Both low birth weight and excessive fetal weight at delivery are associated with an increased risk of newborn complications during labor and the puerperium. The perinatal complications associated with low birth weight are attributable to preterm delivery, intrauterine growth restriction (IUGR), or both. For excessively large fetuses, the potential complications associated with delivery include ...

Numerous large clinical studies have evaluated the evidence regarding magnesium sulfate, neuroprotection, and preterm births. The Committee on Obstetric Practice and the Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine recognize that none of the individual studies found a benefit with regard to their primary outcome. However, the available evidence suggests that magnesium sulfate given before anticipated ea...

Reduction of cesarean section rates has been a difficult process that has not been easily accomplished by the institution of guidelines. It is more a process of changing physician behavior rather than of medical education. This article analyzed the role of intensive feedback of outcomes to bring about such changes. Two large private obstetric services in San Francisco, CA, were studied. Intensi...

in a descriptive study on 791 cases of normal vaginal deliveries within the period of 6 months (20th sept 1994-20th march 1995) in shariatti hospital, the duration of active phase of labor was evaluated. in 140 pregnant women (69 primigravida and 71 multipara) which had the inclusion criteria (single fetus, cephalic presentation, 37 to 42 weeks of pregnancy, admission before cervical dilatation...

OBJECTIVE The control of gait requires executive and attentional functions. As preterm children show executive and attentional deficits compared to full-term children, performing concurrent tasks that impose additional cognitive load may lead to poorer walking performance in preterm compared to full-term children. Knowledge regarding gait in preterm children after early childhood is scarce. We ...