The etiology of preeclampsia is unknown. At present, 4 hypotheses are the subject of extensive
investigation, as follows: (1) Placental ischemia—Increased trophoblast deportation, as a …

Background Supplementation with antioxidant vitamins has been proposed to reduce the
risk of preeclampsia and perinatal complications, but the effects of this intervention are …

Objectives To develop a predictive model for pre-eclampsia based on clinical risk factors for
nulliparous women and to identify a subgroup at increased risk, in whom specialist referral …

Objective: To compare preterm delivery rates (before 34 weeks of gestation) and neonatal
morbidity and mortality in patients with risk factors or symptoms of cervical incompetence …

This review focuses on the research concerning the relation between psychosocial factors
and pregnancy outcome. The following four outcome measures are dealt with: (1) birth weight, …

This is the Executive Summary of updated guidelines developed by the Society of Obstetric
Medicine of Australia and New Zealand for the management of hypertensive diseases of …

Objective: To determine whether a sex-associated difference in endothelin levels exists and
to assess whether this difference is mediated by sex hormones. Design: Initial survey in …

Objectives To compare pregnancy outcomes between women who stopped smoking in
early pregnancy and those who either did not smoke in pregnancy or continued to smoke. …

Objective To examine the role of psychosocial risk factors for low birthweight. Design A
prospective study. Setting Obstetric outpatient clinics of the University Hospital Vrije Universiteit, …

Preeclampsia is a pregnancy-associated disease with maternal symptoms but placental
origin. Epigenetic inheritance is involved in some populations. By sequence analysis of 17 …