Importance Colorectal cancer is the third leading cause of cancer death for both men and
women, with an estimated 52 980 persons in the US projected to die of colorectal cancer in …

In 2011, 1 in 3 women who gave birth in the United States did so by cesarean delivery.
Cesarean birth can be lifesaving for the fetus, the mother, or both in certain cases. However, the …

Importance Lung cancer is the second most common cancer and the leading cause of cancer
death in the US. In 2020, an estimated 228 820 persons were diagnosed with lung cancer, …

Spontaneous rupture of membranes (ROM) is a normal component of labor and delivery.
Premature ROM (PROM) refers to rupture of the fetal membranes prior to the onset of labor …

Importance By 2020, approximately 12.3 million individuals in the United States older than
50 years are expected to have osteoporosis. Osteoporotic fractures, particularly hip fractures, …

Wide disparities in obstetric outcomes exist between women of different race/ethnicities.
The prevalence of preterm birth, fetal growth restriction, fetal demise, maternal mortality, and …

Background There has been a large increase in both the number of neonatal intensive care
units (NICUs) in community hospitals and the complexity of the cases treated in these units. …

Hypertensive disorders in pregnancy are a leading cause of maternal mortality worldwide.
The incidence of hypertension in pregnancy continues to increase. Currently, we are unable …

We examined the published relationship between uterine fibroids and reproductive outcomes.
Submucosal fibroids had the strongest association with lower ongoing pregnancy rates, …

OBJECTIVE: We sought to evaluate performance of a noninvasive prenatal test for fetal
trisomy 21 (T21) and trisomy 18 (T18). STUDY DESIGN: A multicenter cohort study was …