Bleeding cervical varices in pregnancy: A case report and review of the literature.

Background: Venous varicosities are a relatively common finding during pregnancy. Rarely, varices can arise in the cervix and cause life-threatening maternal hemorrhage. This article offers an example of a patient who was diagnosed with bleeding cervical varices during pregnancy and summarizes the diagnosis and treatment strategies for the 20 other reported cases in the literature.

Can Fetal Limb Soft Tissue Measurements in the Third Trimester Predict Neonatal Adiposity?

Objectives: Neonatal adiposity is associated with chronic metabolic sequelae such as diabetes and obesity. Identifying fetuses at risk for excess neonatal body fat may lead to research aimed at limiting nutritional excess in the prenatal period. We sought to determine whether fetal arm and leg soft tissue measurements at 28 weeks' gestation were predictive of neonatal percent body fat METHODS : In this prospective observational cohort study of singleton term pregnancies, we performed sonography at 28 and 36 weeks' gestation, including soft tissue measurements of the fetal arm and thigh (fractional limb volume and cross-sectional area).

Predictors of glyburide failure in the treatment of gestational diabetes.

Objective: Our objective was to identify among women with gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) the patient characteristics that predict treatment failure with glyburide.

Methods: Historical cohort of 95 GDM women offered glyburide after dietary failure with defined entry criteria.

Results: From November 2000 to May 2005, 118 women had 124 pregnancies and were offered glyburide therapy by the 2 codirectors of our Diabetes Clinic.