Association of community characteristics as measured by social deprivation index score with prenatal care and obstetrical outcomes.

Objective We aimed to determine the relationships between socioeconomic disadvantage, as measured by the Social Deprivation Index (SDI), and prenatal care (PNC) utilization, obstetrical outcomes, and neonatal complications. Study Design All spontaneously-conceived singleton deliveries of nulliparous gravidae with residence zip code available (n= 4,786) were identified in a population-based database. Deliveries were assigned SDI scores based on preconception zip code.

A cluster randomized trial of xylitol chewing gum for prevention of preterm birth: The PPaX trial.

Background: Maternal periodontal disease is associated with preterm and low-birthweight deliveries, but randomized trials of likely efficacious treatments (e.g., dental scaling and root planing) during pregnancy have not reduced these adverse outcomes.

A survey of contraceptive method use among patients with delayed permanent contraception due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Objectives: Evaluate contraception usage in patients awaiting permanent contraception during COVID-19 pandemic.

Study Design: Patients awaiting permanent contraception between March 2020 and July 2022 completed a survey assessing contraceptive usage. Descriptive statistics were analyzed.

Dose-Dense Chemotherapy Regimen for Breast Cancer Associated with Significant Decline in Ovarian Reserve.

To determine the impact of dose-dense chemotherapy administration on ovarian reserve in women undergoing treatment for breast cancer. We conducted a retrospective cohort study of reproductive age women who underwent dose-dense chemotherapy regimens with doxorubicin hydrochloride and cyclophosphamide with or without paclitaxel for a new diagnosis of breast cancer. We compared pre- and post-treatment serum antimullerian hormone (AMH) levels and assessed changes in AMH over time.

Fetal Anemia: Determinants and Perinatal Outcomes according to the Method of Intrauterine Blood Transfusion.

Introduction: Fetal anemia from hemolytic disease treated by intrauterine transfusion (IUT) can be performed by intraperitoneal, intracardiac, and intravascular transfusion (IVT). Objective of our study was to compare different transfusion techniques.

Methods: Retrospective review of IUT secondary to red cell alloimmunization was conducted at eight international centers from 2012 to 2020.