Objectives: Our purpose was to examine the pattern of labor progression in nulliparous
parturients in contemporary obstetric practice. Study Design: We extracted detailed labor data …

OBJECTIVE: To determine the accuracy of late antenatal anogenital cultures in predicting
group B Streptococcal colonization at delivery. METHODS: Swabs of the vagina and rectum …

OBJECTIVE: To determine the associations between maternal characteristics, intrapartum
events, and neonatal sepsis by multivariate analysis. METHODS: We enrolled 823 women …

Objective: More than 50% of pregnant women in the United States are using epidural analgesia
for labor pain. However, whether epidural analgesia prolongs labor and increases the …

Methods: We screened 915 obstetric patients for group B streptococcal colonization using
selective broth media; 823 had vaginal cultures performed within 2 weeks preceding delivery …

Inducing labor is a worthwhile measure when the benefits of timely delivery outweigh the risks
of of continued pregnancy. The risk of stillbirth rises with prolonged gestation. In addition, …

OBJECTIVE: To determine if women receiving continuous epidural analgesia are more
likely to develop intrapartum fever and related neonatal effects. METHODS: We conducted a …

When a spontaneous abortion is followed by complicated bereavement, the primary care
physician may not consider the diagnosis of acute stress disorder or post-traumatic stress …

Parvovirus B19 is the viral agent that causes the childhood exanthum erythema infectiosum,
or fifth disease. Approximately 50% of pregnant women are seropositive for this agent and …

OBJECTIVE: Our purpose was to determine whether the incidence of postoperative endometritis
and wound infection is associated with the method of placental removal at the time of …