Frontmatter

Articles in the same Issue

1. Frontmatter
2. Editorial
3. Risk factors for preterm birth and new approaches to its early diagnosis
4. Review
5. Avoiding the prenatal programming effects of glucocorticoids: are there alternative treatments for the induction of antenatal lung maturation?
6. Original articles – Obstetrics
7. The association of first trimester bleeding with preterm delivery
8. Cervical sonoelastography for improving prediction of preterm birth compared with cervical length measurement and fetal fibronectin test
9. The neuroprotective effect of magnesium sulfate in preterm fetal mice
10. Correlation of cervical length, fetal fibronectin, phIGFBP-1, and cytokines in spontaneous preterm birth up to 14 days from sampling
11. The unborn smoker: association between smoking during pregnancy and adverse perinatal outcomes
12. Association of group B streptococcus colonization with early term births
13. Association of maternal whole blood fatty acid status during the prenatal period with term birth dimensions: a cross-sectional study
14. Predicting onset of labor from echogenicity of the cervical gland area on vaginal ultrasonography at term
15. Disparity in post-treatment maternal circulating magnesium sulfate levels between twin and singleton gestation: Is this the missing link between plurality and adverse outcome?
16. Original articles – Fetus
17. Cardiovascular profile score in 44 fetuses with cervicofacial tumors
18. First trimester tricuspid regurgitation and fetal abnormalities
19. Gastroschisis: incidence and prediction of growth restriction
20. Original articles – Newborn
21. Diminished HLA-DR expression on monocyte and dendritic cell subsets indicating impairment of cellular immunity in pre-term neonates: a prospective observational analysis
22. First- and fifth-minute Apgar scores of 0–3 and infant mortality: a population-based study in São Paulo State of Brazil
23. Feeding the feeble: steps towards nourishing preterm infants
24. Book review
25. Hot topics in perinatal medicine
26. Erratum
27. Erratum to: Impact of the nitric oxide-donor pentaerythrityl-tetranitrate on perinatal outcome in risk pregnancies: a prospective, randomized, double-blinded trial
28. Congress Calendar
29. Congress Calendar