Applying a lubricant to the perineum can reduce the need for an episiotomy.
IUDs are usually not recommended for women at high risk for sexually transmitted diseases.
Clinicians surveyed 1,039 women who delivered at Robert Wood Johnson University, ob/gyn division regarding what women want from an ob/gyn practice.
Readmission for total laparoscopic hysterectomy are more than twice that seen after total abdominal hysterectomy.
Prolonged bisphosphonate use may be associated with an increased risk of low-energy femur fractures in older women.
Almost three quarters of women who develop puerperal psychosis (PP) experience hypomanic symptoms by 3 days postpartum.
Do not screen pregnant women who are at low risk for preterm delivery for bacterial vaginosis (BV).
A Nurse's Health Study finds that the greater a woman's caffeine consumption, the lower her risk for ovarian cancer.
Quitting smoking during pregnancy reduces a mother's chances of giving birth to a baby with problem behavior.
