With a 2008 impact factor of 3.574 (previously 2.477), Seminars in Perinatology is now ranked 5th of 61 journals in the Obstetrics/Gynecology category and ranked #6 of 86 journals in the Pediatrics category according to the latest Journal Citation Reports® 2009, published by Thomson Reuters. Seminars in Perinatology's standard of excellence and continued success can be attributed to the strong leadership of the Editors, Ian B. Gross, MB, and Mary E. D'Alton, MD, Editors-in-Chief, the Guest Editors, and the outstanding nationally and internationally recognized authors and reviewers.