Dr Robert L. Goldenberg, a preeminent figure in Obstetrics and Gynecology, has improved the understanding of syndromes responsible for maternal and perinatal morbidity and mortality, with a particular emphasis on the circumstances responsible for preterm birth, fetal growth restriction, and fetal death. He has a keen interest in the social determinants of health and disease, especially in the southern United States and in low- and middle-income countries. His work has provided important insight into the prediction of spontaneous preterm birth; the role of antenatal steroids in inducing fetal maturity; and the determinants of fetal death, fetal growth restriction, and virtually every other “great obstetrical syndrome.”