Risk of postpartum hemorrhage among Native American women.

Objective: To assess whether Native American women have an increased risk of postpartum hemorrhage (PPH) after vaginal delivery.

Methods: In a retrospective study, medical charts were reviewed for patients who delivered vaginally at Rehoboth McKinley Hospital in Gallup, NM, USA, between June 1, 2009, and June 30, 2012. Ethnic origin had been determined by self-report.

Maternal body mass index does not affect neonatal umbilical artery blood gas parameters.

This study was undertaken to assess the impact of obesity on fetal well-being in glucose-tolerant and nonhypertensive women. Medical charts of all patients admitted to the labor and delivery department at our institution between January, 2011 and July, 2011 were retrospectively reviewed. Patients with diabetes/impaired glucose tolerance or hypertension were excluded.