Michael W. Varner

TL;DR: Treatment of mild gestational diabetes mellitus did not significantly reduce the frequency of a composite outcome that included stillbirth or perinatal death and several neonatal complications, but it did reduce the risks of fetal overgrowth, shoulder dystocia, cesarean delivery, and hypertensive disorders.

TL;DR: In this paper, the authors show that treatment of mild gestational diabetes mellitus is associated with a reduced risk of several secondary complications including fetal overgrowth, shoulder dystocia, cesarean delivery, and hypertensive disorders.

TL;DR: RSV F protein nanoparticle vaccination in pregnant women did not meet the prespecified success criterion for efficacy against RSV-associated, medically significant lower respiratory tract infection in infants up to 90 days of life, and the suggestion of a possible benefit with respect to other end-point events involving RSv-associated respiratory disease in infants warrants further study.

TL;DR: Severe maternal morbidity occurs in approximately 2.9 per 1,000 births, is most commonly the result of postpartum hemorrhage, and occurs more commonly in association with several identifiable patient characteristics.

TL;DR: Racial and ethnic disparities exist for multiple adverse obstetric outcomes and types of obstetric care and do not appear to be explained by differences in patient characteristics or by delivery hospital.