Neonatal Outcomes Are Similar between Patients with Resolved and Those with Persistent Oligohydramnios.

Objective: Oligohydramnios (defined as amniotic fluid volume < 5 cm or deepest vertical pocket < 2 cm) is regarded as an ominous finding on prenatal ultrasound. Amniotic fluid, however, is not static, and to date, there have been no studies comparing perinatal outcomes in patients who are diagnosed with oligohydramnios that resolves and those who have persistent oligohydramnios.

Study Design: This is a secondary analysis of a National Institutes of Health-funded retrospective cohort study of singleton gestations delivered at a tertiary care hospital between 2002 and 2013 with mild hypertensive disorders and/or fetal growth restriction (FGR).

Utility of Repeat Uterine Cavity Evaluation in the Infertility Workup.

Uterine cavity abnormalities contribute to infertility. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the incidence, recurrence rates, and risk factors for uterine cavity abnormalities in women undergoing infertility workup and treatment, focusing on the utility of routinely repeated imaging. Retrospective cohort study at single academic medical center of 833 infertile women who had uterine cavity evaluations performed at least 9 months apart.

From "disappointing" to "fantastic": Women's experiences with labor induction in a U.S. tertiary hospital.

Objective: The series of interventions that comprise labor induction shape patient experiences; however, patient perceptions are not always considered when structuring the process of care. Through qualitative interviews, we elucidated women's expectations and experiences regarding labor induction.

Methods: Labor induction patients were recruited from a United States tertiary care hospital's postpartum mother-baby unit and invited to participate in semi-structured qualitative interviews.

Predicting primary cesarean delivery in pregnancies complicated by gestational diabetes mellitus.

Background: Prediction models have shown promise in helping clinicians and patients engage in shared decision-making by providing quantitative estimates of individual risk of important clinical outcomes. Gestational diabetes mellitus is a common complication of pregnancy, which places patients at higher risk of primary CD. Suspected fetal macrosomia diagnosed on prenatal ultrasound is a well-known risk factor for primary CD in patients with gestational diabetes mellitus, but tools incorporating multiple risk factors to provide more accurate CD risk are lacking.