Obstetrics

November 29, 2022

Testing the ratio between 2 placental proteins may be an early predictor of women at risk of developing preeclampsia with severe features.

November 28, 2022

Jeanette Carpenter, MD, MSCI, maternal-fetal medicine specialist at Pediatrix Medical Group, discussed a recently published study regarding pregnant COVID-19 patients who also had disseminated intravascular coagulation (DIC).

November 21, 2022

Bacterial vaginosis during pregnancy may lead to increased risks for preterm birth, preterm delivery, and spontaneous abortion, according to new research in the Archives of Gynecology and Obstetrics.

November 18, 2022

A recent study found that children born to mothers who had consumed caffeine during pregnancy often had a reduced height during childhood compared with those born to mothers who had not consumed caffeine.

October 24, 2022

Women in the US are more likely to be murdered during pregnancy or soon after childbirth than to die from the country’s top 3 leading causes of maternal death—high blood pressure disorders, hemorrhage, or sepsis—according to research in The BMJ.

October 04, 2022

Why obstetrics and gynecology is seeing an increase in applicants

October 03, 2022

Mothers with gestational diabetes experienced a lower rate of adverse perinatal outcomes if they achieved glycemic control within the first 8 weeks of diagnosis, according to the results of a new study.

September 29, 2022

Among pregnant women coinfected with HIV, a higher hepatitis C viral load increased the likelihood of transmitting HCV to children.

September 29, 2022

Although the proportion of women treated with biologics continues to grow, data on treatment recommendations among both physicians and female patients of childbearing age remain limited.

September 22, 2022

View the latest recommendations from the Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine on anticoagulation in pregnant patients with cardiac disease.