Twin Gestation With Spontaneous Reduction To Singleton.

Twin gestations are at increased risk of single intrauterine fetal death. A first-trimester loss is a common complication in twin gestations. The rate of co-twin morbidity and mortality is higher when a single demise occurs in the second and third trimesters.

Risk of Maternal Morbidity with Increasing Number of Cesareans.

Objective: To estimate the risk of perioperative morbidity with increasing number of cesareans.

Study Design: We conducted a retrospective cohort study from 2004 to 2010. Patients delivered by cesarean were included.

Antenatal corticosteroid administration in late-preterm gestations: a cost-effectiveness analysis.

To evaluate whether administration of antenatal late-preterm betamethasone is cost-effective in the immediate neonatal period. Cost-effectiveness analysis of late-preterm betamethasone administration with a time horizon of 7.5 days was conducted using a health-system perspective.

Progress of induced labor in trial of labor after cesarean delivery.

Objective: The purpose of this study was to compare the first stage of labor progress in women who undergo an induction of labor after cesarean delivery with women who have spontaneous labor after cesarean delivery.

Study Design: We conducted a retrospective cohort study of consecutive women who had been admitted for delivery with a vertex-presenting fetus who achieved vaginal delivery after cesarean delivery. We compared women who underwent an induction of labor after cesarean delivery with women with spontaneous labor after cesarean delivery.