Effect of interpregnancy interval on outcomes of pregnancy after miscarriage: retrospective analysis of hospital episode statistics in Scotland.

Objective: To determine the optimum interpregnancy interval after miscarriage in a first recorded pregnancy.

Design: Population based retrospective cohort study.

Setting: Scottish hospitals between 1981 and 2000.

Pre-eclampsia in the second pregnancy: does previous outcome matter?

Objective: To assess the effect of initial pregnancy outcome and gestational age on the risk of pre-eclampsia in the second pregnancy.

Study Design: We conducted an observational study using routinely collected data from the Aberdeen Maternity and Neonatal Databank between 1986 and 2006. Cases were women who developed pre-eclampsia in their second pregnancy and controls were normotensive in their second pregnancy.

Developing maternity services in Scotland.

Close scrutiny of the maternity services in Scotland has been necessary because of the falling birth rate, the European working time directive, the geographically diverse population and the public expectation of good quality care. This article describes how this is being done.

Medical management of early fetal demise using sublingual misoprostol.

The aim of this study was to determine the efficacy of mifepristone in combination with sublingual misoprostol for the medical management of early fetal demise. Fifty-six consecutive women were studied prospectively. The mean (SD) gestation at diagnosis was 9.

Medical management of late intrauterine death using a combination of mifepristone and misoprostol.

Objective: To assess the efficacy and safety of mifepristone in combination with misoprostol in the management of late fetal death.

Design: Observational study.

Setting: Aberdeen Maternity Hospital, Aberdeen.