Obstetric consequences of a false-positive diagnosis of large-for-gestational-age fetus.

Objective: To compare delivery outcomes between true-positive (TP) and false-positive (FP) large-for-gestational-age (LGA) fetuses, appropriate-for-gestational-age (AGA) fetuses, and false-negative (FN) LGA fetuses.

Methods: Retrospective cohort study of singleton pregnancies at risk for macrosomia without contraindication to vaginal delivery, receiving an ultrasound scan at 34-37 weeks of pregnancy.

Results: In all, 430 pregnancies were included: 155 TP LGA, 87 FP LGA, 177 AGA and 11 FN LGA newborns.

Labor induction with misoprostol vaginal insert compared with dinoprostone vaginal insert.

Introduction: Misoprostol vaginal insert could lead to a significant reduction in the time to vaginal delivery, and an increase in the proportion of women achieving vaginal delivery, compared with dinoprostone vaginal insert. We compared the delivery outcomes of misoprostol 200 μg vaginal insert and dinoprostone 10 mg vaginal insert for induction of labor in women with an unfavorable cervix.

Material And Methods: This is a retrospective observational study conducted on a cohort of 220 women with a Bishop score ≤4 admitted for induction of labor at a single institution.

The prognostic role of various indices and ratios of Doppler velocimetry in patients with pre-eclampsia.

Doppler velocimetry is a non-invasive method to monitor pregnancies complicated by pre-eclampsia. We aimed to assess the predictive value of adverse perinatal or maternal outcome of three ratios, i.e.