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Keep Encouraging Patients to Exercise: It Could Save Their Lives
Lack of exercise among women 30 years and older has a greater impact on the lifetime risk of heart disease than other factors, a new study finds.
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Is Collaborative Care for Depression in an Ob/Gyn Clinic Effective?
More than a third of women consider ob/gyns their primary care providers. To better meet the needs of their patients, one ob/gyn clinic offered different treatments for depression and compared the results.
Maternal Deaths Are on the Rise in the United States
Maternal deaths related to childbirth in the US are nearly at the highest rate in a quarter century, and we’re just 1 of 8 countries to experience an increase.
Tdap in the Third Trimester: Is It Really Safe for Moms and Babies?
Giving moms the Tdap vaccine in pregnancy seems to protect newborns from pertussis (whooping cough) and doesn’t seem to interfere with infant responses to DTaP.
Prenatal Omega-3 Fatty Acid Does Not Make Offspring Smarter
Taking omega-3 fatty acid docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) in pregnancy doesn’t make your offspring smarter but does make preterm delivery less likely.
Uterine Perforation Rates for Levonorgestrel and Copper IUDs
A second-prize paper presented at ACOG 2014 evaluates the risk of uterine perforation for levonorgestrel IUDs and copper IUDs and reports an unexpected finding.
Brush Up on Your Suturing Skills for Cesarean Deliveries
Skin closure after a cesarean delivery is quicker with the use of staples, but are patients satisfied with the results of this closure method?
Gestational Weight Gain and Preterm Birth Are Linked in Twin Pregnancies
New research presented at ACOG 2014 shows that inadequate weight gain in the second trimester is an independent risk factor for spontaneous preterm birth.
The Effect of False-Positive Mammo Results on Patient Anxiety
A false-positive mammogram result leaves women anxious, but new research shows that the anxiety is short-lived and may have an unintended beneficial effect.
First Prize Paper Shows Solution for Painful Sex in Breast Cancer Survivors
Vaginal atrophy doesn’t have to be a life sentence of painful sex. New research describes a solution for dyspareunia that can take sex from “painful” to “comfortable.”
Six Ways to Reduce IVF-Related Multiple Births and Prematurity
Proposed changes aim to reduce prematurity rates by relieving financial pressures that lead to choosing treatments more likely to result in multiple gestations.
Is Holding a Newborn in the Introitus Position After Delivery Necessary?
Placing a newborn on the mother’s abdomen or chest immediately after delivery and before the umbilical cord is clamped doesn’t affect placental transfusion volume.
FDA Examining Safety of Morcellators for Hysterectomy and Myomectomy
The FDA has weighed in on the safety of uterine fibroid morcellation. Given the current evidence, find out what they recommend.
Can Non-Ideal Weight Gain in Pregnancy Affect Child’s Metabolism?
New research shows that too much or too little maternal weight gain in pregnancy is associated with the child’s risk of being overweight or obese in early childhood.
Adverse Pregnancy Outcomes and Chronic Hypertension
A new meta-analysis has quantified the risk of preeclampsia and other adverse pregnancy outcomes in women with chronic hypertension.
Fertility Drugs and Breast Cancer Risk
The safety of fertility drugs has been a concern to physicians and patients alike. A new study assessing fertility drugs and breast cancer risk has reassuring results.
Weight Loss, Gain in First Postpartum Year Affects Health Risks
Not losing any baby weight within 1 year after delivery increases a woman’s risk of diabetes and heart disease, new research shows.
Go Digital for Mammography
Digital mammography is superior to screen-film mammography, and the digital technology has other patient benefits as well, a new study finds.
The Role of Pregnancy in Cardiovascular Disease
The number of live births a woman has had may indicate her risk of heart disease, adding to evidence that body changes in pregnancy play a role in cardiovascular disease.
How Distressing Is IVF for Patients?
Patients undergoing IVF do better with strong social support, but many of these patients feel isolated and don’t share their fertility struggles. Can mindfulness help?
Antidepressants Increase Risk of Preterm Delivery
Antidepressant use in pregnancy increases the risk of preterm birth. However, untreated depression is serious, and the needs of the mother must come first.
New Data Underscore the Dangers of H influenzae Infection in Pregnancy
Miscarriage and stillbirth can occur in pregnant women with Haemophilus influenzae infection. Here, new data quantify the risk and reveal which bacteria type poses the most threat.
Does Stress Hinder Fertility?
Clinically meaningful data about stress and fertility has been reported by Longitudinal Investigation of Fertility and the Environment (LIFE) study researchers.
Improving Care in Women in False or Early Labor: Study
New research reveals opportunities to improve care in women in latent labor and tips to keep them happier when you send them home.
New Findings Could Improve Surgical Treatment of Prolapse, SUI
The two widely used surgeries for apical prolapse work equally well for both apical prolapse and stress urinary incontinence two years postsurgery, research shows.
Gestational Diabetes May Indicate Early Atherosclerosis
A history of gestational diabetes could be a risk factor for later heart disease, highlighting that reproductive complications may unmask future disease risk.
Fertility Prospects After Tube Removal for Ectopic Pregnancy
A head-to-head comparison of salpingotomy and salpingectomy finds that removing the affected tube after an ectopic pregnancy doesn’t affect fertility as expected.
Exercise in Pregnancy Curbs Excessive Weight Gain, but Only for Some
Exercise during pregnancy prevented excessive gestational weight gain, but the benefit of the intervention was not observed in the groups most at risk.
Study Questions Safety of Acetaminophen Use in Pregnancy
Although causality was not established, ADHD and other behavioral disorders were more likely to be diagnosed in children of women who used acetaminophen during pregnancy.
The Science of Endometriosis and Cytokine Activity
Researchers identified a distinctive profile of cytokine activity in women with endometriosis, which could lead to the development of a clinically useful patient stratification system.