NEW YORK — Systemic autoimmune disease is well-recognized as a major risk factor for cardiovascular disease (CVD), but less recognized as a cardiovascular risk factor is a history of pregnancy ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Premorbid factors including obstetric complications, personal psychiatric background and IQ may help predict ...

Background Maternal smoking is known to be associated with low educational status, low social class and younger age groups. The aim of this study was to determine if maternal smoking and stage of ...

Based on: Obstetrics and Gynecology: A History and Iconography, Revised Third Edition of Iconographia Gyniatrica. By Harold Speert. 540 pp., illustrated. New York ...

Patients with cervical insufficiency typically present with a history of 1 or more lost pregnancies characterized by early cervical dilation. Cervical insufficiency (CI), also known as incompetent ...

One in five women in the United States will experience sexual trauma, yet no evidence-based guidelines exist to treat these women during pregnancy and childbirth. Researchers at Boston Medical Center ...