April 23rd 2024
Recent research evaluated the impact of maternal hyperoxygenation on neonatal Apgar scores, revealing no significant enhancement in outcomes among women with pathologic fetal heart rate tracing and suggesting limited efficacy of hyperoxygenation therapy in this context.
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Expert Illustrations & Commentaries™: Targeting Immune Cells to Treat Multiple Sclerosis
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15th Annual International Symposium on Ovarian Cancer and Other Gynecologic Malignancies™
May 11, 2024
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Community Practice Connections™: 14th Annual International Symposium on Ovarian Cancer and Other Gynecologic Malignancies
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4th Annual International Congress on the Future of Women’s Health™
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Patient, Provider, and Caregiver Connection™: Exploring Unmet Needs In Postpartum Depression – Making the Case for Early Detection and Novel Treatments
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Identifying Health Care Inequities in Screening, Diagnosis, and Trial Access for Breast Cancer Care: Taking Action With Evidence-Based Solutions
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Not just abortion: How the demise of Roe v Wade may impact fertility care
June 27th 2022As we were going to press with the July issue, the United States Supreme Court overturned Roe v Wade, eliminating the constitutional right to an abortion, and leaving the question of abortion rights to the states.
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Changes to insurance coverage for postpartum women during pandemic
June 23rd 2022A research letter in JAMA Health Forum found significant improvements in consistent postpartum coverage in the United States during the COVID-19 pandemic, driven by increases in consistent Medicaid and lower rates of Medicaid loss for postpartum mothers.
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Self-monitoring blood pressure during pregnancy with hypertension
June 23rd 2022A study in JAMA found that pregnant women with chronic or gestational hypertension who self-monitored their blood pressure via telemonitoring failed to achieve improved blood pressure control compared to usual care of blood pressure measured by health care professionals at regular antenatal clinics.
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Women with PCOS at increased risk of cardiovascular complications during pregnancy
June 20th 2022Using National Inpatient Sample data from a nearly 2 decade period, investigators detail the increased risk of cardiovascular complications among women with PCOS during delivery hospitalizations and predictors of this increased risk.
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Gamification intervention to improve physical activity during postpartum
June 9th 2022Postpartum mothers at elevated cardiovascular risk significantly increased their physical activity throughout 12 weeks by engaging in a digital health intervention that used remote monitoring, gamification and social incentives, according to the results of a randomized clinical study published in JAMA Cardiology.
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Psychological intervention for prenatal anxiety in women of color
June 8th 2022The disproportionate negative impact of sociopolitical stressors on Black women and Latinas in the United States exacerbates prenatal anxiety in these 2 groups, according to a review and recommendations published in the journal Frontiers in Psychiatry.
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In vitro fertilization for patients with and without COVID-19 vaccination
June 7th 2022A research letter published in JAMA Network Open has found no difference in clinical outcomes for in vitro fertilization (IVF) via intracytoplasmic sperm injection (ICSI) between COVID-19 vaccinated and unvaccinated women of reproductive age.
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Materna Medical discusses new vaginal dilator
May 24th 2022Tracy MacNeal, president and CEO of Materna Medical, sits down to discuss the company's recently FDA-cleared Milli Vaginal Dilator for vaginismus and associated dyspareunia, as well as a potential new use for the device currently being studied.
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Strategies to improve DEI in obstetrics and gynecology
May 6th 2022Catherine Cansino, MD; Andrea Braden, MD; and Lisa Foglia, MD, spoke on how Metrics, wellness models, and management change are essential to advancing diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) in obstetrics and gynecology at the 2022 ACOG Annual Clinical & Scientific Meeting.
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Making obstetrics and gynecology a more diverse and equitable environment
May 6th 2022In this EdTalk, presented at the 2022 American College of Obstetricians & Gynecologists' Annual Clinical & Scientific Meeting, Lisa Foglia, MD; Andrea L. Braden, MD; and Catherine Cansino, MD, MPH, discuss strategies for improving diversity and equity within obstetrics and gynecology.
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FDA warns that NIPS tests may provide false results
April 27th 2022The FDA recently issued a statement warning the public of the risks and potential false results obtained with noninvasive prenatal screening tests, noting that inappropriate usage and interpretation has resulted in improper medical decisions.
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Labor neuraxial analgesia and maternal morbidity
April 21st 2022The use of labor neuraxial analgesia for vaginal delivery was associated with a 14% decrease in the risk of severe maternal morbidity (SMM), including postpartum hemorrhage (PPH), compared to vaginal delivery without neuraxial analgesia, according to a study published in JAMA Network Open.
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SARS-CoV-2 infections and serious obstetric complications
April 20th 2022A retrospective cohort study published in JAMA found that pregnant and postpartum women with SARS-CoV-2 infection were at a significantly increased risk of maternal mortality or serious morbidity from common obstetric complications.
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SMFM Consult Series #60: Management of pregnancies resulting from IVF
This Consult discusses the management of pregnancies achieved with in vitro fertilization and provides recommendations based on the available evidence.
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Fetal exposure to marijuana linked to increased fat mass, glucose levels in early life
March 31st 2022An analysis of more than 100 mother-child pairs from Colorado found children with fetal exposure to cannabis had increased fat mass and fasting glucose levels compared to their counterparts without fetal exposure to cannabis.
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