Twenty-four versus 48 hours of expectant management in the setting of premature rupture of membranes at term among women with a prior cesarean delivery.

Objectives: Compare two approaches of expectant management in the setting of term premature rupture of membranes (PROM) among women with prior cesarean delivery.

Methods: A retrospective study conducted in a tertiary care center during 2006 to 2017, including primiparous women with singleton pregnancy and a prior low-transverse cesarean delivery who presented with term PROM and requested trial of labor after cesarean (TOLAC). Outcomes were compared between the two campuses at our center: campus A enabled expectant management up to 48 hours following PROM and campus B enabled up to 24 hours after PROM.

Is TSH a Reliable Indicator of Thyroid Hormone Status in Pregnancy?

Thyroid screening is recommended during pregnancy with serum thyrotropin (TSH) as the primary test. However, since human chorionic gonadotropin, the serum hallmark of pregnancy, has TSH-like effects, the adequacy of TSH as a screening tool in this constellation requires further study. This study aimed to evaluate the relationship between TSH and thyroid hormones during pregnancy in order to determine if TSH is an adequate screening tool.

Is birthweight influenced equally by maternal and paternal anthropometry?

Objectives: To elucidate the influence of parental biometric factors on fetal birthweight (BW).

Study Design: This prospective study was conducted between 2015 and 2017 in Hadassah University Hospital. Inclusion criteria included singletons that were born to healthy mothers at 37-41 weeks' gestation and had no growth abnormality or congenital malformation.

Prediction of neonatal subgaleal hemorrhage using first stage of labor data: A machine-learning based model.

Background: Subgaleal hemorrhage (SGH) is a rare neonatal condition, mainly associated with instrumental delivery, mainly vacuum extractor (VE). The aim of this study was to develop a machine learning model that would allow a personalized prediction algorithm for Subgaleal hemorrhage (SGH) following vacuum extraction (VE), based on maternal and fetal variables collected during the first stage of labor.

Materials And Methods: A retrospective cohort study on data from a university affiliated hospital, recorded between January 2013 and February 2017.