a foreign body in her abdomen.

Details of a statewide effort in Ohio were revealed at the SMFM conference that demonstrated the successful reduction in the number of scheduled near-term births without a medical or obstetric indication from 1 in 4 to less than 1 in 20.

The US FDA unveiled an initiative to reduce unnecessary radiation exposure from 3 types of medical imaging procedures that are the greatest contributors to total radiation exposure within the United States.

Preterm placenta may be more susceptible to maternal infection-induced placental cytokine response resulting in fetal inflammation, new research reveals.

In February, President Obama signed into law a measure to raise the federal debt limit by $1.9 trillion to $14.3 trillion, enabling the government to keep borrowing to cover operations into 2011.

A coalition of public interest and patient safety groups has begun a campaign to increase public awareness of the need to increase patient safety through shorter shifts and more supervision of resident physicians.

A New York woman went to her gynecologist for an exam in 2005, complaining of a lump in her left breast.

Those who used contraceptive vaginal ring users during a 3-month period tended to report perfect use more often than oral contraceptive users, according to study findings published in March 2010 Obstetrics & Gynecology.

Acupuncture treatment may help lower depression symptoms during pregnancy, according to findings published in the March 2010 issue of Obstetrics & Gynecology.

Minorities?both racial and ethnic?continue to lack recognition that cardiovascular disease (CVD) is the No.1 reason for death in women, even though overall understanding of the disease's rank among death causes has doubled in the last 13 years, a new study shows.

Women of child-bearing age who experienced preterm premature rupture of membranes in a prior pregnancy should consider holding off for at least 18 months before having another child. The guidance is based on research published in the Feb. 4, 2010, online edition of American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology.

A panel organized by the National Institutes of Health is mulling changes to guidance on vaginal births among women who have previously delivered via cesarean delivery.