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• • ·22nd Annual clinical, scientific, & business meeting of the society for maternal-fetal medicine January 14–19, 2002

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• • ·Letter from the program chair

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• • ·2002 Program committee

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• • ·Reviewers for 2002 SMFM abstracts

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• • ·Acknowledgments

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• • ·Maps of meeting areas — Hilton New Orleans

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• • ·Program

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• • ·Scientific forum /special focus groups Wednesday, January 16, 2002

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• • ·Master's series luncheon roundtables

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• • ·Society for maternal-fetal medicine New Orleans, Louisiana—January 14–19, 2001 Schedule of oral presentations

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• • ·Subject index

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• • ·Author index

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• • ·Academic Institution index

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• SMFM Abstract

  • ·1 First trimester aneuploid screening: Results of the NICHD multicenter study

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    Ronald J. Wapner, The BUN Study Group

    
  • ·2 A PAF antagonist prevents preterm delivery in a mouse model of inflammatory preterm labor

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    Michal Elovitz, Edward Chien, Daniel Rychlik, Mark Phillippe

    
  • ·3 On fetal origin of disease: Effect of in utero environment and genetic imprinting on future vascular reactivity

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    Monica Longo, Venu Jain, Yuri Vedernikov, George Saade, Robert Garfield

    
  • ·4 The role of cytokines in the regulation of hemostasis in human pregnancy

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    Michael Paidas, Gabriele Urban, Wayne Ku, Yale Arkel, Edward Kuczynski, Jeanine Maturi, Anne Dilley, Charles Lockwood

    
  • ·5 Does the human fetus rupture the membranes in preterm PROM?

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    Roberto Romero, Tinnakorn Chaiworapongsa, Ricardo Gomez, Bo Hyun Yoon, Moshe Mazor, Eli Maymon, Stanley Berry

    
  • ·6 Reassessing the labor curve

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    Jim Zhang, James Troendle, Michael Yancey

    
  • ·7 Do outcomes differ in spontaneous vs assisted-conceived twins?

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    B. Luke, E. Anderson, R. Misiunas, D. Martin, V.H. Gonzalez-Quintero, L. Tolaymat, M.J. O'Sullivan, F.R. Witter, J. Mauldin, R.B. Newman, M. D'Alton, E.A. Reece, G.V.D. Hankins

    
  • ·8 Venous Doppler in fetal growth restriction (IUGR): Which vessel? Which parameter?

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    Christopher Harman, Ahmet Baschat, Ulrich Gembruch

    
  • ·9 Preeclampsia is characterized by a soluble selectin profile consistent with leukocyte and endothelial cell activation

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    Tinnakorn Chaiworapongsa, Ju Cheol Kim, Yeon Mee Kim, Giancarlo Conoscenti, Kyo Hoon Park, Sam Edwin, Bo Hyun Yoon, Roberto Romero

    
  • ·10 Effect of pregnancy on vascular reactivity in transgenic mice lacking a functional endothelial or inducible nitric oxide synthase

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    Monica Longo, Venu Jain, Yuri Vedernikov, George Saade, Robert Garfield

    
  • ·11 Matrix-metallo-proteinases and leukemia-inhibitory-receptor are co-expressed in periarterial extravillous trophoblast in preeclampsia

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    Frank Reister, John Kingdom, Hans-Georg Frank, Werner Rath, Peter Kaufmann, Berthold Huppertz

    
  • ·12 Differential quantification of placental apoptosis among normal, mild preeclampsia, and severe preeclampsia with oligohydramnios in human pregnancy

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    Robert Organ, Laura Martin, Lisa Pierce, James Wright, Troy Patience, Byron Calhoun, Roderick Hume

    
  • ·13 Evidence for a differential maternal cytokine profile in preterm preeclampsia and term preeclampsia

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    Ju Cheol Kim, Tinnakorn Chaiworapongsa, Giancarlo Conoscenti, Sam Edwin, Jerrie Refuerzo, Susan Berman, Yeon Mee Kim, Bo Hyun Yoon, Roberto Romero

    
  • ·14 Elevated endothelial microparticles in preeclampsia

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    Victor Gonzalez-Quintero, Lawrence Horstman, Wenche Jy, Lama Tolaymat, Joaquin Jimenez, Carlos Bidot, Mary O'Sullivan, Yeon Ahn

    
  • ·15 C-reactive protein not elevated in preeclamptic pregnancy at 9–20 weeks: The inflammation hypothesis fails a test

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    Richard Levine, Cong Qian, Kai Yu, Lucinda England, Lauren Beste, Tinnakorn Chaiworapongsa, Samuel Edwin, Roberto Romero, CPEP Study Group

    
  • ·16 Magnesium sulfate in women with mild preeclampsia: A double-blind, placebo-controlled trial

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    Jeffrey Livingston, Lisa Livingston, Risa Ramsey, Lu Kao, Bill Mabie, Baha Sibai

    
  • ·17 First trimester thrombus precursor protein (TPP) predicts adverse pregnancy outcome in thrombophilic patients

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    Michael Paidas, Gabrielle Urban, Wayne Ku, Yale Arkel, Anne Dilley, Rebarber Andrei, Edward Kuczynski, Maturi Jeanine, Marcella Mignosa, Sana Khan, Jonathan Schoenfeld, Charles Lockwood

    
  • ·18 Fetal immune suppression as adjunctive therapy for in utero hematopoietic stem cell transplantation in non-human primates

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    Laurence Shields, Lakshmi Gaur, Robert Andrews

    
  • ·19 Fetal myelomeningocele (MMC) repair: Short term outcomes

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    Mark Johnson, Natalie Rintoul, Leslie N. Sutton, Timothy M. Crombleholme, Alan W. Flake, Lori J. Howell, Merle Oxman, R. Douglas Wilson, N. Scott Adzick

    
  • ·20 Intrauterine repair of spina bifida: Preoperative predictors of shunt-dependent hydrocephalus

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    Joseph Bruner, Noel Tulipan, George Reed, George Davis, Laura Stone

    
  • ·21 Combined second trimester biochemical and ultrasound screening for down syndrome is highly effective

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    Lillian Kaminsky, James Egan, Jun Ying, Adam Borgida, Michael Deroche, Peter Benn

    
  • ·22 Fetal down syndrome is associated with increased cell-free fetal DNA levels in archived maternal serum samples

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    Thomas Lee, Erik Leshane, Geralyn Messerlian, Jacob Canick, Marshall Carpenter, Walter Heber, Diana Bianchi

    
  • ·23 Selective termination (ST) of anomalous fetuses in multifetal pregnancies: 200 cases at a single center

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    Keith Eddleman, Joanne Stone, Lauren Lynch, Richard Berkowitz

    
  • ·24 Skewed X-chromosome inactivation and recurrent pregnancy loss

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    Amy Sullivan, Tracey Lewis, Ken Ward, Robert Silver, T. Flint Porter, D. Ware Branch

    
  • ·25 Engraftment potential of human fetal hematopoietic cells in NOD/SCID mice is not restricted to mitotically quiescent cells

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    Jannine Wilpshaar, Mickie Bhatia, Humphrey H.H. Kanhai, J.H. Frederik Falkenburg, Edward Srour

    
  • ·26 Fetal gender impact on maternal serum human chorionic gonadotropin in early pregnancy

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    Yuval Yaron, Ofer Lehavi, Avi Orr-Urtreger, Yifat Ochshorn, Ilan Gull, Joseph B. Lessing, Ami Amit, Dalit Ben Yosef

    
  • ·27 Regulator of G protein signaling-2 messenger ribonucleic acid temporal expression in rat myometrium during pregnancy, induced preterm labor and postterm gestation

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    V.R. Suarez, E.S. Park, G.D.V. Hankins, M.S. Soloff

    
  • ·28 Prediction of neonatal death from pulmonary hypoplasia by fetal pulmonary Doppler after maternal hyperoxygenation

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    Richard Broth, Dennis Wood, Juha Rasanen, Juan Carlos Sabogal, Stuart Weiner, Vincenzo Berghella

    
  • ·29 Monocyte chemotactic protein-1 expression is increased in spontaneous term and preterm labor

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    Michael Esplin, Steven Hamblin, Bardett Fausett, Bob Silver, Ware Branch, Eli Adashi

    
  • ·30 The effect of fetal acidemia on fetal-placental vascular tone and production of the inflammatory cytokines IL-6 and TNF-α

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    Brian Pierce, Peter Napolitano, Lisa Pierce, Christine Kovac, Roderick Hume, Byron Calhoun

    
  • ·31 Trophoblast viability: Can it be used as a predictor of preeclampsia?

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    Donna Neale, Kafui Demasio, Jessica Illuzi, Roberto Romero, Gil Mor

    
  • ·32 Growth potential versus gestational age at delivery

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    Radek Bukowski, George Saade, Fergal Malone, Mary D'Alton, Gary Hankins

    
  • ·33 Thrombopoietin in pre-eclampsia and HELLP syndrome

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    Jeffrey Johnson, Douglas Kniss, Philip Samuels

    
  • ·34 Do measures of initial maternal injury status predict fetal/neonatal morbidity and mortality in cases of nonobstetrical trauma?

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    Thomas Ivester, Amanda Herrin, Kelly Bennett, Risa Ramsey, Michael Schneider, Bill Mabie, Teresa Flowers

    
  • ·35 Polymorphism in the interleukin 1 gene complex and preterm delivery

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    Mehmet Genc, Stefan Gerber, Mirjana Nesin, Steven Witkin

    
  • ·36 Mid-trimester metronidazole and azithromycin did not prevent preterm birth in women at increased risk: A double-blind trial

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    J.C. Hauth, S. Cliver, P. Hodgkins, W.W. Andrews, J.R. Schwebke, E.W. Hook, R.L. Goldenberg

    
  • ·37 The Memphis preterm birth project: Prediction and prevention of preterm birth in extremely high risk women

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    Dorothy Beazley, Brian Mercer, Norman Meyer, Teresa Carr

    
  • ·38 The relationship between tumor necrosis factor alpha genotype and success of emergent cerclage

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    Loraine Endres, Eileen Wang

    
  • ·39 Serial maternal serum interleukin-6 levels in preterm premature rupture of membranes patients predicts impending funisitis

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    Amy Murtha, Tammy Smith, Kim Boggess, William Herbert

    
  • ·40 Preterm premature rupture of membrane (PPROM): Vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) and its association with the duration of rupture to delivery and infection

    Page :S87

    Sean Daneshmand, Ramen Chmait, Thomas Moore, Ljubica Bogic

    
  • ·41 Combined antibiotic/interleukin-10 therapy increases interval to delivery in a rat model of infection-mediated preterm birth

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    P. Scott Barrilleaux, Sheryl Rodts-Palenik, Dom Terrone, Joey Granger, Kathy Cockrell, William Bennett

    
  • ·42 Effects of phenobarbital and multiple-dose antenatal/postnatal steroid on developmental outcome at age 7 years

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    James A. Thorp, Janice Etzenhouser, Mary O'Connor, Angela Jones, Philip Jones, Brian Belden, Edward Hoffman

    
  • ·43 Cervical treatment with COX-2 inhibitor prolongs duration of pregnancy without effect on uterine activity

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    Radek Bukowski, Lynette Mackay, Monica Longo, William Maner, George Saade, Robert Garfield

    
  • ·44 Term labor may be mediated by a decrease in the alpha 3 isoform of the sodium pump: A potential mechanism for the switch from uterine contractures to contractions

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    Steven Graves, Michael Esplin, Bardett Fausett, David Faux

    
  • ·45 Cyclooxygenase and lipoxygenase involvement in increased uterine contractility due to endogenous mast cell degranulation

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    Egle Bytautiene, Yuri Vedernikov, George Saade, Roberto Romero, Robert Garfield

    
  • ·46 The interdelivery interval and the risk of uterine rupture

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    Emmanuel Bujold, Nathan Wagstaff, Camille Bujold, Andree Sansregret, Francois Harel, Robert J. Gauthier

    
  • ·47 International educational outreach: Modular teaching as an approach to decreasing maternal and neonatal mortality in Lithuania

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    David Schrimmer, Arunas Liubsys

    
  • ·48 Differential expression of embryonic and maternal activity dependent neuroprotective protein (ADNP) during development

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    Sarah Poggi, Joy Vink, Joanna Hill, Douglas Brenneman, Albert Pinhasov, Illana Gozes, Catherine Spong

    
  • ·49 Folate levels in pregnant smokers: An important gene environment interaction

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    Sarah McDonald, Sherry Perkins, Carol Ann Jodouin, Mark Walker

    
  • ·50 Reassurance in the presence of changes in intrapartum fetal heart rate patterns

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    Keith Williams, France Galerneau

    
  • ·51 Intrauterine pressure catheters (IUPC) and the risk of extra-ovular placement and resultant placental separation

    Page :S91

    Anthony Sciscione, Ann Rhee, Adam Duhl, Marjorie Pollock, Matthew Hoffman, Garrett Colmorgen

    
  • ·52 Caspase activity in human trophoblasts determines susceptibility to hypoxia-induced apoptosis

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    Kamran Yusuf, Steven D. Smith, Yoel Sadovsky, D. Michael Nelson

    
  • ·53 Neonatal neuroimaging and intrapartum FHR patterns in fetal brain injury

    Page :S94

    Jeffrey Phelan, Cortney Kirkendall, Gilbert Martin, Marisa Romo, Lisa Korst

    
  • ·54 In search of “true” birth asphyxia: Labor characteristics associated with the asphyxiated term infant

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    James Greenberg, Katherine Economy, Alice Mark, Steven Ringer

    
  • ·55 Impairment of fetal growth and the risk of hypoxic ischemic encephalopathy

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    Radek Bukowski, Alton Burgett, George Saade, Gary Hankins

    
  • ·56 Cognitive and neurodevelopmental outcome of IUGR babies born to women with and without hypertensive disorder during pregnancy at first year of school

    Page :S94

    Ariel Many, Aviva Fatal-Valevski, Yael Leitner, Shaul Harel, Michael Kupferminc, Yuval Yaron, Joseph Lessing, Jessica Asher-Landsberg, Ariel Jaffa

    
  • ·57 Detection of viral deoxyribonucleic acid in amniotic fluid: Association with fetal malformation and pregnancy abnormalities

    Page :S95

    Uma Reddy, Ahmet Baschat, Jeffrey Towbin, Christopher Harman, Carl Weiner

    
  • ·58 Cervical assessment at 22 and 27 weeks by ultrasound and manual examination: The prediction of spontaneous birth before 34 weeks in twin pregnancies

    Page :S95

    Christophe Vayssière, Romain Favre, François Audibert, Marie Pierre Chauvet, Pascal Gaucherand, Françoise Maillard

    
  • ·59 A single center experience with 1000 consecutive cases of multifetal pregnancy reduction (MPR)

    Page :S96

    Joanne Stone, Keith Eddleman, Lauren Lynch, Richard Berkowitz

    
  • ·60 The perinatal and long-term outcome of pregnancies complicated by twin-twin transfusion syndrome

    Page :S96

    Gregory Duncombe, Jan Dickinson, Sharon Evans, Noel French, Ronnie Hagan

    
  • ·61 Ultrasonographic and biochemical markers of human fetal cardiac dysfunction in placental insufficiency

    Page :S98

    Kaarin Mäkikallio, Olli Vuolteenaho, Pentti Jouppila, Juha Räsänen

    
  • ·62 Prenatal diagnosis of cytomegalovirus infection by detection of IGM antibodies to 70 KDA heat shock protein in fetal serum

    Page :S98

    Stefan Gerber, Yvan Vial, Patrick Hohlfeld, Steven Witkin

    
  • ·63 Second opinion magnetic resonance imaging for suspected fetal central nervous system abnormalities

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    D.M. Twickler, K.P. Magee, J. Caire, M. Zaretsky, R.M. Ramus

    
  • ·64 Robotic endoscopic repair of spina bifida: Sheep model

    Page :S98

    Oran Aaronson, Noel Tulipan, Hakan Sundell, Joseph Bruner, George Davis, William Richards, Rob Cywes

    
  • ·65 First trimester cystic hygroma—A population based screening study (The faster trial)

    Page :S99

    Fergal D. Malone, Robert H. Ball, David A. Nyberg, Susan J. Gross, Christine H. Comstock, George R. Saade, Keith A. Eddleman, Sabrina D. Craigo, Ilan E. Timor, Stephen R. Carr, John C. Hobbins, Kimberly A. Dukes, Felix de la Cruz, Mary E. D'Alton

    
  • ·66 An aggressive, interventional protocol for previable premature rupture of the membranes (PROM)

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    John O'Brien, John Barton, Douglas Milligan

    
  • ·67 Clinical and immunological follow uo of infants born after platelet transfusions and transplacental immunoglobulin treatment

    Page :S99

    Celine Radder, Monique Haan De, Ellen Meer, Dave Roelen, Frans Claas, Anneke Brand, Humphrey Kanhai

    
  • ·68 Cervical dynamicism: Definition and incidence in preterm patients with and without preterm labor symptoms

    Page :S99

    Sheri Jenkins, James Kurtzman, Wendy Brewster

    
  • ·69 Predicting failed trial of labor (TOL) after previous cesarean section (C/S)

    Page :S102

    Mara Dinsmoor, Ellen Brock

    
  • ·70 Comparison of clinical and financial outcomes of triplet gestations managed by maternal-fetal medicine versus community physicians

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    Bruce Meyer, Andrew Elimian, Anthony Royek

    
  • ·71 Results of a brief intervention of a RCT designed to prevent alcohol-related neurodevelopmental delay

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    Janet Hankin, Robert J. Sokol, Josephine Canestrelli

    
  • ·72 Is there a difference in the neonatal outcome between the vaginally delivered vertex and non-vertex twin B?

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    Anwar Nassar, Ihab Usta, Ali Khalil

    
  • ·73 Pregnancy outcome in spontaneous twins versus those conceived through in vitro fertilization

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    Anwar Nassar, Ihab Usta, Johnny Reshdan, Tarek Harb, Abdallah Adra, Antoine Abu Musa

    
  • ·74 A multicenter trial of individualized labor curves and cesarean rates

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    Emily Hamilton, Robert W. Platt, Robert J. Gauthier, Helen McNamara, Louise Miner, Susan Rothenberg, Guylaine Asselin, Robert Sabbah, Alice Benjamin, Marian Lake, Anthony Vintzileos

    
  • ·75 The effects of oxytocin on maternal blood pressure during induction or augmentation of labor

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    Gail Best, Caitlin Burton, Eva Pressman

    
  • ·76 Contemporary maternal morbidity with multiple gestation: Risks in the 1990s

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    B. Luke, L. Min

    
  • ·77 The cost of twin pregnancy: Maternal & neonatal factors

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    B. Luke, R. Misiunas, L. Min, T. Kinoshi, M.J. O'Sullivan, F.R. Witter, R.B. Newman

    
  • ·78 The effect of placental chorionicity on early childhood mental and motor development of twins

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    Barbara Luke, Ruta Misiunas, Elaine Anderson, Barbara Burpee, Shirley Gogliotti, Eileen Mollen

    
  • ·79 The effect of fetal reduction on intrauterine growth and pregnancy outcome in twins

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    B. Luke, D. Martin, V.H. Gonzalez-Quintero, L. Tolaymat, M. O'Sullivan, R.B. Newman, J. Mauldin, F.R. Witter, G. Hankins, M. O'Alton, E.A. Reece

    
  • ·80 Maternal weight gain and triplet birthweight

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    Barbara Luke, Clark Nugent, Cosmas van de Ven, Dibe Martin, Mary O'Sullivan, Sandra Eardley, Frank Witter, Jill Mauldin, Roger Newman

    
  • ·81 Outcomes in quadruplet pregnancies: Role of maternal nutrition

    Page :S105

    Barbara Luke, Mary O'Sullivan, Dibe Martin, Clark Nugent, Frank Witter, Roger Newman

    
  • ·82 Prenatal program to improve neonatal and early childhood outcomes in twins

    Page :S105

    Barbara Luke, Ruta Misiunas, Elaine Anderson, Mary Hediger, Barbara Burpee, Shirley Gogliotti, Eileen Mollen

    
  • ·83 Neonatal and postneonatal mortality in the 1990's: Risks by plurality

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    Barbara Luke

    
  • ·84 Fetal growth rates and very preterm birth of twins

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    M.L. Hediger, B. Luke, R. Misiunas, D. Martin, M. O'Sullivan, F. Witter, J. Mauldin, R. Newman, G. Hankins, M. D'Alton, E.A. Reece

    
  • ·85 Relationship between maternal methadone dose and neonatal withdrawal

    Page :S106

    Jodi S. Dashe, Jeanne S. Sheffield, Debora A. Olscher, Sally J. Todd, Gregory L. Jackson, George D. Wendel

    
  • ·86 Gestational age as a risk factor for malpractice suits

    Page :S106

    Katherine Economy, James Greenberg, Jeffrey Ecker, Robert Barbieri

    
  • ·87 Association of MSAFP elevation with persistent placenta previa

    Page :S106

    Erin L. Koster, Jodi S. Dashe, Donald D. McIntire, Ronald M. Ramus

    
  • ·88 The impact of prolonged pregnancy in neurodevelopmental outcome

    Page :S106

    Katarina Lindstrom, Elisabeth Fernell, Petra Otterblad Olausson, Asaf Ferber, Victoria Minior, Magnus Westgren, Michael Divon

    
  • ·89 Safety and efficacy of nitroprusside gel for cervical ripening

    Page :S107

    Facchinetti Fabio, Piccinini Federica, Fazzio Marta, Volpe Annibale

    
  • ·90 Impact of mid-trimester dilation and evacuation on subsequent pregnancy outcome

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    Robin B. Kalish, Stephen T. Chasen, Laura Rosenzweig, William K. Rashbaum, Frank A. Chervenak

    
  • ·91 Conservative management of adherent placenta: Is methotrexate justified, case reports and review of literature

    Page :S107

    Fawaz Alkazaleh, Hisham Mirghani, David Mankuta, Rory Windrim, Hani Akoury, Dan Farine

    
  • ·92 Maternal age and its relationship to cesarean section rate—A longitudinal study over 15 years

    Page :S107

    Fawaz Alkazaleh, Gareth Seaward, Greg Ryan, Asim Malik, Dan Farine

    
  • ·93 Discordancy and catch-up growth in twins

    Page :S108

    Mary L. Hediger, Barbara Luke, Ruta Misiunas, Elaine Anderson

    
  • ·94 Cesarean section for twins: A systematic review and meta-analysis

    Page :S108

    Karen Hogle, Eileen Hutton, Kerry McBrien, Jon Barrett, Mary Hannah

    
  • ·95 Oral misoprostol or vaginal dinoprostone for labor induction? A randomized controlled trial

    Page :S108

    Patrick Dallenbach, Michel Boulvain, Caroline Viardot, Olivier Irion

    
  • ·96 Recurrent shoulder dystocia: How high is the risk?

    Page :S108

    Joseph Ouzounian, C. Scott Naylor, Robert Gherman, Murali Kamath, Michael Johnson, Julio Deleon, Hector Anguiano

    
  • ·97 Cervical sonography in women with prior cone biopsy; Correlation with pregnancy outcome

    Page :S109

    Edwin Guzman, Christine Walters, Carlos Benito, Martin Chavez, Susan Lashley, Anthony Vintzileos

    
  • ·98 The efficacy of hypogastric artery occlusion via balloon catheters for cesarean hysterectomy

    Page :S109

    Stephanie Penning, Kelly Roy, Julie Kuykendall, Gwenda Jonas, Carol Major, Thomas Garite

    
  • ·99 In maternal trauma, Kleihauer Betke testing predicts preterm labor

    Page :S109

    Michael V. Muench, Christopher Harman, Uma M. Reddy, Ahmet A. Baschat, Hugh E. Mighty

    
  • ·100 Diagnosis of congenital syphilis at delivery. Maternal serum or cord blood?

    Page :S109

    Fernando Abarzúa, Patricia García, Cristian Belmar, Alonso Rioseco, J. Parada, T. Parada, Enrique Oyazún

    
  • ·101 Macrosomia: Expectant management versus labor induction: A meta-analysis

    Page :S110

    Luis Sanchez-Ramos, Sara Bernstein

    
  • ·102 Expectant management of the quadruplet pregnancy: Inpatient or outpatient?

    Page :S110

    John Elliott, Niki Istwan, Debbie Jacques, Suzanne Coleman, Gary Stanziano

    
  • ·103 Anxiety trends and patterns among women considering MFPR

    Page :S110

    David W. Britt, Samantha Risinger, Mary Mans, Mark I. Evans

    
  • ·104 Intra-patient changes in salivary estriol as a predictor of preterm birth

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    James McGregor, Donald Dyson

    
  • ·105 Factors associated with success of emergent cerclage

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    Mary Faith Terkildsen, Barbara Parilla, William Grobman

    
  • ·106 Cerclage in multiple gestation with midtrimester dilation of the internal os

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    Orion Rust, Robert Atlas, Mark Wells, Keith Rawlinson

    
  • ·107 Midtrimester dilation of the internal os in patients without risk factors

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    Orion Rust, Robert Atlas, Mark Wells, Wendy Prutsman

    
  • ·108 Does cerclage location influence perinatal outcome?

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    Orion Rust, Robert Atlas, Mark Wells, Sharon Kimmel

    
  • ·109 Prospective prediction of 24 hour proteinuria by spot protein creatinine ratio

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    Shereen Binno, Cosmas van de Ven

    
  • ·110 Perinatal outcome after multifetal pregnancy reduction

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    Richard Viscarello, Shirley Griffith, Debbie Jacques, Lisa Charney, Bronwyn Prytherch

    
  • ·111 Effect of maternal obesity on severity of shoulder dystocia

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    Shawn Stallings

    
  • ·112 A randomized controlled trial (RCT) to evaluate the use of misoprostol for second trimester pregnancy termination associated with fetal malformation

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    Hani Akoury, Mary Hannah, David Chitayat, Garth Seaward, Elizabeth J.T. Winsor, Lorraine Ferris, Andrew Willan, Tom Einarson, Rory Windrim

    
  • ·113 Twelve-year experience of triplet pregnancies at a single institution

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    Karrie Francois, Cheri Sears, Rick Wilson, John Elliott

    
  • ·114 Spontaneous and indicated preterm deliveries are increased in twins vs singletons

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    Mark Chames

    
  • ·115 Maternal anxiety and detection of ultrasound markers for aneuploidy

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    Men-Jean Lee, Antonette Dulay, Shari Lusskin, Loraine O'Neill, Daniel Chan, Amy Huang, Edmund Funai

    
  • ·116 Intensive management of monoamniotic twin pregnancies improves perinatal outcome

    Page :S113

    Michael House, Kate Harney, Mary D'Alton, David Chelmow, Sabrina Craigo

    
  • ·117 Heparin therapy improves pregnancy outcomes in women with thrombophilia

    Page :S114

    Tulin Ozcan, Inanc Mendilcioglu, Anita Karnea, Joshua Copel, Urania Magriples

    
  • ·118 Does the presence of cervical cerclage at preterm premature rupture of membranes <34 weeks affect pregnancy outcome?

    Page :S114

    Thomas McElrath, Errol Norwitz, Elice Lieberman, Linda Heffner

    
  • ·119 Outcomes at 3 months postpartum for women enrolled in the multicentre international term breech trial of planned caesarean section and planned vaginal birth for breech presentation at term

    Page :S114

    Mary Hannah, Walter Hannah, Ellen Hodnett, Beverley Chalmers, Rose Kung, Andy Willan, Kofi Amankwah, Mary Cheng, Michael Helewa, Sheila Hewson, Saroj Saigal, Hilary Whyte, Amiram Gafni

    
  • ·120 Maternal and obstetric risk factors associated with anal sphincter tears

    Page :S114

    Holly Richter, Cynthia Brumfield, Suzanne Cliver, Cherry Neely, Kathryn Burgio, R. Edward Varner

    
  • ·121 Diagnosing prenatal substance use at birth: Rates of diagnosis in substance dependent women and their infants

    Page :S115

    Paula Wilbourne, Luis Curet, Veronica Dorato

    
  • ·122 Noninvasive cutaneous cardiovascular findings and traditional cardiovascular measurements in substance abusing patients during pregnancy

    Page :S115

    Dotun Ogunyemi, Francisco Cuellar, N. Zadeh, Fukushima Teiichiro

    
  • ·123 Interleukin 1 receptor antagonist gene polymorphism and adverse pregnancy outcome in 207 pregnancies

    Page :S115

    Parrin Barton, Stephon Gerber, Renee Baccus, Daniel Skupski, Steven Witkin, Frank Chervenak

    
  • ·124 Antepartum external cephalic version under spinal anesthesia: A randomized controlled trial

    Page :S115

    Marie-France Delisle, Allaudin Kamani, Joanne Douglas, Michael Bebbington

    
  • ·125 Pregnancies after assisted reproduction—Higher risk for adverse outcome

    Page :S116

    Uwe Lang, Julio Herrero, A. Beck, T. Stalf, C. Mehnert, H. Gips

    
  • ·126 Maternal age and risk of fetal death in twin gestations in the United States

    Page :S116

    Joseph Canterino, Cande Ananth, John Smulian, John Harrigan, Anthony Vintzileos

    
  • ·127 Metoclopramide concentration in breast milk of women delivering between 23–34 weeks gestation

    Page :S116

    Wendy Hansen, Stephen Hunter, Stephanie McAndrew, Kathleen Harris, Bridget Zimmerman

    
  • ·128 Third-trimester unexplained intrauterine fetal death is not associated with thrombophilia

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    Ronit Beck-Fruchter, Yasser Hujeirat, Stavit Shalev, Zohar Nahum, Amir Weiss, Zeev Weiner, Eliezer Shalev

    
  • ·129 The risk of recurrent placental abruption in second births

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    Erol Amon, David Warren, Allison Wood, Karen Schultz, Margie Olsen, Hung Winn, Terry Leet

    
  • ·130 Smoking status in pregnant women: Is self-report fact or fiction?

    Page :S117

    Marla Hingtgen, Myra Pacelli, Hugh Miller

    
  • ·131 Rotational forceps revisited

    Page :S117

    Janet Warner, Hugh Miller, James Maciulla

    
  • ·132 The term breech trial: The immediate impact on obstetrical care

    Page :S117

    Eti Maman, Daniel Seidman, Shlomo Mashiach, Eyal Schiff, Eyal Sivan

    
  • ·133 Severe third-trimester pregnancy complications are associated with inherited thrombophilia

    Page :S118

    Zohar Nachum, Amir Weiss, Yasser Hujeirat, Stavit Shalev, Ronit Beck-Fruchter, Zofnat Weiner-Magnezi, Zeev Weiner, Eliezer Shalev

    
  • ·134 Preterm premature rupture of membranes is associated with failure of physiologic transformation of the spiral arteries in the placental bed

    Page :S118

    Yeon Mee Kim, Tinnakorn Chaiworapongsa, Ju Cheol Kim, Ricardo Gomez, Bo Hyun Yoon, Sonia Hassan, Roberto Romero

    
  • ·135 Second trimester serum screening and adverse pregnancy outcome in twin gestations

    Page :S118

    Radek Bukowski, Barbara Luke, George Saade, Gayle Olson, Dibe Martin, Mary O'Sullivan, Gary Hankins

    
  • ·136 Placental histology of spontaneous second trimester pregnancy loss

    Page :S118

    Carlos Benito, Elaine Vostrovsky, Debra Day-Salvatore, Susan Shen-Schwarz, Kimberly Capers, Agnes Sulewski

    
  • ·137 Discordant twin pairs: How do they fare vs. non-discordant pairs? Does smaller vs. larger matter?

    Page :S119

    Rebecca Hartley, Jane Hitti, Irvin Emanuel

    
  • ·138 A trial of selective versus routine iron supplementation to prevent third trimester anemia during pregnancy

    Page :S119

    Anna Siega-Riz, Abraham Hartzema, Craig Turnbull, John Thorp, Thaddeus McDonald

    
  • ·139 Meconium staining of the amniotic fluid is decreased in preeclampsia

    Page :S119

    Mark Redman, Jerrie Refuerzo, Sonia Hassan, Ryan Blackwell, Sean Blackwell

    
  • ·140 Rising cesarean rates at the threshold of viability

    Page :S119

    Mark Redman, Bernard Gonik

    
  • ·141 Abdominal versus vaginal cerclage after a prior failed transvaginal cerclage: A systematic review

    Page :S120

    Veena Zaveri, Fariba Aghajafari, Mary Hannah, K. Amankwah

    
  • ·142 Long term nicotine patch use in pregnancy: Safety and effectiveness

    Page :S120

    Paul Ogburn, Kirk Ramin, Darrell Schroeder, Richard Hurt, Ivana Croghan, Kenneth Offord, Thomas Moyer

    
  • ·143 Management of patients with a prior classical cesarean: A decision analysis

    Page :S120

    Naomi Stotland, Lisa Lipschitz, Aaron Caughey

    
  • ·144 Deliveries of twins after a previous cesarean: A twelve-year experience

    Page :S120

    Emmanuel Bujold, Robert J. Gauthier, Andree Sansregret

    
  • ·145 MFMU cesarean registry: Decision to incision times and infant outcome

    Page :S121

    S.L. Bloom

    
  • ·146 The MFMU cesarean registry: Primary cesarean deliveries are increased in private patients

    Page :S121

    Richard Davis

    
  • ·147 Vaginal birth after cesarean: An historical cohort cost analysis

    Page :S121

    Heather Dimaio, Rodney Edwards, R. William Treloar, Amelia Cruz

    
  • ·148 Impact of socio-demographic and clinical factors on VBAC attempts

    Page :S121

    Rebecca Dunsmoor-Su, Mary Sammel, Erika Stevens, George Macones

    
  • ·149 Duration of the second stage of labor and success rates for trials of labor after cesarean delivery

    Page :S122

    Benjamin Hamar, Carol Keohane, Ian Grable

    
  • ·150 Trial of labor in patients with a previous cesarean section: Does maternal age influence the outcome?

    Page :S122

    Emmanuel Bujold, Camille Bujold, Robert J. Gauthier

    
  • ·151 Vaginal birth after cesarean and the grandmultiparous patient

    Page :S122

    Gail Matthews, Daniel Saltzman

    
  • ·152 Predicting successful induction of labor in patients with previous cesarean section

    Page :S122

    Jeff Chapa, Judith Hibbard, Nihal Naccasha, Mahmoud Ismail

    
  • ·153 Temporal variation in cesarean delivery rates for nulliparas at term

    Page :S123

    Dwight J. Rouse, Cherry L. Neely, Suzanne P. Cliver, John C. Hauth

    
  • ·154 A decade of experience: The evaluation of causation for a rise in cesarean section rate at a large academic center

    Page :S123

    Kelly Lane-Caperton, Elly Xenakis, Jeanna Piper, Deborah Conway

    
  • ·155 The MFMU cesarean registry: Cesarean hysterectomy—Its indications, morbidities, and mortality

    Page :S123

    Cynthia Shellhaas

    
  • ·156 Myemectomy at time of cesarean section

    Page :S123

    Ashley Smith, Khalil Tabsh

    
  • ·157 Prediction of the rate of uterine rupture using an obstetrical scoring system

    Page :S124

    Thomas Shipp, Carolyn Zelop, Amy Cohen, John Repke, Frederic Frigoletto, Benjamin Sachs, Ellice Lieberman

    
  • ·158 A novel protocol for the management of antenatally diagnosed placenta accreta

    Page :S124

    Victoria Minior, Adiel Fleischer, David Siegel

    
  • ·159 The risk of pregnancy-related death associated with cesarean section remains after controlling for multiple medical conditions, intrapartum complications and age

    Page :S124

    Margaret Harper, Robert Meyer, Mark Espeland

    
  • ·160 A prospective trial of two procedures for performing cesarean section

    Page :S124

    G.C. Direnzo, A. Rosati, A. Cutuli, S. Gerli, L. Burnelli, L. Liotta, R. Luzietti, G. Affronti, G. Pomili, G. Luzi

    
  • ·161 Non-closure of the peritoneum during cesarean section: Long-term follow-up of a randomized controlled trial

    Page :S125

    Edith Roset Bahmanyar, Michel Boulvain, Olivier Irion

    
  • ·162 Delivery outcome after successful external cephalic version

    Page :S125

    Louis Chan, T.K. Lau

    
  • ·164 Risk factors for blood transfusion in pregnant women with at least one prior cesarean section

    Page :S125

    Sally Segel, Erika Stevens, Jeffery Peipert, Samuel Parry, George Macones

    
  • ·165 Oxytocin does not cause uterine rupture during VBAC

    Page :S126

    Chad Klauser, Brad Thigpen, Scott Barrileaux, James Bofill, Everett Magann, John Morrison

    
  • ·166 Prophylactic cerclage in triplet pregnancy. Is it useful?

    Page :S126

    Christiane Wolf, Ulrich Buescher, Jens Wessel, Joachim W. Dudenhausen

    
  • ·167 Failure of labor to progress during the first stage: Obstetric risk factors and perinatal outcome

    Page :S126

    Eyal Sheiner, Uri Feinstein, Amalia Levi, Mordechai Hallak, Miriam Katz, Moshe Mazor

    
  • ·168 Adherence to guidelines on cesarean section for dystocia in the first stage of labor

    Page :S126

    Lawrence Oppenheimer, Mark Walker, Paul Holmes

    
  • ·169 Does operative vaginal delivery worsen the outcome of permanent brachial plexus injury?

    Page :S127

    Alessandro Ghidini, Robert Allen, Ted Rosenbaum, Catherine Spong

    
  • ·170 What are the independent risk factors for repeated cesarean section in trial of VBAC?

    Page :S127

    Zahi Ben-Aroya, Mordechai Hallak, David Segal, Michael Friger, Miriam Katz

    
  • ·171 Intrapartum predictors (IP) of uterine rupture

    Page :S127

    Elizabeth Pryor, Britt Beaver, David Merrill

    
  • ·172 Vaginal delivery after external cephalic version

    Page :S127

    Andrzej Lysikiewicz, Lois Brustman, Barak Rosenn, Sophia Scarpelli, Oded Langer

    
  • ·173 Fetal fibronectin is a valid predictor of spontaneous preterm delivery in patients with cervical cerclages

    Page :S128

    Andrei Rebarber, Anna Katerina Sfakianaki, Edward Kuczynski, Michael Paidas, Karen Russo, Jeanine Maturi, Daniel Roshanfekr, Charles Lockwood

    
  • ·174 Ultrasound indicated Shirodkar cerclage placement versus expectant management in singleton gestations: A comparison of outcomes

    Page :S128

    Andrei Rebarber, Anna Katerina Sfakianaki, Edward Kuczynski, Michael Paidas, Jeanine Maturi, Karen Russo, Daniel Roshanfekr, Carlos Carreno, Charles Lockwood

    
  • ·175 VBAC in women with 2 prior C-sections: Assessment of risks and benefits

    Page :S128

    George Macones, Samuel Parry, Erika Stevens, Serdar Ural, Jeffrey Peipert

    
  • ·176 Uterine scar rupture during VBAC: Contractility or biochemistry?

    Page :S128

    Catalin Buhimschi, Irina Buhimschi, Jerrie Refuerzo, Emmanuel Bujold, Yoram Sorokin, Carl Weiner

    
  • ·177 A knowledge based system for appropriate intervention during labor based on fetal electrocardiogram

    Page :S129

    Roberto Luzietti, Karl Gustav Rosén, Gian Carlo Direnzo, FECG European Study Group

    
  • ·178 Non-reassuring fetal heart rate patterns have a significantly lower fetal oxygen saturation than normal patterns

    Page :S129

    Jorge Carrillo, Alvaro Insunza, Rodrigo Latorre, Marcelo Mercado, Freddy Cardenas, Raul Tapia, Enrique Paiva

    
  • ·179 Agreement between fetal pulse oximetry and fetal ECG in episodes of suspected hypoxia

    Page :S129

    Andreas K. Luttkus, Jens H. Stupin, Ingrid Foertsch, Martina Porath, Joachim W. Dudenhausen

    
  • ·180 Fetal pulse oximetry: Correlation between oxygen desaturation, duration and frequency and neonatal outcomes

    Page :S129

    David Gorenberg, Carol Pattillo, Pooneh Hendi, Pamela Rumney, Thomas Garite

    
  • ·181 Fetal heart rate parameters predictive of neonatal outcome in the presence of fetal bradycardia

    Page :S130

    Keith Williams P., France Galerneau

    
  • ·182 C/section as an appropriate intervention for abnormal intrapartum fetal heart rate tracings

    Page :S130

    Keith Williams, France Galerneau

    
  • ·183 The significance of the duration of intrapartum fetal heart rate variability in predicting the development of significant neonatal acidosis

    Page :S130

    Keith Williams, France Galerneau

    
  • ·184 Late decelerations and severe variables are predictive of fetal hypoxia

    Page :S130

    Richard Lee, Meagan Moore, Wendy Brewster, Pooneh Hendi, Carol Pattillo, A. Ziogas, Thomas Garite

    
  • ·185 All non-reactive fetal heart rate tracings are not equal

    Page :S131

    Richard Lee, Meagan Moore, Wendy Brewster, Pooneh Hendi, Carol Pattillo, A. Ziogas, Mark Lensky, Thomas Garite

    
  • ·186 The effect of maternal age on standardized cesarean section rates

    Page :S131

    Richard Lee, David Lagrew, Wendy Brewster, Anna McKeown-Lugaro, Kathleen Berkowitz

    
  • ·187 Fetal pulse oximetry: Defining which variable decelerations with slow return to baseline are associated with hypoxia

    Page :S131

    Stacy Henigsman, Thomas Garite, Carol Pattillo, Wendy Brewster

    
  • ·188 Perinatal outcome and fetal surveillance—Data from Swedish RCT of CTG versus CTG plus analysis of the ST waveform of the fetal ECG

    Page :S131

    Karl Rosén, Ingemar Kjellmer, Karel Marsal

    
  • ·189 Single course versus multiple courses of antenatal corticosteroids: A meta-analysis

    Page :S134

    Saju Joy, Luis Sanchez-Ramos, Andrew Kaunitz

    
  • ·190 Platelet activating factor receptor expression in gestational tissues

    Page :S134

    Michal Elovitz, Edward Chien, Mark Phillippe

    
  • ·191 Upper genital tract inflammation is increased in women with early spontaneous preterm birth (SPTB) but not in women with periodontal disease

    Page :S134

    A.R. Goepfert, M. Jeffcoat, W.W. Andrews, S. Cliver, J.C. Hauth, O. Faye-Peterson, R.L. Goldenberg

    
  • ·192 Moderate/severe periodontal disease and early spontaneous preterm birth (SPTB)

    Page :S134

    A.R. Goepfert, M. Jeffcoat, W.W. Andrews, S. Cliver, J.C. Hauth, N. Geurs, R.L. Goldenberg

    
  • ·193 The effect of sex steroids on the function of an endogenous calcium L-channel inhibitor in a rat model

    Page :S135

    Patricia Heywood, Richard Besinger, Robert Mittendorf, John Gianopoulos, Patricia Collins

    
  • ·194 Synergistic effects of progestins and nitric oxide on maintenance of pregnancy

    Page :S135

    Leili Shi, Shao-Qing Shi, John Parkinson, Gary Phillips, Randall Given, George Saade, Robert Garfield

    
  • ·195 Cervical excision procedures and preterm delivery risk

    Page :S135

    Vineeta English, Joseph Biggio, Suzanne Cliver

    
  • ·196 Differences in management of preterm labor between university and non-university based maternal fetal medicine subspecialists

    Page :S135

    Serdar Ural, Mohammed Elkousy, Dominic Marchiano, George Macones

    
  • ·197 Effect of the fetal fibronectin assay on preterm labor management

    Page :S136

    Wendy Hansen, M. Patrick Lowe, Bridget Zimmerman

    
  • ·198 The clinical utility of fetal fibronectin

    Page :S136

    Geeta Swamy, Hyagriv Simhan, Hilary Seglin, Phillip Heine

    
  • ·199 Cytokine expression in gestational tissues infused with bacterial endotoxin alone and with interleukin-10

    Page :S136

    Sheryl Rodts-Palenik, P. Scott Barrilleaux, Dom A. Terrone, Joey Granger, James N. Martin, William H. Barber, Enatra Hale, William A. Bennett

    
  • ·200 Bacterial vaginosis, vaginal fluid defensins and preterm birth in a cohort of North Carolina women

    Page :S136

    Rukmini Balu, David Savitz, Cande Ananth, John Thorp, Philip Heine, Barbara Eucker

    
  • ·201 Is there an association between maternal folate status in the second trimester and preterm birth?

    Page :S137

    Anna Siega-Riz, David Savitz, John Thorp, Steven Zeisel, Katherine Hartmann, Barbara Eucker

    
  • ·202 Association between cervical length and markers of immune status of the cervico-genital tract during pregnancy

    Page :S137

    Rukmini Balu, John Thorp, David Savitz, Phillip Heine, Michael McMahon, Katherine Hartmann, Barbara Eucker

    
  • ·203 Cervical length and the etiologic heterogeneity of preterm birth

    Page :S137

    Rukmini Balu, John Thorp, David Savitz, Michael McMahon, Katherine Hartmann, Barbara Eucker

    
  • ·204 Psychosocial factors and preterm birth among African-American and white women in Central North Carolina

    Page :S137

    Nancy Dole, David Savitz, Anna Siega-Riz, Michael McMahon, Barbara Eucker, John Thorp

    
  • ·205 Vitamin C intake and the risk of preterm birth

    Page :S138

    Anna Siega-Riz, Joanne Promislow, David Savitz, John Thorp, Katherine Hartmann, Barbara Eucker

    
  • ·206 Identification of perinatal substance use in clinical care

    Page :S138

    Beth Malizia, John Thorp, Anna Seiga-Riz, David Savitz, Katherine Hartmann, Barbara Eucker

    
  • ·207 Comparison of pregnancy dating by last menstrual period, ultrasound, or their combination

    Page :S138

    David Savitz, James Terry, Nancy Dole, John Thorp, Anna Siega-Riz, Amy Herring

    
  • ·208 Bacterial vaginosis and vaginal fluid defensins during pregnancy

    Page :S138

    Rukmini Balu, David Savitz, Cande Ananth, John Thorp, Phillip Heine, Barbara Eucker

    
  • ·209 Histamine effects differ in phasicaly and tonicaly contracted pregnant human uterine tissue

    Page :S139

    Egle Bytautiene, Yuri Vedernikov, George Saade, Roberto Romero, Robert Garfield

    
  • ·210 The effect of CGMP-specifc phosphodiesterase inhibitors on oxytocin-induced myometrial contractions

    Page :S139

    Jae Sung Cho, Regent Laporte, Juan Alvarez, Kee-Hak Lim

    
  • ·211 Monocyte chemotactic protein-1 is increased in the amniotic fluid of patients with preterm delivery in the presence or absence of intra-amniotic infection

    Page :S139

    Michael Esplin, Tinnakorn Chaiworapongsa, Yeon Mee Kim, Sam Edwin, Eli Adashi, Roberto Romero

    
  • ·212 Relationship between amniotic IL-18 and preterm delivery in patients with preterm labor and preterm prelabor rupture of the membranes

    Page :S139

    B. Jacobsson, R.-M. Holst, H. Bokstrom, B. Andersch, I. Mattsby-Baltzer, U.-B. Wennerholm, H. Hagberg

    
  • ·213 Periodontal disease and preterm delivery: A case control study

    Page :S140

    Patricia Devine, Annette Perez-Delboy, Mary D'Alton, Karim Jarjoura, Panos N. Papapanou

    
  • ·214 Contemporary management of preterm premature rupture of membranes (PPROM): Determinants of latency and neonatal outcome

    Page :S140

    Sameer Gopalani, Marijane Krohn, William R. Crombleholme, Leslie Meyn, Justin Chura

    
  • ·215 Increased β HCG levels in vaginal secretions to detect premature rupture of membranes

    Page :S140

    Young-Han Kim, Yong-Won Park, Jae-Sung Cho, Changhee Lee, Hyungmin Choi, Taeyoon Kim, Haengsoo Kim, Sungshik Han, Hyekyung Kwon

    
  • ·216 Evaluation of predictors of latency, clinical chorioamnionitis, and neonatal infection in twin pregnancies complicated by preterm prelabor rupture of membranes

    Page :S140

    Peter von Dadelszen, Sari Kives, Mari-France Delisle, R. Wilson, Ruth Joy, Laurie Ainsworth, Lamya Al Kharusi, Marilynne Oskamp, Jon Barrett, Greg Ryan, Dan Farine, Gareth Seaward

    
  • ·219 TNFα may act as the swtich between the preterm labor and from pathways

    Page :S141

    Stephen Fortunato J., Ramkumar Menon, Salvatore Lombard J.

    
  • ·220 Fern and nitrazine in the diagnosis of mid-trimester rupture of membranes

    Page :S141

    Laura Goetzl, Cara Chuderwicz, Michael House, Sabrina Craigo

    
  • ·221 Preterm rupture of membranes at 24–32 weeks: Recent vaginal bleeding and perinatal outcome

    Page :S142

    Michael Hnat

    
  • ·222 Antibiotic treatment of patients with preterm prom does not eradicate intra-amniotic infection or prevent the development of intra-amniotic inflammation

    Page :S142

    Ricardo Gomez, Jyh Kae Nien, Gonzalo Sepulveda, Mario Carstens, Luis Medina, Rogelio Gonzalez, Ivan Rojas, Tinnakorn Chaiworapongsa, Robert Romero

    
  • ·223 Periodontal disease does not confer any additional risk of preterm delivery over that established by TNFA*2 carriage

    Page :S142

    Suzanne Moore, Nigel Simpson, Jan Reid, Manjit Randhawa, Emity Goodlad, James Walker, Mark Ide

    
  • ·224 There is no assocation between IL1B*2 carriage, periodontal disease and preterm delivery

    Page :S142

    Suzanne Moore, Nigel Simpson, Jan Reid, Manjit Randhawa, Emily Goodlad, James Walker, Mark Ide

    
  • ·225 Prediction of preterm premature rupture of membranes by transvaginal ultrasound and risk factors in a high-risk population

    Page :S143

    Anthony Odibo, Mary Talucci, Vincenzo Berghella

    
  • ·226 Recurrent preterm delivery: Who is at the highest risk?

    Page :S143

    Alan Buchbinder

    
  • ·227 Pathways to spontaneous preterm birth: Is mid-trimester cervical length a better predictor of PPROM or of preterm labor?

    Page :S143

    Vincenzo Berghella

    
  • ·228 Effect of sexual intercourse on treatment of bacterial vaginosis and trichomonas vaginalis to reduce preterm birth

    Page :S143

    Vincenzo Berghella

    
  • ·229 10 years of the MFM fellowship match: Does an institution rank list reflect applicant academic success?

    Page :S144

    Vincenzo Berghella, JuanCarlos Sabogal, Jacquelyn Pelham, Anthony Sciscione, Jorge Tolosa, Ronald Wapner

    
  • ·230 Most asymptomatic pregnant women with a short cervix on ultrasound are having uterine contractions

    Page :S144

    Dawnette Lewis, Jacquelyn Pelham, Hanita Sawhney, Mary Talucci, Vincenzo Berghella

    
  • ·231 The timing of prior preterm birth does not modify the significance of cervical shortening detected during midtrimester sonography

    Page :S144

    Nicole Yost

    
  • ·232 Midtrimester endovaginal sonography: Ancillary markers for spontaneous preterm birth

    Page :S144

    Nicole Yost

    
  • ·233 Vaginal fluid sialidase and prolidase activity in BV positive pregnant women varies by race/ethnicity and maternal age

    Page :S145

    Jennifer Culhane, Sabina Cauci, Jane Hitti, Kathy Agnew, Vijaya Hogan

    
  • ·234 Racial/ethnic differences in BV in pregnancy: The role of individual and contextual-level maternal stress

    Page :S145

    Jennifer Culhane, Virginia Rauh, Vijaya Hogan, Kelly McCollum, Pathik Wadhwa

    
  • ·235 Elevated levels of matrix metalloproteinase 8 (MMP 8) in cervical secretions are associated with an increased risk of preterm birth

    Page :S145

    Dominic Marchiano, Whitney West, Fabian Arechavaleta, George Macones, Samuel Parry

    
  • ·236 Cervical length and funneling at 22 and 27 weeks to predict spontaneous birth before 32 weeks in twin pregnancies

    Page :S145

    Christophe Vayssière, Romain Favre, François Audibert, Marie Pierre Chauvet, Pascal Gaucherand, Françoise Maillard

    
  • ·237 Does the antibody raised against the FDC-6 epitope make optimum use of fetal fibronectin in pregnancy

    Page :S146

    Judith Moore, Janet Reid, James Walker

    
  • ·238 Correlation between occult intraamniotic infection in the second trimester of pregnancy and subsequent preterm birth

    Page :S146

    David Gorenberg, Pamela Rumney, Tamerou Asrat, Chi Dola, Craig Towers

    
  • ·239 Correlation of periodontal disease, risk factors, and perinatal outcomes in a high risk population

    Page :S146

    Dorothy Beazley, Tacy Sundell, Mark Patters, Teresa Carr, Jane Anne Blankenship, Brian Mercer

    
  • ·240 The preterm prediction study: Elevated vaginal prolactin levels at 22–24 weeks gestation are associated with spontaneous preterm delivery in asymptomatic women

    Page :S146

    Patrick Ramsey, Bayanbileg Shinetugs, Robert Goldenberg

    
  • ·241 The preterm prediction study: Vaginal matrix metalloproteinase-9 (MMP-9) levels and spontaneous preterm delivery in asymptomatic women

    Page :S147

    Patrick Ramsey, Bayanbileg Shinetugs, Robert Goldenberg

    
  • ·242 Patterns of recurrence of spontaneous preterm birth: The influence of gender

    Page :S147

    James Keller, Teresa Etten, Beth Weisenborn, Niki Istwan, Debbie Jacques, Suzanne Coleman

    
  • ·243 A new bed-side test for the prediction of preterm delivery: Phosphorylated insulin- like growth factor binding protein-1 in cervical secretions

    Page :S147

    Arda Lembet, Derya Eroglu, Tolga Ergin, Esra Kuscu, Ali Haberal, Sreedhar Gaddipati

    
  • ·244 Growth potential versus morbidity in premature neonates

    Page :S147

    Radek Bukowski, George Saade, Joan Richardson, Garland Anderson

    
  • ·245 A decrease in postdate pregnancies is an additional benefit of first trimester screening for aneuploidy

    Page :S148

    Radek Bukowski, George Saade, Fergal Malone, Gary Hankins, Mary D'Alton

    
  • ·246 The effect of bacterial vaginosis on response to tocolytic therapy

    Page :S148

    Whitney Jamie, Rodney Edwards, Patrick Duff

    
  • ·247 Does magnesium sulfate exposure decrease the incidence of necrotizing enterocolitis?

    Page :S148

    Elysia Moschos, Kevin Magee

    
  • ·248 The clinical and cost effectiveness of nifedipine versus terbutaline

    Page :S148

    Alfred Fleming, Robert Bonebrake, Niki Istwan, Debbie Jacques, Suzanne Coleman, Gary Stanziano

    
  • ·249 Antenatal steroids and immediate neonatal glucose levels

    Page :S149

    Andrew Elimian, Anthony Royek, J. Gerald Quirk

    
  • ·250 Duration of magnesium sulfate exposure and perinatal outcome

    Page :S149

    Andrew Elimian, Paul Ogburn, J. Gerald Quirk

    
  • ·251 Early fetal exposure to long term indomethacin therapy to prevent preterm delivery: Neonatal outcome

    Page :S149

    Michael V. Muench, Christopher R. Harman, Ahmet A. Baschat, Lindsey S. Alger, Carl P. Weiner

    
  • ·252 The effect of in utero exposure to indomethacin on the need for surgical closure of a patent ductus arteriosus in the newborn

    Page :S149

    V.R. Suarez, L.L. Thompson, V. Jain, G. Olson, M. Belfort, G.D.V. Hankins, G.R. Saade

    
  • ·253 Preinduction cervical ripening with the foley catheter and the risk of subsequent preterm birth

    Page :S150

    Anthony Sciscione, Molly Larkin, Anne O'Shea, Marjorie Pollock, Matthew Hoffman, Garrett Colmorgen

    
  • ·254 Tocolysis with magnesium sulfate and neonatal outcome

    Page :S150

    Charles Ingardia, Beth Urbonas, Renee Bobrowski, Deborah Feldman

    
  • ·255 Pharmacologic inhibition of matrix metalloproteinases in the late gestation fetal-maternal interface

    Page :S150

    Amir Weiss, Shlomit Goldman, Izhar Ben-Shlomo, Eliezer Shalev

    
  • ·256 A comparison of nifedipine versus terbutaline for maintenance tocolysis following stabilization of an initial preterm labor episode in women with singleton gestation

    Page :S150

    Joseph Collea, Niki Istwan, Debbie Jacques, Suzanne Coleman, Gary Stanziano

    
  • ·257 Application of electrical inhibitory pulses (EI) to the uterus of term delivering rats in vivo promotes quiescence and increases delivery times and birth intervals in the in vivo rat uterus delivering at term

    Page :S151

    Jeffrey Karsdon, Shao-Qing Shi, William Maner, George Saade, Robert Garfield

    
  • ·258 Impaired clearance of serum magnesium in the very low birth weight (VLBW, <1500 g) neonate as compared to its mother

    Page :S151

    Robert Mitten, Peter Pryde, Kwang-Sun Lee, Richard Besinger, William MacMillan, Roberta Karlman, Patricia Heywood, Susan Janeczek, John Gianopoulos

    
  • ·259 Mechanisms of mortality in the magnesium and neurologic endpoints trial (magnet trial): Fetal Inflammatory Response Syndrome (FIRS)

    Page :S151

    Robert Mittendorf, Susan Janeczek, William MacMillan, John Gianopoulos, Richard Besinger, Roberta Karlman, Patricia Heywood, Kwang-Sun Lee, Peter Pryde

    
  • ·260 Maternal and fetal platelet function after maternal exposure to magnesium sulfate

    Page :S151

    Eleanor Rhee, Andra James, Charles Walker, Thomas Ortel

    
  • ·261 Circulating adrenomedullin is increased in post-hypoxic-ischemic brain injury in the newborn

    Page :S152

    Emanuela Marinoni, Romolo Di Iorio, Gabriele Urban, Diego Gazzolo, Ermelando Cosmi V.

    
  • ·262 Obstetric antecedents of congenital hearing loss

    Page :S152

    Karen Chu, Andrew Elimian, Jamie Barbera, J. Gerald Quirk

    
  • ·263 Maternal and neonatal cardiac troponin T levels after maternal exposure to magnesium sulfate

    Page :S152

    Matthew Alvarez, Andra James, Sihe Wang, Tammy Smith, Frank Sedor

    
  • ·264 Site-specific differences in fetal whole blood coagulation

    Page :S152

    Nigel Simpson, Kevin Winkle, Lorna Robinson, Heather Gorton, Gordon Lyons, James Walker

    
  • ·265 Prematurity, not intrapartum asphyxia, is the most significant risk factor for neonatal neurological morbidity in very low birth weight (VLBW) infants

    Page :S153

    Cynthia Holcroft, Ernest Graham, Karin Blakemore, Marilee Allen

    
  • ·266 Sonographic and Doppler predictors of adverse fetal outcome in the small-for-gestational age fetus at ≥34 weeks' gestation

    Page :S153

    Patrizia Vergani, Alessandro Ghidini, John Pezzullo, Camilla Andreotti, Nadia Roncaglia, Michela Teruzzi, Marta Ratti

    
  • ·267 Intraventricular hemorrhage and periventricular leucomalacia: Two sides of the same coin?

    Page :S153

    Valentina Doria, Luisa Patane, Patrizia Vergani, Anna Locatelli, Marta Ratti, Manuela Corno, Giuseppe Paterlini, Alessandro Ghidini

    
  • ·268 Fetomaternal hemorrhage in fetal brain injury

    Page :S153

    Cortney Kirkendall, Marisa Romo, Jeffrey Phelan

    
  • ·269 Which variables predict neonatal asphyxia in cases of shoulder dystocia with permanent neurologic damage?

    Page :S154

    Robert Allen, Ted Rosenbaum, Alessandro Ghidini, Catherine Spong

    
  • ·270 Severity of respiratory distress syndrome in neonates of mothers with elevated antiphospholipid antibody titers

    Page :S154

    Alfred Abuhamad, Edward Karotkin, Patricia Trail, Margarita De Veciana

    
  • ·271 Does upper extremity fracture predict degree of neurologic injury in patients with permanent injury?

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    Sarah Poggi, Robert Allen, Alessandro Ghidini, Ted Rosenbaum, Catherine Spong

    
  • ·272 A population based analysis of riskfactors for brachial plexus injury in neonates: An analysis based on 1 213 987 deliveries from the Swedish Medical Birth Registry

    Page :S154

    Lars Ladfors, Margareta Mollberg, Henrik Hagberg

    
  • ·273 Assisted reproductive technologies and preeclampsia in multiple gestation: A multivariable logistic regression analysis

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    Anne Lynch, Robert McDuffie, James Murphy, Kenneth Faber, Miriam Orleans

    
  • ·274 Maternal thyroid disease during pregnancy and subsequent congenital anomalies among progeny

    Page :S155

    Adam Wolfberg, David Nagey

    
  • ·275 Hospital variation in the incidence of major puerperal infection following delivery by cesarean section

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    David Webb, Jennifer Culhane, Jay Greenspan, Jorge Tolosa

    
  • ·276 Cost-effectiveness of induction after preterm premature rupture of the membranes

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    Ian Grable

    
  • ·277 Clinical periodontal disease in a pregnant cohort: Racial disparity at enrollment and delivery

    Page :S156

    Susi Lieff, Kim Boggess, Phoebus Madianos, Amy Murtha, Roemary McKaig, Kevin Moss, Morris Worley, Frances Smith, James Beck, Steven Offenbacher

    
  • ·278 Birth weight and fetal death in the US: The effect of diabetes

    Page :S156

    Myriam Mondestin, Cande Ananth, John Smulian, Anthony Vintzileos

    
  • ·279 Does prenatal care in the United States have an impact on post-neonatal death rate?

    Page :S156

    Anthony Vintzileos, Cande Ananth, John Smulian, William Scorza, Robert Knuppel

    
  • ·280 Does prenatal care in the United States have an impact on preterm birth rate?

    Page :S157

    Anthony Vitzileos, Cande Ananth, John Smulian, William Scorza, Robert Knuppel

    
  • ·281 Multifetal pregnancy in older gravidas and perinatal outcomes

    Page :S157

    Jim Zhang, Susan Meikle, David Grainger, Ann Trumble

    
  • ·282 The epidemic of maternal obesity in pregnancy, 1986–2001

    Page :S157

    Hugh Ehrenberg, Brian Mercer, Leroy Dierker, Cynthia Milluzzi

    
  • ·283 Impact of stillbirth and gestational age on perinatal mortality

    Page :S157

    Brian Mercer, Bassam Haddad, Dorothy Beazley, Teresa Carr, Teresa Beck

    
  • ·284 Perinatal outcome of macrosomic fetuses according to the mode of delivery

    Page :S158

    Luigi Raio, Fabio Ghezzi, Edoardo Di Naro, Massimo Franchi, Marco Buttarelli, Priscilla Mantegazza, Herman Bruhwiler, Henning Schneider

    
  • ·285 The impact of multiple gestation on NICU admission and length of stay in women with preterm labor and delivery

    Page :S158

    John R. Barton, John O'Brien, Douglas Milligan, Debbie Jacques, Niki Istwan, Baha Sibai, John R. Barton

    
  • ·286 Maternal mortality at an inner-city hospital, 1949–2000

    Page :S158

    Eleanor Ho, Jo-Ann Brown, William Graves, Michael Lindsay

    
  • ·287 Ultrasound measured cervical length, (UMCL) is inversely associated with maternal height

    Page :S158

    Melissa Swain

    
  • ·288 Neonatal mortality in relation to fetal size and gestational duration in the US: The effect of placenta previa

    Page :S159

    Cande Ananth, John Smulian, Allen Wilcox

    
  • ·289 Labor does not affect the neonatal absolute nucleated red blood cell count

    Page :S159

    
  • ·290 Patterns of resistance to ampicillin in early-onset neonatal infections

    Page :S159

    Peter S. Bernstein, Shefali Pardanani, Christine Farinelli

    
  • ·291 Risk of fetal death in singleton gestations in the United States: Are extremes of maternal age an indication for antepartum testing?

    Page :S159

    Joseph Canterino, Cande Ananth, John Smulian, John Harrigan, Anthony Vintzileos

    
  • ·293 The impact of the mode of delivery on the perinatal outcomes of the nonvertex second twins

    Page :S160

    Hung Winn, Alexis Duncan, Sheniz Moonie, Erol Amon, Terry Leet

    
  • ·294 Does early prenatal care improve pregnancy outcomes in low risk women?

    Page :S160

    William Gilbert, Danielle Duenas, Beate Danielsen

    
  • ·295 Does early prenatal care alter major outcomes in a young teenage population?

    Page :S160

    Scott Puza, Danielle Duenas, Beate Danielsen, William Gilbert

    
  • ·296 Preconception health promotion: Evaluation of an online interactive risk assessment tool

    Page :S161

    M.K. Menard, M. Boatwright

    
  • ·297 Intrauterine growth restriction dramatically increases the risk of perinatal death at term and preterm: Evidence from 262,681 deliveries in a single year

    Page :S161

    Rogelio Gonzalez, Ricardo Gomez, Paola Viviani, Rene Castro, Mario Carstens, Jyh Kae Nien, Luis Medina, Ivan Rojas

    
  • ·298 Are we providing maternal-fetal medicine fellows with sufficient training in invasive prenatal diagnostic techniques?

    Page :S161

    Thomas Jenkins, Anthony Sciscione

    
  • ·299 Ameliorating communication with pregnant women reduces litigation in obstetrics

    Page :S161

    Andrea L. Tranquilli, Mauro Cattaneo, Stefano R. Giannubilo, G. Gioele Garzetti

    
  • ·300 Vaccine-preventable diseases (VPD): Improving the obstetrician/gynecologist's knowledge and immunization practice patterns

    Page :S162

    Bernard Gonik, Theodore Jones, Nancy Fasano, Dawn Contreras, Caralee Roberts

    
  • ·301 Is it safe to deliver in July: A 13 year review of obstetrical complications at a teaching hospital

    Page :S162

    Paul Gleason, Lee Jacobs, Sreedhar Gaddipati

    
  • ·302 Relative amniotic fluid distribution by upper versus lower uterine quadrants reflects neither actual volume or pregnancy outcome

    Page :S162

    Everett F. Magann, Suneet P. Chauhan, P. Scott Barrilleaux, Kara L. Brantley, James N. Martin

    
  • ·303 Precordial venous Doppler provides the best prediction of acidemia and mortality in fetal growth restriction (IUGR)

    Page :S162

    Ahmet Baschat, Ulrich Gembruch, Carl Weiner, Chris Harman

    
  • ·304 Fetal gastric size in normal and abnormal pregnancies

    Page :S163

    Masakatsu Sase, Hiroshi Kato

    
  • ·305 The effect of prostaglandins used for labor induction on fetal cardiac function

    Page :S163

    Zeev Weiner, Ilan Yarom, Zohar Nachum, Eliezer Shalev

    
  • ·306 Doppler studies of the intraplacental blood flow by using the technology of MS-SDI during the early second trimester

    Page :S163

    Zeev Weiner, Eti Shpigel, Ilan Yarom, Zohar Nahum, Eliezer Shalev

    
  • ·307 Isolated choroid plexus cysts in women <35 years old (low risk): Not an indication for amniocentesis

    Page :S163

    Kafui Demasio, Joseph Canterino, Cande Ananth, Carlos Fernandez, John Smulian, Anthony Vintzileos

    
  • ·308 Abnormal fetal heart rate tracings and cerebral MRI among newborns under 1500 grams

    Page :S164

    Deirdre J. Lyell, Jantien S.C. Meinardi, Majid Mirmiran, Aaron Caughey, Ronald L. Ariagno, Maurice L. Druzin

    
  • ·309 The use of neural networks in prediction of birthweight remote from delivery

    Page :S164

    Yevgeny Kilman, Lawrence Devoe, Donald Sutherland

    
  • ·310 Benchmarking: A new method for evaluating the risks associated with prenatal alcohol exposure

    Page :S164

    James Janisse, Joel Ager, Robert Sokol

    
  • ·311 Development of a web-based combined perinatal database and electronic medical record: Initial phase

    Page :S164

    Sean Blackwell, Ryan Blackwell

    
  • ·312 The effect of “new physicians” on the rate of obstetrical complications

    Page :S165

    Sean Blackwell, Mark Redman, Emmanuel Bujold, Stanley Berry, Lawrence Chik, Ryan Blackwell, Robert Sokol

    
  • ·313 Characteristics of preeclampsia in sisters of women with preeclampsia

    Page :S168

    Joan Crane, Lesa Dawson, Susan Stuckless, Patrick Parfrey

    
  • ·314 Inhibin-A is elevated prior to manifestation of superimposed preeclampsia

    Page :S168

    G.G. Zeeman, J.M. Alexander, W. Byrd, D.D. McIntire, K.J. Leveno

    
  • ·315 Pathogenesis of cerebral lesions in eclampsia as determined by magnetic-resonance and diffusion-weighted imaging

    Page :S168

    G.G. Zeeman, D.M. Twickler, F.G. Cunningham

    
  • ·316 Glutathione-dependent formaldehyde dehydrogenase (ADH III) is expressed by human trophoblast and is down-regulated by hypoxia

    Page :S168

    Edmund F. Funai, Susan Kadner, Men-Jean Lee, Jonathan Gillen-Goldstein, Heather Lipkind, Daniel Roshanfekr, Thomas Finlay

    
  • ·318 Eclampsia in Southern Alberta: Is there a role for seizure prophylaxis?

    Page :S169

    Shu Foong, Jeff Pollard

    
  • ·319 Leukocyte adhesion molecules are not elevated in women with preeclampsia

    Page :S169

    Jeffrey Livingston, Baha Sibai, Bill Mabie, Robert Ahokas

    
  • ·320 Gentamicin and clindamycin for postpartum endometritis: The efficacy of daily versus thrice daily dosing

    Page :S169

    Jeffrey Livingston, Eloisa Llata, Eliza Rinehart, Colleen Leidwanger, Bill Mabie, Bassam Haddad

    
  • ·321 Dietary fiber intake in relation to risk of preeclampsia

    Page :S170

    Ihunnaya Frederick, Tanya Sorensen, Cuilin Zhang, David Luthy, Michelle Williams

    
  • ·322 Elevated serum uric acid levels in pregnancy induced hypertension (PIH) are correlated to insulin resistance

    Page :S170

    Boaz Weisz, Ohad Cohen, Eyal Schiff, Carol J. Homko, Eyal Sivan

    
  • ·323 Physical activity during pregnancy and risk of preeclampsia

    Page :S170

    Tanya Sorensen, Michelle Williams, I-Min Lee, Edward Dashow, David Luthy

    
  • ·324 Patterns of pregnancy-related hypertension in black and white women

    Page :S170

    Allison S. Bryant, Amy Cohen, Ellice Lieberman, Ellen W. Seely

    
  • ·325 Aspirin administration during pregnancy enhances placental heme oxygenase-1 expression in spontaneously hypertensive rats

    Page :S171

    Einat Elran, Michael Alesker, Micha Baum, Israel Hendler, Doron Kreiser, Eyal Sivan, Eyal Schiff, Phyllis Dennery, David Stevenson, Thalma Rosenthal, Edna Peleg, Daniel Seidman

    
  • ·326 Use of ketanserin in hypertensive disorders of pregnancy

    Page :S171

    Antoinette Bolte, Herman Geijn Van, Gustaaf Dekker

    
  • ·327 Tumor necrosis factor-alpha, lipid peroxides, and total peroxyl radical-trapping ability of the placenta in normal pregnancy and preeclampsia

    Page :S171

    Yoon Kim Yhk, Bong Ahn Bwa, Sung Yang Syy, Phil Ryu Pyr, Tae-Bok Song Tbs, Ji Byun Jsb

    
  • ·328 Lipid peroxides, total peroxyl radical-trapping ability, and antioxidant vitamins of maternal venous blood plasma in preeclampsia

    Page :S171

    Yoon Kim Yhk, Bong Ahn Bwa, Sung Yang Syy, Tae-Bok Song Tbs, Ji Byun Jsb

    
  • ·329 Vascular endothelial growth factor expression in placentae from pregnancies complicated by preeclampsia

    Page :S172

    M.-J. Oh, H.-M. Ryu, J.-C. Shin, E.J. Popek

    
  • ·330 Glomerular endotheliosis found in normal pregnancies

    Page :S172

    Helena Strevens, Dag Wide-Swensson, Ingemar Ingemarsson, Julian Willner, Thomas Horn, Svend Larsen, Sten Olsen, Alastair Hansen

    
  • ·331 Neonatal outcomes in PIH complicated by massive protein-uria

    Page :S172

    Mark Newman, Alfred Robichaux, M. Fontenot, Charles Stedman, Ron Jaekle, Steven Spedale, Tony Dotson, David Lewis

    
  • ·332 Perinatal outcomes in preeclampsia complicated by severe proteinuria admitted at <32 weeks gestation

    Page :S172

    Mark Newman, Alfred Robichaux, M. Fontenot, Ron Jaekle, Charles Stedman, Tony Dotson, David Lewis

    
  • ·333 Antigenic lipid structures are increased in the serum of patients with preeclampsia

    Page :S173

    Mark Chames, John Barton, Michael Hnat, Sandy Schwemberger, Jane Khoury, Isabel Baeza, Begona Campos

    
  • ·334 Placental decidual artery atherosis in severe preeclampsia

    Page :S173

    Rosa Won, Richard Oi, William Gilbert

    
  • ·335 Does delayed delivery with PIH <37 weeks and massive proteinuria increase maternal risks?

    Page :S173

    Alfred Robichaux, M. Fontenot, Charles Stedman, Ron Jaekle, Mark Newman, Tony Dotson, David Lewis

    
  • ·336 First trimester sex hormone binding globulin values predict later preeclampsia in lean women

    Page :S173

    Laura Sandler, Myles Wolf, Karen Hsu, Kristin Munoz, Ravi Thadhani, Jeffrey Ecker

    
  • ·337 Does magnesium sulfate effectively reduce blood pressure in an animal model of preeclampsia?

    Page :S174

    Cynthia Standley, Deborah Stern

    
  • ·338 Preeclampsia is characterized by a shift in the T cell population consistent with prior antigenic exposure

    Page :S174

    Tinnakorn Chaiworapongsa, Maria-Teresa Gervasi, Jerrie Refuerzo, Ju Cheol Kim, Giancarlo Conoscenti, Sean Blackwell, Roberto Romero

    
  • ·339 Pro-inflammatory and anti-inflammatory cytokine profile in pregnant women with pyelonephritis

    Page :S174

    Tinnakorn Chaiworapongsa, Sam Edwin, Ju Cheol Kim, Yeon Mee Kim, Giancarlo Conoscenti, Bo Hyun Yoon, Roberto Romero

    
  • ·340 A role of non-aldosterone mineralocorticods in preeclampsia?

    Page :S174

    Bastienne Wellensieck, Bernhard Dick, Mark Baumann, Brigitte M. Frey, Felix J. Frey, Henning Schneider, Markus G. Mohaupt

    
  • ·341 Preterm deliveries of very low birthweight infants: The effect of severe preeclampsia on neonatal outcome

    Page :S175

    Limor Gortzak-Uzan, Mordechai Hallak, Agneta Golan, Ilana Shoham-Vardi, Ehud Zmora, Miriam Katz, Moshe Mazor

    
  • ·342 Hypertension in pregnancy and impairment of fetal growth potential

    Page :S175

    Radek Bukowski, Jim Zhang, Gayle Olson, J. Gardosi, George Saade

    
  • ·343 Platelets activation marker as predictor of severe preeclampsia in patients with history of preeclampsia

    Page :S175

    Offer Erez, Mordechai Hallak, Alice Luber, Eli Maymon, Moshe Mazor, Tomer Aaron

    
  • ·344 P selection is significantly elevated among diabetic patients at risk to develop preeclampsia

    Page :S175

    Offer Erez, Mordechai Hallak, Alice Luber, Moshe Mazor, Aaron Tomer

    
  • ·345 Elevated maternal body mass index is independent risk factor to develop preeclampsia

    Page :S176

    Idit Erez, Offer Erez, Illana Shoham-Vardi, Gershon Holcberg, Moshe Mazor

    
  • ·346 Elevated interleukin-18 (IL-18) in pre-eclampsia; sensitive and specific

    Page :S176

    Cosmas van de Ven, Holly Nath-Beeman, Norah Naughton, Daniel Remick

    
  • ·347 The utility of common clinical and laboratory parameters to distinguish eclamptic from preeclamptic women in a developing country

    Page :S176

    Maria Small, Patrick Valsaint, Joshua Copel, Keith Williams

    
  • ·348 Labetalol is more effective and reliable than MgSO4 in reducing maternal cerebral perfusion pressure in severely preeclamptic women

    Page :S176

    Michael Belfort, George Saade, Cathy Tooke-Miller, Errol Norwitz, Henry Nisell, Charlotta Grunewald, Donna Dizon-Townson

    
  • ·349 Heat shock protein-70 and 4-hydroxy-2-nonenal in human placental villous tissue of normotensive, preeclamptic and intrauterine growth restricted pregnancies

    Page :S177

    Michael Hnat, Annie Eis, Jerzy Stanek, Jane Khoury, Baha Sibai, F. Lyall, Leslie Myatt

    
  • ·350 Nitric oxide donor treatment reduces apoptosis in placental vessels of pregnancy induced hypertension

    Page :S177

    Fabio Scarpellini, Marco Sbracia, Sergio Lecchini, Pierfrancesco Bolis

    
  • ·351 Secondary wound closure, a minor procedure with major impact

    Page :S177

    Quynh Vo, Stephanie Carson, Peter Elliot

    
  • ·352 Nonbilharzial bladder carcinoma complicating pregnancy

    Page :S177

    Joseph Wax, Michael Pinette, Angelina Cartin, Jacquelyn Blackstone, Donald McCrann

    
  • ·353 Pregnancy outcome in renal transplant recipients maintained on tacrolimus

    Page :S178

    Amy Levine, Barbara Eisenberg, Lydia Philips, Michael Moritz, Vincent Armenti

    
  • ·354 The effects of chemotherapy in the midtrimester of pregnancy

    Page :S178

    Elyce Cardonick, Kathe Stepanuk, Marion Kaufmann

    
  • ·355 Cancer diagnosed and treated during pregnancy

    Page :S178

    Elyce Cardonick, Kathe Stepanuk, Marion Kaufmann

    
  • ·356 Methadone trough levels in pregnancy

    Page :S179

    Vincenzo Berghella, John Drozdick, Marykay Hill, Karoll Kaltenbach

    
  • ·357 Management of hydronephrosis in pregnancy

    Page :S179

    Ofer Fainaru, Beny Almog, Roni Gamzu, Joseph Lessing, Michael Kupferminc

    
  • ·358 Indications for antinuclear antibody testing in obstetrics and gynecology patients

    Page :S179

    Matthew Borgmeyer, Robert Fraser, Anna Fraser

    
  • ·359 Mood disturbance during pregnancy is not associated with mode of delivery

    Page :S179

    Jennifer Wu, Adele Viguera, Laura Riley, Lee Cohen, Jeffrey Ecker

    
  • ·360 Pregnancy outcome in renal transplant recipients: The experience of a single center in Korea

    Page :S180

    Yongwon Park, Jaesung Cho, Younghan Kim, Changhee Lee, Hyungmin Choi, Taeyoon Kim, Haengsoo Kim, Sungshik Han, Hyekyung Kwon

    
  • ·361 The association between inherited thrombophilia, antiphospholipid antibodies and lipoprotein levels with pregnancy complications

    Page :S180

    D. Ogunyemi, J. Mitchell, R. Stefinew, U. Jackson

    
  • ·362 Reduction of sialic acid and membrane fluidity in erythrocyte from preeclamptic patients as the ground for increased aggregation

    Page :S180

    Andrea L. Tranquilli, Claudia M. Curzi, Natalia Moretti, Laura Nanetti, Laura Mazzanti

    
  • ·363 Patterns of progression of immune thrombocytopenia purpura during pregnancy

    Page :S181

    Robin B. Kalish, G.C.M.L. Christiaens, Daniel W. Skupski, James B. Bussel

    
  • ·364 Randomized study of three common outpatient treatments for nausea and vomiting of pregnancy

    Page :S181

    Fadi Bsat, Lucy Bayer-Zwirello, David Seubert, Despina Hoffman

    
  • ·365 Mild chronic hypertension does not confer an increased risk for small for gestational age neonates

    Page :S181

    Sally Segel, Bindiya Ananthakrishnan, Jeffery Merrill, Samuel Parry, George Macones, Sara Marder

    
  • ·366 Hemodynamics of pseudotumor cerebri in pregnancy

    Page :S181

    Daniel Gavrila, Darcy Carr, Debra Brateng, Thomas Easterling

    
  • ·367 Diagnosis of bacterial vaginosis in patients at increased risk of preterm birth

    Page :S182

    Daniel Gavrila, Jane Hitti, Kathy Agnew, Thomas Benedetti

    
  • ·368 Dalteparin versus unfractionated heparin for prophylactic anticoagulation during pregnancy

    Page :S182

    Margarita de Veciana, Patricia Trail, Bonnie Dattel, R. Nathan Slotnick, Alfred Abuhamad

    
  • ·369 Low molecular weight heparin [dalteparin] dosing for prophylactic anticoagulation during pregnancy

    Page :S182

    Margarita de Veciana, Patricia Trail, Bonnie Dattel, R. Nathan Slotnick, Alfred Abuhamad

    
  • ·370 Multicenter randomized controlled trial of nerve stimulation therapy for the relief of nausea and vomiting in pregnancy

    Page :S182

    Margarita de Veciana, Laura Stewart, Hugh Miller, Robert Slotnick, Andrei Rebarber, Todd Rosen

    
  • ·371 Is hellicobacter pylori associated with gastrointestinal symptoms in pregnancy

    Page :S183

    Oscar Sadan, Haim Shirin, Shmuel Evron, Orit Shevah, Yona Avni, Marek Glezerman

    
  • ·372 Pregnancy does not affect allograft survival in renal transplant patients: A cohort-control study

    Page :S183

    Alan Buchbinder, Roy First, Menachem Miodovnik, Jane Khoury, Andrew Combs, Oormila Kovilam, Baha Sibai

    
  • ·373 A meta-analysis of adverse obstetrical outcomes in pregnant women with factor V Leiden

    Page :S183

    Jessica Dy, Supriya Mayank, Marc Rodger, George Wells, Mark Walker

    
  • ·374 Serum nerve growth factor in women with postpartum “blues”

    Page :S183

    Tomoaki Ikeda, Shunichi Noda, Yi Xia, Tsuyomu Ikenoue

    
  • ·375 Incidentally detected severe maternal thrombocytopenia in healthy women at delivery

    Page :S184

    Anthony Sciscione, Diane Angstadt, Mahalakshmi Srinivasan, Marjorie Pollock, Anne O'Shea, Wadia Mulla, Martha Rode

    
  • ·376 Neurobehavior effects in four strains of mice offspring exposed prenatally to alprazolam (xanax®)

    Page :S184

    William Rayburn, Dix Christensen, Christina Gonzalez

    
  • ·377 Causes of thrombocytopenia in triplet gestation

    Page :S184

    Huda B. Al-Kouatly, Stephen Chasen, Robin B. Kalish, Frank Chervenak

    
  • ·378 Does placenal pathology reflect antiphospholipid (APL) test results independent of perinatal outcome (PO)?

    Page :S184

    Matthew Esposito, Halit Pinar, Donald Singer, Maureen Malee

    
  • ·379 First trimester hemoglobin A1C (HBA1C) and mean glycemic excursion: Prediction of major congenital malformations (MCMS) in diabetic gravida

    Page :S185

    Matthew Esposito, Julie Slocum, Maureen Malee

    
  • ·380 Impact of perinatal tobacco and drug use on neonatal outcomes

    Page :S185

    Susan Lanni, Lauren Jansson, Donna Miles, Karen Raiford, Dace Svikis

    
  • ·381 Availability of an intensive care unit (ICU) in the management of severe acute obstetrical complications—Effect on maternal mortality

    Page :S185

    Sorina Granovsky-Grisaru, Michael Shaya, Efraim Gdansky, Ernest Tauber, Alexander Ioscovich, Moshe Hersh, Arnon Samueloff

    
  • ·382 Perinatal outcome in pregnancies complicated by inflammatory bowel disease: A population-based cohort study

    Page :S185

    Lynne McLeod, Victoria Allen

    
  • ·383 Pregnancies before and after diagnosis of systemic lupus erythematosus: A retrospective cohort study

    Page :S186

    Josephine Dhar, Lynnette Essenmacher, Joel Ager, Robert J. Sokol

    
  • ·384 Renal compromise as a component of HELLP syndrome morbidity

    Page :S186

    P. Scott Barrilleaux, Sheryl Rodts-Palenik, Lisa Moore, Brad Thigpen, Warren May, James Martin

    
  • ·385 A rat model of infection-induced preterm labor utilizing Escherichia coli

    Page :S186

    P. Scott Barrilleaux, Dom Terrone, Sheryl Rodts-Palenik, Joey Granger, Anna Rinewalt, William Bennett

    
  • ·386 Does heparin therapy improve pregnancy outcome in patients with thrombophilias?

    Page :S186

    Michael Paidas, Gabriele Urban, Edward Kuczynski, Andrei Rebarber, Jeanine Maturi, Anne Dilley, Jonathan Gillen-Goldstein, Charles Lockwood

    
  • ·387 High rate of dyspareunia after delivery in primiparae dependi on modus of delivery

    Page :S187

    Kai Buhling, Sybille Stegmeier, Christine Klapp, Julian Robinson, Gerda Siebert, Klaus-Dieter Wernecke, Joachim W. Dudenhausen

    
  • ·388 Peripartum thromboembolic disease: Clinical suspicion warrants prompt evaluation

    Page :S187

    Jill Hechtman, Jerrie Refuerzo, Mark Redman, Stanley Berry, Janice Whitty

    
  • ·389 Peripartum cardiomyopathy: 13 years experience at the University of Chicago

    Page :S187

    Heather B. Heiberger, Judith U. Hibbard, Lynn Weinert, Roberto M. Lang

    
  • ·390 Adverse obstetrical outcome in women with VTE in pregnancy

    Page :S187

    Sarah Ferguson, John Kingdom, Graeme Smith, Mathew Sermer, Mark Walker

    
  • ·391 A multicenter randomized controlled trial of nerve stimulation therapy: Subanalysis of severe nausea and vomiting symptoms

    Page :S188

    Hugh Miller, Margarita De Veciana, Laura Stewart, Andrei Rebarber, Todd Rosen, R. Nathan Slotnick

    
  • ·392 Comparison of maternal serum thyroid stimulating immunoglobulin and fetal thyroid sonography for the diagnosis of neonatal thyrotoxicosis

    Page :S188

    Thomas Westover, Tuan Dinh, Robin Perry

    
  • ·393 Screening for complete congenital heart block among fetuses of patients with SSA and SSB antibodies

    Page :S188

    Deirdre Lyell, David Rosenthal, Yasser El-Sayed, Maurice Druzin

    
  • ·394 Role for blast HAART therapy at term for poorly adherent HIV positive mothers

    Page :S188

    Michelle Smith-Levitin, Kaplan Mark, Maria Bautista

    
  • ·395 The effect of elective C-section, preterm labor and chorioamnionitis on fetal lymphocyte activation and susceptibility to HIV infection

    Page :S189

    Helene Bernstein, Audrey Kinter, Tae-Wook Chun, Robert Jackson, Claire Hallahan, Anthony Fauci

    
  • ·396 HIV and biochemical screening: Is there a higher false positive rate in the HIV population

    Page :S189

    Donna Neale, Urania Magriples, Joyce Simpson, Joshua Copel

    
  • ·397 Maternal serum HCG in HIV+ women—implications for prenatal screening and trophoblast function?

    Page :S189

    Bialines Espinosa, Marilyn Crane, Susan Gross, Wilfrido Castillo, John Pezzullo, Carolyn Salafia

    
  • ·398 Maternal vascular and endothelial function in untreated preeclamptic pregnancy

    Page :S189

    Michael Moretti, Ahmed Abouzeid, James Pullano, Stuart Katz, John Pezzullo, Alessandro Ghidini, Carolyn Salafia

    
  • ·399 Maternal vascular/endothelial function in uncomplicated diabetic pregnancy

    Page :S190

    Michael Moretti, Ahmed Abouzeid, James Pullano, Stuart Katz, Alessandro Ghidini, John Pezzullo, Carolyn Salafia

    
  • ·400 Correlating antenatal and intrapartum colonization with group B streptococci

    Page :S190

    Rodney Edwards, Penny Clark, Patrick Duff

    
  • ·401 Intrapartum antibiotic prophylaxis with either penicillin or ampicillin may increase the rate of neonatal sepsis caused by ampicillin-resistant gram-negative bacteria

    Page :S190

    Rodney Edwards, Penny Clark, Patrick Duff

    
  • ·402 Does GBS chemoprophylaxis increase the risk of non-GBS neonatal sepsis?

    Page :S190

    Patrizia Vergani, Alessandro Ghidini, Luisa Patane, Carla Colombo, Cesarina Borroni, Antonietta Scian, Giuseppe Giltri

    
  • ·403 Group B streptococcal screening policies: Impact on neonatal sepsis, death and chorioamnionitis

    Page :S191

    Katrina Lee, Judith Hibbard, Kelly Elmore, Deepa Ranganathan, Kelly Newhall, Kate Pickett, William Meadow, Jeff Chapa, Mahmoud Ismail

    
  • ·404 International multicenter study of group B streptococcal colonization in pregnant women

    Page :S191

    C. Whitney, A. Cotter, M. Festin, F. Parekh, S. Limpongsanurak, H. Gaitan, J. Tolosa

    
  • ·405 Elevated plasma homocysteine in early pregnancy: A risk factor for the development of mild-moderate pre-eclampsia

    Page :S191

    Amanda Cotter, Anne Molloy, John Scott, Sean Daly

    
  • ·406 Increased maternal fetal cell trafficking and RH “D” gene immunization in pre-eclampsia

    Page :S191

    Amanda Cotter, Cara Martin, John O'Leary, Sean Daly

    
  • ·407 Increased maternal fetal cell trafficking in early pregancy is associated with an increased risk of pre-eclampsia

    Page :S192

    Amanda Cotter, Cara Martin, John O'Leary, Sean Daly

    
  • ·408 Detection of viral deoxyribonucleic acid in amniotic fluid: Predictor of abnormal pregnancy

    Page :S192

    Uma Reddy, Marya Zlatnik, Ahmet Baschat, Jeffrey Towbin, Christopher Harman, Carl Weiner

    
  • ·409 Chronic intrauterine and fetal infection with G. vaginalis(GV)

    Page :S192

    R. McDuffie, M. Kunze, J. Barr, D. Wolf, C. Sze, R. Shikes, M. Sherman, R. Gibbs

    
  • ·410 The MFMU cesarean registry: Infectious morbidity following primary cesarean section (C/S)

    Page :S192

    Alice Goepfert

    
  • ·411 Evaluation of a serological screening program for cytomegalovirus infections during pregnancy

    Page :S193

    Walter Foulon, Anne Casteels, Frans Gordts, Anne Naessens

    
  • ·412 Doppler ultrasonography of the middle cerebral artery peak systolic velocity: Can it detect fetal anemia in parvovirus infection?

    Page :S193

    Giancarlo Mari, Loredana Delle Chiaie, Laura Detti, June Murphy, Erich Cosmi, Utku Oz, Raymond Bahado-Singh, Alfred Abuhamad, Theodor Stefos

    
  • ·413 Lower genital tract infection, racial group and risk of preterm delivery of a low birthweight infant

    Page :S193

    Jane Hitti, Robert Nugent, Carolyn Gardella, Sharon Hillier, David Eschenbach

    
  • ·414 Vaginal hydrolytic enzyme activity, bacterial vaginosis and risk of early preterm birth among women in preterm labor

    Page :S193

    Jane Hitti, Sabina Cauci, Carolyn Noonan, Kathy Agnew, Hillier Sharon, David Eschenbach

    
  • ·415 Matrix metalloproteinases in cervical-vaginal fluids and their correlation with bacterial presence and pregnancy outcome

    Page :S194

    Giuliana Coata, L. Pennacchi, A. Rinelli, L. Liotta, V. Lauro, Gian Carlo Direnzo

    
  • ·416 Amniotic fluid chemokine, leukocyte adhesion molecule, and matrix metalloproteinase are involved in intra-amniotic infection

    Page :S194

    Chaur-Dong Hsu, Jiann-Hwa Wang, Kirsten Aversa, Hassan Harirah

    
  • ·417 The role of amniotic fluid nitric oxide and apoptosis in intra-amniotic infection

    Page :S194

    Chaur-Dong Hsu, Jiann-Hwa Wang, Kirsten Aversa, Hassan Harirah

    
  • ·418 Diagnosis of BV by rapid testing with a pH/amines test card

    Page :S194

    J. Tolosa, S. Daly, T. Chipato, C. Whitney, H. Gaitan, J. Sauvarin, P. Lumbiganon

    
  • ·419 Effects of placental tissue on inhibition of uterine contractors by nitric oxide in INOS knockout mice treated with LPS

    Page :S195

    Hidenori Takahashi, Toshiaki Okawa, Kimisato Asano, Satoshi Hashimoto, Hiroshi Anbe, Akira Sato, Yuri Vedernikov, George Saade, Robert Garfield

    
  • ·420 Effect of lipopolysaccharide on inhibition of uterine contractions by nitric oxide in INOS knockout mice

    Page :S195

    Hidenori Takahashi, Toshiaki Okawa, Kimisato Asano, Satoshi Hashimoto, Hiroshi Anbe, Akira Sato, Yuri Vedernikov, George Saade, Robert Garfield

    
  • ·421 Bacterial vaginosis in pregnancy: Diagnosis, prevalence, population characteristics and outcome

    Page :S195

    Jean-Marie Moutquin, Line Chevarie, Carmen Lindsay, Gilles Murray, Marc Germain, Jean-Marie Moutquin

    
  • ·422 Metabolic activation of 2′-β-fluoro-2′,3′-dideoxyadenosine and 2′-fluoro-2′-deoadenosine in maternal and fetal peripheral mononuclear cells at term gestation

    Page :S195

    Riad Agbaria, Asher Bashiri, Boris Furman, Mazal Rubin, Kayed Al-Athamen, Victor Marquez E., Harry Ford, James Kelley A., David Johns G., Moshe Mazor

    
  • ·423 Ultrasound fetal subcutaneous thickness measurement as a predictor of fetal body fat stores in diabetic pregnancy

    Page :S196

    Yoko Ikeda, Ichiro Yasuhi, Tadayuki Ishimaru

    
  • ·424 Screening for geatational diabetes in the subsequent pregnancy: Is it worthwhile

    Page :S196

    George Lu, Angela Lucchese, Victoria Chapman, Sue Cliver, Dwight Rouse

    
  • ·425 Differences between sonographic estimated fetal subcutaneous tissue and mechanical measured fetal skinfold ratios in diabetic and non-diabetic pregnancies

    Page :S196

    Ines Kemper, Kai Buhling, Wolfgang Henrich, Patrick Catalano, Martin Brauer, Joachim W. Dudenhausen

    
  • ·426 Is there a difference in body composition of large for gestational age infants of gestational diabetics versus controls?

    Page :S196

    Celeste Durnwald, Patrick Catalano, Larraine Huston Presley

    
  • ·427 Use of postpartum fasting glucose ad low-risk antenatal criteria to reduce oral glucose tolerance testing after gestational diabetes

    Page :S197

    Ute M. Schaefer-Graf, Anny Xiang, Ruth K. Peters, Thomas A. Buchanan, Siri L. Kjos

    
  • ·428 Predictors for neonatal hypoglycemia in large-for-gestational-age newborns

    Page :S197

    Ute M. Schaefer-Graf, Annette Wilke, Siri L. Kjos, Christoph Bührer, Joachim W. Dudenhausen, Klaus Vetter

    
  • ·429 Macrosomia considering maternal anthropometry best predicts neonatal morbidity in pregnancies with diabetes mellitus

    Page :S197

    Ute M. Schaefer-Graf, Gesine Afif, Renate Bergmann, Siri L. Kjos, Joachim W. Dudenhausen, Klaus Vetter

    
  • ·430 Prospective cohort study to establish predictors of glyburide success in gestational diabetes mellitus

    Page :S197

    Ramen Chmait, Theresa Dinise, Sean Daneshmand, Matthre Kim, Thomas Moore

    
  • ·431 Limited efficacy of glyburide for glycemic control

    Page :S198

    John Kitzmiller

    
  • ·432 Maternal-fetal medicine specialist and generalist obstetrician management of the pregestational diabetic pregnancy: A comparison of maternal characteristics and neonatal outcomes

    Page :S198

    William Curtin, Antonio Gonzalez-Ruiz, Sandra Puczynski, Michael Marcotte, Jane Konold, Susan Fix

    
  • ·433 Good control/poor compliance: Infrequent glucose readings and fetal overgrowth in diabetic women

    Page :S198

    Deborah Conway, Jeanna Piper, Olga Gonzales

    
  • ·434 Maternal and fetal outcomes following hospitalization fir diabetic ketoacidosis

    Page :S198

    Michael Schneider, Thomas Ivester, Kelly Bennett, Risa Ramsey, Guillermo Umpierrez, Bill Mabie

    
  • ·435 Outcomes of pregnancies across the spectrum of impaired glucose tolerance

    Page :S199

    Douglas Wolf, Jill Davies, Marsha Wheeler, Tabetha Harken, Mirjam Kunze, Debra Guinn

    
  • ·436 Preinduction cervical ripening with an intracervical Foley catherer in women with a prior cesaeran delivery increases the risk of uterine rupture

    Page :S202

    Matthew Hoffman, Anthony Sciscione, Maha Srinivasana, Paul Shackelford, Lamar Ekbladh

    
  • ·437 Oral misoprostol labor induction in patients with a favorable cervix

    Page :S202

    Tina Delaney, Joan M. Crane, Donna Hutchens, Cora A. Fanning, David C. Young

    
  • ·438 Induction of labor with intravaginal misoprostol: A comparison of dosing intervals

    Page :S202

    Tina Delaney, Joan M. Crane, Donna Hutchens, Cora A. Fanning, David C. Young

    
  • ·439 Comparative efficacy of high-dose vaginal misoprostol versus concentrated oxytocin plus low-dose vaginal PGE2 for mid-trimester labor induction

    Page :S202

    Patrick Ramsey, Karen Savage, John Owen

    
  • ·440 Lower dose vaginal and oral misoprostol in labor induction—RCT

    Page :S203

    David Young, Tina Delaney, Tony Armson, Cora Fanning

    
  • ·441 A meta-analysis of the safety and efficacy of cervidil (Dinoprostone): A vaginal insert for cervical ripening

    Page :S203

    Donna Lambers, Jane Khoury, Gary Ventolini

    
  • ·442 A randomized trial of intracervical Foley catheter with concurrent oxytocin compared to vaginal misoprostol for labor induction in nulliparous women

    Page :S203

    James Culver, Robert Strauss, Seth Brody, Karen Dorman, Sally Timlin, McMahon Michael

    
  • ·443 A comparison of vaginally administered misoprostol with extraamniotic saline infusion for cervical ripening and labor induction

    Page :S203

    Patrick Mullin, Michael House, Richard Paul, Deborah Wing

    
  • ·444 Efficacy of three prostaglandin agents in a single institution

    Page :S204

    Adam Borgida, Yanna Karabatsos, Michael Barsoom, Deborah Feldman, James Egan

    
  • ·445 Randomized trial of oral misoprostol in nulliparous women with premature rupture of membranes at term

    Page :S204

    Julie Y. Lo, James M. Alexander, Donald D. McIntire, Kenneth J. Leveno

    
  • ·446 Efficacy of oral misoprostol in nulliparous women with premature rupture of membranes

    Page :S204

    Julie Y. Lo, James M. Alexander, Donald D. McIntire, Kenneth J. Leveno

    
  • ·447 Vaginal misoprostol is more effective with fewer side effects than oral misoprostol for cervical ripening and induction of labor

    Page :S204

    Robert Bonebrake, Terry Haag, Alfred Fleming, Megan Temp, Gleb Haynatzki

    
  • ·448 Cost analysis of down syndrome screening in the advanced maternal age population

    Page :S205

    Janice Hartnett, Adam Borgida, Peter Benn, Michael Barsoom, Michael Deroche, James Egan

    
  • ·449 A randomized controlled trial comparing teo protocols fir the use of misoprostol in mid-trimester pregnancy termination

    Page :S205

    Michael Bebbington, Nancy Kent, Kenneth Lim, Alain Gagnon, Marie France Delisle, Francine Tessier, Deborah Money, Keith Williams, France Galerneau, Doug Wilson

    
  • ·450 Randomized comparison of oral and vaginal misoprostol for mistrimester pregnancy termination for fetal demise and major congenital anomalies

    Page :S205

    Kimberly Butt, Tina Delaney, Donna Hutchens, Joan Crane, David Young

    
  • ·451 Comparison of oral, intravaginal and combination miciprostol therapy for second trimester inductions

    Page :S205

    David Kmak, Refuerzo Jerrie, Anthony Johnson, Sean Blackwell, Gene McNeeley, Faisal Qureshi, Suzanne Jacques

    
  • ·452 The effects of low-dose epidural technique for labor analgesia on fetal heart rate (FHR)

    Page :S206

    James Hill, James M. Alexander, Shiv K. Sharma, Donald D. McIntire, Kenneth J. Leveno

    
  • ·453 Antepartum identification of multiparous women at high risk of previous occult anal Sphincter injury

    Page :S206

    Rhona Mahony, Mary Cassidy

    
  • ·454 Electrical empedance—An objective measure of cervical change at induction of labor

    Page :S206

    Michael P. O'Connell, Stephen Killick, Stephen W. Lindow

    
  • ·455 The impact of induction of labor in obstetric intervention in the United Kingdom

    Page :S206

    Michael P. O'Connell, S.W. Lindow

    
  • ·456 Perineal stretching during vaginal delivery is associated with increased perineal damage

    Page :S207

    Asnat Walfisch, Mordechai Hallak, Shlomit Harlev, Moshe Mazor, Ilana Shohamvardi

    
  • ·457 Role on non-selective cation channels in rat myometrial cells for regulation of uterine contractions

    Page :S207

    Hiroshi Miyoshi, Robert Garfield, Koso Ohama

    
  • ·458 Can obstetric brachial plexus injury be anticipated before delivery?

    Page :S207

    Colm O'Herlihy, Valerie Donnelly, John F. Murphy, Adrienne Foran, Peter McParland, Declan Keane

    
  • ·459 Local application of platelet-activating factor induces cervical ripening

    Page :S207

    Holger Maul, Leili Shi, Cordula Fittkow, Stephen Marx, George Saade, Robert Garfield

    
  • ·460 The intensity of uterine contractions can be estimated using transabdominal uterine electromyography

    Page :S208

    Holger Maul, Gayle Olson, William Maner, Monica Wyckoff, George Saade, Robert Garfield

    
  • ·461 Gestational changes in cervical collagen determined by light-induced fluorescence

    Page :S208

    Holger Maul, Gayle Olson, Cordula Fittkow, Sue L. Boelens, George Saade, Robert Garfield

    
  • ·462 The time to delivery interval can be estimated by measurement of cervical light-induced fluorescence

    Page :S208

    Holger Maul, Gayle Olson, Cordula Fittkow, Elizabeth Martin, George Saade, Robert Garfield

    
  • ·464 Mothers with macrosomic fetuses should not be discouraged from vaginal birth after cesarean section

    Page :S209

    Mohammed Elkousy, Dominic Marchiano, Sam Parry, Serdar Ural, Jeffrey Peipert, Erika Stevens, George Macones

    
  • ·465 Cost-effective analysis of elective induction

    Page :S209

    Karen Kaufman, Jennifer Bailit, William Grobman

    
  • ·466 Second stage of labor performance in obese women

    Page :S209

    Catalin Buhimschi, Irina Buhimschi, Andrew Malinow, Carl Weiner

    
  • ·467 Effects of sublingual nitroglycerin (NTG) on human uterine contractility during active phase of labor

    Page :S209

    Catalin Buhimschi, Irina Buhimschi, Andrew Malinow, Wayne Kramer, Carl Weiner

    
  • ·468 Elective induction of labor in nulliparous women increases the risk of cesarean delivery

    Page :S210

    Anthony Sciscione, Matthew Hoffman

    
  • ·469 Expression and localization of iNOS and COX-2 throughout gestation in rat cervical tissue

    Page :S210

    Stephen Marx, Holger Maul, Melissa Wentz, Cordula Fittkow, Randall Given, Yuri Vedernikov, George Saade, Robert Garfield

    
  • ·470 Remifentanil: A new systemic analgesic for labor pain and an alternative to dolestine

    Page :S210

    Shmuel Evron, Oscar Sadan, Tiberiu Ezri, Mona Boaz, Marek Glezerman

    
  • ·471 Salivary estriol/progesterone ratio and the success of labor induction

    Page :S210

    Michael J. Fassett, Deborah A. Wing

    
  • ·472 Elective cesarean delivery for the prevention of anal sphincter rupture and anal incontinence

    Page :S211

    John Ester, David McKenna

    
  • ·473 The functional significance of cervical interleukin-1beta in pregnant rats

    Page :S211

    Melissa Wentz, Stephen Marx, Phyllis Orise, George Saade, Robert Garfield

    
  • ·474 Effect of labor induction on cesarean rates in diabetic pregnancies

    Page :S211

    William Rayburn, Jose Gonzalez, Luis Curet, Anna Levy

    
  • ·475 Obstetric risk factors for failure of labor to progress in the first versus the second stage

    Page :S211

    Eyal Sheiner, Amalia Levi, Uri Feinstein, Mordechai Hallak, Miriam Katz, Moshe Mazor

    
  • ·476 Is there a maximum effective dose of pitocin?

    Page :S212

    Tony Wen, Anna Beceiro, Elly Xenakis, Debra Conway, Jeanna Piper

    
  • ·478 Induction of labor after cesarean section: A meta-analysis

    Page :S212

    Ellen Mozurkewich, Eileen Hutton, Cosmas van de Ven

    
  • ·479 Inducible nitric oxide synthase but not guanylate cyclase mRNA expression depends on gestational age in rat myometrium

    Page :S212

    Toshiaki Okawa, Kimisato Asano, Hidenori Takahashi, Satoshi Hashimoto, Hiroshi Anbe, Akira Sato, Yuri Vedernikov, George Saade, Robert Garfield

    
  • ·480 Pregnancy regulates the expression of iNOS expression and the effects of NO in the uterus through local rather than systemic mechanisms

    Page :S213

    Toshiaki Okawa, Kimisato Asano, Hidenori Takahashi, Satoshi Hashimoto, Hiroshi Anbe, Akira Sato, Yuri Vedernikov, George Saade, Robert Garfield

    
  • ·481 Can uterine contraction or fetal heart rate patterns predict cephalopelvic disproportion?

    Page :S213

    Rita Driggers, Jessica Bienstock, Jaime Arruda, Karin Blakemore

    
  • ·482 Simultaneous transabdominal recording of uterine electromyography, and maternal and fetal cardiac electrical activity

    Page :S213

    William Maner, Holger Maul, Gayle Olson, Sue Boelens, George Saade, Robert Garfield

    
  • ·483 Maternal and neonatal outcomes in patients with prolonged second stage of labor (PSSL)

    Page :S213

    Thomas Myles, Joaquin Santolaya-Forgas

    
  • ·484 Nitric oxide is not stored in the form of nitrosthiol compounds in tissues from non-pregnant and pregnant rats

    Page :S214

    Yuri Vedernikov, Eva Fulep, George Saade, Robert Garfield

    
  • ·485 Inhibition of potassium channels does not affect relaxation induced by nitric oxide in tonically contracted uterine tissues from term pregnant women

    Page :S214

    Yuri Vedernikov, Eva Fulep, George Saade, Robert Garfield

    
  • ·486 Nitric oxide inhibits tonically contracted uterine smooth muscle from term pregnant women

    Page :S214

    Yuri Vedernikov, Eva Fulep, George Saade, Robert Garfield

    
  • ·487 Cervical electrical resistance in non-pregnant and pregnant rats

    Page :S214

    Yuri Vedernikov, Eva Fulep, Holger Maul, George Saade, Robert Garfield

    
  • ·488 Low-risk inductions of labor and cesarean delivery for nulliparous and parous women at term

    Page :S215

    Benjamin Hamar, Susan Mann, Penny Greenberg, Jodi Abbott

    
  • ·489 Defining forces associated with shoulder dystocia (SD): Use of a dynamic computer model (MADYMO)

    Page :S215

    Bernard Gonik, Ning Zhang, Michele Grimm

    
  • ·490 Effect of endogenous mast cell degranulation on uterine and cervical contractility in pregnant mice lacking a functional 5-lipoxygenase gene

    Page :S215

    Egle Bytautiente, Yuri Vedernikov, George Saade, Roberto Romero, Robert Garfield

    
  • ·491 Hospital variation in episiotomy use and the risk of severe perineal trauma

    Page :S215

    David Webb, Jennifer Culhane, Jorge Tolosa

    
  • ·492 Reductions in the alpha 3 isoform of the sodium pump in term placenta may induce hormonal secretion that mediates active labor

    Page :S216

    Steven Graves, Michael Esplin, Bardett Fausett, David Faux

    
  • ·493 An in-vitro model assessing matrix metalloproteinase activity in the late gestation fetal-maternal interface

    Page :S216

    Ulun Ulug, Amir Weiss, Shlomit Goldman, Izhar Benshlomo, Eliezer Shalev

    
  • ·494 Carbetocin IM injection vs oxytocin IV infusion for prevention of postpartum hemorrhage in women at risk following vaginal delivery

    Page :S216

    Marc Boucher, Carl Nimrod, Georges Tawagi

    
  • ·495 The intensity of uterine contractions in rats during pregnancy and parturition can be estimated from electromyography signals

    Page :S216

    Shao-Qing Shi, William Maner, Holger Maul, George Saade, Robert Garfield

    
  • ·496 Adenylyl cyclase mRNA expression and effects of adenylyl cyclase cascade on contractility in unilateral pregnant rat myometrium

    Page :S217

    Kimisato Asano, Toshiaki Okawa, Hidenori Takahashi, Satoshi Hashimoto, Hiroshi Anbe, Akira Sato, Yuei Vedernikov, George Saade, Robert Garfield, Yosuke Suzuki, Isao Matsuoka

    
  • ·497 Cervical physical characteristics during ripening are not consistent with increased collaganase activity

    Page :S217

    Laure Dussably, Asif Ahmed, Carl Weiner, Irina Buhimschi

    
  • ·498 Cyclic guanosine monophosphate (CGMP) in human pregnancy: A paracrine signal at the feto-maternal interface?

    Page :S217

    Irina Buhimschi, Catalin Buhimschi, Chen-Chih Sun, Carl Weiner

    
  • ·499 Effect of vaginal pH on efficacy of the dinoprostone gel (prepidil) for cervical ripening/labor induction

    Page :S217

    Connie Dimarco, Kirk Ramin, Paul Ogburn, Robert Heise, Denise Harris, Patrick Ramsey

    
  • ·500 Should oxytocin be carried over to the active phase of labor?

    Page :S218

    Etty Daniel-Spiegel, Izhar Ben-Shlomo, Zeev Weiner, Zohar Nachum, Eliezer Shalev

    
  • ·501 Amniotic fluid levels of monocyte chemotactic protein-1 increase during term parturition

    Page :S218

    Michael Esplin, Tinnakorn Chaiworapongsa, Yeon Mee Kim, Sam Edwin, Eli Adashi, Roberto Romero

    
  • ·502 Folic acid supplementation use among women who contact a teratology information service

    Page :S218

    Kathe Stepanuk, Jorge Tolosa, Cynthia Royds, Dawnette Lewis, Victoria Myers, Juan Carlos Sabogal, Suzanne Herron, Linda Haich, Judy Donlen, Ronald Librizzi

    
  • ·503 California expanded AFP program: Provider knowledge, attitudes, and practices

    Page :S218

    Naomi Greene, Kimberly Gregory, Dru Carlson, Lawrence Platt, George Cunningham

    
  • ·504 Trends in Down Syndrome births in the U.S. from 1989 to 1999: An analysis by maternal age

    Page :S219

    James Egan, Peter Benn, Adam Borgida, Deborah Feldman, Michael Barsoom, Winston Campbell

    
  • ·505 Antenatal screening for Down Syndrome in the U.S. in 2001: A survey of maternal-fetal medicine specialists

    Page :S219

    James Egan, Lillian Kaminsky, Michael Deroche, Michael Barsoom, Adam Borgida, Benn Peter

    
  • ·506 Risk adjustment in Down Syndrome in the U.S. in 2001: A survey of maternal-fetal medicine specialists

    Page :S219

    James Egan, Lillian Kaminsky, Michael Deroche, Adam Borgida, Michael Barsoom, Peter Benn

    
  • ·507 Decreased first trimester maternal serum PAPP-A is predictive of adverse pregnancy outcome

    Page :S219

    Sigal Heifetz, Ofer Lehavi, Yifat Ochshorn, Mark Evans, Michael Kupferminc, Yuval Yaron

    
  • ·508 Cost analysis of Down Syndrome screening by maternal age with or without the triple screen

    Page :S220

    Garry Turner, Adam Borgida, Michael Barsoom, Michael Deroche, Peter Benn, James Egan

    
  • ·509 Elevated first trimester maternal serum free beta-HCG is not associated with adverse pregnancy outcome

    Page :S220

    Yifat Ochshorn, Sigal Heifetz, Ofer Lehavi, Michael Kupferminc, Ariel Many, Yuval Yaron

    
  • ·510 Chorionic villus sampling preceding multifetal pregnancy reduction: Does interval between procedures alter outcome?

    Page :S220

    Thomas Jenkins, Richard Greene, George Davis, Mark Evans, Ronald Wapner

    
  • ·511 Normal range of creatine kinase brain isoenzyme (BB-CK) activity in plasma of fetuses during the second trimester

    Page :S220

    Emmanuel Bujold, Anthony Johnson, Patricia Devers, Janice Goldman, Evie Russell, Stanley M. Berry

    
  • ·512 Stem cell sampling from the first trimester fetus for prenatal ex-vivo gene therapy: Feasibility study

    Page :S221

    Daniel Surbek, Alan Young, Andreina Schoeberlein, Enrico Danzer, Lisbeth Dudler, Wolfgang Holzgreve

    
  • ·513 Chorionic villus sampling prior to multifetal pregnancy reduction: Comparison of long-term culture and flourescent-in-situ hybridization

    Page :S221

    Ronald J. Wapner, Dawnette Lewis, Ann Tenthoff, Alicia Guevara, Eric L. Krivchenia, Laird G. Jackson, Mark I. Evans

    
  • ·514 Biochemical screening for aneuploidy in ovum donor pregnancies

    Page :S221

    Alan Donnenfeld, Carol Pargas, Christine Dowman

    
  • ·515 Persistence of “single” screen alpha fetoprotein tests ordered by practicing physicians

    Page :S221

    Mark I. Evans, Joseph E. O'Brien, George P. Henry, Joy Schwartz, Frank A. Chervenak, Ronald J. Wapner, Harold Harrison

    
  • ·516 Timing of spontaneous abortion after amniocentesis

    Page :S222

    Dena Towner, Linda Greve, Bob Currier, Fred Lorey

    
  • ·517 Elevated maternal serum alpha fetoprotein, but not maternal serum human chorionic gonadotropin is associated with preterm delivery

    Page :S222

    Dena Towner, Linda Greve, Bob Currier, Fred Lorey

    
  • ·518 Maternal gene-environment interactions and spontaneous abortion risk

    Page :S222

    Cynthia Sims, Marjorie Romkes, Richard D. Day, Tomoko Nukui, Gail F. Harger, Nina Markovic, W. Allen Hogge, Roberta B. Ness, William L. Bigbee

    
  • ·519 Incidence of adverse outcome after genetic amniocentesis

    Page :S222

    Jonathan Gillen-Goldstein, Steven A. Klein, Andrew P. Mackenzie, Bruce Young

    
  • ·520 The relationship of stillbirth to maternal serum alpha fetoprotein and human chorionic gonadotropin

    Page :S223

    Rosa Won, Bob Currier, Fred Lorey, Dena Towner

    
  • ·521 “Flush after you are finished”—There are residual villi in the catheter, syringe, and needle after CVS specimen has been transferred to the collection tube

    Page :S223

    Laura Gorski, Stuart Weiner, Mark Haynes, Bruce Smith, Vincenzo Berghella

    
  • ·522 Routine second trimester ultrasound reduces the risk of Down Syndrome following a positive maternal serum screen

    Page :S223

    Kenneth Lim, Laura Arbour, R. Wilson, Dawn Siciliano, Leeanne Dahlgren, Laurie Ainsworth

    
  • ·523 Is inherited thrombophilia evaluation warranted in caucasian women with poor obstetric history?

    Page :S223

    Tulin Ozcan, Henry M. Rinder, Anita Karnea, Joshua Copel, Urania Magriples

    
  • ·524 Very low maternal serum PAPP-A and low free beta HCG are associated with early pregnancy loss

    Page :S224

    Joaquin Santolaya-Forgas, R. Cullen Hopkins, George Sifuentes, V. Daniel Castracane

    
  • ·525 The effect of maternal fetal medicine training on amniocenteses at a single institution

    Page :S224

    Michael Barsoom, Adam Borgida, Michael Deroche, James Egan

    
  • ·526 First vs. second trimester screening tools for Down Syndrome: A cost-utility analysis

    Page :S224

    Aaron Caughey, Mary Norton, Miriam Kuppermann, A. Eugene Washington

    
  • ·527 Refining the risk of aneuploidy in twins

    Page :S224

    Thomas Westover, Richard Fischer

    
  • ·528 Incidence of false positive triple screens for Down Syndrome in two consecutive pregnancies in non-advanced maternal age patients who underwent amniocentesis for each pregnancy

    Page :S225

    Daniel Roshanfekr, Marian Kester, Robert Grier, Andrew Mackenzie, Edmund Funai, Andrei Rebarber

    
  • ·529 Erythrocyte aggregation is increased in preterm premature rupture of the membranes

    Page :S225

    Ishai Levin, Benny Almog, Michael Kupferminc

    
  • ·530 Ontogeny of fetal gastrointestinal motility responses to anticholinergic stimulation

    Page :S225

    Reinaldo Acosta, Noboru Oyachi, Ma-Hae Cho, James Atkinson, Terry Buchmiller-Crair, Michael Ross

    
  • ·531 Homocysteine induces apoptosis in cultured human trophoblast: A mechanism for homocysteine induced placental dysfunction?

    Page :S225

    Atiwut Kamudhamas, Steven D. Smith, Yoel Sadovsky, D. Michael Nelson

    
  • ·532 Labor depletes vitamin C in the mother and fetus but maintains vitamin E

    Page :S226

    James Woods, Judith Cavanaugh, Mark Plessinger, Edward Norkus, Richard Miller

    
  • ·533 Phenotypic expression in murine skeletal muscle: The impact of a tissue specific conditional knock-out of HIF-1α

    Page :S226

    Matthew Kim, Richard Howlett, Thomas Moore, Peter Wagner, Randall Johnson

    
  • ·534 Cyclic guanosine 3′,5′-monophosphate (CGMP) is associated with apoptosis in patients with intra-amniotic infection

    Page :S226

    Chaur-Dong Hsu, Jiann-Hwa Wang, Kirsten Aversa, Hassan Harirah

    
  • ·535 Non-invasive ultrasound assessment of vascular reactivity in normal pregnancies using maternal brachial artery diameter

    Page :S226

    Wendy Kinzler, John Smulian, Cande Ananth, Anthony Vintzileos

    
  • ·536 Non-invasive ultrasound assessment of vascular reactivity uin normal pregnancies using maternal brachial artery Doppler velocimetry

    Page :S227

    Wendy Kinzler, John Smulian, Cande Ananth, Anthony Vintzileos

    
  • ·537 The role of endogenous endothelin in the regulation of uteroplacental and renal blood flow during late pregnancy in the rat

    Page :S227

    
  • ·538 Changes in aortic stiffness during normal pregnancy determined from pulse wave velocity

    Page :S227

    Saskia Rang, Belen de Pablo Lapiedra, Jim Vleugels, Gert Montfrans, Karel Wesseling, Hans Wolf

    
  • ·539 Identification of the Ptger-ep2 core promoter

    Page :S227

    Edward Chien, Jonathon Mendoza

    
  • ·540 Relationship between amniotic fluid and fetal blood osmolality and wharton jelly amount in normally grown and growth retarded fetuses

    Page :S228

    Edoardo di Naro, Fabio Ghezzi, Luigi Raio, Massimo Franchi, Carmine Lettieri, Alberto Tarantini, Paola Triacca, Marco Buttarelli

    
  • ·541 Fragmentation hemolysis in fetal growth restriction (IUGR) is not worse when umbilical artery end-diastolic velocity is absent

    Page :S228

    Ahmet Baschat, Michelle Kush, Carl Weiner, Chris Harman

    
  • ·542 Adrenal function following weekly administration of corticosteroids in women at risk for preterm delivery

    Page :S228

    Jonathan Gillen-Goldstein, Men-Jean Lee, Hank Roque, Edmund Funai, Rosemary Wein, Charles Lockwood

    
  • ·543 Cholinergic regulation of fetal and newborn intestinal motility

    Page :S228

    Noboru Oyachi, Ma Hae Cho, Kathleen Bradley, James Atkinson, Terry Buchmiller-Crair, Michael Ross

    
  • ·544 Rapid induction of fetal hyponatremia and increased urinary flow with maternal 1-deamino-8-d-arginine-vasopressin

    Page :S229

    Mina Desai, Catalina Guerra, Zhice Xu, Nathash Kallichanda, Michael Ross

    
  • ·545 Effect of in utero environment and genetic imprinting on fetal and neonatal development in heterozygous endothelial nitric oxide synthase knockout mice

    Page :S229

    Monica Longo, Venu Jain, Yuri Vedernikov, Radek Bukowski, Garland Anderson, George Saade, Robert Garfield

    
  • ·546 Selective vasodilator effect of magnesium sulfate in human placenta

    Page :S229

    Gershon Holcberg, Mordechai Hallak, Olga Sapir, Machmud Huleihel, Miriam Katz, Moshe Mazor

    
  • ·547 Magnesium sulfate attenuates the vasoconstrictor effect of angiotensin II in human placenta

    Page :S229

    Gershon Holcberg, Mordechai Hallak, Olga Sapir, Machmud Huleihel, Miriam Katz, Moshe Mazor

    
  • ·548 FGL2 prothrombinase expression in gravid and non-gravid human myometrium

    Page :S230

    Vivien Pan, Nima Goharkhay, Juan Felix, Deborah Wing

    
  • ·549 The effects of fetal arterial hypoxia and acidemia on placental production of adrenomedullin

    Page :S230

    Brian Pierce, Christina Apodaca, Peter Napolitano, Lisa Pierce, Roderick Hume, Byron Calhoun

    
  • ·550 Maternal stress, endocrine/immune-inflammatory processes and vaginal infection in human pregnancy: Preliminary findings

    Page :S230

    Pathik Wadhwa, Jennifer Culhane, Aleksandra Chicz-Demet, Shirish Barve, Virginia Rauh, Kelly Farley-McCollum, Vijaya Hogan

    
  • ·551 Effect of gestational age on maternal-fetal glucoregulatory response during the second half of pregnancy in non-human primate model

    Page :S230

    Joaquin Santolaya-Forgas, Ramakrishna Mehendale, Larry Bud, V. Daniel Castracane, Thomas Myles

    
  • ·552 Epidural-related fever and maternal serum interleukin 6 levels

    Page :S231

    Laura Goetzl, Tracy Evans, Jose Rivers, Ellice Lieberman

    
  • ·553 Oral sucrose stimulates ingestive behavior in near term ovine fetus

    Page :S231

    Mostafa El-Haddad, Michael Ross

    
  • ·554 Maternal plasma hypertonicity is increased in postterm pregnant rats

    Page :S231

    Subhashini Ladella, Mina Desai, Yong Cho, Nathash Kallichanda, Michael Ross

    
  • ·555 Fetal and maternal plasma leptin levels in the second and third trimesters of normal and down syndrome pregnancies

    Page :S231

    Edward Kuczynski, Nebojsa Radunovic, Ljubinka Radunovic, Charles Lockwood

    
  • ·556 Is a lecithin/sphyngomyelin (L/S) ratio ≥3 the best predictor of presence of phosphatidylglycerol (PG) in diabetic women?

    Page :S232

    Alessandro Ghidini, Catherine Spong, John Pezzullo

    
  • ·557 Expression and localization of aquaporin-1 in human fetal membranes

    Page :S232

    Stephanie Mann, Emily Ricke, Robert Taylor, Baxoue Yang, Alan Verkman

    
  • ·558 Prolong prenatal hypernatremia alters electrolytes homeostasis: Evidence of imprinting of osmoregulatory pathway

    Page :S232

    Shengbiao Wang, Jiexiong Chen, Nathash Kallichanda, Michael Ross

    
  • ·559 Multiple gestation is associated with high levels of adrenomedullin in maternal circulation

    Page :S232

    Gabrielle Urban, Michael Paidas, E. Marinoni, R. Di Iorio, Andrei Rebarber, Jeanine Maturi, Sana Khan, Charles Lockwood

    
  • ·561 Intravenous fetal exchange transfusion before 22 weeks of gestation in early and severe red-cell fetomaternal alloimmunization

    Page :S234

    Marie-Helene Poissonnier, Olivier Picone, Yves Brossard, Jacques Lepercq

    
  • ·562 Animal model for fetal hydrocephalus and intrauterine cerebral ventriculoscopy; preliminary results

    Page :S234

    Bart De Keersmaecker, Michael Vloeberghs, Yves Ville

    
  • ·563 Nucleated red blood cells in the human placenta

    Page :S234

    Didem Akyol, Christina Hajdu, Asaf Ferber, Christopher O'Reilly-Green, Elana Opher, Michael Divon

    
  • ·564 Outcome of prenatally diagnosed congenital cystic adenomatoid malformation: The contemporary western Australian experience

    Page :S234

    Gregory Duncombe, Jan Dickinson, Colin Kikiros

    
  • ·565 Paternal leukocyte alloimmunization as a treatment for hemolytic disease of the newborn/fetus in the rabbit model

    Page :S235

    Paul Whitecar, Rob Farb, Lalitha Subramany, Karen Dorman, Rukmini Bagchee, Kenneth Moise

    
  • ·566 Congenital cystic adenomatoid malformation: An outcome study

    Page :S235

    Thomas Trevett, Thomas Kelly, Nancy Budorick, Dolores Pretorius, Angela Scioscia, Andrew Hull

    
  • ·567 Maternal periodontal disease is associated with delivery of a small for gestational age infant

    Page :S235

    Kim Boggess, Amy Murtha, Susi Lieff, Phoebus Madianos, James Beck, Steven Offenbacher

    
  • ·568 The association of oligohydramnios with fetal nucleated red blood cell count

    Page :S235

    Asaf Ferber, Carolyn Zelop, Didem Akyol, Michael Divon

    
  • ·569 Angiotensinogen (AGT) genotype and insulin/glucose ratio

    Page :S236

    Ira Bernstein, Adrienne Schonberg, Kenneth Ward

    
  • ·570 The correlation of newborn seizures due to hypoxic ischemic encephalopathy (HIE) in neonates with significant acidosis at birth with umbilical artery cord gas parameters

    Page :S236

    Keith Williams, Avash Singh

    
  • ·571 Role of umbilical artery cord gas parameters in predicting neonatal death in neonates with early onset seizures

    Page :S236

    Keith Williams, Avash Singh

    
  • ·572 Electrical impedance — A novel approach to determine fetal lung maturity

    Page :S236

    Michael P. O'Connell, M. Van Der Schuyff, S.W. Lindow

    
  • ·573 Does elective reduction to a singleton have a better outcome than reduction to twins?

    Page :S237

    Joanne Stone, Keith Eddleman, Aren Gottlieb, Richard Berkowitz L.

    
  • ·574 New Jersey fetal abnormalities registry (NJFAR): A potential tool for improving birth defect surveillance

    Page :S237

    John Smulian, Allan Fisher, Kristin Deprince, Cande Ananth, Debra Day-Salvatore

    
  • ·575 Amniotic levels of nitric oxide (NO) and vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) in pregnancy with subsequent intrauterine fetal death

    Page :S237

    Andrea L. Tranquilli, Laura Mazzanti, Caterina Scagnoli, Valeria Bezzeccheri, Andrea Ciavattini, G. Gioele Garzetti

    
  • ·576 Interaction of anti-HPA-1a-antibodies and therapeutic immunoglobulin with vascular endothelial cells

    Page :S237

    Celine Radder, Henry Beekhuizen, Humphrey kanhai, Anneke Brand

    
  • ·577 Fetal hepatic calcifications: Prenatal diagnosis and outcome

    Page :S238

    Michal J. Simchen, Mark Bona, Ants Toi, Gregory Ryan, David Chitayat

    
  • ·578 Prognostic value of steroid-induced umbilical artery doppler waveform changes in severe preterm IUGR

    Page :S238

    Michal J. Simchen, Joyce Telford, S. Lee Adamson, John Kingdom

    
  • ·579 Management of acardiac twins: A conservative approach

    Page :S238

    Amy Sullivan, Robert Silver, Michael Varner, Robert Ball

    
  • ·580 The use of lamellar body counts as a predictor of fetal lung maturity in pregnancies complicated by diabetes

    Page :S238

    Michael Deroche, Charles Ingardia, Paula Guerette, Alan Wu, Christine Lasala, Srinivas Mandavilla

    
  • ·581 Unexplained fetal intrauterine growth retardation: A familial pattern disorder

    Page :S239

    Fabio Ghezzi, Maria Grazia Tibiletti, Luigi Raio, Edoardo di Naro, Barbara Lischetti, Monica Taborelli, Debora Balestreri, Massimo Franchi

    
  • ·582 Longitudinal assessment of the middle cerebral artery peak systolic velocity in normal fetuses and in fetuses at risk for anemia: Identification of fetuses who will develop severe anemia

    Page :S239

    Laura Detti, Giancarlo Mari, Erich Cosmi, Kenneth Moise, James E. Ferguson, Theodor Stefos, Mark Conaway, Russell Deter

    
  • ·583 The role of nitric oxide in the fetal sheep

    Page :S239

    Toshiaki Okawa, Ken Anzai, Shinya Honda, Minoru Sanpei, Tomohiko Ishida, Keiya Fujimori, Akira Sato, George Saade, Robert Garfield

    
  • ·584 Maternal serum inhibin-A in pregnancies with fetal growth restriction

    Page :S239

    Andrea Fick, Robert Fraser, Mary McAsey, Kathy Timms

    
  • ·585 Maternal serum activin-A and intact HCG in pregnancies complicated by fetal growth restriction

    Page :S240

    Andrea Fick, Mary McAsey, Robert Fraser

    
  • ·586 The effects of fetal arterial hypoxia and acidemia on placental production of matrix metalloproteinase 9

    Page :S240

    Brian Pierce, Lisa Pierce, Peter Napolitano, Elizabeth Hancock, Roderick Hume, Byron Calhoun

    
  • ·587 Indications for delivery after intrauterine repair of spina bifida

    Page :S240

    Joy Duong, Joseph Bruner, Archie Heddings, George Reed, Laura Stone

    
  • ·588 Intrauterine repair of myelomeningocele vs myeloschisis

    Page :S240

    Kristina Storck, Joy Duong, Joseph Bruner, George Davis, Laura Stone, George Reed

    
  • ·589 Antenatal evaluation of fetal hindbrain herniation: MRI vs. ultrasound

    Page :S241

    Katie Clark, Joseph Bruner, George Davis

    
  • ·590 Prenatal alcohol exposure and reduced head circumference at age 7

    Page :S241

    Robert Sokol, Joseph Jacobson, Sandra Jacobson, Lisa Chiodo, James Janisse, Joel Ager

    
  • ·591 Morbidity and mortality of small and adequate for gestational age neonates between 28–32 weeks' gestation

    Page :S241

    Reli Hershkovitz, Ehud Zmora, Boris Furman, Asher Bashiri, Ilana Shoham-Vardi, Moshe Mazor

    
  • ·592 Midtrimester platelet activation and abnormal uterine artery velocimetry are associated with recurrent pregnancy complications

    Page :S241

    Reli Hershkovitz, Offer Erez, Mordechai Hallak, Eli Maymon, Moshe Mazor, Aaron Tomer

    
  • ·593 Postnatal bowel function in fetuses with gastroschisis is not improved by elective preterm delivery: A prospective pilot study

    Page :S242

    Hilde Logghe, Gerald Mason, Mark Stringer, James Thornton

    
  • ·594 Endothelin-1 induces hemodynamic responses, but not nitric oxide release in term fetal sheep

    Page :S242

    Toshiaki Okawa, Shinya Honda, Minoru Sanpei, Tomohiko Ishida, Keiya Fujimori, Akira Sato, George Saade, Robert Garfield

    
  • ·595 Decreased expression of CD3-zeta and induction of T-cell apoptosis by shed placental membrane fragments in maternal sera

    Page :S242

    Cicek Gercel-Taylor, Siobhan O'Connor, Garrett Lam, Douglas Taylor

    
  • ·596 Predictors of perinatal outcome in antenatally diagnosed sacrococcygeal teratoma

    Page :S242

    Khalida Mujaibel, Marie-France Delisle, Duncan Farquharson

    
  • ·597 Oral prenatal treatment with peptides increases adult performance in a learning paradigm

    Page :S243

    Catherine Spong, Joy Vink, Jonathan Auth, Ilana Gozes, Douglas Brenneman

    
  • ·598 Umbilical perfusion is maintained in experimental IUGR

    Page :S243

    Uwe Lang, R. Scott Baker, Kenneth E. Clark

    
  • ·599 The effect of correction of fetal anemia on the middle cerebral artery peak systolic velocity value

    Page :S243

    Erich Cosmi, Theodor Stefos, Laura Detti, Giancarlo Mari

    
  • ·600 Lamellar body count compared to the fetal lung maturity (FLM) for the prediction of pulmonary maturity

    Page :S243

    Anthony Sciscione, Patrick Wilson, Mary Loomis, Steven Johnson, Marjorie Pollock, Anne O'Shea, James Manley, Martha Rode

    
  • ·601 The effects of viagra on fetal outcome in normal pregnant rats

    Page :S244

    Jerrie Refuerzo, John Hotra, Mordechai Hallak, Irina Buhimschi, Yoram Sorokin, Robert Sokol

    
  • ·602 Does fetal anemia influence hematologic markers used to time fetal brain injury?

    Page :S244

    Cortney Kirkendall, Marisa Romo, Jeffrey Phelan, Gilbert Martin

    
  • ·603 Integration of pediatric cardiology with perinatal obstetrics: A model for increased detection of fetal cardiovascular malformations

    Page :S244

    Bettina Cuneo, Letitia Curran, James Keller, Cala Holmgren, Haim Elrad

    
  • ·604 Gastroschisis outcomes and site of delivery

    Page :S244

    Drew Robilio, Linda Greve, Dena Towner

    
  • ·605 Thoracoamniotic shunts: Pregnancy outcome for congenital cystic adenomatoid malformation (CCAM) and pleural effusion (PE)

    Page :S245

    Jason K. Baxter, Mark P. Johnson, R. Douglas Wilson, Mary King, Stefanie Kasperski, Timothy M. Crombleholme, Alan W. Flake, Holly L. Hedrick, Lori J. Howell, N. Scott Adzick

    
  • ·606 Bipolar umbilical cord cauterization for selective termination of complicated monochorionic pregnancies

    Page :S245

    Mark Johnson, Timothy M. Crombleholme, Holly L. Hedrick, Mary King, Stefanie Kasperski, R. Douglas Wilson, Alan W. Flake, Lori J. Howell, N. Scott Adzick

    
  • ·607 Obstetrical outcome of extremely macrosomic fetuses (1986-2000)

    Page :S245

    Dan Farine, Sahar Al-Sunnari, Mathew Sermer, Gareth Seaward

    
  • ·608 Fetal growth potential as a predictor of neonatal morbidity

    Page :S245

    Radek Bukowski, Jim Zhang, J. Gardosi, George Saade

    
  • ·609 Increased incidence of stillbirth in fetuses with gastroschisis

    Page :S246

    Richard Broth, Philip Shlossman, Marion Kaufmann, Vincenzo Berghella

    
  • ·610 An update on nucleated red blood cells as an indicator of fetal asphyxia

    Page :S246

    Robert Bonebrake, Amy Kelly, Alfred Fleming

    
  • ·611 Feasibility of magnetic resonance lung volumes in fetuses at risk for pulmonary hypoplasia

    Page :S246

    D.M. Twickler, J. Caire, D.D. McIntire, K.P. Magee, R.M. Ramus

    
  • ·612 Fetal central nervous system ventricle and cisterna magna measurements by magnetic resonance imaging

    Page :S246

    D.M. Twickler, T. Reichel, D.D. McIntire, K.P. Magee, R.M. Ramus

    
  • ·613 The clinical utility of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) during pregnancy

    Page :S247

    Patricia Devine, George Graham, Tracy Shevell, Joshua Weiss, Annette Perez-Delboy, Rola Saouaf, Mary D'Alton, Nancy Budorick

    
  • ·614 Technical feasibility and reliability of fetal renal volume assessed with three-dimensional multiplanar ultrasound

    Page :S247

    Juan C. Sabogal, Eduardo Becker, Gjergji Bega, Anna S. Lev-Toaff, Laurence Parker, Vincenzo Berghella, Stuart Weiner, Jorge E. Tolosa

    
  • ·615 Prospective comparison of three-dimensional versus two-dimensional ultrasound in the diagnosis of fetal cleft lip and palate

    Page :S247

    Ramen Chmait, Dolores Pretorius, Marilyn Jones, Andrew Hull, Gina James, Thomas Nelson, Thomas Moore

    
  • ·616 Risk of undetected anomalies in fetuses with “isolated” facial clefts on ultrasound

    Page :S247

    Ramen Chmait, Dolores Pretorius, Marilyn Jones, Andrew Hull, Gina James, Thomas Nelson, Thomas Moore

    
  • ·617 Natural history of prenatally diagnosed choroid plexus cysts

    Page :S248

    Michael Barsoom, Adam Borgida, James Egan

    
  • ·618 The value of repeating a full anatomic survey at subsequent obstetrical ultrasound examinations in women with a normal scan at 18–20 weeks

    Page :S248

    Nathan Wagstaff, Emmanuel Bujold, Mark Redman, Sean M. Blackwell, Sonia S. Hassan, Stanley M. Berry

    
  • ·619 Down syndrome risk reduction after normal genetic sonography

    Page :S248

    Anthony Vintzileos, Edwin Guzman, John Smulian, Lami Yeo, William Scorza, Robert Knuppel

    
  • ·620 Do second trimester ultrasound markers correlate with serum screen analytes?

    Page :S248

    Lillian Kaminsky, James Egan, Garry Turner, Charles Ingardia, Peter Benn

    
  • ·621 Nuchal fold as a continuous variable for down syndrome screening

    Page :S249

    Lillian Kaminsky, James Egan, Adam Borgida, Peter Benn

    
  • ·622 Outcome of fetuses with increased nuchal translucency and normal karyotypes

    Page :S249

    Stephanie Winsor, Susan Conacher, David Chitayat, Joan Johnson

    
  • ·623 Diagnostic accuracy of early genetic sonogram (<16 weeks) for down syndrome detection

    Page :S249

    Ray Bahado-Singh, Inanc Mendiliocioglu, Minu Rowther, Sang-Joon Choi, Utko Oz, Maurice Mahoney

    
  • ·624 Mid-trimester nuchal thickness and the prediction of postnatal congenital heart defect

    Page :S249

    Ray Bahado-Singh, Minu Rowther, Jennifer Bailey, Mendilcioglu Inanc, Sang-Joon Choi, Utku Oz, Joshua Copel

    
  • ·625 Isolated choroid plexus cyst and the risk of trisomy 18: 979 cases

    Page :S250

    Ray Bahado-Singh, Patricia Moore, Minu Rowther, Inanc Mendilcioglu, David Hunter, Utku Oz, Maurice Mahoney

    
  • ·626 Uterine artery blood flow as estimated by doppler end-diastolic velocity for of preeclampsia detection

    Page :S250

    Ray Bahado-Singh, Inanc Mendilcioglu, Minu Rowther, Sang-Joon Choi, Ertug Kovanci, Utku Oz, Gian-Carlo Mari

    
  • ·627 Improved predicition of fetal urological outcome by distinguishing fetal pyelectasis vs. hydronephroisis & identifying additional features

    Page :S250

    Max Maizels, Scott Macgregor, John Houston, Rudy Sabbagha, Eileen Wang, Norman Ginsberg, Daniel Gauthier

    
  • ·628 Gestational age at delivery of triplet pregnancies as a function of cervical length throughout gestation

    Page :S250

    Thomas McElrath, Anjali Kaimal, Carol Benson, Steve Ringer, Linda Heffner, David Acker

    
  • ·629 The effect of maternal position on cervical length and dynamic shortening during pregnancy

    Page :S251

    Kirk Ramin, Amy Meath, Robert Rosenquist, Tammy Freimund, Patrick Ramsey

    
  • ·630 Comparison of two methods for cervical length measurement

    Page :S251

    Gayle Olson, John Barton, George Saade, Gary Hankins, Garland Anderson

    
  • ·631 Ultrasound assessment of amniotic fluid volume for the diagnosis of oligohydramnios

    Page :S251

    Gayle Olson, Everett Magann, Radek Bukowski, John Morrison, James Martin, George Saade

    
  • ·632 Cervical dynamicism: Comparison of real-time cervical shortening with uterine activity

    Page :S251

    Sheri Jenkins, James Kurtzman, Wendy Brewster

    
  • ·633 Cervical dynamicism: Comparison of real-time cervical shortening with transfundal pressure measurements

    Page :S252

    Sheri Jenkins, James Kurtzman, Wendy Brewster

    
  • ·634 Relationship between cervical funneling and preterm delivery in multiple gestations

    Page :S252

    Mark G. Neerhof, Kimberly S. McMahon, Elaine I. Haney, Richard K. Silver

    
  • ·635 Myometrial thickness during the active phase of labor

    Page :S252

    Catalin Buhimschi, Carl Weiner

    
  • ·636 Fetal head positioning during the first and second stages of labor: Comparison of transvaginal digital and supra-public transabdominal ultrasound assessments

    Page :S252

    David M. Sherer, Menachem Miodovnik, Katrina S. Bradley, Oded Langer

    
  • ·637 Fetal head positioning during the second stage of labor: Comparison between transvaginal digital and suprapubic

    Page :S253

    David M. Sherer, Menachem Miodovnik, Katrina S. Bradley, Oded Langer

    
  • ·638 Reduction of fetal subcutaneous fat in intrauterine growth restriction can be detected prenatally by ultrasound

    Page :S253

    Serena Rigano, Maddalena Bozzo, Tatjana Radaelli, Emanuela Taricco, Anna Pigni, Henry Galan, Giorgio Pardi, Enrico Ferrazzi

    
  • ·639 Ultrasound detection of reduced placentome size in an ovine model of intrauterine growth restriction

    Page :S253

    Henry Galan, Timothy Regnault, Serena Rigano, Maddalena Bozzo, Brenda Renfrew, Enrico Ferrazzi, Wayne Persutte, Randall Wilkening, Russell Anthony

    
  • ·640 Increased umbilical artery impedance correlations with systemic blood pressure in an ovine model of intrauterine growth restriction

    Page :S253

    Henry Galan, Serena Rigano, John Hobbins, Enrico Ferrazzi, Russell Anthony, Randal Wilkening, Timothy Regnault

    
  • ·641 Prenatal diagnosis of congenital heart disease and voluntary pregnancy termination: Experience of a single tertiary care center

    Page :S254

    Tracy Shevell, Annette Perez-Delboy, Lynn Simpson

    
  • ·642 Amniocentesis for twin pregnancies: Is alpha-fetoprotein useful in confirming that the two sacs were sampled?

    Page :S254

    Marie-France Delisle, Lisa Brosseuk, R. Douglas Wilson

    
  • ·643 Correctly identifying the macrosomic fetus: Utilizing the expected abdominal circumference lawrence

    Page :S254

    Robert Sokol, Ivan Zador

    
  • ·644 Ultrasound estimation of fetal weight using a new birth weight prediction model

    Page :S254

    Bradley Stetzer, Alicia Thomas, Saeid Amini, Patrick Catalano

    
  • ·645 Umbilical venous blood flow in twin-twin transfusion syndrome managed with therapeutic amniocentesis

    Page :S255

    Jacquelyn Chyu, Elena Philatova, Enrico Ferrazzi, Serena Rigano, Maddalena Bozzo, Brenda Renfrew, John Hobbins, Henry Galan

    
  • ·646 Umbilical venous blood flow in singleton versus twin pregnancies: A longitudinal study

    Page :S255

    Jacquelyn Chyu, Elena Philatova, Enrico Ferrazzi, Serena Rigano, Maddalena Bozzo, Brenda Renfrew, John Hobbins, Henry Galan

    
  • ·647 Lung-head ratio (LHR) and tracheal occlusion (TO) in diaphragmatic hernia (DH): Prediction of survival

    Page :S255

    Roberta Keller, David Glidden, Bettina Paek, Roy Filly, Ruth Goldstein, Peter Callen, Vickie Feldstein, Per Sandberg, Jody Farrell, Diana Farmer, Michael Harrison, Craig Albanese

    
  • ·648 Fetal pulmonary artery ratios are independent of gestational age

    Page :S255

    Kenneth Lim, George Sandor, Rosheen McElroy, Leeanne Dahlgren, Dena Bloomenthal

    
  • ·649 Can fetal growth in diabetic pregnancy be predicted?

    Page :S256

    Andrzej Lysikiewicz, Barak M. Rosen, Oded Langer

    
  • ·650 Targeted ultrasound as a screen for down syndrome in high risk women: How many missed diagnoses?

    Page :S256

    Aaron Caughey, Deirdre Lyell, A. Eugene Washington, Roy Filly, Mary Norton

    
  • ·651 Use of telemedicine in fetal echocardiography — A preliminary study

    Page :S256

    Catherine Ocampo, Bobbi Koranda, Letitia Curran, Brian McCulloch, Emmanual Ojomo, Thomas Iannucci, Bettina Cuneo

    
  • ·652 Accuracy of prenatal ultrasonography in the diagnosis of placenta accreta, increta or percreta

    Page :S256

    Cecilia Avila, Patricia Devine, Cheri Lowre, Joshua Weiss, Annette Perez-Delboy, Fergal Malone

    
  • ·653 Screening for fetal distress in labor using computer analysis of FHR records as labor admission test

    Page :S257

    Etan Zimmer, Israel Thaler

    
  • ·654 The effect of isosorbide dinitrate, a donor of nitric oxide, on middle cerebral artery blood flow indices in preeclamptic patients

    Page :S257

    Israel Thaler, Ori Nevo, Benjamin Shik, Jean Soustiel

    
  • ·655 Middle cerebral artery flow velocity alterations before and immediately after fetal intravascular transfusion

    Page :S257

    Emanual Vlastos, Kimberly Martin, Lisa Bernhard, Jeffery Dicke, Ralf Schild, Joseph Shumway, Rachel Humphrey, Gilad Gross

    
  • ·656 Cerebral-umbilical doppler ratio and perinatal outcome prediction

    Page :S257

    Fusun Varol, Cenk Sayin, Nilgun Guler, Fikret Gurgen

    
  • ·657 Computerized CTG and ductus venosus doppler velocimetry in growth restricted fetuses

    Page :S258

    Tiziana Frusca, Mirella Soregaroli, Adriana Valcamonico

    
  • ·658 Longitudinal Doppler evaluation and fetal outcome in severe intrauterine growth retardation

    Page :S258

    Tiziana Frusca, Mirella Soregaroli, Luana Danti, Luisa Scalvi, Fabrizio Taddei, Adriana Valcamonico

    
  • ·659 Ductus venosus flow velocity waveforms in fetuses with enlarged nuchal translugency in relation with the found cardiac malformations

    Page :S258

    Monique Haak, Jos Twisk, John Vugt Van

    
  • ·660 Lack of association between placental thrombosis and maternal thrombophilia in severe preterm IUGR

    Page :S258

    Fawaz Alkazaleh, Aasim Malik, Sandra Viero, Michal Simchen, Rory Windrim, John Kingdom

    
  • ·661 Renal, femoral arterial blood flow velocity waveforms, and umbilical venous blood gases in intrauterine growth restriction fetuses

    Page :S259

    Yoon Kim, Tae-Bok Song, Ji Byun

    
  • ·662 Blood flow characteristics of the ductus venosus of fetuses with single umbilical artery

    Page :S259

    Luigi Raio, Fabio Ghezzi, Edoardo Di Naro, Massimo Franchi, Maren Sonnenschein, Debora Balestreri, Peter Dürig

    
  • ·663 A-wave reduction is related to dilatation of ductus venosus in IUGR human fetuses

    Page :S259

    Maria Bellotti, Giancarlo Pennati, Camilla de Gasperi, Giulia Rognoni, Maddalena Bozzo, Ilaria Zucca, Enrico Ferrazzi

    
  • ·664 Spatial flow velocity profiles of venous umbilical blood flow in normal human fetuses

    Page :S259

    Maria Bellotti, Giancarlo Pennati, Camilla de Gasperi, Giulia Rognoni, Ilaria Zucca, Saverio Adamo

    
  • ·665 Clinical value of non-invasive tests to predict fetal anemia

    Page :S260

    Doron Dukler, Dick Oepkes, Gareth Seaward, Greg Ryan

    
  • ·666 C0mbined arterial and venous doppler to improve prediction of fetal anemia

    Page :S260

    Esther Sikkel, Dick Oepkes, Robertjan Meerman, Frank Vandenbuscche

    
  • ·667 Sustained hematological consequences in neonatal life are caused by fetal compromise

    Page :S260

    Michelle Kush, Ahmet Baschat, Chris Harman

    
  • ·668 Is trial of labor worthwhile in patients with IUGR and absent or reversed doppler end diastolic flow?

    Page :S260

    Dom Terrone, Walter Perez, Brian Rinehart, Wendy Warren, Leon Smith, Edward Wolf

    
  • ·669 Doppler ultrasonography of the middle cerebral artery peak systolic velocity in the fetus: Reproducibility of measurement

    Page :S261

    Giancarlo Mari, Alfred Abuhamad, Jonathan Brumfield, James E. Ferguson

    
  • ·670 Uterine artery doppler in small for gestational age (SGA) fetuses at ≥34 weeks predicts neonatal outcome

    Page :S261

    Patrizia Vergani, Alessandro Ghidini, Catherine Spong, Camilla Andreotti, Nadia Roncaglia, Alessandra Arreghini, Andrea Zagarella

    
  • ·671 Abnormal ductus venosus velocimetry in fetuses with an increased impedance in the umbilical artery: An independent risk factor for fetal and neonatal death

    Page :S261

    Rogelio Gonzalez, Mario Carstens, Francisca Bocaz, Luis Medina, Luis Caicedo, Jyh Nien, Ivan Rojas, Ricardo Gomez, Roberto Romero