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To link to full-text access for this article, visit this link: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ajog.2006.06.066 Byline: Yoav Yinon (a), Maya Spira (a), Ofira Solomon (b), Boaz Weisz (a), Benjamin Chayen (a), Eyal Schiff (a), Shlomo Lipitz (a) Abstract: The purpose of this study was to evaluate noninvasive management of alloimmune thrombocytopenia that included only the blind administration of immunoglobulin. Author Affiliation: (a) Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, the Chaim Sheba Medical Center (b) Department of Hematology, Amalia Biron Research Institute of Thrombosis and Hemostasis, the Chaim Sheba Medical Center, Tel-Hashomer, affiliated to the Sackler School of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel Article History: Received 9 March 2006; Revised 31 May 2006; Accepted 17 June 2006 Article Note: (footnote) Presented at the 26th Annual Meeting of the Society for Maternal Fetal Medicine, January 30-February 4, 2006, Miami, Florida.

A noninvasive management of alloimmune thrombocytopenia is evaluated in which treatment includes only the blind administration of immunoglobulin in patients without a history of intracranial hemorrhage in a previously affected infant. The management procedure is highly effective and appears to be safe for women without a history of fetal/neonatal intracranial hemorrhage.

To link to full-text access for this article, visit this link: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ajog.2005.03.043 Byline: Michal Berkenstadt (a), Boaz Weisz (a), Howard Cuckle (b), Michal Di-Castro (a), Esther Guetta (a), Gad Barkai (a) Abstract: To determine whether colchicine prescribed for familial Mediterranean fever is teratogenic. Author Affiliation: (a) Danek Gertner Institute of Human Genetics, Sheba Medical Center, Tel Hashomer, Israel (b) Department of Reproductive Epidemiology, University of Leeds, Leeds, United Kingdom Article History: Received 14 November 2004; Revised 3 March 2005; Accepted 19 March 2005

A study is conducted to determine whether colchicine prescribed for familial Mediterranean fever is teratogenic. The results suggest that the existing policy of routine amniocentesis in pregnancies of couples taking colchicine should not be changed until sufficient data accumulates to establish whether the higher number of chromosomal anomalies in this group is significant.

Women with diabetes during pregnancy will reach maximal blood sugar values one hour after breakfast but two hours after dinner. This could occur because dinner contains more protein and fat than breakfast. Diabetics may want to wait until two hours after dinner to measure their blood sugar levels.