Michael S. Kramer

TL;DR: In this paper, the authors examined temporal trends in severe postpartum hemorrhage, defined as PPH plus receipt of a blood transfusion, hysterectomy, and/or surgical repair of the uterus.

TL;DR: Pathologic determinants of IUGR such as prepregnancy and PIH and cigarette smoking predispose to more severe fetal growth retardation, andPIH in particular seems to do so before 37 weeks.

TL;DR: The huge disparities in the ratio of fetal to infant deaths <750 g and in the proportion of live births < 750 g among these developed countries probably result from differences in birth and death registration practices.

TL;DR: Comparisons between non-Hispanic black and white women in Canada and the US suggested that disparities would be less extreme in Canada given the different historical experiences of black populations and Canada’s universal health care system, which reflects a lower overall risk of preterm birth in Canada than in the US in both black andwhite populations.

TL;DR: The different patterns of diurnal secretion observed in child care as compared to home is transient for most children, diminishing as they get older, whereas home and child care overall levels later on may be influenced by the cumulated experience with child care.