BACKGROUND: Preeclampsia affects 3% to 5% of gestations and eclampsia 0.05% to 0.93%,
but their subsequent cardiovascular sequelae are unclear. The aim of this study was to …

RESEARCH Page 1 RESEARCH Overweight and obesity in mothers and risk of preterm
birth and low birth weight infants: systematic review and metaanalyses Sarah D McDonald, …

BackgroundThere is conflicting evidence about the relationship between vitamin D deficiency
and depression, and a systematic assessment of the literature has not been available.…

Background Despite the current obesity epidemic, maternal underweight remains a common
occurrence with potential adverse perinatal outcomes. Our objective was to determine the …

… Author links open overlay panel Sarah D. McDonald MD a b c , Eleanor Pullenayegum PhD
c , Valerie H. Taylor MD, PhD d , Olha Lutsiv g , Keyna Bracken MD e , Catherine Good RN, …

Importance Despite the prevalence of antenatal depression and the fact that only one-third
of pregnant women with depression consider it acceptable to take antidepressants, the effect …

Our objective was to determine the risks of preterm birth (PTB) and low birth weight (LBW) in
singletons conceived through in vitro fertilization (IVF)±intracytoplasmic sperm injection (…

Background. While active maternal tobacco smoking has well established adverse perinatal
outcomes, the effects of passive maternal smoking, also called environmental tobacco …

BACKGROUND: Preeclampsia (the development of proteinuria and hypertension after 20
weeks of gestation) is common; however, there is uncertainty about the natural history of …

Objective: To determine whether the incidence of adverse obstetric outcomes is higher in
singleton pregnancies achieved by in vitro fertilization (IVF) than in spontaneously conceived …