Obstetrics and Maternal-Fetal Medicine

Management of pregnancy complicated by single umbilical artery When managing a pregnancy complicated by SUA, it is essential to obtain a thorough ultrasound examination to look for any associated anomalies or evidence of aneuploidy.
Experts And Viewpoints, May 01, 2006
Doppler Ultrasonography of Fetal Anemia In recent years, there has been a movement towards noninvasive surveillance using Doppler ultrasonography to detect early evidence of fetal anemia in alloimmunized pregnancies.
Experts And Viewpoints, April 24, 2006
Multifetal Pregnancy Reduction A patient has 3 separate gestational sacs: One sac contains 2 embryos (8 weeks CRL); another sac contains 1 embryo (8 weeks CRL); and 1 sac is empty. Should one of the embryos be terminated?
Experts And Viewpoints, April 20, 2006
The Effect of Anesthesia on Apgar Score What are the effects of general and spinal anesthesia during cesarean delivery on the neonatal Apgar score?
Experts And Viewpoints, January 10, 2006
Breastfeeding and Adoption A patient is going to adopt a newborn, and she would like to breastfeed the baby. Are there any reliable medications to induce lactation?
Experts And Viewpoints, November 17, 2005
Clopidogrel During Pregnancy A pregnant patient who had a stroke 2 years ago is on clopidogrel. When should she discontinue the medication?
Experts And Viewpoints, November 16, 2005
Recurrent Pregnancy Loss and Thrombophilia Is this patient with a history of recurrent pregnancy loss a candidate for prophylactic anticoagulation?
Experts And Viewpoints, November 15, 2005
Metformin Use During Pregnancy A 31-year-old woman with PCOS and metabolic syndrome was treated with metformin 500 mg twice daily until the 8th week of her first pregnancy. Should she continue with metformin therapy?
Experts And Viewpoints, November 01, 2005
Varicella Zoster Virus Infection During Pregnancy A woman in the early stages of pregnancy is manifesting VZV infection. Is her fetus at risk?
Experts And Viewpoints, March 02, 2005
Neonatal Neurobehavior After Cesarean Delivery A reader asks about possible effects of anesthetic drugs used during cesarean delivery.
Experts And Viewpoints, February 17, 2005
Exposure to Oral Contraceptives and Risk for Down Syndrome Many studies have analyzed the relationship between prenatal exposure to OCs and Down syndrome; the results are conflicting.
Experts And Viewpoints, February 11, 2005
Use of Misoprostol for Labor Induction in Patients With Asthma Misoprostol (Cytotec) is a synthetic prostaglandin E1 analog widely used for labor induction.
Experts And Viewpoints, November 09, 2004
Use of Misoprostol for Labor Induction With Severe Pre-eclampsia Will use of Cytotec (misoprostol) for induction of a severely pre-eclamptic woman potentially worsen her blood pressure?
Experts And Viewpoints, August 31, 2004
Chlamydia and Pregnancy What are the effects of Chlamydia on pregnancy, especially in the first trimester?
Experts And Viewpoints, August 27, 2004
Using Nifedipine as a Tocolytic in Preterm Labor Can the calcium channel blocker nifedipine be used as a tocolytic in preterm labor?
Experts And Viewpoints, August 18, 2004
Inducing a Primigravida for Suspected Macrosomia Induction for suspected macrosomia raises a host of important questions about how we practice obstetrics.
Experts And Viewpoints, December 05, 2003
Sertraline and Lactation Is it safe for mothers on the SSRI sertraline to breast-feed?
Experts And Viewpoints, August 21, 2003
Closure of the Peritoneum at Surgery It seems that routine peritoneal closure is yet another surgical ritual -- a time-honored procedure unsupported by clinical evidence.
Experts And Viewpoints, June 27, 2003
Propylthiouracil in Pregnancy What is the maximum dose of propylthiouracil (PTU) that one can prescribe to a pregnant patient?
Experts And Viewpoints, June 19, 2003
Varicella Zoster Infections in Pregnancy Is it safe to treat herpes zoster in the first trimester with acyclovir?
Experts And Viewpoints, June 10, 2003

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