Lower Extremity Blood Flow Velocity in Obese versus Nonobese Pregnant Women.

Objective: Obesity and pregnancy are risk factors for venous thromboembolism (VTE). In nonpregnant individuals, abdominal obesity is associated with venous insufficiency. This study aimed to compare venous Doppler volume flow and velocity in the lower extremities of obese versus nonobese women.

The association of hyperuricemia and immediate postpartum hypertension in women without a diagnosis of chronic hypertension.

Our objective was to determine if elevated uric acid (UA) is associated with postpartum hypertension (PP HTN) in women without chronic hypertension. This is a secondary analysis of a randomized trial. We compared those with elevated UA to those with normal UA.

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Should We Add Pravastatin to Aspirin for Preeclampsia Prevention in High-risk Women?

Preeclampsia is a multisystem disorder that affects 3% to 5% of pregnant women and remains a significant source of short-term and long-term maternal and neonatal mortality and morbidity. Many professional societies recommend the use of low-dose aspirin to prevent preeclampsia in high-risk women. Owing to the similarities in pathophysiology between preeclampsia and atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease, and the encouraging data from preclinical and pilot clinical studies, pravastatin has been proposed for preventing preeclampsia.

Infant Outcomes after Periviable Birth: External Validation of the Neonatal Research Network Estimator with the BEAM Trial.

Objective The objective of this study was to use data from the 20-center beneficial effect of antenatal magnesium sulfate (BEAM) trial to assess the external validity of the Neonatal Research Network (NRN) estimator, a widely employed web-based counseling tool to estimate the probability of an adverse outcome for periviable infants given intensive care. Study Design The probability of different adverse outcomes predicted from the NRN estimator was compared with observed rates at 18 to 22 months for ventilated, nonanomalous infants born at 23 to 25 weeks and assessed in BEAM as in the NRN. Results were assessed using rigorous validation methods for prediction models.

Differential Morbidity in Preterm Small versus Appropriate for Gestational Age: Perhaps Unverifiable.

Objective: The objective of this study was to determine the morbidity of preterm small for gestational age (SGA) infants compared with appropriate for GA (AGA).

Study Design: This is a secondary analysis of the randomized trial evaluating magnesium sulfate for the prevention of cerebral palsy (CP). We compared outcomes of preterm (< 37 weeks) nonanomalous infants who were SGA (birth weight < 10% for GA) versus AGA (birth weight 10-89% for GA).

REMOVED: The relationship between primary cesarean delivery skin incision type and wound complications in women with morbid obesity.

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