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• • ·Table of Contents

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• • ·25th Annual Clinical, Scientific, & Business Meeting of the Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine February 7-12, 2005

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• • ·From the president of the SMFM

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    James E. Ferguson

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• • ·Letter from the 2005 SMFM Program Chair

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    Roger B. Newman

     
• • ·2005 Program Committee

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    Roger B. Newman, George R. Saade, Nancy C. Chescheir, Robin Field

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• • ·Special Awards

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• • ·MFM certification anniversary celebrants

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• • ·Acknowledgements

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• • ·Map of Areas - Reno Hilton

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• • ·Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine : 25th Annual Meeting Reno Hilton Reno, Nevada

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• • ·Scientific Forums/Special Focus Groups

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• • ·Masters' Series Luncheon Roundtables

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• • ·Abstract Judging Criteria

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• • ·Schedule of Oral Presentations

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• • ·Oral Plenary Session 1

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• • ·Metabolomics in premature labor: A novel approach to identify patients at risk for preterm delivery

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    Roberto Romero, Ricardo Gomez, Jyh Kae Nien, Bo Hyun Yoon, R. Luo, Chris Beecher, Moshe Mazor

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• • ·Minimally invasive management of RH alloimmunization: Can amniotic fluid deltaOD450 be replaced by Doppler studies? A prospective multicenter trial

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    Dick Oepkes, Gareth Seaward, Frank Vandenbussche, John Kingdom, Rory Windrim, Joseph Beyene, Humphrey Kanhai, Arne Ohlsson, Greg Ryan

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• • ·Detection of down syndrome by proteomic profiling of maternal serum

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    Mary D'alton, David Luthy, Fergal Malone, Jacob Canick, Michael Gravett, Geralyn Lambert-Messerlian, Mark Tomlinson, Ron Rosenfeld, Srinavasa Nagalla

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• • ·Dexamethasone prevents long-lasting impairment following the combination of lipopolysaccharide treatment and hypoxia–ischemia in neonatal rats

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    Tomoaki Ikeda, Kenichi Mishima, Naoya Aoo, Nobuaki Egashira, Katsunori Iwasaki, Michihiro Fujiwara, Tsuyomu Ikenoue

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• • ·An international randomized controlled trial of amnioinfusion for thickly meconium stained amniotic fluid

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    William Fraser, Justus Hofmeyr, Roberto Lede, Gilles Faron, Sophie Alexander, François Goffinet, Arne Ohlsson, Céline Goulet, Lucile Turcot-Lemay, Chantal Roy, Stavros Petrou, Hai-Rong Xu, Bin Wei, Sylvie Marcoux

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• • ·Proteomic biomarker sets identify synergistic pathways that predict the outcome of rescue cerclage (RC)

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    Carl P. Weiner, Keun-Young Lee, Catalin Buhimschi, Rob Christner, Irina Buhimschi

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• • ·First and second trimester evaluation of risk (FASTER) trial: The role of second trimester genetic sonography

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    Fergal Malone, David A. Nyberg, John Vidaver, Robert Ball, Christine H. Comstock, George Saade, Richard Berkowitz, Susan Gross, Lorraine Dugoff, Sabrina Craigo, Ilan E. Timor, Stephen R. Carr, Honor M. Wolfe, Jacob Canick, Mary E. D'alton

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• • ·Nuchal translucency and the risk of congenital heart disease—A population-based screening study (the FASTER trial)

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    Lynn L. Simpson, Fergal Malone, Diana Bianchi, Robert Ball, David Nyberg, Christine H. Comstock, George Saade, Richard Berkowitz, Susan Gross, Lorraine Dugoff, Sabrina Craigo, Ilan Timor, Stephen Carr, Honor Wolfe, Tara Tripp, Mary D'alton

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• • ·Oral Concurrent Session 1

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• • ·Urinary placental growth factor (PGF) and the risk of preeclampsia

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    Richard Levine, Ravi Thadhani, Cong Qian, Chun Lam, Kee-Hak Lim, Kai Yu, Anastasia Blink, Benjamin Sachs, Franklin Epstein, Baha Sibai, Vikas Sukhatme, Ananth Karumanchi

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• • ·Thrombophilia is a risk factor for severe preeclampsia and its recurrence

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    Fabio Facchinetti, Elena Parretti, Luca Marozio, Andrea Loiacono, Paolo Venturini, Chiara Benedetto, Tiziana Frusca, Giorgio Mello

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• • ·Toll-like receptor 4: A link between “danger signals”, the innate immune system, trophoblast apoptosis and preeclampsia?

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    Yeon Mee Kim, Seo Young Oh, Jyh Kae Nien, Ricardo Gomez, Chong Jai Kim, Moshe Mazor, Vikki Abrahams, Gil Mor, Shigeru Saito, Roberto Romero

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• • ·The effects of treatment with N-acetylcysteine (NAC) in a rat model of preeclampsia

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    Eugene Chang, Ernest Barbosa, Inderjit Singh, Avtar Singh, Manjeet Paintilia

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• • ·The influence of prior route of delivery: Postpartum maternal and neonatal outcomes

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    Anna Mckeown, David Lagrew, Melissa Bush, James Kurtzman

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• • ·The effect of fetal programming on the expression of genes involved in adult vascular function

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    Monica Longo, Fangxian Lu, Venu Jain, Radek Bukowski, Gary Hankins, Garland Anderson, George Saade

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• • ·Efficacy of enoxaparin for improving pregnancy outcomes and uteroplacental blood flow in women with thrombophilia and recurrent pregnancy loss

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    Israel Thaler, Benjamin Brenner

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• • ·Absence of association of inherited thrombophilia with unexplained third trimester intrauterine fetal death

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    Ron Gonen, Noa Lavi, Dina Attias, Liliana Schliamser, Zvi Borochowitz, Elias Toubi

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• • ·Metformin (M) vs. insulin (I) in A2 diabetics; A randomized clinical trial

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    Lisa Moore, Christian Briery, Rick Martin, Elizabeth Hood, James Bofill, John Morrison

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• • ·Oral Concurrent Session 2

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• • ·Maternal morbidity after fetal surgery

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    Robert Ball, Kirstin Golombeck, Volker Jacobs, Hanmin Lee, Jody Farrell, Diana Farmer, Roy Filly, Mark Rosen, Michael Harrison

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• • ·N-acetyl-cysteine (NAC) Protects the fetal brain from inflammatory cytokine responses to lipopolysaccaride (LPS)

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    Ron Beloosesky, Dave Gayle, Fataneh Amidi, Jooby Babu, Mina Desai, Michael Ross

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• • ·Tissue-specific engraftment of mesenchymal stem cells after in-utero transplantation in ovine fetuses

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    Daniel Surbek, Andreina Schoeberlein, Lisbeth Dudler, Wolfgang Holzgreve

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• • ·Umbilical artery extracellular matrix remodeling in fetal growth restriction

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    Wendy Kinzler, John Smulian, C. Andrew Kistler, Rita Hahn, Peihong Zhou, Marion Gordon

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• • ·Preventive effect of recombinant human lactoferrin in a rabbit preterm delivery model

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    Akitoshi Hasegawa, Katsufumi Otsuki, Yasushi Sasaki, Maki Sawada, Kaori Mitsukawa, Hiroshi Chiba, Masaaki Nagatsuka, Takashi Okai

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• • ·Cervical anti-inflammatory cytokine concentrations are decreased among pregnant women with bacterial vaginosis

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    Hyagriv Simhan, Steve Caritis, Sharon Hillier, Marijane Krohn

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• • ·Progesterone for prevention of recurrent preterm birth: Impact of gestational age at prior delivery

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    Catherine Y. Spong

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• • ·Relationship of midtrimester fetal fibronectin (FFN) concentration to antibiotic efficacy for the prevention of spontaneous preterm birth in asymptomatic FFN positive women

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    Patrick Ramsey

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• • ·Racial differences in the fetal membrane inflammatory response: A possible explanation for the ethnic disparity in prematurity

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    Stephen Fortunato, Salvatore Lombardi, Ramkumar Menon

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• • ·Oral Plenary Session II

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• • ·Fibrin enhances differentiation, but not apoptosis, and limits hypoxic injury of cultured term human trophoblasts

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    Rachel Humphrey, Steven Smith, Liyi Pang, Yoel Sadovsky, D.michael Nelson

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• • ·Differential immune activation in mid-trimester amniotic fluid from singleton and twin pregnancies

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    Sriram C. Perni, Robin B. Kalish, J Milton Hutson, Emre Karasahin, Ann Marie Bongiovanni, Stephen T. Chasen, Steven S. Witkin

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• • ·Fetal origins of disease and determinants of chromatin structure: Overfeeding alters DNA methylation in first generation offspring among non-human primates

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    Kjersti Aagaard-Tillery, Kevin Grove, M. Smith, Xing Yu, Robert Mcknight, David Branch, Robert Lane

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• • ·Association of neonatal tumor necrosis factor receptor 2 (TNFR2) gene polymorphism with respiratory distress syndrome (RDS) in the first born neonate of multifetal pregnancies

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    Robin B. Kalish, Daniel Nguyen, Santosh Vardhana, Sriram C. Perni, Meruka Gupta, Steven S. Witkin

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• • ·Microchimerism following canine in utero hematopoietic stem cell transplantation: Development of T-cell dosing regimens

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    Scott Petersen, Mariya Gendelman, Kathleen Murphy, Michael Torbenson, Richard Jones, Janyne Althaus, Karin Blakemore

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• • ·Prospective randomized clinical trial of inpatient cervical ripening with stepwise oral misoprostol versus vaginal misoprostol

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    Iris Colon, Kaytha Clawson, Mark Taslimi, Maurice Druzin

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• • ·EP4 receptor activation produces quantifiable decrease in cervical collagen content

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    Helen Feltovich, Huiling Ji, Colleen Carroll, Jessie Janowski, Elizabeth Bonney, Edward Chien

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• • ·Urinary angiogenic factors cluster hypertensive disorders and identify women with severe preeclampsia

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    Catalin Buhimschi, Errol Norwitz, Susan Richman, Edmund Funai, Seth Guller, Charles Lockwood, Irina Buhimschi

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• • ·Oral Concurrent Session 3

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• • ·Gene expression in the human pregnant uterus before and during parturition

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    Ndaya Muleba, J. Havelock, Brian Casey, Patrick Keller, R. Word, William Rainey

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• • ·The MFMU cesarean registry: Factors affecting the success of trial of labor following prior cesarean delivery

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    Mark Landon

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• • ·The biomechanics of cervical funneling: The effect of stroma properties, anatomic geometry and pelvic forces on funnel formation

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    Michael House, Anastassia Paskaleva, Kristin Myers, Sebastien Febvay, Sabrina Craigo, Simona Socrate

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• • ·The MFMU cesaraean section registry: Maternal morbidity associated with multiple repeat cesarean delivery

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    Robert M. Silver

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• • ·Radiofrequency ablation for TRAP sequence

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    Hanmin Lee, Amy Wagner, Ball Robert, Vickie Feldstein, Diana Farmer, Nobuhara Kerilyn, Farrell Jody, Harrison Michael

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• • ·A randomized clinical trial comparing vaginal misoprostol to cervical foley plus oral misoprostol for cervical ripening and labor induction

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    Brad Thigpen, James Bofill, Laura Bufkin, Thomas Woodring, Lisa Moore, John Morrison

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• • ·Intrahepatic cholestasis of pregnancy (ICP) - the relationsship between fetal complication rates and total serum bile acid levels

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    Anna Glantz, Lars-ake Mattsson

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• • ·Selective reduction of multifetal pregnancy using high intensity focused ultrasound in the rabbit model

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    Bettina Paek, Shahram Vaezy, Jessica Foley, Frank Starr, Larry Shields

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• • ·The association between time of birth and fetal injury resulting in death

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    Adam Urato, Sabrina Craigo, William O'brien

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• • ·Oral Concurrent Session 4

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• • ·The effect of smoking on the time course release of catecholamines and corticotropin releasing (CRH) hormone

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    Kevin Justus, Chander Arora, Meenu Sandhu, Calvin Hobel

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• • ·Determinants of fetal growth impairment

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    Radek Bukowski, George Saade, Fergal Malone, F. Porter, David Nyberg, Christine Comstock, Keith Eddleman, Susan Gross, Lorraine Dugoff, Sabrina Craigo, Ilan Timor, Stephen R. Carr, Honor Wolfe, Karen Traister, Mary D'alton

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• • ·Spontaneous term parturition is associated with decreased amniotic fluid surfactant protein a concentration

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    Joon-seok Hong, William Hull, Tinnakorn Chaiworapongsa, Jeffrey Whitsett, Roberto Romero

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• • ·Evidence for the participation of bone morphogenetic protein-2 in normal spontaneous labor at term

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    Gi Jin Kim, Helena Kuivaniemi, Gerard Tromp, Yeon Mee Kim, Mi Ran Kim, Joon-seok Hong, Bo Hyun Yoon, Chong Jai Kim, Moshe Mazor, Roberto Romero

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• • ·Human fetal cardiovascular hemodynamics and umbilical artery N-terminal peptide of prob-type natriuretic peptide in placental insufficiency

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    Anna Girsen, Minna Ala-Kopsala, Kaarin Makikallio, Olli Vuolteenaho, Juha Rasanen

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• • ·First trimester uterine artery Doppler and subsequent intrauterine growth restriction and preterm birth

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    Lorraine Dugoff, John Hobbins, Vincent Faber, Fergal Malone, Michael Belfort, David Nyberg, Christine Comstock, Radek Bukowski, Keith Eddleman, Susan Gross, Sabrina Craigo, Ilan E. Timor, Stephen Carr, Honor Wolfe, Mary E. D'alton

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• • ·Targeting the fetal respiratory muscles for prenatal gene therapy for duchenne muscular dystrophy

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    Boaz Weisz, Anna David, Donald Peebles, Lisa Gregory, Dany Perocheau, Simon Waddington, Mike Themis, Terry Cook, Charles Coutelle, Charles Rodeck

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• • ·Fetal Doppler in IUGR predicts longterm neurodevelopment

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    Ahmet Baschat, Nadeem Hashmi, Michelle Kush, Rose Viscardi, Carl P. Weiner, Christopher Harman

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• • ·No phenotype associated with established lipopolysaccharide model for cerebral palsy

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    Jane Park, Sarah Poggi, Laura Toso, Daniel Abebe, Haim Einat, Catherine Spong

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• • ·Oral Concurrent Session 5

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• • ·Contingency screening: Modeling of an alternate pathway for first trimester down syndrome risk assessment

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    Ray O. Bahado-singh, Maurice J. Mahoney, Julia Zachary, Ronald J. Wapner

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• • ·The addition of absent nasal bone increases the sensitivity of second trimester genetic sonography to 92.8%

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    Lami Yeo, Anthony Vintzileos, Cande Ananth, Eftichia Kontopoulos

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• • ·Novel functional sequence variants in the promoter of a gene downregulated in preterm prom: A possible genetic basis for the predisposition to membrane rupture?

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    Mahboob Chowdhury, Gerard Tromp, Helena Kuivaniemi, Sam Edwin, Roberto Romero

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• • ·Determination of engraftment potential of human cord blood stem-progenitor cells as a function of donor cell dosage and gestational age in the NOD/SCID mouse model

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    Serdar Ural, Karin Blakemore

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• • ·Does the presence of a funnel increase the risk of adverse perinatal outcome in a patient with a short cervix?

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    Orion Rust, Robert Atlas, William Roberts, Wayne Hess

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• • ·A prior cesarean delivery is not associated with an increased risk of antepartum stillbirth in a subsequent pregnancy: Analysis of U.S. perinatal mortality data, 1995-1997

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    Mert Bahtiyar, Julian Robinson, Lambert Lumey, Patricia Zybert, Joshua Copel, Charles Lockwood, Errol Norwitz

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• • ·Maternal-fetal medicine specialist density is associated with a decreased rate of maternal mortality

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    Scott Sullivan, Roger Newman, Elizabeth Hill

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• • ·Trends in twin preterm birth subtypes and impact on perinatal mortality: United States, 1989 through 2000

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    Cande Ananth, K.S. Joseph, Kitaw Demissie, Anthony Vintzileos

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• • ·Oral Concurrent Session 610.1016/S0002-9378(04)01964-7

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• • ·Presentation of influenza a in pregnancy during the 2003-2004 influenza season

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    Vanessa Laibl, Jeanne Sheffield, Scott Roberts, James Luby, Assefa Tulu, Mary Lorimer, Sylvia Treveno, George Wendel

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• • ·Fetal inflammatory response to oral pathogens and preterm birth

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    Kim Boggess, Susan Lieff, Kevin Moss, James Beck, Steven Offenbacher, Amy Murtha

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• • ·Expression of DC-SIGN on human decidua: A potential mechanism for transplacental transmission of HIV, CMV, and other infectious agents

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    Maryam Tarsa, Magdalena Moutaftsi, Kumud Singh, Stephen Spector

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• • ·Intrauterine and neonatal outcomes associated with congenital parvovirus B19 infection

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    W.L. Whittle, E.N. Kelly, R. Windrim, P.G.R. Seaward, S. Keating, G. Ryan

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• • ·Implantation of glial cell line-derived neurotrophic factor-secreting cells prevents long-lasting learning impairment following neonatal hypoxic-ischemic brain insult in rats

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    Shinji Katsuragi, Tomoaki Ikeda, Isao Date, Tetsuro Shingo, Takao Yasuhara, Kenichi Mishima, Michihiro Fujiwara, Katsunori Iwasaki, Nobuaki Egashira, Noaya Aoo, Tsuyomu Ikenoue

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• • ·Polymorphism of Fas and Fas ligand in preterm premature rupture of membranes

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    Aleksandr Fuks, Lance Parton, Satya Polavarapu, Denise Netta, Sonya Strassberg, Ioana Godi, Chaur-dong Hsu

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• • ·Hematologic injury in asphyxiated neonates sufficient to result in permanent neurologic impairment

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    Jeffrey Phelan, Cortney Kirkendall, Lisa Korst, Gilbert Martin

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• • ·The interleukin-6 -174 single nucleotide polymorphism: Cervical protein production and preterm delivery

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    Whitney Jamie, Rodney Edwards, Ronald Ferguson, Patrick Duff

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• • ·Poster Session I

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• • ·The placental bed of patients with preeclampsia has increased density of granulysin positive immunocytes

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    Yeon Mee Kim, Mi Ran Kim, Gi Jin Kim, Jimmy Espinoza, Ricardo Gomez, Chong Jai Kim, Bo Hyun Yoon, Moshe Mazor, Shigeru Saito, Roberto Romero

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• • ·Abnormal renal development in a mouse model of fetal vascular programming

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    Monica Longo, Fangxian Lu, Russel Snyder, Garland Anderson, Gary Hankins, George Saade

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• • ·An A>G polymorphism at position -670 in the Fas gene and risk for preeclampsia (PEC) and PEC-associated intrauterine growth restriction

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    Istvan Sziller, Daniel Nguyen, Amrita Halmos, Petronella Hupuczi, Zoltan Papp, Steven Witkin

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• • ·The role of Fas-670 gene polymorphism in normal and preeclamptic pregnancies

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    Chaur-dong Hsu, Satya Polavarapu, Geetha Rajendran, Aleksandr Fuks, Sonya Strassberg, Ioana Godi, Debra Beneck, Lance Parton

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• • ·The utility of circulating nucleated red blood cells (NRBC) in predicting chronic hypoxia in a rat model of intrauterine growth restriction (IUGR)

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    Ravishankar Viswanathan, Errol Norwitz, Catalin Buhimschi, Carmen Booth, Joshua Copel, Irina Buhimschi

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• • ·Proteomic profiling of cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) in patients with severe preeclampsia (sPE) suggests subclinical microhemorrhage with functional consequences

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    Irina Buhimschi, Lawrence Tsen, Joong Shin Park, Nastaran Foyouzi, Patrick Fitzpatrick, David Dorfman, Catalin Buhimschi, George Saade, Charles Lockwood, Errol Norwitz

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• • ·Placental growth factor and soluble fms-like tyrosine kinase 1 receptor expression in hellp syndrome

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    Christopher Robinson, Eugene Chang, Michael Armstrong, Donna Johnson

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• • ·Low second trimester maternal middle cerebral artery resistance index and subsequent preeclampsia

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    Michael Belfort, Shlomit Riskin-mashiah, Yvette Lacoursiere, Michael Varner

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• • ·Asymmetric dimethylarginine concentrations are decreased in plasma of a rat model of hypertension in pregnancy

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    Paul Speer, Jacqueline Novak, Robert Powers, Michael Frank, James Roberts

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• • ·Circulating levels of soluble CD163 (sCD163) correlate with the degree of hemolysis in patients with preeclampsia/eclampsia

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    Svena Julien, Maria Small, Keith Williams, Errol Norwitz, Irina Buhimschi

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• • ·Asymmetric dimethylarginine increases myogenic reactivity in mesenteric arteries of non-rupp rats when compared to rupp rats

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    Paul Speer, Rolando Ramirez, Julianna Matthews, Jacqueline Novak

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• • ·sFlt-1, VEGF, and PLGF levels in the cerebrospinal fluid of women with preeclampsia

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    Nastaran Foyouzi, Errol Norwitz, Lawrence Tsen, Catalin Buhimschi, Irina Buhimschi

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• • ·Cellular fibronectin increases with preeclampsia

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    Kristine Lain, Robert Powers, James Roberts

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• • ·The circulating levels of VEGF, MMP-2 and ET-1 and their relationship in preeclampsia

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    Hyun Joo Seol, Min Jeong Oh, Kyung Joo Lee, Jeong A Kwon, Jae Kwan Lee, Hai Joong Kim

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• • ·Evidence that atherosis and atherosclerosis may have a common origin

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    Carlos Labarrere, Roberto Romero, Hector Dicarlo, Yeon Mee Kim, Colin Terry, Tinnakorn Chaiworapongsa, Moshe Mazor

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• • ·Cellular fibronectin is decreased in preeclamptic women who smoke

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    Kristine Lain, Robert Powers, James Roberts

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• • ·An elevated maternal plasma sFlt1 concentration at the time of mid-trimester genetic amniocentesis is a risk factor for preeclampsia

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    Chan-wook Park, Soo-young Oh, Eun-young Um, Joong Shin Park, Jong Kwan Jun, Bo Hyun Yoon, Hee Chul Syn, Roberto Romero

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• • ·Amniotic fluid and maternal serum inhibin-A levels in women with subsequently severe preeclampsia

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    Shin-young Kim, Hyun-mee Ryu, Jae-hyug Yang, Moon-young Kim, Hyun-kyong Ahn, Joong-sik Shin, Jun-seek Choi, So-yeon Park, Jin-mi Kim, Bom-yi Lee, Do-Jin Kim

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• • ·Apoptosis and p53, Bcl-2, Bax, Fas, Fas-ligand and caspase-3 expressions in preeclamptic cases

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    Inanc Mendilcioglu, Seyda Karaveli, Gulgun Erdogan, Mehmet Simsek, Omur Taskin

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• • ·Preeclampsia cause global cerebral hemodynamic changes

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    Shlomit Riskin-mashiah, Michael Belfort

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• • ·Dynamic aspects of preeclampsia

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    Wessel Ganzevoort, Annelies Rep, Hanneke de Vries, Gouke Bonsel, Hans Wolf

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• • ·Microarray analysis of gene expression in leukocytes from women with preeclampsia

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    Yuping Wang, David F. Lewis, Yang Gu, Lynn Groome, Lisa Philibert

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• • ·Recurrenct preeclampsia in the second pregnancy - effects of gestational age at first birth, paternity, and interval between births

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    Dorina Kallogjeri, Rachata Tungsiripat, Dorothea Mostello, Terry Leet

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• • ·Long-term infant outcome of a randomized trial of plasma volume expansion in women with preeclampsia remote from term

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    Wessel Ganzevoort, Annelies Rep, Aleid G. van Wassenaer, Agaath G. Kaspers, Hanneke de Vries, Gouke Bonsel, Hans Wolf

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• • ·Do steroids affect maternal or fetal thrombopoietin in preterm preeclampsia?

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    Tamara Takoudes, Sherry Weitzen, Geralyn Messerlian, Maureen Malee

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• • ·Vaginal delivery rate by gestational age for preeclampsia from 24 to 42 weeks

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    Mary Beth Janicki, James Egan, Elisa Gianferrari, Alan Bolnick, Henry Roque, Winston Campbell

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• • ·Mother's own birth weight influences the risk for developing gestational hypertensive disease

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    John Smulian, Wendy Kinzler, Cande Ananth, Maria Martins, Carl Nath, Anthony Vintzileos

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• • ·Mother's own birth weight influences the risk for chronic hypertension

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    John Smulian, Cande Ananth, Wendy Kinzler, Glenn Herman, Yinka Oyelese, Anthony Vintzileos

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• • ·Is neonatal adverse neurological outcome or death predictable at admission of women with early preterm hypertensive disorders of pregnancy?

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    Annelies Rep, Wessel Ganzevoort, Laila de Groot, Hanneke de Vries, Gouke Bonsel, Hans Wolf

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• • ·Are maternal complications predictable at admission for early preterm hypertensive disorders of pregnancy?

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    Annelies Rep, Wessel Ganzevoort, Hanneke de Vries, Gouke Bonsel, Hans Wolf

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• • ·Vascular endothelial growth factor upregulates the expression of endothelin-1 by matrix metalloproteinase-2 in huvecs

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    M.-J. Oh, M.-K. Kim, J.-K. Lee, H.-J. Kim

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• • ·Outpatient management of gestational hypertension remote from term is associated with low perinatal and maternal mortality

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    John Barton, John O'brien, Niki Istwan, Debbie Rhea, Gary Stanziano, Baha Sibai

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• • ·Prediction of superimposed preeclampsia using uterine artery Doppler velocimetry in women with chronic hypertension

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    Nadia Roncaglia, Isabella Crippa, Cinzia Patregnani, Anna Locatelli, Patrizia Vergani, Camilla Andreotti, Alessandro Ghidini

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• • ·Is severe preeclampsia expression different when it occurs preterm or at term?

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    Amy Goodwin, Brian Mercer

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• • ·Women with a history of preeclampsia have a decreased innate immune response

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    Lan Tran, Darcy Carr, Josephine Amory, Thomas Easterling

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• • ·Does maternal race or ethnicity affect the expression of severe preeclampsia?

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    Amy Goodwin, Brian Mercer

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• • ·Validation and quantitation of proteomic biomarkers for severe preeclampsia in cerebrospinal fluid

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    Errol Norwitz, Lawrence Tsen, Joong-Shin Park, Patricia Fitzpatrick, David Dorfman, Catalin Buhimschi, George Saade, Charles Lockwood, Irina Buhimschi

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• • ·Maternal echocardiogram findings in pregnant patients with chronic hypertension

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    Julie Gainer, James A. Alexander, Donald Mcintire, Kenneth Leveno

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• • ·Outcomes of pregnancies diagnosed with gestational hypertension who develop subjective symptoms of preeclampsia

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    Thaddeus Waters, Anthony Sciscione, Debbie Rhea, Gary Stanziano, Niki Istwan

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• • ·Vascular dysfunction in preeclampsia assessed by brachial artery ultrasound

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    Inna Landres, Maria Small, Samuel Ramsawak, Adesh Suirjusingh, Keith Williams

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• • ·A comparison of Doppler waveform parameters versus flow-mediated vascular dilation of the brachial artery in preeclamptic and normotensive women

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    Inna Landres, Maria Small, Adesh Sirjusingh, Samuel Ramsawak, Keith Williams

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• • ·Umbilical cord plasma homocysteine concentrations are elevated at delivery in pregnancies complicated by preeclampsia

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    Peter Napolitano, Charles Wakefield, Dawn Elliott, Shad Deering, Andrea Shields

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• • ·A randomized placebo-controlled trial of prolonged prednisolone administration to patients with HELLP syndrome remote from term: Maternal and neonatal complications

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    P.j. van Runnard Heimel, A.J.M. Huisjes, A. Franx, C. Koopman, M.L. Bots, H.W. Bruinse

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• • ·Mean arterial pressure to body mass index ratio in relation to preeclampsia

    Page :S41

    Gregg Giannina, Cande Ananth, John Smulian

    Plan Plan
• • ·Maternal fetal ABO-Rh blood antigen status and risk for preterm preeclampsia

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    Alissa Carver, Erika O'Donnell, Patrick Ramsey, Joseph Biggio, William Andrews

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• • ·Intravenous L-Arginine is a new anti-hypertensive agent forr pregnant women

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    Isabella Neri, Valerio Maria Jasonni, Gianfranco Gori, Immacolata Blasi

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• • ·Relationship between body mass index, preeclampsia, and sleep disordered breathing

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    Jamison Morgan, Sig-Linda Jacobson, Robert Sack, George Saade

    Plan Plan
• • ·Transfer function analysis of dynamic cerebral autoregulation in preeclampsia

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    Keith Williams, Maria Small, Ugonna Duru, Myriam Fernandes, Inna Landres, Samuel Ramsawak, Adesh Sirjusingh

    Plan Plan
• • ·The association between adipokines obesity and preeclampsia

    Page :S43

    Israel Hendler, Sean Blackwell, Shobha Mehta, Janice Whitty, Evie Russell, Yoram Sorokin, David Cotton

    Plan Plan
• • ·Multiple sexual partners and early menarche are risk factors for preeclampsia in an African population

    Page :S43

    Adanna Anyikam, Elizabeth Triche, Jack Moodley, Errol Norwitz

    Plan Plan
• • ·Ambulatory blood pressure in pregnancy: Correlation to fetal growth in normotensive, preeclamptic and chronic hypertensive women

    Page :S43

    Andrea Tranquilli, Stefano Raffaele Giannubilo

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• • ·Association of a maternal CD14 gene polymorphism with preterm premature rupture of membranes (PPROM) in multifetal pregnancies and its potentiation by interleukin-1 receptor antagonist (IL-1ra) and 70kDa heat shock protein (hsp70) gene polymorphisms

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    Robin Kalish, Santosh Vardhana, Normand Neil, Sriram C. Perni, Meruka Gupta, Steven S. Witkin

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• • ·Quantitative fluorescence polymerase chain reaction (QF-PCR) for rapid prenatal diagnosis of aneuploidy

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    Yifat Ochshorn, Anat Bar Shira, Anat Jonish, Joseph B Lessing, David Pauzner, Oren Ezer, Mark Evans, Avi Orr-urtreger, Yuval Yaron

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• • ·The effect of maternal smoking on maternal serum analyte levels and down syndrome screen positivity—Results from the FASTER trial

    Page :S44

    Adam Urato, Sabrina Craigo, Jacob Canick, Karen Traister, Fergal Malone, Bryan Oshiro, David Luthy, Christine Comstock, Gary Hankins, Richard Berkowitz, Susan Gross, Lorraine Dugoff, Ilan Timor, Stephen R. Carr, Honor M. Wolfe, Mary D'alton

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• • ·Clinical use of first-trimester aneuploidy screening can replicate data from clinical trials

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    Sriram C. Perni, Mladen Predanic, Robin B. Kalish, Frank A. Chervenak, Stephen T. Chasen

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• • ·First-trimester screening with free β-hCG, PAPP-A, and nuchal translucency in pregnancies conceived by in vitro fertilization

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    Sriram C. Perni, Mladen Predanic, Alexander Friedman, Claudel Jean-Pierre, Robin B. Kalish, Stephen T. Chasen

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• • ·Efficacy of absent or shortened nasal bone length for down syndrome detection in second trimester fetuses

    Page :S45

    Carolyn Zelop, Peter Benn, Elizabeth Milewski, Kimberly Brault, Adam Borgida, James Egan

    Plan Plan
• • ·Studies of hematopoietic-human-stem-cell viability in-vitro and of celocentesis in non-human primates for in-utero stem cell gene therapy

    Page :S45

    Joaquin Santolaya-Forgas, Juan de Leon-Luis, Laura Diaz

    Plan Plan
• • ·In children born IUGR, normalization of weight by age 5 may be associated with hypertension

    Page :S45

    Katharine Wenstrom, Suzanne Cliver, Robert Goldenberg, Stephen Rostand

    Plan Plan
• • ·First and second trimester evaluation of risk (FASTER) trial: Detection of aneuploidies other than down syndrome

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    Fergal D. Malone, Geralyn Lambert-Messerlian, Jacob Canick, Robert Ball, David A. Nyberg, Christine H. Comstock, George Saade, Richard L. Berkowitz, Susan J. Gross, Lorraine Dugoff, Sabrina D. Craigo, Ilan E. Timor, Stephen R. Carr, Honor M. Wolfe, Tara Tripp, Diana Bianchi, Mary E. D'alton

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• • ·Which tissue should be used to obtain a fetal karyotype after second trimester termination of pregnancy?

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    Garfield Clunie, Steven J. Ralston, Janet M. Cowan, Karen Krajewski, Sabrina D. Craigo

    Plan Plan
• • ·Utilization of second trimester maternal serum screening for down syndrome by advanced maternal age women

    Page :S46

    Peter Benn, James Egan

    Plan Plan  
• • ·Second trimester maternal serum screening for down syndrome: Amniocentesis rates and the net number of affected pregnancies identified

    Page :S46

    Peter Benn, James Egan

    Plan Plan
• • ·A cost-effectiveness analysis of screening strategies for down syndrome (DS)

    Page :S46

    Anthony Odibo, David Stamilio, Harish Sehdev, George Macones

    Plan Plan
• • ·Application of an erythroblast scoring system and DNA polymorphism sequence analysis for the gender-independent assessment of fetal cells in maternal blood

    Page :S47

    Donghyun Cha, Kiarash Khosrotehrani, Diana Bianchi, Kirby Johnson

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• • ·Multiple marker first and second trimester serum screening for adverse pregnancy outcome: A FASTER trial study

    Page :S47

    Lorraine Dugoff, Lisa Sullivan, Jacob Canick, John Hobbins, Fergal Malone, Flint Porter, David Nyberg, Christine Comstock, George Saade, Keith Eddleman, Susan Gross, Sabrina Craigo, Ilan Timor-Trisch, Stephen Carr, Honor Wolfe, Mary D'lton

    Plan Plan
• • ·The effect of vaginal bleeding on maternal serum PAPP-A, free β-hCG, and nuchal translucency. A population based screening study (the FASTER trial)

    Page :S47

    Lorraine Dugoff, Vincent Faber, John Hobbins, Fergal Malone, Jacob Canick, Flint Porter, David Luthy, Christine Comstock, Radek Bukowski, Keith Eddleman, Susan Gross, Sabrina Craigo, Ilan Timor-Trisch, Stephen Carr, Honor Wolfe, Mary E. D'alton

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• • ·Elevated midtrimester maternal serum hCG is not associated with fetal congenital anomalies unrelated to chromosomal anomalies

    Page :S47

    Claudio Celentano, Marco Liberati, Paolo Emilio Guanciali-Franchi, Giandomenico Palka, Siegfried Rotmensch

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• • ·The effect of maternal prednisone use on second-trimester maternal serum unconjugated estriol levels—Results from the FASTER trial

    Page :S48

    Sabrina Craigo, Adam Urato, Jacob Canick, Gina Peloso, Fergal Malone, Bryan Oshiro, David Luthy, Christine H. Comstock, Gary Hankins, Richard Berkowitz, Susan Gross, Lorraine Dugoff, Ilan Timor, Stephen Carr, Honor Wolfe, Mary D'lton

    Plan Plan
• • ·History of miscarriage and increased incidence of fetal aneuploidy in subsequent pregnancy

    Page :S48

    Katherine Bianco, Aaron B. Caughey, Brian Shaffer, Regina Bergquist, Mary Norton

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• • ·Fas and Fas ligand polymorphism in preterm labor

    Page :S48

    Aleksandr Fuks, Lance Parton, Satya Polavarapu, Denise Netta, Sonya Strassberg, Ioana Godi, Chaur-Dong Hsu

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• • ·First and second trimester down syndrome screening markers in pregnancies achieved through assisted reproductive technologies (ART): A FASTER trial study

    Page :S48

    Geralyn Lambert-Messerlian, Lorraine Dugoff, John Vidaver, Jacob Canick, Fergal Malone, Flint Porter, Christine Comstock, David Luthy, Radek Bukowski, Keith Eddleman, Susan Gross, Sabrina Craigo, Ilan Timor, Stephen Carr, Honor Wolfe, Mary D'alton

    Plan Plan
• • ·Cystic fibrosis screening implementation at the University of Michigan

    Page :S49

    Kathleen Hanlon-Lundberg, Samuel Bauer, Rajani Aatre-Keshavamurthy

    Plan Plan
• • ·Inherited thrombophilias and severe pregnancy complications: A structured review

    Page :S49

    Tiffanee Lenzi, Kristie Keeton, Mark Chames, Scott Ransom, Ellen Mozurkewich

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• • ·Chimeric twins with the same maternal and different paternal genetic contributions

    Page :S49

    Vivienne Souter, Melissa Parisi, Dale Nyholt, Raj Kapur, Ian Glass, Kent Opheim, Grant Montgomery

    Plan Plan
• • ·Documentation of genotypic and allelic frequency variations in TNF receptor 1 Loci between ethnic groups

    Page :S49

    Ramkumar Menon, Digna Rosa Velez, Scott Williams, Stephen Fortunato

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• • ·The polymorphisms of 5, 10-methylenethtrahydrofolate reductase (MTHFR C677T and A1298C) and methionine synthase reductase (MTRR A66G) gene as maternal risk factors for fetal aneuploidy

    Page :S50

    Hyun-Mee Ryu, Do-Jin Kim, Moon-Young Kim, So-Yeon Park, Jin-Woo Kim, Shin-Young Kim, Jae-Hyug Yang, Joung-Yeol Han, Joo Oh Kim, Jin-Hoon Chung

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• • ·Placental gene expression

    Page :S50

    Louise Laurent, Thomas Moore

    Plan Plan
• • ·Prenatal diagnosis of fetal aneuploidy following second-trimester abortion for fetal aneuploidy

    Page :S50

    Stephen Chasen, Robin B. Kalish, Meruka Gupta, Frank A. Chervenak

    Plan Plan
• • ·The impact of nuchal translucency screening on AMA patients' uptake of invasive testing

    Page :S50

    Andrea Wray, Alessandro Ghidini, Colette Alvis, Jonathan Hodor, Helain Landy, Sarah Poggi

    Plan Plan
• • ·Gestational diabetes mellitus: Is their a risk for perinatal mortality?

    Page :S51

    Yariv Yogev, Orli Most, Oded Langer

    Plan Plan
• • ·Gestational diabetes and ethnicity: Are results of pregnancy outcome generalizable?

    Page :S51

    Yariv Yogev, Orli Most, Oded Langer

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• • ·Is there a difference in the glycemic profile of non-diabetic women with positive/negative glucose challenge test screening (GCT) results?

    Page :S51

    Yariv Yogev, Oded Langer, Avi Ben Haroush, Rony Chen, Orli Most, Moshe Hod

    Plan Plan
• • ·Combination of elevated fasting glucose and positive glucose challenge test (GCT) for gestational diabetes (GDM) diagnosis

    Page :S51

    Yariv Yogev, Orli Most, Oded Langer

    Plan Plan
• • ·Early pregnancy adiponectin concentrations are associated with gestational diabetes

    Page :S52

    Kristine Lain, Paul Speer, Stacy Mcgonigal, James Roberts

    Plan Plan
• • ·Antepartum hyperglycemia fails to predict GDM or macrosomia

    Page :S52

    Jennifer Ahn, Judith Hibbard, Matthew Corcoran

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• • ·Resistin: A hormone which induces insulin resistance is increased in normal pregnancy

    Page :S52

    Jyh Kae Nien, Ricardo Gomez, Jimmy Espinoza, Luis Goncalves, Joon-Seok Hong, Samuel Edwin, Sonia Hassan, Moshe Mazor, Roberto Romero

    Plan Plan
• • ·Estimates of insulin sensitivity using C-peptide from an oral glucose tolerance test (OGTT)

    Page :S52

    Tatjana Radaelli, Patrick Catalano

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• • ·Recurrence of fetal macrosomia (> 4500G) in gestational diabetes is less frequent than in non-diabetic pregnancies

    Page :S53

    Michael E. Foley, Leslie Daly, Mary Coffey, Richard Firth, Brendan Kinsley, Colm O'Herlihy

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• • ·Screening for gestational diabetes: Different cut-offs for different ethnicities?

    Page :S53

    Tania Esakoff, Yvonne Cheng, Aaron B. Caughey

    Plan Plan
• • ·Screening or diagnostic: Positive predictive value of the markedly elevated glucose loading test and perinatal outcomes

    Page :S53

    Yvonne Cheng, Tania Esakoff, Ingrid Block-Kurbisch, Alla Ustinov, Sherri Shafer, Aaron B. caughey

    Plan Plan
• • ·Comparison of glyburide and insulin for the management of gestational diabetes in a large managed care organization

    Page :S53

    Gladys A. Ramos, Gavin F. Jacobson, Jenny Y. Ching, Russell S. Kirby, Assiamira Ferrara, D. Robin Field

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• • ·A comparison of the homeostasis model assessment (HOMA) with direct measurements of insulin resistance in pregnancy with and without gestational diabetes (GDM)

    Page :S54

    Martin Montoro, Siri Kjos, Anny Xiang, Thomas A. Buchanan

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• • ·Pregnancy outcome in patients with abnormal glucose challenge test amd normal oral glucose tolerance test: Comparison with normal and gestational diabetic patients

    Page :S54

    Munira Dudhbhi, Allan Fisher, Allan Bombard, Kell Juliard, Zeev Weiner

    Plan Plan
• • ·Is fetal echocardiography a worthwhile addition to targeted ultrasound in pregnant diabetics?

    Page :S54

    Verlee Fines, Leah Bernard, Sally Agent, Andrew Hull

    Plan Plan
• • ·Neonatal outcomes of gestational diabetics treated with glyburide

    Page :S54

    Meredith Rochon, Lisa Roth, Larry Rand, Lara Friel, Sreedhar Gaddipati

    Plan Plan
• • ·Prenatal ultrasound findings in 93 cases of fetal infection with cytomegalovirus. Correlation with amniotic fluid viral load and outcome

    Page :S55

    Masami Yamamoto, François Jacquemard, Olivier Picone, Jean-marc Costa, Yves Ville

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• • ·Timing of biochemical fetal brain injury following intrauterine infection

    Page :S55

    Carl Rose, Christian Briery, Chad Klauser, William Bennett, Josephine Wyatt-Ashmead, Kathy Cockrell, John Morrison, James Martin, Joey Granger

    Plan Plan
• • ·Longitudinal study of vaginal flora: Periodontal disease is significantly associated with bacterial vaginosis (BV)

    Page :S55

    William Andrews, Marjorie Jeffcoat, Jane Schwebke, Mark Klebanoff, Jun Zhang, Suzanne Cliver

    Plan Plan
• • ·Chorioamnionitis at term: Is there a role for surgical intervention to reduce the rate of cerebral palsy? A clinical decision and cost analysis

    Page :S55

    Kathryn Goralski, Mark Chames

    Plan Plan
• • ·Inflammatory-mediated model of cerebral palsy with developmental sequelae

    Page :S56

    Sarah Poggi, Jane Park, Laura Toso, Haim Einat, Robin Roberson, Veronica Dunlap, Jade Woodard, Daniel Abebe, Catherine Spong

    Plan Plan
• • ·Duration of membrane rupture and vertical transmission of HIV: Does the four hour rule still apply?

    Page :S56

    Amanda Cotter, M. Lunthita Duthely, Victor Gonzalez-Quintero, Mary J.O. Sullivan

    Plan Plan
• • ·Experimental genital mycoplasmosis does not increase IL-1β, COX-1 or COX-2 expression in fetal brains

    Page :S56

    Morgan Peltier, Brandon Barney, Mary Brown

    Plan Plan
• • ·Cost-effectiveness of acyclovir prophylaxis for pregnant women with a history of genital HSV

    Page :S56

    Sarah Little, Aaron B. Caughey

    Plan Plan
• • ·Cytomegalovirus intrauterine infection: Pharmacokinetics of valaciclovir administration to the mother and changes in DNA viral load in amniotic fluid and fetal blood

    Page :S57

    François Jacquemard, Masami Yamamoto, Olivier Picone, Jean-Marc Costa, S. Romand, Evelyne Jacz-Aigran, Ferdinand Daffos, Yves Ville

    Plan Plan
• • ·Clinical presentation of community-acquired methicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus in pregnancy

    Page :S57

    Vanessa Laibl, Jeanne Sheffield, Scott Roberts, George Wendel

    Plan Plan
• • ·Management of Group B streptococcus in pregnant women with penicillin allergy

    Page :S57

    Elliot Philipson, David Lang, Steven Gordon, Janet Burlingame, Stephen Emery, Mercedes Arroliga

    Plan Plan
• • ·Hepatitis C quantitative viral load as a predictor of pregnancy outcome

    Page :S57

    Vanessa Laibl, Jeanne Sheffield, Scott Roberts, Donald Mcintire, George Wendel

    Plan Plan
• • ·Rapid HIV vs. ELISA screening in a low risk mexican american population presenting in labor: A cost-effectiveness analysis

    Page :S58

    Nora Doyle, Judy Levison, Michael Gardner

    Plan Plan
• • ·Cost comparison of 3 rapid HIV tests in a low risk population

    Page :S58

    Nora Doyle, Michael Gardner

    Plan Plan
• • ·Metabolic activation of 2′, 3′-Didehydro-3′-Deoxythymidine (D4T) in isolated maternal and fetal peripheral blood mononuclear cells at term gestation

    Page :S58

    Asher Bashiri, Moshe Mazor, Iris Ohel, Arie Koifman, Esther Manor, Mazal Rubin, Riad Agbaria

    Plan Plan
• • ·The effect of progesterone and pregnancy on HIV-1 co-receptor expression

    Page :S58

    Jeanne Sheffield, Christine Pybus, George Wendel, Michael Norgard

    Plan Plan  
• • ·Antiretroviral therapy and preterm delivery: Another clue in the puzzle?

    Page :S59

    Amanda Cotter, Mlunthita Duthely, M.J. O'sullivan, Rita Romaguera

    Plan Plan
• • ·Association of vaginal hydrolytic enzymes with amniotic fluid proinflammatory cytokines among women in preterm labor

    Page :S59

    Sabina Cauci, Jane Hitti, Sharon Hillier, David Eschenbach

    Plan Plan
• • ·Comparison of optical immunoassay and polymerase-chain reaction for Group B streptococcal rapid intrapartum screening

    Page :S59

    Natali Aziz, Holly D'souza, M. Nourbakhsh, Ellen J. Baron, Maurice L. Druzin, William E. Benitz

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• • ·Association between vaginal 70kDa heat shock protein, interleukin-1 receptor antagonist and microbial flora in mid-trimester pregnant women

    Page :S59

    Mehmet R. Genc, Emre Karasahin, Andrew Onderdonk, Ann Marie Bongiovanni, Mary L. Delaney, Steven Witkin

    Plan Plan
• • ·The relationship between periodontal disease, maternal inflammation, and preterm birth

    Page :S60

    Kim Boggess, Susan Lieff, Kevin Moss, James Beck, Steven Offenbacher, Amy Murtha

    Plan Plan
• • ·The relationship between periodontal disease and bacterial vaginosis among pregnant women

    Page :S60

    Kim Boggess, Susan Lieff, Kevin Moss, Lorna Rabe, Steven Offenbacher, Sharon Hillier

    Plan Plan
• • ·Effect of chronic porphyromonas gingivalis infection on insulin growth factor in pregnant rabbits

    Page :S60

    Kim Boggess, Wayne Price, Steven Offenbacher, Kenneth Moise

    Plan Plan
• • ·Placental tissues from HIV-1 infected women harbor virally infected mast cells: Potential role in vertical transmission of perinatal HIV-1 infection

    Page :S60

    Jane Ellis, Michael Lindsay, Aftab Ansari, Bruce Sundstrom, Harriet Williams

    Plan Plan
• • ·Efficacy of azithromycin for treatment of chlamydia cervicitis in pregnancy

    Page :S61

    Alissa Carver, William Taft, Kristi Borowski, Heather Turner, B. Chance Mullins, Manisha Sharma, Patrick Ramsey

    Plan Plan
• • ·Sexually associated Group B streptococcal subtype colonization

    Page :S61

    Timothy Canavan, Marijane Krohn, Sharon Hillier, Patricia Ferrieri

    Plan Plan
• • ·Maternal characteristics associated with a viral load less than 1000 copies/ml at delivery in HIV seropositive pregnant women

    Page :S61

    Judette Louis, Sean Blackwell, Dianne Allen, Bernard Gonik, Jerrie Refuerzo, Theodore Jones

    Plan Plan
• • ·Inflammatory markers, lower genital tract infection and bacterial vaginosis (BV) in pregnancy

    Page :S61

    Alice Goepfert, Ida Vogel, Suzanne Cliver, Poul Thorsen, William Andrews

    Plan Plan
• • ·Pentraxin (PTX)-3 in preterm labor and premature rupture of membranes (PROM): A marker of intrauterine infection?

    Page :S62

    Claudia Bonardi, Francesca Assi, Anna Locatelli, Alessandro Ghidini, Cecilia Garlanda, Alberto Mantovani

    Plan Plan
• • ·Amniotic fluid interleukin-8, l-selectin, fas and fas ligand in intraamniotic infection

    Page :S62

    Chaur-dong Hsu, Aleksandr Fuks, Satya Polavarapu

    Plan Plan
• • ·Abstract #196: Withdrawn

    Page :S62

    
• • ·Neonatal outcome following conservative management of PPROM among HIV infected patients

    Page :S62

    Brenda Ross, Songhai Barcliff, Harold Fox, Jean Anderson

    Plan Plan
• • ·Impact of trizivir therapy on HIV-infected pregnant women

    Page :S63

    Maryam Tarsa, Patricia Franklin, Stephen Spector, Andrew Hull

    Plan Plan
• • ·Prevalence of Hepatitis B and C in HIV infected women

    Page :S63

    Patricia Santiago, Scott Roberts, Jeanne Sheffield, George wendel

    Plan Plan
• • ·Poster Session II

    Page :S64

    
• • ·First and second trimester evaluation of risk for down syndrome: A cost-utility analysis - results of the FASTER trial

    Page :S65

    Robert H. Ball, Aaron B. Caughey, Fergal D. Malone, David A. Nyberg, Christine H. Comstock, George Saade, Richard L. Berkowitz, Susan J. Gross, Lorraine Dugoff, Sabrina D. Craigo, Ilan E. Timor, Stephen R. Carr, Honor M. Wolfe, Danielle Emig, Mary E. D'Alton

    Plan Plan
• • ·Obstetric management and outcome of 4569 women with a history of a cesarean section: A prospective study in the netherlands

    Page :S65

    A. Kwee, M.L. Bots, G.H.A. Visser, H.W. Bruinse

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• • ·Suboptimal first-trimester growth and very preterm delivery of twins

    Page :S65

    Mary Hediger, Barbara Luke, David Grainger, Ruta Misiunas, Elaine Anderson, Frank Witter, Jill Mauldin, Roger Newman, Clark Nugent, Mary Jo O'Sullivan, Gary Hankins, Mary D'Alton

    Plan Plan
• • ·Oral tocoloysis maintenance therapy: Efficacy in achieving term delivery

    Page :S65

    Perkin Stang, Ahmad Hammoud, Christiane Schild, Martin Krapp, Theodore Jones, Peter Baumann

    Plan Plan  
• • ·The efficacy and safety of influenza vaccination in pregnancy

    Page :S66

    Jeanne Sheffield, Vanessa Laibl, Scott Roberts, Mary Lorimer, Brian Casey, Don Mcintire, George D. Wendel

    Plan Plan
• • ·Is the urinalysis or the urine protein-creatinine ratio a better predictor for significant 24 hour proteinuria in the third trimester hypertensive patient?

    Page :S66

    Bonnie Dwyer, Michael Gorman, Maurice Druzin

    Plan Plan
• • ·Does maneuver rate affect shoulder dystocia outcome?

    Page :S66

    Edith Gurewitsch, Shawn Stallings, William Tam, Robert Allen

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• • ·Is there a difference between shoulder dystocia- and non-shoulder dystocia-associated brachial plexus palsy?

    Page :S66

    Edith Gurewitsch, Shawn Stallings, Sayeh Hamzehzadeh, William Tam, Robert Allen

    Plan Plan
• • ·Relationships between fetal inflammatory response syndrome and umbilical cord arterial blood pH levels

    Page :S67

    Susan Janeczek, Sonya Won, Peter G. Pryde, Robert Mittendorf

    Plan Plan
• • ·A short cervix is a risk factor for acute inflammatory lesions of the placenta even in patients who deliver 34 weeks

    Page :S67

    Nahla Khalek, Sonia Hassan, Israel Hendler, Lorraine Nikita, Julie Moldenhauer, Roberto Romero

    Plan Plan
• • ·Elevated maternal glucose concentrations and placental infection in twin pregnancies

    Page :S67

    Barbara Luke, Morton Brown, Ruta Misiunas, Jill Mauldin, Roger Newman, Clark Nugent, Victor Gonzalez-Quintero, Frank Witter, Gary Hankins, Mary D'Alton, George Macones, David Grainger

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• • ·Twin-twin transfusion syndrome and placental anastomoses in a large unselected cohort of monochorionic twins

    Page :S67

    Andrea Fick, Mary Norton, Vickie Feldstein, Christina Wassel-Fyr, Geoffrey Machin

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• • ·The Hispanic paradox in twin pregnancies

    Page :S68

    Barbara Luke, Morton Brown, Ruta Misiunas, Victor Gonzalez-Quintero, Clark Nugent, Cosmas Van de ven, Frank Witter, Roger Newman, Mary D'Alton, Gary Hankins, David Grainger, George Macones

    Plan Plan
• • ·The cost of twin pregnancy: Maternal and neonatal factors

    Page :S68

    Barbara Luke, Morton Brown, Pierre Alexandre, Toyin Kinoshi, Mary O'Sullivan, Dibe Martin, Ruta Misiunas, Clark Nugent, Cosmas Van de ven, Roger Newman, Jill Mauldin, Frank Witter

    Plan Plan
• • ·Prophylactic cerclage in the management of triplet pregnancies

    Page :S68

    Andrei Rebarber, Ashley Roman, Niki Istwan, Debbie Rhea, Gary Stanziano

    Plan Plan
• • ·Withdrawn

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• • ·The MFMU cesarean registry: Impact of morbid obesity on trial of labor vs elective repeat cesarean delivery

    Page :S69

    Judith U. Hibbard

    Plan Plan
• • ·Double blind RCT of early versus traditional oxytocin management in the third stage to prevent blood loss

    Page :S69

    Albert Schaefer, Laura Klein, Pam Wolfe, Gretchen Heindricks, Lance Downs, Debra Guinn

    Plan Plan
• • ·The MFMU cesarean registry: Impact of obesity on trial of labor after previous cesarean delivery

    Page :S69

    Judith U. Hibbard

    Plan Plan
• • ·Maternal and neonatal complications in triplet pregnancies

    Page :S69

    Anjali Kaimal, Carol Benson, David Acker, Steve Ringer, Linda Heffner, Thomas Mcelrath

    Plan Plan
• • ·How much pressure does a pressure dressing press? quantifying the effects of a pressure dressing on the post-cesarean section incision

    Page :S70

    Anjali Kaimal, James Phillip, James Greenberg

    Plan Plan
• • ·Umbilical red nucleated blood cells in pregnancies with isolated oligohydramnios

    Page :S70

    Jessica Ascher-Landsberg, Avital Skornick-Rapaport, Ronit Almog, Many Ariel, Joseph B. Lessing, Micheal Kupferminc

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• • ·Labor induction and augmentation: Independent risk factors for uterine rupture?

    Page :S70

    George Macones, David Stamilio, Emmanuelle Pare, Jeffrey Peipert, Anthony Sciscione, Harish Sehdev, Sarah Ratcliffe, Mary Sammel

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• • ·Placenta previa in the United States, 1979-2001: Temporal trends and clinical determinants

    Page :S70

    Cande Ananth, Yinka Oyelese, Uzoma Owunna, Neela Srinivas, John Smulian

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• • ·The outcome of infants with gastroschisis: The effect of gestational age at delivery

    Page :S71

    Brian Wagner, Peter Bernstein, Ashlesha Dayal, Cynthia Chazotte, Irwin R. Merkatz, David Cole, Michael Bebbington

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• • ·Outcome after expectant management of previable preterm premature rupture of the membranes

    Page :S71

    Mary Beth Janicki, Stephanie Bowers, Sandra Caballero, Naveed Hussain, Adam Borgida, James Egan

    Plan Plan
• • ·Outcome of induced deliveries in growth restricted fetuses

    Page :S71

    Sharon Maslovitz, Ariel Many, Michael Shenhav, Michael Kupferminc, Joseph B. Lessing

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• • ·Is amniotic fluid interleukin-6 determination of value before the placement of a “rescue cerclage”?

    Page :S71

    Ricardo Gomez, Manuel Schepeler, Jyh Kae Nien, Roberto Romero, Luis Medina, Rogelio Gonzalez, Mario Carstens, Sonia Hassan, Moshe Mazor, Juan Andres Ortiz

    Plan Plan
• • ·Risk factors for wound complications in obese women undergoing cesarean delivery

    Page :S72

    Anna White, Patrick Ramsey, Debra Guinn, George Lu, Susan Ramin, Ashley Case, Dwight Rouse

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• • ·Randomized comparison of subcutaneous tissue reapproximation alone and in combination with subcutaneous drain in obese women undergoing cesarean delivery

    Page :S72

    Patrick Ramsey, Anna White, Debra Guinn, George Lu, Linda Fonseca, Ashley Case, Dwight Rouse

    Plan Plan
• • ·Obstetric hemorrhage and maternal mortality: Improvement in outcome through systematic change

    Page :S72

    Daniel Skupski, Isaac Lowenwirt, Gary Eglinton

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• • ·Chorionic villus sampling increases the alpha-fetoprotein level but not the number of fetal erythrocytes in maternal blood

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    Denise Pelikan, Sicco Scherjon, Wilma Mesker, Godelieve Groot-Swings, Hans Tanke, Humphrey Kanhai

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• • ·Abbreviated post-partum magnesium sulfate therapy for women with mild preeclampsia

    Page :S73

    Hugh Ehrenberg, Brian Mercer

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

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    Francis Nuthalapaty, Patrick Ramsey, Joseph Biggio, John Owen

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• • ·Factors associated with severe perineal lacerations in nulliparous women

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    Bela Kudish, Sean Blackwell, S. McNeeley, Robert Sokol

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• • ·Misoprostol is effective for induction of labor in high risk pregnant women: A randomized controlled trial

    Page :S73

    Michael Schneider, Risa Ramsey, Lu Kao, Kelly Angela Bennett

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• • ·Cesarean section and risk of unexplained stillbirth in subsequent pregnancy: The Utah Stillbirth database 1992-2002

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    Calla Holmgren, Kjersti Aagaard-tillery, Robert Satterfield, Shaheen Hossain, Yvette Lacoursier, T. Porter, Michael Varner

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• • ·Modes of delivery and factors associated with non-anomalous stillbirths: The Utah stillbirth database 1992-2002

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    Kjersti Aagaard-tillery, Calla Holmgren, Robert Satterfield, Shaheen Hossain, Yvette Lacoursiere, Michael Varner

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• • ·Determinants of perinatal morbidity/mortality in the second twin

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    Anthony Armson, Vidia Persad, Colleen O'Connell, K.S. Joseph, David Young, Thomas Baskett

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• • ·Risk of stillbirth with advancing gestational age among pregnancies complicated by chronic hypertension

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    Kjersti Aagaard-Tillery, Calla Holmgren, Yvette Lacoursiere, D. Ware Branch, Michael Varner

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• • ·Association of maternal antepartum management with mortality and morbidity of the extremely low birthweight (ELBW) neonate

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    Amy Whitsel, Aaron Insel, Hema Desilva, Bruce Bernstein

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• • ·‘Manual/digital rotation’ of the fetus from occiput posterior malposition to occiput anterior decreases the need for assisted vaginal delivery and cesarean section

    Page :S75

    Orna Reichman, Efraim Gdansky, Boris Latinsky, Sylvie Labi, Arnon Samueloff

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• • ·Comparison of elective induction at 32 weeks gestation in women with spontaneous prolonged premature rupture of membranes

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    Stephen Contag, Melanie Dixon, Brian Brost, William Watson

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• • ·Lactoferrin concentrations in cervical mucus of pregnant women with and without infection

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    Katsufumi Otsuki, Yasushi Sasaki, Akitoshi Hasegawa, Maki Sawada, Kaori Mitsukawa, Hiroshi Chiba, Masaaki Nagatsuka, Takashi Okai

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• • ·Cystic fibrosis screening

    Page :S76

    John Dacus, Bill Mabie, Thompson Gailey, Creighton Likes, Lindsey Metcalf, Curtis Rogers

    Plan Plan
• • ·The ability to spontaneously conceive after 45 years of age is associated with an exceptionally low rate of spontaneous abortions and a distinct pattern of apoptosis/anti apoptosis gene expression pattern

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    Yuval Gielchinsky, Michal Linial, Gideon Rechavi, Ninette Amariglio, Jasmine Jacob-hirsch, David Mankuta, Yossef Ezra, Neri Laufer

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• • ·Uterine anomalies and obstetric outcome

    Page :S76

    Ken Ahdoot, Garfield Clunie, David Chelmow, Sabrina Craigo

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• • ·Adverse outcomes in pregnancies complicated by single umbilical artery

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    Carlos Torres, B. Denise Raynor

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• • ·Effects of acupuncture and specific stabilizing exercises among women with pregnancy-related pelvic pain: A randomised single blind controlled trial

    Page :S77

    Lars Ladfors, Helen Elden, Monika fagevik Olsén, Hans-christian östgaard, Henrik Hagberg

    Plan Plan
• • ·Routine thromboprophylaxis at cesarean with intermittent pneumatic compression may be cost effective

    Page :S77

    Holly Casele, William Grobman

    Plan Plan
• • ·Fetal macrosomia (>4500 G) in non-diabetic pregnancies increases intrapartum complications and the rate of recurrence is high

    Page :S77

    Michael E. Foley, Leslie Daly, Colin Walsh, Colm O'Herlihy

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• • ·Is there an association between severity of polyhydramnios and perinatal outcome?

    Page :S77

    Dana Figueroa, Thomas Trevett, Amy Herring, Robert Strauss, John Thorp

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• • ·Advanced maternal age (AMA) is an independent risk factor for intrauterine growth restriction (IUGR)

    Page :S78

    Anthony Odibo, Raegan McDonald, Deborah Nelson, David Stamilio, Harish Sehdev, George Macones

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• • ·Low-molecular-weight heparin versus low dose aspirin in multiparous women with adverse pregnancy outcome and a costitutional thrombophilic disorder

    Page :S78

    Gabriele Urban, Roberta Tironi, Patrizia Vergani, Cinzia Patregnani, Patrizia Ceruti, Emanuela Vertemati, Enrico Pogliani

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• • ·The association between first-trimester levels of free -hCG and perinatal complications

    Page :S78

    Sriram C. Perni, Mladen Predanic, Jacqueline Montgomery, Grace Sun, Robin B. Kalish, Stephen T. Chasen

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• • ·The association between first-trimester levels of PAPP-A and perinatal complications

    Page :S78

    Sriram C. Perni, Mladen Predanic, Kristin Cox, Tania Portillo, Robin B. Kalish, Stephen T. Chasen

    Plan Plan
• • ·Predicting shoulder dystocia with clinical factors: Can we prevent disaster?

    Page :S79

    David Stamilio, Anthony Odibo, George Macones

    Plan Plan
• • ·Vaginal delivery in twin gestations; outcome and predictors of success

    Page :S79

    Michal Lavee, Raed Salim, Zohar Nachum, Eliezer Shalev

    Plan Plan
• • ·Vaginal delivery for fetuses at risk of alloimmune thrombocytopenia: Is it safe?

    Page :S79

    Eline Van den akker, Dick Oepkes, Anneke Brand, Humphrey Kanhai

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• • ·Does a “vanishing twin” affect first- trimester biochemisty in down syndrome screening?

    Page :S79

    Stephen Chasen, Sriram C Perni, Mladen Predanic, Robin B. Kalish, Frank A. Chervenak

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• • ·Placental characteristics of severely discordant monochorionic (MC) diamniotic (DA) twins

    Page :S80

    Ori Nevo, John Slevin, Sarah Keating, Rory Windrim, Gareth Seaward, Ed Kelly, Greg Ryan

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• • ·Cerebrovascular accidents during pregnancy

    Page :S80

    Tal Lazer, Asher Bashiri, Ana Smolin, Eliezer Burstein, Simcha Lazer, Moshe Mazor

    Plan Plan
• • ·Placenta previa-accreta: Risk factors and complications

    Page :S80

    Ihab Usta, Elie Hobeika, Antoine Abu Musa, Gaby Gabriel, Anwar Nassar

    Plan Plan
• • ·Effect of large trials on clinical practice - the term breech trial example

    Page :S80

    Ori Nevo, Howard Berger, Susan Walsh, Dan Farine

    Plan Plan  
• • ·Interrelationship between ethnicity and obesity on obstetrical outcomes

    Page :S81

    Gladys Ramos, Aaron B. Caughey

    Plan Plan
• • ·Vaginal versus cesarean delivery for preterm breech presentation in california: A population-based study

    Page :S81

    Peter Robilio, Nina Boe, Beate Danielsen, William Gilbert

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• • ·Clinical significance of subchorionic hematoma in the first trimester; is it an early marker of abnormal placentation?

    Page :S81

    Ja-Young Kwon, Han-Sung Kwon, Young-Han Kim, Bok-Ja Kim, Yong-Won Park

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• • ·Neonatal nucleated red blood cells are a marker for infants at risk for cerebral white matter injury

    Page :S81

    Anadir Silva, Randi Smith, Christoph Lehmann, Cynthia Holcroft, Ernest Graham

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• • ·Comparison between sublingual nefedipine and intravenous ritodrine as tocolytic agents for external cephalic version at term

    Page :S82

    Noa Zafran, Raed Salim, Shmuel Edelstein, Zohar Nachum, Eliezer Shalev

    Plan Plan
• • ·The impact of induction on the labor curve in term vaginal deliveries

    Page :S82

    Tulin Ozcan, Jason Roy, Ken Edell, Eva Pressman

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• • ·Predictive value of integrated screening in pregnancies with high risk for placental insufficiency

    Page :S82

    Vandana Chaddha, Cynthia Chan, Ruchita Uxa, Herbert Wong, Ants Toi, Rory Windrim, John C.P. Kingdom

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• • ·A randomized trial of active versus expectant management of the third stage of labor

    Page :S82

    Matthew Hoffman, Fatima Naqvi, Anthony Sciscione

    Plan Plan
• • ·When has an induction failed?: A cohort analysis

    Page :S83

    Charla Simon, William Grobman

    Plan Plan
• • ·Clinical and sonographic estimation of fetal weight performed by residents during the active phase of labor

    Page :S83

    George Noumi, Jorge Venegas, Allan Bombard, Zeev Weiner

    Plan Plan
• • ·Maturity cutoffs for lamellar body counts

    Page :S83

    Mark Neerhof, Elaine Haney, James Dohnal, Nicholas Hobart

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• • ·Impact of prior peritoneal closure at cesarean section on significant adhesion

    Page :S83

    Yoshiko Komoto, Takshi Shimizu, Koichiro Shimoya, Kenshi Wasada, Hirotsugu Fukuda, On Fukui, Shusaku Hayashi, Hiroaki Tsubouchi, Mitsunori Shioji, Nao Okishiro-oura, Yuji Murata

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• • ·Interval between pregnancies and maternal age: Their impact: On pregnancy outcome

    Page :S84

    Thomas Myles, Heather Volk, Linda Mundy, Terry Leet

    Plan Plan
• • ·Grandmultiparae in modern obstetrics

    Page :S84

    Anwar Nassar, Rania Fayyumy, Wael Saab, Ghassan Mehio, Ihab Usta

    Plan Plan
• • ·First stage of labor in multiparous women with shoulder dystocia

    Page :S84

    Shobha Mehta, Emily Hamilton, Emmanuel Bujold, Sean Blackwell

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• • ·Soft tissue mass in shoulder dystocia neonates

    Page :S84

    Shobha Mehta, Sean Blackwell, Emmanuel Bujold, Pooja Mittal, Todd Kraemer, Robert Sokol

    Plan Plan
• • ·Spontaneous version with preterm premature rupture of membranes

    Page :S85

    Linda Fonseca, Manju Monga

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• • ·Pregnancy loss in the third-timester in patients with sickle cell trait: Is it time for a reappraisal?

    Page :S85

    Michelle Taylor, Josephine Wyatt-Ashmead, Julie Cushman, James Bofill, Rick Martin, John Morrison

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• • ·Twins: Are there differences in maternal outcome between assisted reproductive technology versus spontaneous gestations?

    Page :S85

    Harish Sehdev, Nils Stenman, Soraya Abbasi, Jack Ludmir

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• • ·Safety and efficacy of misoprostol for second-trimester pregnancy termination: Effect of prior cesarean section

    Page :S85

    Lara Friel, Meredith Rochon, Cynthia Gyamfi, Adam Jacobs

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• • ·Composite risk index to predict adverse cardiac outcomes in pregnant women with congenital heart disease

    Page :S86

    David W. Ouyang, Paul Khairy, Susan Fernandes, Katherine Economy, Aviva Lee-Parritz, Michael Landzberg

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• • ·Factors affecting smoking cessation in pregnancy

    Page :S86

    Graham Ashmead, Tom Brahler, Diane Fierst, Rose Sevcik, Melissa Herbst, Saeid Amini

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• • ·Proteomic analysis of urine in pregnancies complicated by urinary tract infection / inflammation: A novel approach to diagnose and individualize treatment

    Page :S86

    Catalin Buhimschi, Errol Norwitz, Susan Richman, Anna Sfakianaki, Ben Hamar, Pinar Kodaman, Edmund Funai, George Saade, Charles Lockwood, Irina Buhimschi

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• • ·Risk factors for adverse cardiac outcomes in pregnant women with congenital heart disease

    Page :S86

    David Ouyang, Paul Khairy, Katherine Economy, Susan Fernandes, Aviva Lee-Parritz, Michael Landzberg

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• • ·Villitis of unknown etiology as a placental counterpart of transplantation rejection: The demonstration of cd8+ T lymphocyte and NK cell infiltration in this lesion

    Page :S87

    Mi Ran Kim, Jyh Kae Nien, Chong Jai Kim, Yeon Mee Kim, Gi Jin Kim, Luis Goncalves, Seo Young Oh, Tinnakorn Chaiworapongsa, Moshe Mazor, Roberto Romero

    Plan Plan
• • ·Prognostic value of echocardiography at diagnosis of peripartum cardiomyopathy

    Page :S87

    Jeff Chapa, Heather Heiberger, Roberto M. Lang, Judith Hibbard

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• • ·Anaphylatoxins in preterm and term labor

    Page :S87

    Eleazar Soto, Karina Richani, Jimmy Espinoza, Jyh Kae Nien, Tinnakorn Chaiworapongsa, Samuel Edwin, Moshe Mazor, Roberto Romero

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• • ·Proteomic analysis of the vaginal amniotic fluid (VAF) in patients with preterm premature rupture of the membranes (PPROM)

    Page :S87

    Irina Buhimschi, Catalin Buhimschi, Hamar Ben, Mert Bahtiyar, Anna Sfakianaki, Errol Norwitz, Joshua Copel, George Saade, Charles Lockwood, Carl Weiner

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• • ·Pathogenesis of placenta accreta is not related to over-invasiveness of the trophoblast

    Page :S88

    Drorith Hochner-Celnikier, Diana Prus, Milka Matanes, Joel Yisraeli, Simcha Yagel, Debra Goldman-Wohl

    Plan Plan
• • ·Is there a difference in obstetrical outcome between mild and severe renal disease?

    Page :S88

    Alisa Modena, Matthew Hoffman, Jorge Tolosa

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• • ·Limitations of helical CT for the diagnosis of pulmonary thromboembolism during pregnancy and the puerperium

    Page :S88

    Francis Nuthalapaty, Monique Ho, Satinder Singh, Hrudaya Nath, John Owen, John Hauth

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• • ·Screening for postpartum depression: Comparison of a validated questionnaire with a directed interview

    Page :S88

    Joceyln Carlo, Joseph Canterino, John Harrigan, Cande Ananth, John Smulian

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• • ·D-dimer levels during delivery and the postpartum period

    Page :S89

    Manuella Epiney, Francoise Boehlen, Michel Boulvain, Guido Reber, Eric Antonelli, Michel-Ange Morales, Philippe De Moerloose, Olivier Irion

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• • ·Acute myocardial infarction during pregnancy and postpartum

    Page :S89

    Andra James, Margaret Jamison, Geeta Swamy, Evan Myers

    Plan Plan
• • ·Internal anal sphincter injury predicts continence outcome following obstetric sphincter trauma

    Page :S89

    Rhona Mahony, Leslie Daly, Michael Behan, Catriona Kirwan, Colm O'Herlihy, Ronan O'Connell

    Plan Plan
• • ·Thyroid stimulating hormone and free thyroxine in pregnancy–are levels really unchanged?

    Page :S89

    Joseph Biggio, John Mahan

    Plan Plan
• • ·Peripartum venous thromboembolism in the United States 2000-2001: Incidence, mortality and risk factors

    Page :S90

    Andra James, Leo Brancazio, Margaret Jamison, Evan Myers

    Plan Plan
• • ·A new observation - chronic villitis in untreated neonatal alloimmune thrombocytopenia (NAIT): An etiology for severe early intrauterine growth restriction (IUGR) and the effect of intravenous immunoglobulin (IVIG) therapy

    Page :S90

    Janyne Althaus, Edward Weir, Frederic Askin, Thomas Kickler, Karin Blakemore

    Plan Plan
• • ·Midtrimester dilation and evacuation does not increase the risk for subsequent pregnancy complications

    Page :S90

    Jennifer Jackson, Holly Casele

    Plan Plan
• • ·Maternal hydronephrosis in pregnancy: Poor correlation with clinical symptoms

    Page :S90

    William Watson, Brian Brost

    Plan Plan
• • ·Blunt needles for prevention of percutaneous injury during cesarean delivery

    Page :S91

    Bridget Williamson, David Soper, Ashley Woodward

    Plan Plan
• • ·Perinatal outcomes of women involved in motor vehicle accidents

    Page :S91

    Dina El Kady, Guibo Xing, William Gilbert

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• • ·Outcomes of maternal falls during pregnancy

    Page :S91

    Dina el Kady, Guibo Xing, William Gilbert

    Plan Plan
• • ·Prevalence of new alloantibodies after intrauterine transfusion for severe Rh disease

    Page :S91

    William Watson, Joseph Wax, Richard Miller, Brian Brost

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• • ·Predictors of maternal and fetal outome in pregnancies complicated by sepsis

    Page :S92

    Cornelia Graves, Kang Audrey, Erin Harley-Yu

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• • ·Risk factors for wound infection following cesarean deliveries

    Page :S92

    Eyal Sheiner, Naomi Schneid-kofman, Amalia Levy, Gershon Holcberg

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• • ·Respiratory insufficiency in the setting of chorioamnionitis

    Page :S92

    Cornelia Graves, Sarah Alice Hood, Audrey Kang

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• • ·Predictors of successful smoking cessation during pregnancy

    Page :S92

    Matthew Hoffman, Linda Daniel

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• • ·Thromboprophylaxis after cesarean section: A decision analysis

    Page :S93

    Joanne Quiñones, Denise James, Kirsten Cleary, David Stamilio, George Macones

    Plan Plan
• • ·Pregnancy of epileptic women is not associated with adverse maternal or perinatal outcome

    Page :S93

    Eyal Sheiner, Amalia Levy, Iris Ohel, Arnon Wiznitzer

    Plan Plan
• • ·Pregnancy outcome of patients with celiac disease

    Page :S93

    Eyal Sheiner, Rony Peleg, Amalia Levy

    Plan Plan
• • ·Effect of the severity of pulmonary stenosis on pregnancy outcomes-a case control study

    Page :S93

    Afshan Hameed, Katrin Youdim, Ather Mehboob, T. Murphy Goodwin, Deborah Wing, Uri Elkayam

    Plan Plan
• • ·Placental pathology in gestational cholestasis

    Page :S94

    Anna Locatelli, Alessandro Ghidini, Carolyn Salafia, Nadia Roncaglia, Irene Cameroni, Anna Cappellini

    Plan Plan
• • ·Maternal blood pressure and heart rate changes relative to the anesthesia technique during laser therapy for twin-twin transfusion syndrome

    Page :S94

    Cristina Rossi, Ramen Chmait, Marc Kaufman, Ruben Quintero

    Plan Plan
• • ·The effect of maternal cystic fibrosis on pregnancy

    Page :S94

    Edith Cheng, Vijaya Galic, Cara Debley, Moira Aitken

    Plan Plan
• • ·The cost effectiveness of empiric intravenous immunoglobulin for the antepartum treatment of neonatal alloimmune thrombocytopenia

    Page :S94

    Stephen Thung, William Grobman

    Plan Plan
• • ·The effect of active and passive cigarette smoke on pregnant women with asthma

    Page :S95

    Jeanne Sheffield

    Plan Plan
• • ·A descriptive model of preventability in maternal morbidity and mortality

    Page :S95

    Stacie Geller, Suzanne Cox, Sarah Kilpatrick

    Plan Plan
• • ·Pregnancy in patients with β-thalassemia intermedia: Outcome of mothers and newborns

    Page :S95

    Anwar Nassar, Johnny Rechdan, Ihab Usta, Ali Taher

    Plan Plan
• • ·Obesity as a risk factor for failed trial of labor in patients with previous cesarean delivery

    Page :S95

    Perpetua Goodall, Jennifer Ahn, Jeff Chapa, Judith Hibbard

    Plan Plan
• • ·Acute pancreatitis during pregnancy

    Page :S96

    Luis Diego Pacheco, Alfredo Gei, Barbara Webster, Saade George, Gary D.V. Hankins

    Plan Plan
• • ·The effect of maternal obesity on the course of asthma during pregnancy

    Page :S96

    Israel Hendler

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• • ·Maternal and neonatal outcomes following attempted suicide

    Page :S96

    Sonal G. Gandhi, Dina el Kady, Guibo Xing, William M. Gilbert

    Plan Plan
• • ·Hyperemesis gravidarum: Epidemiologic considerations in a large cohort

    Page :S96

    Jennifer Bailit

    Plan Plan
• • ·The prevalence of Helicobacter pylori in the Hispanic population affected by hyperemesis gravidarum

    Page :S97

    Richard Lee, Vivien Pan, Deborah Wing

    Plan Plan
• • ·The influence of prior route of delivery: Intrapartum procedures and outcomes

    Page :S97

    David Lagrew, Melissa Bush, Anna McKeown, James T. Kurtzman

    Plan Plan
• • ·Abstract #330: Withdrawn

    Page :S97

    
• • ·Obstetric outcomes in women with sonographically identified uterine myomas

    Page :S97

    Iram Qidwai, Aaron B. Caughey, Tina Tan, Alison Jacoby

    Plan Plan
• • ·Conservative management of placenta percreta

    Page :S98

    William Ramirez-Cacho, Valerie Rappaport, Harriet Smith, William Rayburn

    Plan Plan
• • ·Comparison of gravidas with diagnosed and undiagnosed cocaine toxicity

    Page :S98

    Jay Bringman, Robert Egerman, Risa Ramsey, Andrew J. Bush, Lucinda del Mar, Charles Gibbs

    Plan Plan
• • ·Influence of maternal asthma and asthma severity on newborn morphometry

    Page :S98

    Julie Moldenhauer

    Plan Plan
• • ·Does regular antenatal perineal massage prevent anal sphincter injury at vaginal delivery?

    Page :S98

    Maeve Eogan, Colm O'Herlihy

    Plan Plan
• • ·Ursodiol treatment of cholestasis of pregnancy

    Page :S99

    George Gilson, Elizabeth Crow, Devin Nix, Ann Glasheen, Andrea Burt, Peter Holck

    Plan Plan
• • ·Hypertensive disease in pregnancies complicated by systemic lupus erythematosus

    Page :S99

    Robert Egerman, Risa Ramsey, Lu Kao, Jay Bringman, Andrew Bush, Meihua Yang

    Plan Plan
• • ·Outcomes in obese women with twin pregnancies

    Page :S99

    Wanjiku Kabiru, B. Denise Raynor, Michael Lindsay

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• • ·Pregnancy-related changes in uterine leiomyomata

    Page :S99

    Ran Neiger, Jiri D. Sonek, Gary Ventolini, Christopher S. Croom

    Plan Plan  
• • ·Efficacy and histological changes following collagen plug closure of fetoscopic access ports in the Rhesus monkey

    Page :S100

    Jan Deprest, Wout Feitz, Liesbeth Lewi, Eline Poliard, Roland Devlieger, Alex Hanssen, Paul van Den Berg

    Plan Plan
• • ·The influence of maternal exchange transfusion on perinatal outcome in pregnant women with sickle cell disease

    Page :S100

    Nahla Khalek, Jerrie Refuerzo, Ndaya Muleba, Janice Whitty

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• • ·Poster Session III

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• • ·Latency in preterm premature rupture of membranes (PROM): A risk factor for neonatal white matter damage?

    Page :S102

    Anna Locatelli, Alessandro Ghidini, Francesca Assi, Valentina Doria, Claudia Bonardi, Giuseppe Paterlini, John Pezzullo

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• • ·Duration of labor and risk of white matter brain lesions with preterm intrauterine infection

    Page :S102

    Anna Locatelli, Alessandro Ghidini, Francesca Assi, Maddalena Incerti, Giuseppe Paterlini, Patrizia Vergani

    Plan Plan
• • ·Maternal and fetal DNA demonstrates ethnic disparities in TNF- Loci

    Page :S102

    Stephen Fortunato, Digna Rosa Velez, Scott Williams, Ramkumar Menon

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• • ·Withdrawn

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• • ·Non-invasive screening for intra-amniotic infection using maternal cytokines

    Page :S103

    Alan Bolnick, Eric Secor, Winston Campbell, Carolyn Zelop, Henry Roque, James Egan

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• • ·Polymorphisms on TNFR2 loci: Racial disparity in genotypic and allelic frequencies

    Page :S103

    Digna Rosa Velez, Ramkumar Menon, Stephen Fortunato, Scott Williams

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• • ·Admission pregnancy - associated protein a (PAPP-A)- a positive predictor of preterm delivery

    Page :S103

    Sorina Granovsky-Grisaru, Tamar Halevy, Dan Planer, Yael Yekel-Melamed, Arnon Samueloff

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• • ·Transvaginal ultrasound in the prediction of preterm birth after leep, cone biopsy and cryotherapy

    Page :S103

    Joan Crane, Tina Delaney, Donna Hutchens

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• • ·Intrauterine inflammation results in divergent TH1/TH2 responses between the fetus and fetal brain

    Page :S104

    Michal Elovitz, Conjeevaram Mrinalini

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• • ·Prediction of the latency period by cervical length in preterm premature rupture of membranes

    Page :S104

    Acquinonette Bryant, Tammy Sinclair, Amy Murtha

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• • ·Impact of the Medicaid Family Planning Waiver on Black-White disparities in pregnancy outcomes amongst teens in the state of Florida

    Page :S104

    Allison Bryant, Magda Peck, Jennifer Skala, Paul Wise

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• • ·Serum proteomic screening using SELDI-TOF to detect biomarkers for preterm labor

    Page :S104

    Jay Bolnick, Charlotte Mobarak, Virginia Severns, Maria Velazquez, Chen Meng, Kimberly Leslie

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• • ·Change in cervical length during the mid trimester for prediction of very early spontaneous preterm birth

    Page :S105

    Israel Hendler, Sonia Hassan, Nahla Khalek, Emmanuel Bujold, Lorraine Nikita, Jerrie Refuerzo, Yoram Sorokin

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• • ·The relationship between resolution of asymptomatic bacterial vaginosis and spontaneous preterm birth in fetal fibronectin positive women

    Page :S105

    Israel Hendler

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• • ·TNFA -308G > a polymorphism influences the TNF- response to altered vaginal flora and pregnancy outcome

    Page :S105

    Mehmet R. Genc, Santosh Vardhana, Mary L. Delaney, Steven Witkin, Andrew Onderdonk

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• • ·Can MPA alter TLR expression in the setting of intrauterine inflammation?

    Page :S105

    Michal Elovitz, Conjeevaram Mrinalini

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• • ·Long-term follow-up of children exposed in utero to nifedipine or ritodrine in the management of preterm labor

    Page :S106

    D.N.M. Papatsonis, S.M. Hogendoorn, B.A. Houtzager, A.G. Wassenaer Van, J.F. Samsom

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• • ·Intravenous Interleukin-10 minimally crosses the placenta in the pregnant ewe

    Page :S106

    Chad Klauser, Keesla Moulton, Sheryl Rodts-Palenik, Peter Ryan, Scott Willard, Carl Rose, John Morrison, Dawn Tucker, Anna Chromiak, William Bennett

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• • ·Effect of maternal BMI, number of courses and timing of antenatal corticosteroids: Association with neonatal anthropometric measurements

    Page :S106

    Yoram Sorokin

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• • ·Cerclage for short cervix on ultrasound: A meta-analysis of the randomized trials

    Page :S106

    Vincenzo Berghella, Anthony Odibo

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• • ·Hydroxyprogesterone caproate increases tumor necrosis factor- production from lipopolysaccharide stimulated whole blood in vitro

    Page :S107

    Josephine Harris Amory, Rick Lawler, Laurence Shields

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• • ·Antibiotic therapy for asymptomatic fetal fibronectin positive women to prevent subsequent preterm birth: A meta-analysis

    Page :S107

    Patrick Ramsey

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• • ·Quantification of nursery length of stay by gestational age at delivery and plurality

    Page :S107

    Fung Lam, Debbie Rhea, Niki Istwan, Gary Stanziano, Elliott Main

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• • ·Reduction of very low birth weight rate in twin pregnancies

    Page :S107

    Theodore Peck

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• • ·Recurrence risk of preterm birth by obstetrical history and cervical length

    Page :S108

    Celeste Durnwald, Hetty Walker, Jennifer Lundy, Jay Iams

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• • ·Does the interval from antenatal steroid exposure to delivery affect neonatal outcome in very low birthweight twin infants?

    Page :S108

    Jack Ludmir, Bruno Casanova, Harish Sehdev, Soraya Abbasi

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• • ·Proteomic analysis using SELDI-TOF in cervical and amniotic fluid to detect biomarkers released in response to intra-amniotic inflammation

    Page :S108

    Bo Jacobsson, Ulla Rueschi, Åsa Rosen, Lars Rymo, Henrik Hagberg

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• • ·C-reactive protein concentration in vaginal fluid as a marker for intra-amniotic inflammation/infection in preterm premature rupture of membranes

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    Soon-Sup Shim, Roberto Romero, Yoo-Kyung Sohn, Chan-Wook Park, Joong Shin Park, Jong Kwan Jun, Bo Hyun Yoon

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• • ·Peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor-gamma and cyclooxygenase-2 expression in human preterm parturition

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    Saju Joy, William Ackerman, Jay Iams, Douglas Kniss

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• • ·Inflammatory markers and cerclage outcome

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    Eric Knudtson, Jennifer Wrenn, Jay Iams, Lynn Shaffer, Greg Rice

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• • ·Willingness or unwillingness to perform cesarean section for impending preterm delivery at 24 weeks gestation: A cost effectiveness analysis

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    Gianina Cazan-London, Ellen Mozurkewich, Xiao Xu, Scott Ransom

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• • ·Obstetric outcomes following surgical abortion at 20 weeks' gestation

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    Stephen Chasen, Robin B. Kalish, Meruka Gupta, Frank A. Chervenak

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• • ·Periviable preterm birth at 20-26 weeks gestation. Prior obstetric history and recurrence risk

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    Brian Mercer, Cynthia Milluzzi, Marc Collin

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• • ·Serum relaxin, soluble CD163 levels and cervical length in women at high risk for preterm birth

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    Alice Goepfert, Ida Vogel, Holger Jon Moller, Suzanne Cliver, Poul Thorsen, William Andrews

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• • ·Interval head growth for infants exposed to multiple doses of antenatal steroids

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    Julie Sloan, Thaddeus Waters, Sean Daly, Margaret Sheridan-pereira, Robert Gorman, Anthony Sciscione, Ronald Wapner

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• • ·Risk and presentation of recurrent preterm labor after initial successful tocolysis

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    Mary Szwapa, Brian Brost, Kathryn Menard

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• • ·Fetal fibronectin as a predictor of preterm birth in quadruplet pregnancies

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    Monique Lin, Richard M. Lee, John P. Elliott

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• • ·Fetal fibronectin (FFN) testing in symptomatic patients for preterm labor and mcdonald cerclage

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    Brian Iriye, Judy Hancock, Stephen Wold, Wilson Huang, Laura Gorski, Lyle Hancock

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• • ·Respiratory morbidity among second-born twins

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    Ndaya Muleba, Jodi Dashe, Nicole Yost, Donald D. Mcintire, Kenneth J Leveno

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• • ·Adverse maternal and neonatal outcome of prolonged magnesium sulfate treatment for preterm labor

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    Anwar Nassar, Khaled Sakhel, Hoda Maarouf, George Naasan, Ihab Usta

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• • ·The efficacy of a single course of antenatal steroids beyond seven days

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    Alan Peaceman, Komal Bajaj, Praveen Kumar, William Grobman

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• • ·Cervical length measurement by ultrasound as a predictor of preterm birth in quadruplet pregnancies

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    Monique Lin, Richard Lee, John Elliott

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• • ·The association of fetal genotype for the MTHFR gene and preterm premature rupture of membranes

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    Amie Hollard, Rhonda Flora, Pamela Rumney, Judith Chung, Michael Nageotte

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• • ·Occupational factors and risk for recurrent preterm birth

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    Patricia C. Santiago, Nicole P. Yost, Steven L. Bloom, Oscar R. Andujo, Donald D. Mcintire, Kenneth J. Leveno

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• • ·Elevated ferritin levels: A positive predictor of preterm delivery

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    Eyal Sheiner, Moshe Mazor, Orit Paamoni-keren, Aharon Tevet, Arnon Wiznitzer

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• • ·Factors influencing decision making about the timing of elective delivery for preterm prom

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    Scott Dexter, Andrew Healy, Jean-claude Veille, Anthony Sciscione, Hani Abushomar, Louise-anne Mcnutt

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• • ·Is there a preferred gestational age threshold of viability?: A survey of maternal-fetal medicine providers

    Page :S113

    Francis Nuthalapaty, Patrick Ramsey, George Lu, Susan Ramin, Kirk Ramin

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• • ·Is inflammation a significant contributor to second trimester loss?

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    Sindhu Srinivas, Michal Elovitz

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• • ·The effect of omega-3 fatty acids (n-3 FA) on decidual cell production of prostaglandins (PG) and cyclooxygenase (COX)

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    Ashley Roman, Jeremy Schreher, Andrew Mackenzie, Peter Nathanielsz

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• • ·Omega-3 fatty acids (n-3 FA) reduce prostaglandin (PG) production in decidual cell cultures under inflammatory conditions: A mechanism for preventing preterm birth

    Page :S114

    Ashley Roman, Jeremy Schreher, Peter Nathanielsz

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• • ·Role of the long pentraxin (PTX)-3 in preterm labor (PTL) and premature rupture of membranes (PROM)

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    Francesca Assi, Anna Locatelli, Claudia Bonardi, Alessandro Ghidini, Robert Fruscio, Cecilia Garlanda, Alberto Mantovani

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• • ·Plasma CRH levels at 16-20 weeks do not predict preterm delivery in women at high-risk for preterm delivery

    Page :S114

    Baha Sibai

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• • ·Withdrawn

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• • ·Fetal fibronectin testing for suspected preterm labour in Nova Scotia

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    Anthony Armson, Linda Dodds, Kent Dooley, Alixe Howlett, Anita Mcphee, Heather Scott

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• • ·Factors affecting latency duration in preterm premature rupture of membranes

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    Natali Aziz, Melanie Watkins, Aaron b. Caughey

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• • ·Association between interleukin-6 and neonatal morbidity in patients with preterm premature rupture of membranes

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    Sarah Ellestad, Cescili Hopkins, Geeta Swamy, Amy Murtha

    Plan Plan
• • ·The effect of short term indomethacin therapy on amniotic fluid volume

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    Julie Sandruck, William Grobman, Susan Gerber

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• • ·Duration of latency in twin pregnancies with preterm premature rupture of membranes

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    Thaddeus Waters, Matthew Hoffman, Anthony Sciscione

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• • ·Maximize births or minimize cerebral palsy: A cost effectiveness analysis of in vitro fertilization

    Page :S116

    Scott Ransom, Kristie Keeton, David Mendez, Timothy R.B. Johnson, John Randolph

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• • ·Can white blood cell count predict preterm delivery in women with vaginal bleeding between 20-37 weeks gestation?

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    Michael White, Thomas Trevett, Watson Bowes, Robert Strauss

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• • ·Should preterm birth now be classified as a “common complex disorder”?

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    Siobhan Dolan, Karla Damus, Nancy S. Green, Jay Iams, Irwin R. Merkatz

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• • ·Impact of corticosteroid administration in preterm delivery due to severe and superimposed preeclampsia

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    Nagakrishna Reddy, Jeanna Piper, Elly Xenakis

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• • ·The complex inter-relationship of preterm birth, fetal growth, and infant mortality in twin gestations: The effect of placental abruption

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    Cande Ananth, Neela Srinivas, John Smulian

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• • ·Primiparity is an independent risk factor for preterm delivery in twin gestations: A population based study

    Page :S118

    Offer Erez, Amit Mayer, Ilana shoham-Vardi, Doron Dukler, Moshe Mazor

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• • ·Intraabdominal dilatation in fetuses with gastroschiss is associated with increased number of operations in the neonatal period

    Page :S118

    Debra Piehl, Asha Rijhsinghani

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• • ·Abstract #405: Withdrawn

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• • ·Auditory brainstem responses (ABRS) in neonates exposed to repeated courses of antenatal corticosteroids

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    Michael W. Church

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• • ·Cesarean delivery does not offer a benefit to extremely low birthweight (ELBW) neonates in the breech presentation

    Page :S119

    Shari Gelber, David Paul, Amy Mackley, Anthony Sciscione

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• • ·Pulmonary vascular effects of sildenafil during the development of chronic pulmonary hypertension in the ovine fetus

    Page :S119

    Philippe Deruelle, Benoit Larrue, Mike Lorthioir, Ghazwan Butrous, Sophie Jaillard, Laurent Storme

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• • ·Cesarean delivery and respiratory distress syndrome: Does labor make a difference?

    Page :S119

    Dean V. Coonrod, Kimberly A. Gerten, R. Curtis Bay, Linda Chambliss

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• • ·The effect of maternal polydrug use on birth size

    Page :S119

    David da Costa, Robert Sokol, Lisa Chiodo, Chandice Covington, Joel Ager, James Janisse, John Hannigan, Virginia Delaney-black

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• • ·Does the prenatal diagnosis of ductal-dependant congenital heart lesions improve neonatal outcome?

    Page :S120

    Thomas Trevett, Bhuvaneswari Ramkumar, Nancy Chescheir

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• • ·Neonatal outcomes in very low birth weight (VLBW) infants exposed to antenatal indocin versus sulindac

    Page :S120

    Shari Gelber, David Paul, Amy Mackley, Anthony Sciscione

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• • ·Twins: Are there differences in neonatal outcome between assisted reproductive techniques versus spontaneous gestations?

    Page :S120

    Nils Stenman, Harish Sehdev, Soraya Abbasi, Jack Ludmir

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• • ·Intrauterine growth restriction (IUGR) and neonatal hypothyroidism

    Page :S120

    Michelle Kush, Christopher Harman, Ahmet Baschat

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• • ·Fetal ponderal index is more sensitive than birthweight-to-gestational age to predict fetal and neonatal mortality

    Page :S121

    Percy Pacora, Wilfredo Ingar

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• • ·Adverse neonatal outcomes in gravidas requiring methadone maintenance

    Page :S121

    Alyssa Mills, Julia Noether, Renee Bobrowski

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• • ·A sister's risk: Family history as a predictor of hypertensive disorders of pregnancy

    Page :S121

    Darcy Carr, Meira Epplein, Catherine Johnson, Thomas Easterling, Cathy Critchlow

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• • ·Neonatal outcomes in vertex-nonvertex second twins according to mode of delivery

    Page :S121

    Qiuying Yang, Shi Wu Wen, Yue Chen, Daniel Krewski, Karen Fung, Kee Fung, Mark Walker

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• • ·Evaluating the threshold of abnormal second trimester multiple marker screens (MMS) associated with intra-uterine growth restriction (IUGR)

    Page :S122

    Anthony Odibo, Christopher Riddick, Raegan Mcdonald, David Stamilio, Harish Sehdev, George Macones

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• • ·The rise of preeclampsia rates: The contribution of increasing maternal obesity

    Page :S122

    Yvette Lacoursiere, Lois Bloebaum, Jeffrey Duncan, Michael Varner

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• • ·Should all pregnant diabetic women undergo a fetal echocardiography? A cost-effectiveness analyses

    Page :S122

    Anthony Odibo, David Stamilio, Serdar Ural, George Macones

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• • ·The association of weight gain with pregnancy outcomes in severe obesity

    Page :S122

    Yvette Lacoursiere, Lois Bloebaum, Jeffrey Duncan, Michael Varner

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• • ·Elevated levels of vaginal IL-1beta are positively associated with sialidase, anti-Gvh IgA, and IL-8 in vaginal fluid of BV positive pregnant women

    Page :S123

    Jennifer Culhane, Sabina Cauci, Kelly Mccollum, Jane Hitti, Giorgia Casabellata

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• • ·The contribution of birth defects to prematurity and low birthweight in a population-based screening study (The FASTER Trial)

    Page :S123

    Siobhan Dolan, Susan Gross, Irwin R. Merkatz, Vincent Faber, Fergal Malone, Flint Porter, David Nyberg, Christine H. Comstock, Gary Hankins, Keith Eddleman, Lorraine Dugoff, Sabrina Craigo, Ilan Timor-Tritsch, Stephen R. Carr, Honor M. Wolfe, Mary D'Alton

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• • ·Prepregnancy body mass index increases fetal death (FD) rates

    Page :S123

    Yvette Lacoursiere, Lois Bloebaum, Jeffrey Duncan, Michael Varner

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• • ·An investigation of the association between three methods of assessing neighborhood-level exposures and risk of preterm birth

    Page :S123

    Jennifer Culhane, Irma Elo, Amy Hillier, Smith Tony, Kelly Mccollum

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• • ·Breech presentation at delivery: Do congenital anomalies of the infant increase the risk?

    Page :S124

    Dorothea Mostello, Camelia Guild, Kathryn Stamps, Terry Leet

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• • ·The prevalence of recreational drug use, smoking and alcohol consumption in a low-risk Irish primigravid population

    Page :S124

    Jennifer Donnelly, Sharon Cooley, Tom Walsh, Rupak Sarkar, Michael Geary, John Gillan, Corrina Mc Mahon

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• • ·Relationships between umbilical cord arterial blood pH levels at delivery and subsequent neurological outcomes in children

    Page :S124

    Robert Mittendorf, William Macmillan, Sung Yun Won, John Gianopoulos, Peter G. Pryde

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• • ·Obesity, race/ethnicity and birth weight

    Page :S124

    Stacy Bang, Susanne Bathgate, Philip Urso, Charles Macri

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• • ·Racial disparity in perinatal mortality - results from the FASTER trial

    Page :S125

    Andrew Healy, Fergal Malone, Gina Peloso, Robert Ball, David Luthy, Christine H. Comstock, Radek Bukowski, Richard Berkowitz, Susan Gross, Lorraine Dugoff, Sabrina Craigo, Ilan Timor, Stephen Carr, Honor Wolfe, Mary D'Alton

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• • ·Are there ethnic differences in length of labor?

    Page :S125

    Linda M. Hopkins, Christina Wassel Fyr, Mara Greenberg, Jeanette Brown, David Thom, Stephen K. van Den Eeden, Arona I. Ragins, Aaron B. Caughey

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• • ·Increased risk of adverse perinatal outcome among Somali immigrants in Washington State

    Page :S125

    Blair Johnson, Susan Reed, Jane Hitti, Maneesh Batra

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• • ·Trends in birth weight over twenty-five years among women of differing ethnicities

    Page :S125

    Linda M. Hopkins, Aaron B. Caughey, David Glidden, Russell K. Laros

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• • ·The changing geographic distribution of advanced maternal age in the United States from 1989 to 2002

    Page :S126

    James Egan, Peter Benn, Alan Bolnick, Elisa Gianferrari, Mary Beth Janicki, Winston Campbell

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• • ·Predicting the time intervals between intrauterine transfusion procedures

    Page :S126

    Robert Fuller, Mark Boddy

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• • ·Smoking during pregnancy and relapse following delivery among low income, urban women

    Page :S126

    Brian Castrucci, Jennifer Culhane, Kelly Mccollum

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• • ·Maternal smoking and the risk of open neural tube defects

    Page :S126

    Kerstin Gustafson, Sujata Chandra

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• • ·Does lithium exposure warrant referral for fetal echocardiogram?

    Page :S127

    Richard Benoit

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• • ·Intrapartum complications in the young grand multipara

    Page :S127

    Sara Ellis Simonsen, Joseph Lyon, Stephen Alder, Michael Varner

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• • ·Obstetric outcomes during time of conflict

    Page :S127

    Maria Small, Edward Magee, Evecarm Colimon, Christian Blanc, Lissa Magloire, Trace Kershaw

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• • ·Does capacity planning utilizing statistical modeling offer hospitals a tool to help prevent over-crowded special care centers for at-risk newborns and pregnant women?

    Page :S127

    Richard Benoit

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• • ·Assessing the early impact of a telemedical system

    Page :S128

    David W. Britt, Jonathan D. Norton, Curtis L. Lowery

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• • ·Determinants of documentation in an electronic record for Obstetrics

    Page :S128

    Shoshana Haberman, Katerina Perlman, Israel Thaler, Joseph Feldman

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• • ·Recurrent obstetric management mistakes identified by simulation

    Page :S128

    Sharon Maslovitz, David Pauzner, Joseph B. Lessing, Amitai Ziv, Michael Kupferminc, Ariel Many

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• • ·Poster Session IV

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• • ·The role of the efflux transporter P-glycoprotein (P-gp) in the transplacental transfer of buprenorphine (BUP) and L-acetylmethadol (LAAM)

    Page :S130

    Ilona Nekhayeva, Tatiana Nanovskaya, Zharikova Olga, Gary Hankins, Mahmoud Ahmed

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• • ·PAR-2-activating peptide and uterotonic agents stimulate rat uterine contractility by independent pathways

    Page :S130

    Nele Freerksen, Ancizar Betancourt, Maul Holger, Christof Sohn, Yuri Vedernikov, George Saade, Robert Garfield

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• • ·Alcohol brain NMDA subunit expression altered by in utero alcohol exposure

    Page :S130

    Laura Toso, Sarah Poggi, Jane Park, Veronica Dunlap, Robin Roberson, Daniel Abebe, Catherine Spong

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• • ·Study to evaluate the hormonal environment of the gestational sac at 40 days of development in the non-human primate model

    Page :S130

    Joaquin Santolaya-Forgas, Juan De Leon-Luis

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• • ·Compensatory maternal hyperaldosteronism in severe twin-to-twin transfusion syndrome corrected after laser coagulation of chorionic plate anastomoses and amnioreduction

    Page :S131

    Ilinca Gussi, Jacky Nizard, Lydia Malagrida, Massami Yamamoto, Romaine Robyr, Yves Ville

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• • ·Localization of contractile prostaglandin E2 receptors in rat cervical tissue

    Page :S131

    Andrea Hinton, Peta Grigsby, Brad Pitzer, Diane Brockman, Leslie Myatt

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• • ·Localization of relaxatory prostaglandin E2 receptors in rat cervical tissue

    Page :S131

    Andrea Hinton, Peta Grigsby, Brad Pitzer, Diane Brockman, Leslie Myatt

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• • ·Permanent reduction in heart and kidney organ growth in offspring of undernourished rat dams

    Page :S131

    Mina Desai, Dave Gayle, Jooby Babu, Edith Ornelas, Michael Ross

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• • ·Changes in aquaporin 1 expression affect amniotic fluid volume

    Page :S132

    Stephanie Mann, Natalia Dvorak, Robert Taylor

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• • ·Perinatal glucose tolerance after intrauterine growth restriction in the late-gestation ovine fetus

    Page :S132

    Philippe Deruelle, Iva Gueorguieva, Berengere Sicot De Jenlis, Sophie Jaillard, Jacques Weill, Veronique Debarge, Laurent Storme

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• • ·Effects of phosphodiesterase 5 inhibitor on pulmonary vascular reactivity in the fetal lamb

    Page :S132

    Philippe Deruelle, Benoit Larrue, Thameur Rakzah, Sophie Jaillard, Ghazwan Butrous, Laurent Storme

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• • ·Responsiveness of placental prostaglandin E2 (PGE2) and PGF2 receptors to a single course of antenatal betamethasone

    Page :S133

    Wilbert Fortson, Kay Beharry, Pam Rumney, Houchang Modanlou, Deborah Wing, Michael P. Nageotte

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• • ·A single course of antenatal betamethasone has a delayed suppressive effect on placental progesterone and estrogen receptor mRNA transcripts

    Page :S133

    Wilbert Fortson, Kay Beharry, Amie Hollard, Pam Rumney, Houchang Modanlou, Michael P. Nageotte

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• • ·Maternal selective cyclooxygenase-2 inhibition suppresses estrogen alpha receptor transcripts in the pregnant rabbit uterus

    Page :S133

    Wilbert Fortson, Kay Beharry, Nicole Hausman, Joshua Waltzman, Stephen Nageotte, Tamerou Asrat

    Plan Plan
• • ·BMI, a true indicator of body fat in obese gravidas?

    Page :S133

    Mark Sewell, Laraine Huston, Saeed Amini, Patrick Catalano

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• • ·Oxytocin and vasopressin increase blood pressure but do not affect uterine perfusion in midpregnant rats

    Page :S134

    Christian Vulpescu, Yuri Vedernikov, Holger Maul, Sohn Christof, George Saade, Robert Garfield

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• • ·Effect of smoking on cord blood concentrations of angiogenic factors

    Page :S134

    Robert L. Andres, Michelle S. Lewandowski, Morgan R. Peltier

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• • ·Effects of antenatal bethametasone on pulmonary TTF-1 expression in the rabbit model

    Page :S134

    Huiqi Lu, Pascal Vaast, Xenia Roubliova, Eric Verbeken, Jan Deprest

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• • ·Markers of chronic hypoxia in pregnancies complicated by nuchal cord

    Page :S134

    Robert L. Andres, Michelle S. Lewandowski, Morgan R. Peltier

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• • ·Effect of steroid hormones on uPA and PAI-1 expression in term decidual stromal cells: Implications for the onset of labor

    Page :S135

    Nastaran Foyouzi, Lynn Buchwalder, Frederick Schatz, Edmund Funai, Charles Lockwood, Errol Norwitz

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• • ·Phosphoproteomic profiling in first trimester trophoblasts: EGF/EGFR controls apoptosis through Akt

    Page :S135

    Jay Bolnick, Maria Velazquez, Lina Albitar, Laura Laidler, Kimberly Leslie

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• • ·Ultrasonographic appearance of the upper and lower uterine segments in pregnancy: Longitudinal observational study

    Page :S135

    Sally Watkinson, Vikram Khullar, T.G. Teoh, Kypros Nicolaides

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• • ·Increased expression of phosphodiesterase 5 (PDE5) in response to reduced uteroplacental blood flow (UPBF) in pregnant sheep

    Page :S135

    Kristin Coppage, Xuming Sun, R. Scott Baker, Kenneth Clark

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• • ·Diurnal glycemic profile in non-diabetic non-obese subjects during the first trimester

    Page :S136

    Yariv Yogev, Oded Langer, Avi Ben Haroush, Orli Most, Rony Chen, Moshe Hod

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• • ·Fetal ovine placental tissue does not express phosphodiesterase 5

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    Kristin Coppage, R. Scott Baker, Xuming Sun, Kenneth Clark

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• • ·The effects of a non-selective and cyclooxygenase II selective inhibitor on prostacyclin and thromboxane production by placental arteries

    Page :S136

    Damian Paonessa, Andrea Shields, James Wright, Bobby Howard, Peter Napolitano

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• • ·Physiologic changes of coagulation-fibrinolysis in utero-placental circulation during normal pregnancy, labor and puerperium

    Page :S136

    Yosuke Komatsu, Shinjiro Mutoh, Hidenori Sasa, Koichi Kuroda, Kanoko Ikoh, Yoshihiro Kikuchi

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• • ·Prevention of alcohol-induced delays in developmental milestones and learning abnormalities in a model of fetal alcohol syndrome

    Page :S137

    Melanie Endres, Laura Toso, Robin Roberson, Jane Park, Veronica Dunlap, Daniel Abebe, Sarah Poggi, Catherine Spong

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• • ·A comparison of placental pathology and perinatal outcome between monochorionic and dichorionic twin sets

    Page :S137

    Scott Sullivan, Roger Newman, Janice Lage, Sachiko Minimaguchi, Myla Ebeling

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• • ·Placental pathology and perinatal outcome associated with small for gestational age twins

    Page :S137

    Scott Sullivan, Roger Newman, Janice Lage, Sachiko Minamiguchi, Myla Ebeling, Eugene Chang

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• • ·Proteomic analysis of cervico-vaginal secretions during pregnancy

    Page :S137

    Irina Buhimschi, Catalin Buhimschi, Errol Norwitz, Ben Hamar, Anna Sfakianaki, Mert Bahtiyar, Carl P. Weiner, Charles Lockwood

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• • ·Porcine relaxin attenuates phenylephrine tension in uterine arteries from midpregnant, but not nonpregnant or late pregnant rats

    Page :S138

    Ancizar Betancourt, Yuri Vedernikov, Gillian Bryant-Greenwood, George Saade, Robert Garfield

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• • ·Spontaneous labor at term is characterized by a genomic signature of acute inflammation in the chorioamniotic membranes but not in the systemic circulation

    Page :S138

    Ramsi Haddad, Gerard Tromp, Helena Kuivaniemi, Tinnakorn Chaiworapongsa, Yeon Mee Kim, Roberto Romero

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• • ·Markers of oxidative stress in placental villi exposed to ethanol

    Page :S138

    Helen Kay, Kreg Grindle, Stephen Tsoi, Ronald Magness

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• • ·Effects of LPS on oxytocin-induced contractions and 1.4.5-trisphosphate production in late pregnant rat myometrium

    Page :S138

    Toshiaki Okawa, H. Suzuki, S. Hashimoto, A. Sato, Yuri Vedernikov, George Saade, Robert Garfield

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• • ·Levels of nitric oxide metabolites during normal pregnancy and in women with preterm labor following treatment with isosorbide dinitrate

    Page :S139

    Toshiaki Okawa, K. Asano, Satoshi Hashimoto, H. Takahashi, A. Sato, Yuri Vedernikov, George Saade, Robert Garfield

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• • ·Different effect of MgSO4 on TNF-a, IL-6 and IL-1B expression in the fetal and the maternal site of the human placenta in the presence of angiotensin II

    Page :S139

    Gershon Holcberg, Alaa Amash, Olga Sapir, Eyal Sheiner, Esther Maor, Miriam Katz, Mahmud Huleihel

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• • ·Aquaporin gene expression in murine fetal membranes and placenta

    Page :S139

    Marie Beall, Shengbiao Wang, Baoxue Yang, Nimra Chaudhri, Fataneh Amidi, Michael Ross

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• • ·Normal pregnancy is characterized by systemic activation of the complement system

    Page :S139

    Karina Richani, Eleazar Soto, Jimmy Espinoza, Jyh Kae Nien, Tinnakorn Chaiworapongsa, Samuel Edwin, Moshe Mazor, Roberto Romero

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• • ·Endocrine disruptors in the maternal and fetal compartments

    Page :S140

    Susan Lashley, Antonia Calafat, Dana Barr, Thomas Ledoux, Paromita Hore, Marian Lake, Mark Robson, John Smulian

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• • ·Oxidative stress and intrauterine growth restriction (IUGR): A selective inability of the fetus to respond to an oxidative insult

    Page :S140

    Viswanathan Ravishankar, Errol Norwitz, Catalin Buhimschi, Carmen Booth, Joshua Copel, Irina Buhimschi

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• • ·Heat shock protein-70: An unexpected decrease in a stress-determinant in New York city gravidas after the events of September 11, 2001

    Page :S140

    Men-Jean Lee, Nikki Koklanaris, Lorraine O'neill, Manish Shah, Mortimer Levitz, Naima Ismaili, Michael Garabedian

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• • ·Normal pregnancy is associated with the development of protein S and protein Z antibodies, independent of PS and PZ levels

    Page :S140

    Michael Paidas, De-Hui Ku, Yale Arkel, Elizabeth Triche, Christine Fortunato, Ben Hamar, Evelyn Ku, Charles Lockwood

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• • ·Elevated first trimester maternal levels of TpP are associated with birthweight in twin gestation

    Page :S141

    Gabriele Urban, Michael Paidas, De-Hui Ku, Yale Arkel, Charles Lockwood

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• • ·Gastric emptying cycles in the human fetus

    Page :S141

    Masakatsu Sase, Masahiro Sumie, Masahiko Nakata, Norihiro Sugino, Michael Ross

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• • ·Adiponectin and human pregnancy: The connection between adiponectin and insulin resistance

    Page :S141

    Shali Mazaki Tovi, Hannah Kanetey, Eyal Schiff, Ann Shoham, Rina Hemi, Clara Pariente, Ohad Cohen, Eyal Sivan

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• • ·Osteoprotegerin in maternal plasma during normal pregnancy

    Page :S141

    Joon-Seok Hong, Jimmy Espinoza, Luis Goncalves, Yeon Mee Kim, Samuel Edwin, Bo Hyun Yoon, Jyh Kae Nien, Sonia Hassan, Moshe Mazor, Roberto Romero

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• • ·Immunology of pregnancy: Cervical interleukin-10/interleukin-8 ratios across gestation

    Page :S142

    Myriam Mondestin, David Sorrentino, John Smulian, Anthony Vintzileos, Nazeeh Hanna

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• • ·Are interleukin-18 cord plasma levels elevated in term patients at delivery with preeclampsia?

    Page :S142

    Peter Napolitano, Melissa Terry, James Wright, Bobby Howard, Andrea Shields, Damian Paonessa, Nathan Hoeldtke

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• • ·Second trimester intra-abdominal bowel dilation in fetuses with gastroschisis predicts neonatal atresia

    Page :S142

    Alpa Nick, Ryan Moses, Joseph Bruner, Edmund Yang, Theresa Scott

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• • ·Prognostic value of the cardiovascular profile score in fetuses with congestive heart failure

    Page :S142

    Aleksandra Roczek, James Huhta, Jose Hernandez-Robles

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• • ·Pitfalls in the diagnosis of Twin-to-twin transfusion syndrome (TTTS)

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    Howard Berger, Vandana Chadha, John Slevin, Craig Pennell, Olena Berezovska, P. Seaward, Rory Windrim, Greg Ryan

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• • ·Doppler assessment and biophysical profile in growth restricted fetuses (IUGR): Interaction of test parameters

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    Ahmet Baschat, Henry Galan, Amarnath Bhide, Christoph Berg, Michelle Kush, Dick Oepkes, Baskaran Thilaganathan, Ulrich Gembruch, Christopher Harman

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• • ·Increased fetal demise risk with elevated maternal serum AFP (MSAFP): A dose-response relationship

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    David Stamilio, Emmanuelle Pare, Anthony Odibo, Harish Sehdev, George Macones

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• • ·Thresholds for intervention in severe early onset growth restriction (IUGR)

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    Ahmet Baschat, Caterina M. Bilardo, Ute Germer, John Hartung, Serena Rigano, Christoph Berg, Michelle Kush, Amarnath Bhide, Henry Galan, Baskaran Thilaganathan, Enrico Ferrazzi, Kurt Hecher, Ulrich Gembruch, Carl P. Weiner, Christopher Harman

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• • ·Non-invasive recording of neurological activity in normal and IUGR fetuses

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    Hari Eswaran, Hubert Preissl, Pam Murphy, Curtis Lowery

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• • ·Decreased accuracy in fetal weight estimation in women with obesity or polyhydramnios

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    Cuneyt Ozcan, Avraham Oren, Yuval Gielchinsky, Chen Sela, Vania Wallach, Rachel Picard, Orly Shoshani, David Mankuta

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• • ·The nose (nasal ossification sonographic evaluation) study

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    Tatiana Freire-Lizama, Jo-Ann Johnson

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• • ·Amniotic fluid intercellular adhesion molecule-1 (ICAM -1) concentrations : A marker for impending intraamniotic infection with Ureaplasma and preterm delivery

    Page :S144

    Shulamith Horowitz, Amnon Hadar, Noa Shani-Shrem, Moshe Mazor

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• • ·Does antenatal glucocorticoid improve pulmonary circulatory adaptation at birth?

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    Philippe Deruelle, Veronique Debarge, Eric Magnenant, Sophie Jaillard, Thameur Rakzah, Francis Puech, Laurent Storme

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• • ·Detection of significant fetomaternal hemorrhage by flow cytometry

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    Avi Tsafrir, Yael Amit, Ilana Amoyal, Eitan Fibach, Yossef Ezra

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• • ·Suspected fetal macrosomia: Guidelines vs. reality

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    Ronny Shachar, Asnat Walfisch, Ilana Shoham-Vardi, Hillel Vardi, Mordechai Hallak

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• • ·Perinatal and neurodevelopmental outcome with isolated fetal ventriculomegaly: A systematic review

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    Matthew Laskin, John C.P. Kingdom, Ants Toi, David Chitayat, Arne Ohlsson

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• • ·Ethnic variation of fetal nasal bone length between 11-14 weeks' gestation

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    Fady Collado, Allan Bombard, Vuy-San Li, Kell Juliard, Zeev Weiner

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• • ·Are low risk women with advanced maternal age candidates for antenatal testing?

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    Melissa Bush, David Lagrew, Anna McKeown, James T. Kurtzman

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• • ·Perinatal outcome among women with reduced perception of fetal movements

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    Avital Skornick-Rapaport, Sharon Maslovitz, Esther Skornick, Michael Kupferminc, Yuval Yaron, Joseph Lessing, Jessica Ascher-Landsberg, Ariel Many

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• • ·Can computerized nonstress test parameters predict metabolic status at birth?

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    Paul Chang, Vitor Dasilva, Monica Poole, Gail Schmidt, Robert Gagnon

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• • ·Fetal echocardiographic findings are not predictive of death in twin-twin transfusion syndrome

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    Brenna Anderson, Frederick Sherman, Hyagriv Simhan

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• • ·Maternal estimation of fetal weight as a complementary method of fetal weight assessment: A prospective clinical trial

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    Avi Harelv, Asnat Walfisch, Jurry Bar-David, Galit Homry, Relly Hershkowitz, Michael Friger, Mordechai Hallak

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• • ·Selective fetal reduction in monochorionic twin pregnancies with radiofrequency cord ablation

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    Dorothy Smok, Lynn L. Simpson, Tracy Shevell, Fergal Malone, Joshua Weintraub, Richard Berkowitz, Mary E. D'Alton

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• • ·Second trimester head measurements in fetuses with spina bifida are not different from other biometry

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    Ahmad Azari, Joseph Bruner, Theresa Scott, Kevin Walters

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• • ·Significance of Doppler velocimetry in the prediction of adverse perinatal outcome for borderline amniotic fluid index (AFI)

    Page :S148

    Yong-Won Park, Ja-Young Kwon, Youg-Han Kim, Han-Seung Kwon, Bok-Ja Kim

    Plan Plan
• • ·Fetal echocardiographic detection of myocardial dysfunction with the cardiovascular profile score

    Page :S148

    Aleksandra Roczek, James Huhta, Jose Hernandez-Robles, Rima Bader

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• • ·Proteomic technology for the rapid and accurate diagnosis of intra-amniotic inflammation (IAI) in twin gestation

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    Irina Buhimschi, Catalin Buhimschi, Mert Bahtiyar, Rob Christner, Carl P. Weiner

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• • ·Fetal response to maternal exercise in pregnancies with uteroplacental vascular insufficiency

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    Vandana Chaddha, Michel Simchen, Lisa Hornberger, Allen Victoria, Allan Coates, Roberts Anita, Jane Walker, Donna Wilkes, Edgar Jaeggi, John Kingdom

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• • ·Doppler ultrasonography for timing the third transfusion in fetal anemia from red cell alloimmunization

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    Giancarlo Mari, Roland Zimmermann, Maria Segata

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• • ·Middle cerebral artery peak velocity: Accuracy and reliability

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    Rebecca Ponder, Michael Esplin, Robert Silver, Yvette Lacoursiere, Janice Byrne

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• • ·Antenatal predictors of outcome in growth restricted fetuses with absent-end diastolic flow (AEDF) in umbilical artery

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    Patrizia Vergani, Nadia Roncaglia, Camilla Andreotti, Anna Locatelli, Giulia Zangheri, John Pezzullo, Alessandro Ghidini

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• • ·When should you investigate elevated middle cerebral artery doppler?

    Page :S149

    Michelle Kush, Ahmet Baschat, Carl P. Weiner, Christopher Harman

    Plan Plan
• • ·Fetal heart rate patterns in 455 term brain damaged infants: An update

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    Jeffrey Phelan, Myoung Ock Ahn, Cortney Kirkendall, Lisa Korst, Gilbert Martin

    Plan Plan
• • ·Cross-over trial of fetal heart rate response to external light and vibroaccoustic stimulation

    Page :S150

    Jay Bolnick, Gregg Garcia, Beverly Fletcher, William Rayburn

    Plan Plan
• • ·Prenatal prediction of pulmonary hypoplasia using the maternal hyperoxygenation test and neonatal outcome

    Page :S150

    Rima Bader, James Huhta

    Plan Plan
• • ·Interleukin-6 as a potential mediator of acute intrapartum elevation of fetal NRBC counts

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    Asaf Ferber, Victoria Minior, Eran Bornstein, Michael Divon

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• • ·Hypoxia-induced in utero meconium passage is mediated via corticotrophin releasing hormone in a novel fetal rat model

    Page :S151

    Sureshbabu Ahanya, Jayaraman Lakshmanan, Virender Rehan, Elena Bronshtein, Michael Ross

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• • ·The impact of amnioinfusion on cesarean section for fetal distress in the presence of oligohydramnios: A population-based study

    Page :S151

    Carl Nath, Cande Ananth, John Smulian, Anthony Vintzileos

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• • ·Variable intrauterine pressure catheter (IUPC)tracings with two catheters

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    James Beeson, Mark Martens

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• • ·Do processed, fixed placental sections accurately reflect umbilical cord nucleated red blood cell and differential counts?

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    Michael Ross, Marie Beall, Laron Mcphaul, Christina Bryant, Wilbert Fortson

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• • ·Arginine vasopressin V1a receptor gene expression in human fetal membranes

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    Fataneh Amidi, Shengbiao Wang, Nimra Chaudhri, Marie Beall, Michael Ross

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• • ·Second-trimester amniotic fluid and maternal serum interleukin-18 binding protein levels

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    Guy Gutman, Joseph Har-Toov, Ariel Many, Joseph B. Lessing, Daniela Novick, Menachem Rubinstein, Ariel J. Jaffa

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• • ·The effect of supplemental maternal oxygen on intrapartum fetal oxygen saturation using the Nellcor N-400 fetal pulse oximetry system

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    Mary Connelly, Megumi Morishita, Hugh Miller

    Plan Plan
• • ·A critical care medicine curriculum for MFM fellows

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    Lauren Plante

    Plan Plan
• • ·Downward trend in PUBS at a single tertiary care center

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    Boris Petrikovsky, Andrei Rebarber, Ashley Roman, Daniel Saltzman, Samuel Bender, Daniel Roshan

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• • ·Maternal morbidity with elective repeat cesarean section: The influence of the number of previous cesarean sections

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    Emmanuelle Pare, David Stamilio, Alison Cahill, Erika Stevens, Jeffrey Peipert, George Macones

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• • ·The MFMU units cesarean registry: Fetal injury associated with cesarean delivery

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    James Alexander

    Plan Plan
• • ·The impact of medical legal risk on obstetrician-gynecologist supply

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    Pamela Robinson, Xiao Xu, Kristie Keeton, Scott Ransom

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• • ·Forceps vs. vacuum: Which is associated with the greatest morbidity?

    Page :S154

    Aaron B. Caughey, Per Sandberg, Marya Zlatnik, Julian T. Parer, Mari-Paule Thiet, Russell K. Laros

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• • ·Timing and complications of abdominal cerclage: Preconceptual vs antepartum placement

    Page :S154

    Nicole Smith, Thomas Mcelrath, Aviva Lee-Parritz

    Plan Plan
• • ·Obstetric outcome of second delivery following first delivery of a macrosomic infant (>4.5kg)

    Page :S154

    Rhona Mahony, Michael E. Foley, Leslie Daly, Colm O'Herlihy

    Plan Plan
• • ·Evaluation of the maximal pressure exerted by obstetric forceps on a fetal head mannequin model

    Page :S154

    Alfredo Gei, Kimberly Hennan, Victor Suarez, Gary Hankins

    Plan Plan
• • ·Use of pain medication after cesarean section

    Page :S155

    Michael Paglia, Tammy Sinclair, Amy Murtha

    Plan Plan
• • ·The MFMU cesarean registry: Predictability of uterine atony after primary cesarean delivery

    Page :S155

    Dwight Rouse

    Plan Plan
• • ·Change in canal pressure with cervical cerclage

    Page :S155

    Brian Brost, Kathleen Huhn, William Watson

    Plan Plan
• • ·Evaluation of a novel technique for cesarean section closure via Pfannenstiel incision using a barbed suture

    Page :S155

    Michael Paglia, Tammy Sinclair, Amy Murtha

    Plan Plan
• • ·Case-control study of thrombophilia patients treated with enoxaparin undergoing cesarean section: Comparison of change in hematocrit, and estimated blood loss

    Page :S156

    Shad Deering, Madhu Uppalati, Craig Kessler, Susan Lashgari, Andrea Shields, Helain Landy

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• • ·Funneling, dynamic change, and change with transfundal pressure do not predict preterm birth in patients receiving cerclage

    Page :S156

    Brian Iriye, Wilson Huang, Judy Hancock, Stephen Wold, Laura Gorski, Lyle Hancock

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• • ·Outcomes of rescue cerclages at a tertiary referral center

    Page :S156

    Hai-Lang Duong, Margaret Carr, Gail Peckman, Richard Pircon, Dennis Worthington

    Plan Plan
• • ·Dilation and evacuation: An institutional review

    Page :S156

    David Garry, Andrew Elimian, Paul Ogburn, Alan Monheit, Olga Glushets, J. Gerald Quirk

    Plan Plan
• • ·Effects of spinal and epidural anesthesia on short term neonatal outcomes

    Page :S157

    Yashica Ghelani, Kevin Tomfohrde, Kristen Kasza, Kenneth Rodino, Judith Hibbard

    Plan Plan
• • ·Does the angle of mediolateral episiotomy incision affect the incidence of anal sphincter injury?

    Page :S157

    Maeve Eogan, Ronan O'Connell, Colm O'Herlihy

    Plan Plan
• • ·The impact of a multidisciplinary approach to the management of placenta accreta

    Page :S157

    William Scorza, Anthony Scardella, John Smulian

    Plan Plan
• • ·Vaginal delivery after two cesarean sections - is it safe?

    Page :S157

    Yael Melamed Yekel, Orna Reichman, Eyal Mazaki, R. Kalderon, Efraim Gdanski, Michael Shaya, Sorina Grisaru-Granovsky, Arnon Samueloff

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• • ·A comparison of vertical and pfannensteil incisions in patients undergoing cesarean delivery with the syndrome of hemolysis, elevated liver enzymes, and low platelets (HELLP)

    Page :S158

    D. Michael Armstrong, Eugene Chang, Christopher Robinson, Scott Sullivan, Donna Johnson, Stephen Vermillion, J. Van Dorsten

    Plan Plan
• • ·Progressive cervical changes after prophylactic cerclage: Is a reinforcing cerclage beneficial?

    Page :S158

    Jason Baxter, James Airoldi, Vincenzo Berghella

    Plan Plan
• • ·Poster Session V

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• • ·Clara cell protein 16 (CCP16) in mid-trimester amniotic fluid: Association with mycoplasma hominis detection, ethnicity, and a CCP16 +38 gene polymorphism

    Page :S160

    Sriram C. Perni, Santosh Vardhana, Robin B. Kalish, Stephen T. Chasen, Steven S. Witkin

    Plan Plan
• • ·A comprehensive teratological assessment of isosulfan blue (Lymphazurin 1%) in the pregnant sprague Dawley rat

    Page :S160

    Shane Banks, Quintessa Miller, Joseph Harre, Michael Lilly, Michael Rose

    Plan Plan
• • ·Progesterone modulation of inflammatory cytokine production in fetoplacental arteries

    Page :S160

    Andrea Shields, James Wright, Patrick McNutt, Jennifer Gotkin, Damian Paonessa, Bobby Howard, Nathan Hoeldtke, Peter Napolitano

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• • ·Prognosis of the surviving co-twin after intrauterine fetal demise (IUFD) in TTTS treated by laser

    Page :S160

    Ottavia Cavicchioni, Masami Yamamoto, Romaine Robyr, Yves Ville

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• • ·Unexplained intrauterine fetal death is accompanied by activation of complement

    Page :S161

    Karina Richani, Eleazar Soto, Jimmy Espinoza, Jyh Kae Nien, Tinnakorn Chaiworapongsa, Jerrie Refuerzo, Sean Blackwell, Samuel Edwin, Moshe Mazor, Roberto Romero

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• • ·Human fetal membrane expression of IL-19 and IL-20

    Page :S161

    Lana Ismail, Ramkumar Menon, Salvatore Lombardi, Stephen Fortunato

    Plan Plan
• • ·Participation of the 27kDa heat shock protein (hsp27) in mid-trimester amniotic fluid: Ethnic variability and association with anti-inflammatory immunity

    Page :S161

    Sriram C. Perni, Emre Karasahin, Robin B. Kalish, Stephen T. Chasen, Steven S. Witkin

    Plan Plan
• • ·Heart rate patterns and arrhymthias in fetal AV block: A magnetocardiographic study

    Page :S161

    Bettina Cuneo, Hui Zhao, Janette Strasburger, Marc Ovadia, Ronald Wakai

    Plan Plan
• • ·Increased incidence of cardiac anomalies in pregnancies complicated by gastroschisis

    Page :S162

    Liza Kunz, William Gilbert, Dena Towner

    Plan Plan
• • ·In utero hematopoietic stem cell transplantation: Rationale for continued work toward human application

    Page :S162

    Scott Petersen, Mariya Gendelman, Richard Jones, Allen Chen, Karin Blakemore

    Plan Plan
• • ·Effect of a prior amniocentesis in patients undergoing laser therapy for twin-twin transfusion syndrome

    Page :S162

    Ramen Chmait, Cristina Rossi, Ruben Quintero

    Plan Plan
• • ·Placental angiography of double survivors and double fetal deaths after laser for twin twin transfusion syndrome (TTTS)

    Page :S162

    Liesbeth Lewi, Mieke Cannie, Jacques Jani, Vincent Vandecaveye, Steven Dymarkowski, Agnes Huber, Romaine Robyr, Eduard Gratacos, Kypros Nicolaides, Kurt Hecher, Yves Ville, Jan Deprest

    Plan Plan
• • ·Quantitative and qualitative changes in adiponectin during pregnancy in AGA and IUGR newborns

    Page :S163

    Shali Mazaki Tovi, Hannah Kanety, Eyal Schiff, Rina Hemi, Ann Shoham, Eleanor Birenboim, Clara Pariente, Eyal Sivan

    Plan Plan
• • ·Pregnancy outcome of fetuses diagnosed with hypoplastic left ventricle on prenatal sonogram

    Page :S163

    Rebecca Allen, Carol Benson, Louise Wilkins-haug

    Plan Plan
• • ·Permanent feto-fetal transfusion from the recipient to the donor twin. A complication of laser surgery in twin-to-twin transfusion syndrome

    Page :S163

    Romaine Robyr, Liesbeth Lewi, Masami Yamamoto, Jan Deprest, Yves Ville

    Plan Plan
• • ·Adiponectin - a putative novel biochemical marker of fetal growth

    Page :S163

    Shali Mazaki Tovi, Hannah Kanetey, Eyal Schiff, Rina Hemi, Clara Pariente, Eyal Sivan

    Plan Plan
• • ·Management of pregnancies complicated by anti-Fya alloimmunization

    Page :S164

    Laura Hughes, Karen Rossi, David Krugh, Richard O'Shaughnessy

    Plan Plan
• • ·Betamethasone administration changes peripheric muscularization of peripheric pulmonary vessels in fetal rabbits

    Page :S164

    Xenia Roubliova, Anne-Marie van Der Biest, Pascal Vaast, Huiqi Lu, Jacques Jani, Eric Verbeken, Jan Deprest

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• • ·Preemptive placement of a pre-sealant for preventing rupture in fetal surgery

    Page :S164

    Raul Cortes, Amy Wagner, Robert Ball, Edgar Shih, Soon Ha Yang, Hanmin Lee, Diana Farmer, Kerilyn Nobuhara, Matthew Clifton, Erich Grethel, Susmita Chatterjee, Micheal Harrison

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• • ·Fetal urethral dilatation using coronary artery balloon catheters. An ovine model for the treatment of incomplete lower urinary tract obstruction

    Page :S164

    Nail Obeidat, Jyotica Ruba, David Brieger, Daniel Challis

    Plan Plan
• • ·Effects of corticosteroid therapy on vaginal and serum pentraxin (PTX)-3 concentrations

    Page :S165

    Anna Locatelli, Claudia Bonardi, Francesca Assi, Alessandro Ghidini, Cecilia Garlanda, Alberto Mantovani

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• • ·Trap sequence: Experiences with interventions

    Page :S165

    Julie Moldenhauer, Terry Harper, Nahla Khalek, Ryan Blackwell, Sean Blackwell, Sonia Hassan, Anthony Johnson

    Plan Plan
• • ·Relative oligohydramnios in fetal mice

    Page :S165

    Marie Beall, Shengbiao Wang, Nimra Chaudhri, Fataneh Amidi, Michael Ross

    Plan Plan
• • ·Obstetrical morbidity associated with nonimmune hydrops

    Page :S165

    Karrie Francois, Michael Traynor

    Plan Plan
• • ·The role of early fetal echocardiography

    Page :S166

    Fionnuala Mcauliffe, Lynne Nield, David Chitayat, Edgar Jaeggi, Lisa Hornberger

    Plan Plan
• • ·Ultrasound guided placement of an occlusive balloon in the trachea of fetal sheep

    Page :S166

    Anna David, Boaz Weisz, Donald Peebles, Xenia Roubliova, Dany Perocheau, Mike Themis, Terry Cook, Charles Coutelle, Jan Deprest, Charles Rodeck

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• • ·Cystic hygroma in the first trimester of pregnancy. Diagnosis, prevalence and outcome of 42 cases in relation with nuchal translucency measurement

    Page :S166

    Richard Kharrat, Masami Yamamoto, Sophie Couderc, Yves Ville

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• • ·Complications of fetoscopy-guided laser therapy in twin to twin transfusion syndrome

    Page :S166

    Masami Yamamoto, Loulou El Murr, Romaine Robyr, Fabienne Leuleu, Yuichiro Takahashi, Yves Ville

    Plan Plan
• • ·Pulsatile versus continuous growth in the human fetus

    Page :S167

    Gordon Fry, Deborah Pittinaro, Shirley Eberly

    Plan Plan
• • ·Using fetal MRI to define normal development of the cerebellum and vermis

    Page :S167

    Charles Read, R.M. Ramus, D.D. McIntire, D.M. Twickler

    Plan Plan  
• • ·Maternal inflammatory balance and fetal exposure to hyperthermia

    Page :S167

    Laura Goetzl, Susan Raine, Jose Rivers, Mary Ann Mastrangelo, David J. Tweardy, Maya S. Suresh

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• • ·Improving results with percutaneous fetal endoscopic tracheal occlusion (FETO) for severe left congenital diaphragmatic hernia

    Page :S167

    Jacques Jani, Eduard Gratacos, Hilde Vandecruys, Elena Carreras, Gunnar Naulaers, Anne Greenough, Juan Luis Piero, Kypros Nicolaides, Jan Deprest

    Plan Plan
• • ·Vanishing twin is associated with less favorable obstetric outcome compared to singleton pregnancies in women undergoing IVF-ET

    Page :S168

    Sonya Abdel-Razeq, Mohamed Mitwally, Laura Detti, Michael Sullivan, Kent Crickard, Michael Diamond

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• • ·Proteomic analysis of offspring of mice lacking endothelial nitric oxide synthase (NOS3)

    Page :S168

    Monica Longo, Tuanh Dang, Irina Buhimschi, Radek Bukowski, Gary Hankins, Garland Anderson, George Saade

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• • ·Antenatal fetal hypoxemia gradually increases fetal nucleated red blood cells in a rat model

    Page :S168

    Victoria Minior, Brian Levine, Seth Guller, Asaf Ferber, Kushagra Verma, Peter Nathanielsz, Michael Divon

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• • ·Is fetal gender associated with adverse perinatal outcome in intrauterine growth restriction (IUGR)?

    Page :S168

    Joanne Quiñones, Anthony Odibo, David Stamilio, George Macones

    Plan Plan
• • ·Association between method of conception, cytokines in cord blood and pregnancy outcome

    Page :S169

    Geeta Sharma, Ann Marie Bongiovanni, Victor R. Rosenberg, Santosh Vardhana, Frida M. Fridman, Erin S. Shorenstein, Vladimir Ratushny, Daniel Nguyen, Lilly-Rose Paraskevas, Robin B. Kalish, Steven S. Witkin

    Plan Plan
• • ·Natural history of fetal position during pregnancy and risk of breech delivery

    Page :S169

    Jun Zhang, Melissa Park, Uma Reddy

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• • ·Demographic factors associated with patients' preferences to undergo abortion for trisomy 21

    Page :S169

    Geeta Sharma, Heather T. Gold, Stephen T. Chasen, Abigail K. Alt, Laurence McCullough, Frank A. Chervenak

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• • ·Randomized double blind comparison of remifentanil and diazepam for fetal immobilization and maternal sedation during fetoscopic surgery

    Page :S169

    Jan Deprest, Dominique Van Schoubroeck, Liesbeth Lewi, Marco Marcus, Jacques Jani, Carlo Missant, Roland Devlieger, An Teunkens, Marc Vandevelde

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• • ·Non-invasive investigation of heart rate variability in growth restricted and normal fetuses using magnetocardiography

    Page :S170

    Joshua Campbell, Hari Eswaran, Hubert Preissl, James Wilson, Pam Murphy, Curtis Lowery

    Plan Plan
• • ·Fetal growth velocity in women who develop superimposed preeclampsia

    Page :S170

    Julie Gainer, James Alexander, Donald McIntire, Kenneth Leveno

    Plan Plan  
• • ·Elective cesarean delivery is ineffective in protecting against in-utero meconium exposure of fetal myelomeningocele

    Page :S170

    Carl Rose, Josephine Wyatt-Ashmead, Andrew Parent, James Bofill, Alexandra Ashmead, John Morrison

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• • ·Association of A19G polymorphism in the leptin gene with cord serum leptin level and birth weight

    Page :S170

    Han-Sung Kwon, Young-Han Kim, Ja-Young Kwon, Bok-Ja Kim, Yong-Won Park

    Plan Plan
• • ·The effect of placental chorionicity on growth velocity in twin gestations

    Page :S171

    Lami Yeo, Cande Ananth, Martin Chavez, Anthony Vintzileos

    Plan Plan  
• • ·Amniotic fluid index measurements are unaltered by the addition of color flow Doppler

    Page :S171

    Carrie Warshak, Danielle Jandial, Sally Agent, Thomas Moore, Andrew Hull

    Plan Plan
• • ·Sonographic aneuploidy markers in the genetic sonogram: An update on which markers are the best

    Page :S171

    Lami Yeo, Anthony Vintzileos, Cande Ananth

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• • ·Correction of cerebrospinal fluid levels and brain growth demonstrated by serial fetal magnetic resonance imaging following

    Page :S171

    Enrico Danzer, Mark P. Johnson, Michael Bebbington, R. Douglas Wilson, Larissa Bilaniuk, Erin Simon, Alan Flake, Leslie Sutton, N. Scott Adzick

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• • ·The Dandy Walker complex: Associated anomalies and immediate perinatal outcome

    Page :S172

    Terry Harper, Honor Wolfe

    Plan Plan
• • ·Evaluation of lower uterine segment morphology at 23 weeks gestation. A prospective observational study

    Page :S172

    Sally Watkinson, Vikram Khullar, T.G. Teoh, Christopher Lee, Kypros Nicolaides

    Plan Plan
• • ·Is post-void transabdominal ultrasound of the cervix a reliable method of screening for cervical shortening?

    Page :S172

    Lisa Saul, James T. Kurtzman, Cristiane Hagemann, Mark Ghamsary

    Plan Plan  
• • ·A blinded comparison of post-void Transabdominal versus Transvaginal cervical length ultrasound measurement

    Page :S172

    Lisa Saul, James T. Kurtzman, Mark Ghamsary

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• • ·The utility of fetal fibronectin in asymptomatic patients with cervical length ≤15 mm

    Page :S173

    Israel Hendler, Sean Blackwell, Nahla Khalek, Emmanuel Bujold, Janice Whitty, David Kmak, Sonia Hassan

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• • ·Second trimester ductus venosus measurements as a predictor of adverse perinatal outcome in congenital heart disease

    Page :S173

    Katherine Bianco, Maria Small, Nicole Browne, Svena Julien, Trace Kershaw, Mica Michon, Joshua Copel

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• • ·Does obesity predispose towards antenatal diagnosis of specific cardiac anomalies?

    Page :S173

    Pooja Mittal, Sean Blackwell, Israel Hendler, Marjorie Treadwell, Ryan Blackwell, Robert J. Sokol, Yoram Sorokin

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• • ·Is a third trimester growth scan necessary for fetuses with an isolated SUA?

    Page :S173

    Shannon Panszi, Barbara O'Brien, Michael House, David Chelmow, Sabrina Craigo

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• • ·Temporal antenatal testing alterations in severe IUGR fetuses

    Page :S174

    Erich Cosmi, Donato D'Antona, Laura D.I. Lenardo, Alessandra Andrisani, Guido Ambrosini, Giancarlo Mari

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• • ·Variation of fetal nasal bone length in second trimester fetuses according to race and ethnicity

    Page :S174

    Carolyn M. Zelop, Kimberly Brault, Elizabeth Milewski, Adam Borgida, Sonia Santana, James Egan

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• • ·Variation of fetal nasal bone length expressed as a continuous variable according to race and ethnicity in second trimester fetuses

    Page :S174

    Carolyn Zelop, Peter Benn, Elizabeth Milewski, Kimberly Brault, Adam Borgida, James Egan

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• • ·Timing of delivery of IUGR fetuses on the basis of hemodynamic changes

    Page :S174

    Erich Cosmi, Laura D.I. Lenardo, Luisa Uras, Ray Bahado-Sigh, Alessandra Andrisani, Guido Ambrosini, Giancarlo Mari

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• • ·Detection of fetal cardiac anomalies in diabetic mothers: The utility of fetal echocardiography

    Page :S175

    Scott Petersen, Michael Pitt, Janice Henderson, Jude Crino

    Plan Plan
• • ·Nuchal translucency (NT) measurements for 1st trimester screening: The “price” of inaccuracy

    Page :S175

    Mark Evans, Hilde van Decruyes, Kypros Nicolaides

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• • ·Ultrasound detection of fetal anomalies in the first trimester in conjunction with nuchal translucency screening: A feasibility study

    Page :S175

    Fionnuala McAuliffe, Katherine Fong, Ants Toi, David Chitayat, Sarah Keating, Jo-Ann Johnson

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• • ·Magnetic resonance imaging of the cervix during pregnancy: Effect of gestational age and prior vaginal birth

    Page :S175

    Michael House, Mark O'Callaghan, Jonathan Kini, Danny Wu, Samuel Patz, Stephane Bahrami, Rafeeque Bhadelia

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• • ·Clinical implications of prenatally diagnosed marginal placental cord insertion

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    Deborah Feldman, Katje Koning, Renee Bobrowski, Adam Borgida, Charles Ingardia

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• • ·First trimester screening (FTS) in the detection of down syndrome

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    Jo-Ann Johnson, Barry Hoffman, David Chitayat, Elizabeth Winsor, Kenneth Pritzker

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• • ·Lung-to-Head Ratio and liver position to predict outcome in early diagnosed isolated left sided diaphragmatic hernia fetuses: A multicenter study

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    Jacques Jani, Alexandra Benachi, René Favre, Roberta Keller, Hilde Vandecruys, Julian Delgado, Michael Harrison, Jacqueline Matis, Eduard Gratacos, Kypros Nicolaides, Jan Deprest

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• • ·The hazards of Obstetrics and Gynecological Ultrasound to practitioners

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    Rinat Hackmon, Eyal Sheiner, Ruth Beer-Weisel, Israel Meizner

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• • ·Racial differences in the frequency of echogenic intracardiac foci in second trimester fetuses

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    Crystal Johnson, Lisa Hollier, Joan Mastrobattista

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• • ·The use of MRI and sonographic cervical length in the postterm pregnancy

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    Julie Gainer, J.M. Alexander, Michael Zaretsky, Donald McIntire, Diane Twickler, Kenneth Leveno

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• • ·Antenatal ultrasound predictors of neonatal abdominal defect outcome

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    Graham Ashmead, Marie Blossom, Judette Louis, Saeid Amini

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• • ·The role of fetal cardiac axis in the antenatal detection of structural cardiac abnormalities

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    Elisa Gianferrari, Elizabeth Milewski, Alan Bolnick, Carolyn Zelop, Adam Borgida, James Egan

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• • ·Ultrasonographic estimation of placental thickness with advancing gestational age

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    Celeste Durnwald, Brian Mercer

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• • ·Myometrial thickness according to uterine site, gestational age and prior cesarean delivery

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    Celeste Durnwald, Brian Mercer

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• • ·Correlation of Cardiovascular Profile Score and fetal outcome in patients with congenital heart defects

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    Aleksandra Roczek, James Huhta, Jose Hernandez-Robles

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• • ·Sonographic myometrial thickness correlates with the duration of the latent phase in women with preterm premature rupture of the membranes (PPROM)

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    Catalin Buhimschi, Irina Buhimschi, Errol Norwitz, Anna Sfakianaki, Joshua Copel, George Saade, Carl P. Weiner

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• • ·Does the isolated finding of a single umbilical artery warrant referral for fetal echocardiography?

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    Richard Benoit

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• • ·Should we better define the need to refer for fetal echocardiogram when fetal dysrhythmia is observed by clinical providers?

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    Richard Benoit

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• • ·Late 2nd trimester assessment of pyelectasis (SERP) to predict pediatric urological outcome is improved by checking additional features

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    Max Maizels, Eileen Wang, Rudy Sabbagha, Mara Dinsmoor, Roopa Seshadri, Daniel Gauthier, Norman Ginsberg, Jacques Abramowicz

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• • ·Isolated echogenic intracardiac foci in patients with low-risk triple screen results: Assessing the risk of trisomy 21

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    Nikki Koklanaris, Ashley Roman, Mary Perle, William Huang, Ana Monteagudo

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• • ·Sensitivities of nuchal translucency with different cut-offs for screening chromosomal abnormality in Korean population

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    Jae Hyug Yang, Min Hyoung Kim, Jin Hoon Chung, Hyun Kyong Ahn, Moon Young Kim, Hyun Mee Ryu, June Seek Choi

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• • ·Prediction of successful induction of labor with prostaglandin E2 (PGE2): Comparison of transvaginal ultrasonography and the bishop score

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    Zohar Nachum, Habib Nassralla, Raed Salim, Zeev Weiner, Ehud Weiner, Eliezer Shalev

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• • ·Utilization of obstetrical ultrasound in a referral population

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    Christina Davidson, Joan Mastrobattista, Mildred Ramirez, Manju Monga

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• • ·Multifetal pregnancy reduction - effect of nuchal translucency assessment: The Thomas Jefferson University experience, 2001-2004

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    Sharon Byun, Surasith Chaithongwongwatthana, Waralak Yamasmit, Keith Rychlak, Stuart Weiner

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• • ·Ultrasonographic measurement of fetal nasal bone in the Korean population at the first and second trimester

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    Eui Jung, Hye-Sung Won, Jung-Sun Kim, Jae-Yoon Shim, Pil Ryang Lee, Ahm Kim

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• • ·Technical factors affecting the detection of echogenic intracardiac foci

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    Pooja Mittal, Israel Hendler, Sean Blackwell, Ryan Blackwell, Marjorie Treadwell

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• • ·Quality assurance audit of sonographic cervical measurements

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    Linda Shroth, Farah Zaidi, Thomas Kelly, Thomas Moore

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• • ·Transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation: Intervention for pain and disability associated with ultrasonography

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    Nora Doyle, Mildred M. Ramirez, Michael Gardner, Joan M. Mastrobattista

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• • ·Ultrasound evaluation of abnormal umbilical cord coiling in second trimester of gestation as a predictor of adverse pregnancy outcome

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    Mladen Predanic, Sriram C. Perni, Stephen T. Chasen, Rebecca N. Baergen, Frank A. Chervenak

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• • ·Does prior cesarean delivery and maternal parity influence placental migration?

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    Mladen Predanic, Sriram C. Perni, Claudel Jean-Pierre

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• • ·Performance of the “genetic” sonogram in the second and third trimester

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    Amy Hairston, Kenneth Moise, Honor Wolfe

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• • ·Prospective ultrasound measurement of placenta using panoramic view

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    Annie Ouellet, Eva Serrano, Jean Marie Moutquin, Mark Walker, Andree Gruslin

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• • ·The association of fetal arrhythmias with congenital heart disease

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    Alan Bolnick, James Egan, Elizabeth Milewski, Carolyn Zelop, Elisa Gianferrari, Mary Beth Janicki, Adam Borgida

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• • ·Single- versus double-layer uterine incision closure and uterine rupture

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    Cynthia Gyamfi, Gabor Juhasz, Phyllis Gyamfi, Meredith Rochon, Yair Blumenfeld, Joanne Stone

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• • ·Vaginal birth after cesarean (VBAC) in twin pregnancies: Is it safe?

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    Alison Cahill, David Stamilio, Emanuelle Pare, Jeffery Peipert, George Macones

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• • ·The effects of mifepristone on cervical tensile strength and collagen structure

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    Kelley Clark, Huiling Ji, Jesse Janowski, Colleen Carroll, Elizabeth Bonney, Edward Chien

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• • ·Identification of pre-term labor (PTL) from the maternal serum proteome

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    Ryan Weil, Lynnae Millar, Chris Shimizu, Mark Evans, Gillian Bryant Greenwood, Kevin Rosenblatt, Peter Bryant Greenwood

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• • ·The “prim” study+a randomised comparison of prostaglandin E2 gel with the nitric oxide donor isosorbide mononitrate for cervical ripening prior to the induction of labour at term

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    Inass Osman, Jane Norman, Fiona Mackenzie, Heather Murray, John Norrie, Ian Greer

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• • ·Indicated induction of labor at term with an unfavorable cervix: Immune system gene polymorphism associations

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    Daniel Skupski, Gary Eglinton, Guoyang Luo, Steven Witkin

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• • ·The ability of the Hon Cardiodynamic monitoring system to detect changes in the peripheral microcirculation in true versus false labor

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    Risa Ramsey, Brian Mercer, Kay Englehardt, Jim Wan, Mona Wicks, Tim Smith, Lu Kao, Carlos Guzman

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• • ·Excessive weight gain affects VBAC success

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    Gabor Juhasz, Cynthia Gyamfi, Kristina Tocce, Joanne Stone

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• • ·Are post dates primigravid patients with an unengaged vertex at a higher risk of cesarean delivery

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    Naveed Khawaja, Tom Walsh, Paul Byrne, Michael Geary

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• • ·Persistent occupit posterior position: Predictors and outcomes

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    Yvonne Cheng, Brian Shaffer, Aaron B. Caughey

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• • ·Progesterone receptor isoforms (a/b) ratio of human fetal membrane increases during term parturition

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    Soo-Young Oh, In-Sook Park, Chong Jai Kim, Roberto Romero, Soon-Sup Shim, Yoo-Kyung Sohn, Hee Chul Syn, Bo Hyun Yoon

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• • ·Cervical ripening for labor induction at term: A cost-analysis

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    Melissa Herbst, Nora Doyle, Susan Ramin

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• • ·The physiology of the cervix in labor - the effect of individual contractions

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    Dan Farine, Ariel Jaffa, Barak Rosenn, Doron Kreiser, Eyal Schiff, Salim Kiss, Michael Shenhav

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• • ·Should vaginal examinations be performed before, during or after contractions?

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    Michael Shenhav, Doron Kreiser, Barak Rosenn, Eyal Schiff, Salim Kiss, Jaffa Ariel, Dan Farine

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• • ·Management of suspected fetal macrosomia: A cost-effectiveness analysis

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    Melissa Herbst, Nora Doyle, Susan Ramin

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• • ·Obstetric risk factors and outcome of pregnancies complicated with postpartum hemorrhage

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    Eyal Sheiner, Liat Sarid, Amalia Levy, Daniel S. Seidman, Mordechai Hallak

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• • ·Alterations in uterine sodium pump abundance may contribute to the onset of mouse labor

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    Carlos Vance, Steven Hamblin, Michael Esplin, Steven Graves

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• • ·Misoprostol controlled-release vaginal insert for cervical ripening and induction of labor in nulliparous women

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    Carlos Santana-casteneda, Juan Carlos Izquierdo-Puente, Raul Antonio Leon-Ochoa, Terry Plasse, William Rayburn

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• • ·Glycemic profile characteristics during active labor and delivery in non diabetic subjects

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    Yariv Yogev, Oded Langer, Avi Ben Haroush, Orli Most, Rony Chen, Moshe Hod

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• • ·Immunohistochemical localization of activin subunit in human placenta: Correlation with elevated temperature and placental infection in parturients laboring under epidural analgesia

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    Shmuel Evron, Rumelia Koren, Reshmi Parameswaran, Ilana Avinoah, Tiberiu Ezri, Oscar Sadan, Dov Zipori

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• • ·Risk assessment of immediate delivery in asymptomatic high risk patients with a cervical length of 0mm

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    Israel Hendler, Nahla Khalek, Sean Blackwell, Emmanuel Bujold, Jerrie Refuerzo, David Kmak, Sonia Hassan

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• • ·Investigating differences in gene expression in term laboring myometrium compared to preterm laboring and failed post-date induction myometrium

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    Kimberly Pilkinton, Steven Allen, Kevin Huddleston, Thomas Kuehl

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• • ·The prediction of spontaneous labor at term

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    Israel Hendler, Sonia Hassan, Nahla Khalek, Emmanuel Bujold, David Kmak, Susan Berman, Evelyn Russell, Yoram Sorokin

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• • ·Comparison of morbidity in planned cesarean versus planned vaginal birth at term -12 month follow-up

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    Fionnuala Mcauliffe, Valerie Donnelly, Bridie O'Connor, Claire Collins, Declan Keane, Sean Daly, Peter McKenna, Michael Geary, Colm O'Herlihy

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• • ·A rise in pain threshold during labor: A prospective clinical trial

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    Iris Ohel, Asnat Walfisch, Dorit Shitenberg, Eyal Sheiner, Mordechai Hallak

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• • ·Maternal inflammation at term and labor outcome

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    Laura Goetzl, Susan Raine, Jose Rivers, Mary Ann Mastrangelo, David Tweardy, Maya Suresh

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• • ·Effect of perineal massage during pregnancy on perineal trauma: A prospective controlled trial

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    Elad Mei-Dan, Asnat Walfisch, Iris Raz, Shlomit Harlev, Amalya Levi, Mordechai Hallak

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• • ·Cervical dilatation in labor - correlation between computerized labor monitoring (CLM) and digital examination (DE)

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    Doron Kreiser, Michael Shenhav, Salim Kees, Eyal Schiff, Dan Farine, Ariel Jaffa

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• • ·Induction of labour with misoprostol in women at term with an unfavorable cervix: A randomized comparison of oral and vaginal administration

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    Blair Butler, Joan Crane, Tina Delaney, Donna Hutchens, J. Harnett

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• • ·Obstetric characteristics and neonatal outcome of unplanned out of hospital term deliveries

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    Alex Rabinovich, Amnon Hadar, Eyal Sheiner, Daniela Landau, Mordechai Hallak, Moshe Mazor

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