A Survey of Women and Their Providers Regarding Gestational Weight Gain.

Inappropriate gestational weight gain (GWG) is prevalent in the United States. About 20% of women gain below Institute of Medicine (IOM) recommendations; more than 50% gain above. GWG outside of recommendations is linked to poor birth outcomes and health issues for mother and baby.

Cesarean delivery times and adhesion severity associated with prior placement of a sodium hyaluronate-carboxycellulose barrier.

Objective: To evaluate the association between the prior use of a sodium hyaluronate-carboxycellulose adhesion barrier and the incision-to-delivery time and adhesion scores at first repeat cesarean delivery.

Methods: In this cohort study, intraoperative data were prospectively collected at the time of the study participants' first repeat cesarean delivery. Subsequent retrospective chart review of each patient's primary cesarean operative note was then performed to determine whether hyaluronate-carboxycellulose barrier film had been used.

Transvaginal ovarian cystectomy for adnexal torsion during pregnancy.

Ovarian torsion requiring surgical intervention in pregnancy is rare. Herein is reported a case of ovarian torsion that was managed by transvaginal ovarian cystectomy in a 27 week gravid patient.

Placental mesenchymal dysplasia.

Placental mesenchymal dysplasia is a benign condition that can be confused with a molar pregnancy by ultrasound scanning and gross examination. Conservative management should be considered with a normal-appearing singleton fetus and a cystic-appearing placenta. We present a case of placental mesenchymal dysplasia with a favorable outcome.