Removal of an intraabdominal levonorgestrel-releasing intrauterine device during pregnancy.

A woman with a viable intrauterine 12-week pregnancy and an intraabdominal levonorgestrel-releasing intrauterine device had the device successfully removed under local anesthesia. The pregnancy continued without complication. The decision to remove an intraabdominal levonorgestrel-releasing intrauterine device during pregnancy remains controversial.

Preterm premature rupture of membranes: clinical outcomes of late-preterm infants.

Objective: To determine gestational age-specific neonatal outcomes of late preterm infants delivered as a consequence of premature rupture of membranes (PROM).

Methods: Retrospective cohort study of infants born to women delivered electively due to preterm PROM between 34(0/7) and 36(6/7) weeks of gestation. Neonatal outcomes were compared between those delivered at 34(0/7) to 34( 6/7) weeks, at 35(0/7) to 35(6/7) weeks, and at 36( 0/7) to 36(6/7) weeks.