Risk of severe maternal morbidity and mortality among pregnant patients with chronic kidney disease: Renal disease and severe maternal morbidity.

Background: Chronic kidney disease is a significant cause of adverse obstetric outcomes. However, there are few studies assessing the risk of severe maternal morbidity and mortality among patients with chronic kidney disease and no studies assessing the association between individual indicators of severe maternal morbidity and chronic kidney disease.

Objective: To evaluate the risk of severe maternal morbidity and mortality among pregnant patients with chronic kidney disease.

Association between mode of delivery and infant survival at 22 and 23 weeks of gestation.

Background: Cesarean delivery is currently not recommended before 23 weeks' gestation unless for maternal indications, even in the setting of malpresentation. These recommendations are based on a lack of evidence of improved neonatal outcomes and survival following cesarean delivery and the maternal risks associated with cesarean delivery at this early gestational age. However, as neonatal resuscitative measures and obstetrical interventions improve, studies evaluating the potential neonatal benefit of periviable cesarean delivery have reported inconsistent findings.

Patient acceptability of receiving short message services from an HIV patient-centered medical home.

Patient-centered medical homes (PCMH) are a key component in addressing the comprehensive physical and psychosocial needs of persons living with HIV. The AIDS Resource Center of Wisconsin (ARCW) is a PCMH that has become a nationally recognized leader in addressing barriers to HIV retention in care. Recently, ARCW has become interested in the use of short message services (SMS), as SMS have been found to have positive impacts on treatment adherence, CD4 counts, viral load, and appointment attendance.

Acceptability of HIV Prevention Information Delivered Through Established Geosocial Networking Mobile Applications to Men Who Have Sex With Men.

Geosocial networking (GSN) applications could disseminate HIV prevention information to thousands of men who have sex with men (MSM); however, acceptability of the type of information, methods, and frequency of information delivery are unknown. Acceptability of these constructs were assessed through a survey of 224 MSM at the Milwaukee Pridefest. All types of information were found acceptable.