Anemia in pregnancy is usually a result of hemodilution and iron/folic acid deficiency. Pure red cell aplasia (PRCA) has rarely been described during pregnancy with only case reports available in English literature. The clinician should be able to distinguish it from aplastic anemia and since, spontaneous recovery can be expected following delivery, neither corticosteroids nor termination of pr...

OBJECTIVE To determine the optimum interpregnancy interval after miscarriage in a first recorded pregnancy. DESIGN Population based retrospective cohort study. SETTING Scottish hospitals between 1981 and 2000. PARTICIPANTS 30,937 women who had a miscarriage in their first recorded pregnancy and subsequently became pregnant. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES The primary end point was miscarriage, li...

Objective: Upper extremity anomalies (UEA) occur when there is an interruption in the normal process of embryonic limb development. The prenatal diagnosis of an UEA may impact the decision to deliver or terminate the pregnancy. We sought to elucidate factors associated with pregnancy outcome in the setting of a known UEA. Methods: We reviewed electronic medical records at three affiliated hospi...