Correlation of fetal heart rate dynamics to inflammatory markers and brain-derived neurotrophic factor during pregnancy.

Objectives: This study aims to show the relation between biomarkers in maternal and cord-blood samples and fetal heart rate variability (fHRV) metrics through a non-invasive fetal magnetocardiography (fMCG) technique.

Methods: Twenty-three women were enrolled for collection of maternal serum and fMCG tracings immediately prior to their scheduled cesarean delivery. The umbilical cord blood was collected for measurement of biomarker levels.

Barriers and facilitators to cord blood banking among pregnant women at a university obstetric clinic.

Background: Cord blood (CB) is a cell source for hematopoietic stem cell transplantation. In 2019, the percentage of births with CB collected for banking was only 3% nationally and 0.05% in our state.

The Third Stage of Labour in the Extremely Obese Parturient.

Background: Maternal obesity has been associated with an increased risk for an abnormal progression of labour; however, less is known about the length of the third stage of labour and its relation to maternal obesity.

Objective: To determine if the length of the third stage of labour is increased in extremely obese women and its possible correlation with an increased risk for postpartum hemorrhage.

Study Design: This was a retrospective cohort study of deliveries from January 2008 to December 2015 at our university hospital.