Risk factors for relaparotomy after cesarean delivery.

Objective: To identify and analyze risk factors associated with relaparotomy following cesarean delivery (CD), focusing on obstetric and surgical parameters.

Methods: Retrospective case-control study conducted at a high-volume tertiary obstetric center. We reviewed all women who underwent CD between 2013 and 2023.

Placental cord drainage impact on third stage of labor: a randomized controlled trial.

Background: The third stage of labor is a pivotal phase in obstetric care. Management may be physiological or active. Although the use of prophylactic placental cord drainage has been assessed in prior data, there is still no clear-cut evidence supporting its effectiveness in improving key obstetric outcomes.

Uncertain prelabor rupture of membranes at term and associated delivery outcomes.

Objective: To determine whether equivocal prelabor rupture of membranes (PROM) cases are associated with adverse outcomes.

Methods: A retrospective study was conducted in a tertiary medical center between July 2012 and March 2022. The cohort comprised all women diagnosed with term PROM (≥37 gestational weeks), divided into two groups.

Decision-to-delivery interval and neonatal outcomes in intrapartum umbilical cord prolapse.

Background: Rapid delivery is important in cases of umbilical cord prolapse to prevent hypoxic injury to the fetus/neonate. However, the optimal decision-to-delivery interval remains controversial.

Objective: The aim of the study was to investigate the association between the decision-to-delivery interval in women with umbilical cord prolapse, stratified by fetal heart rate pattern at diagnosis, and neonatal outcome.

Higher incidence of preeclampsia among participants undergoing in-vitro fertilization after fewer sperm exposures.

Objective: Evaluation of preeclampsia (PE) incidence among participants undergoing in vitro fertilization (IVF) after various cycles of sperm donation (SD) via intrauterine inseminations (IUI) or IVF.

Study Design: A retrospective case-control study was conducted at a single tertiary medical center between 2011 and 2019 which included participants who conceived via IVF using SD from a single sperm bank and had a successful singleton birth at Sheba Medical Center. The study cohort was divided into two groups: Group 1 (participants who conceived via IVF after 0-1 cycles of IUI or IVF from the same sperm donor) and Group 2 (participants who conceived via IVF after 2 or more cycles of IUI or IVF from the same sperm donor).

Lower Sperm Exposure among Participants Undergoing Intrauterine Insemination Associated with Increased Incidence of Gestational Hypertensive Disorders.

Background: Gestational hypertensive (GH) disorders remain a major obstetric problem.

Objectives: To evaluate the incidence of gestational hypertensive disorders among participants undergoing intrauterine insemination (IUI) after exposure to various levels of sperm from sperm donation (SD).

Methods: A retrospective case-control study was conducted at a single tertiary medical center between 2011 and 2019.

The perils of true knot of the umbilical cord: antepartum, intrapartum and postpartum complications and clinical implications.

Background: True knot of the umbilical cord (TKUC) is found in 0.3-2.1% of pregnancies and is associated with an increased risk of adverse perinatal outcomes.

Factors Associated with More Than 500 Grams Inaccuracy in Sonographic Fetal Weight Estimation.

Background: The sonographic assessment of estimated fetal weight (EFW) is essential for identification of fetuses in weight extremes and aids in peripartum management. However, there are inconsistent reports regarding EFW accuracy.

Objectives: To examine maternal and fetal determinants associated with unreliable EFW.

Impact of the COVID-19 Outbreak on Routine Obstetrical Management.

Background: Channeling medical resources for coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19) management can potentially endanger routine healthcare practices. As a preventive measure, a department of obstetrics and gynecology in Israel constructed a separate, designated complex for its COVID-19-exposed patients.

Objectives: To evaluate the effect of the COVID-19 pandemic infection control measures on obstetric care in the obstetrical emergency department and delivery unit.

Implementation of machine learning models for the prediction of vaginal birth after cesarean delivery.

Objective: Accurate prediction of vaginal birth after cesarean is crucial for selecting women suitable for a trial of labor after cesarean (TOLAC). We sought to develop a machine learning (ML) model for prediction of TOLAC success and to compare its accuracy with that of the MFMU model.

Methods: All consecutive singleton TOLAC deliveries from a tertiary academic medical center between February 2017 and December 2018 were included.

FDG PET/CT as a diagnostic and prognostic tool for the evaluation of marginal zone lymphoma.

We evaluated the role of 18-fluoro-2-deoxy-d-glucose positron emission tomography ( FDG-PET) with computed tomography (CT) (PET/CT) as a diagnostic and prognostic tool in newly diagnosed marginal zone lymphoma (MZL) patients. This is a retrospective cohort study of patients with newly diagnosed MZL, treated with immunotherapy, chemotherapy regimens, surgery, or Helicobacter pylori eradication between 2008 and 2016 in a single tertiary center. Only patients who had a pretreatment PET/CT (P-PET/CT) were included.