Obstetrics

The Texas abortion ban was reinstated Friday after the U.S. 5th Circuit Court of Appeals blocked a temporary injunction made by a federal judge earlier that week.

As the landscape continues to shift, 3 experts offer guidance on how to advise patients who may want to use this substance.

At the virtual 2021 American Academy of Pediatrics National Conference & Exhibition, Vivian Hernandez-Trujillo, MD, FAAP, FAAAAI, FACAAI, division director, Allergy and Immunology, and fellowship training program director, Allergy and Immunology at Nicklaus Children’s Hospital in Miami, Florida presents a session on best practices for preventing food allergies in newborns and infants.

According to new survey data from the National Foundation for Infectious Diseases (NFID), 44% of U.S. adults are unsure or do not plan to get the flu vaccine during the 2021-2022 flu season. The results also showed nearly 1 in 4 (23%) of people at high risk for flu-related complications, such as pregnant women, did not plan to get vaccinated.

The most restrictive anti-abortion legislation in the U.S., SB 8 bans almost all abortions after 6 weeks of pregnancy, even in cases of sexual assault, rape, and abuse. The ruling blocks enforcement of SB 8 temporarily and it is unclear how long it will be in effect.

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has cleared Fortini™, a formula meant for the nutritional needs of term infants with failure to thrive.

The US Food and Drug Administration created a new category for ZetrOZ's Acoustic Medicine device.

A study in JAMA Network Open has found that prenatal analgesic opioid exposure of 5 or more weeks is associated with a slightly elevated risk of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) in children compared to exposure of 4 weeks or less.

Early exposure to peanuts has been shown to reduce the risk of peanut allergy. Is the same true with cow's milk?

On May 19, 2021, Governor Greg Abbott signed Texas Senate Bill 8 (also known as the Fetal Heartbeat Bill) into law with the statement that this will save lives in the state of Texas. This law is recognized as the most restrictive anti-abortion regulation in the United States today.

Skin-to-skin contact, sometimes called "kangaroo care," is a cheap, effective intervention to improve outcomes in preterm and low-birthweight infants.

Pregnant individuals with inadequate health literacy have a greater risk of cesarean delivery, major perineal laceration, small-for-gestational-age status and low birth weight, compared to individuals with adequate heath literacy, according to an analysis of data from a large, multicenter cohort study of nulliparous individuals in the United States.

As parts of the United States enact tough anti-abortion legislation, Mexico’s Supreme Court sets its own precedent.

In this protocol, Ramsey reviews the health implications of obesity for mother and fetus. The incidence of obesity in the United States has increased dramatically. Of pregnant women in the country, more than half are overweight or obese and 8% or more are extremely obese. As the author notes, excessive gestational weight gain, particularly in women who are already overweight or obese, increases risk of maternal complications such as diabetes, hypertension, and operative deliveries and neonatal outcomes such as macrosomia and stillbirth.

Among women with opioid use disorder (OUD) at high risk for unintended pregnancy, on-site contraceptive services coupled with financial incentives to attend follow-up visits to assess contraceptive satisfaction was a significantly more effective and cost-beneficial intervention than without incentives or with usual care, according to a prospective randomized clinical trial in JAMA Psychiatry.

The U.S. Justice Department said on Monday that it will not tolerate attacks on people seeking abortions in Texas, days after the state’s new abortion ban took effect.

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A study in the journal Ultrasound in Obstetrics & Gynecology1 has found that noninvasive prenatal testing (NIPT) can help in the early detection of a set of single gene disorders (SGDs), especially in the presence of either abnormal ultrasound findings or a family history.

The North American Society for Pediatric and Adolescent Gynecology (NASPAG) is the latest professional medical association to come out against Texas Senate Bill 8 (SB 8), also known at the Texas Heartbeat Act.

These tips for the ob-gyn specialist can help patients manage.

The American Academy of Family Physicians, the American Academy of Pediatrics, the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG), the American College of Physicians, the American Osteopathic Association, and the American Psychiatric Association released a statement today in opposition of Senate Bill 8 (SB 8), which is also known as the Texas Heartbeat Act.

One in 10 women with singleton pregnancies have at least 1 uterine fibroid (UF), according to a prospective cohort study.

When a pregnant woman declines recommended treatment or requests treatment that her care provider does not support, tension can arise.

Racial disparities abound in health care. How do they impact neonatal morbidity?

A same-day blood test that can rule out preeclampsia in pregnant women is being rolled out across the National Health Service (NHS) in England.

Pregnant women do not believe that noninvasive prenatal testing (NIPT) is an obligation of responsible motherhood, according to a qualitative study that investigated the impact of NIPT on women's moral beliefs about the meaning of prenatal screening.

August is National Breastfeeding Awareness Month. Join us throughout the month as we share statistics, facts, patient and provider resources, and more.

Alcohol and tobacco use throughout the first trimester of pregnancy was associated with nearly 3 times the risk of late stillbirth (at 28 or more weeks), compared to women who neither drank alcohol nor smoked during pregnancy or quit both before the end of the first trimester.

An analysis of registry data from more than 2.4 million births in Denmark suggests those born to mothers with diabetes were 39% more likely to experience high refractive error before turning 25 years old.

The smell and taste of food are important to digestion and growth. Does providing preterm infants with the smell and taste of milk at feeding times lead to better weight and measurement results?