British Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology 

TL;DR: For the first time there has been a reduction in the inequalities gap, with a significant decrease in maternal mortality rates among those living in the most deprived areas and those in the lowest socio-economic group.

TL;DR: Findings point to a defect in the normal interaction between migratory trophoblast and maternal uterine tissues in pre‐eclampsia and in SGA, a feature not seen beyond the second trimester in normal pregnancy.

TL;DR: Evaluation of the reproducibility and accuracy of the sonar technique of measurement of the in vivo fetal crown‐rump length showed that the basic sonar measurements were in error by an overestimate of 1 mm for the beam width effect and 3.7 per cent for the scale factor and velocity calibration errors.

TL;DR: Effective Care in Pregnuncy and Childbir/h, edited by Chalmers, Enkin and Keirse, is probably the most important book in obstetrics to appear this century and its value to the profession will be profound and long lasting.

TL;DR: The evidence indicating that the pathological processes implicated in the preterm parturition syndrome include: intrauterine infection/inflammation; uterine ischaemia; (3) uterine overdistension; (4) abnormal allograft reaction; (5) allergy; (6) cervical insufficiency; and (7) hormonal disorders (progesterone related and corticotrophin‐releasing factor related).