Continuous monitoring of the parameters that define physiological health status is an
essential aspect of modern care for critically ill patients, particularly for vulnerable …

Venous thromboembolism is an uncommon but leading cause of illness and death during
pregnancy and the puerperium. 1, 2 It has been reported to occur in 1 in 1000 to 1 in 2000 …

Background Anesthesia-related complications are the sixth leading cause of pregnancy-
related death in the United States. This study reports characteristics of anesthesia-related …

Lesley Doyal draws on a wide range of disciplines to highlight the limitations of medical
models in understanding global patterns of health and disease in women. Examining in …

Preeclampsia and eclampsia continue to be among the leading causes of maternal death.
However, national estimates of the occurrence of these conditions have not been available …

Background: The purpose of this study was to estimate, using meta-analysis, pooled odds
ratios for the effects of smoking on five pregnancy complications: placenta previa, abruptio …

Vital signs monitoring is a fundamental component of ensuring the health and safety of
women and newborns during pregnancy, labor, and childbirth. This monitoring is often the …

Objective To determine the likelihood of progression from gestational hypertension (GH) to
pre‐eclampsia (PE) in hypertensive pregnant women and whether this change can be …

Objective: To estimate the incidence, timing, and associated clinical characteristics of
objectively diagnosed pregnancy-associated venous thromboembolism. Methods: We …

Background and Purpose—We sought to characterize the subtypes of stroke associated with
pregnancy and the puerperium, with emphasis on timing, etiology, risk factors, and outcome …