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In case you missed it: July 19 to July 23
July 23, 2021
It's been a busy week for the Contemporary OB/GYN® team.
Neurodevelopment outcomes of extremely preterm births
July 22, 2021
As more extremely preterm infants survive delivery, a study examines whether the advances that allowed for that survival also improve neurodevelopmental outcomes.
Smart default policy helps lower-income enrollees avoid inferior health plans
July 22, 2021
An analysis of individual enrollment and premium data from California’s marketplace and the American Rescue Plan premium tax credit subsidy schedule has concluded that a smart default policy avoids defaulting lower-income marketplace enrollees to objectively inferior health care insurance plans and leads to large reductions in lower-income enrollees’ deductibles, copayments, and maximum out-of-pocket amounts.
Use of women's preventive health services during COVID-19
July 22, 2021
All categories of women’s preventive health services that required an in-person visit plummeted during the spring of 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic, in comparison to 2019, but then rebounded to near 2019 levels by July 2020.
The reproductive health discussion between parents and teens
July 21, 2021
A report indicates that both parents and teenagers want to have discussions on sexual and reproductive health during preventive visits, but those discussions may not be happening as often as they should be.
NIPT may not be as effective for twin pregnancies
July 20, 2021
Clinicians should carefully consider using noninvasive prenatal testing (NIPT) for the screening of chromosomal abnormalities in twin pregnancies because the combined positive predictive value (PPV) is limited and the screening efficiency is not stable, according to a prospective study.
Risk of miscarriage with amniocentesis
July 19, 2021
Despite the inadvisability of performing early amniocentesis (EA) before 15 gestational weeks due to a high rate of miscarriage, a retrospective cohort study has found no significant difference in the procedure-related risk of miscarriage between EA, at around 14 weeks gestation, and mid-trimester amniocentesis (MA).
This week on Contemporary OB/GYN®: July 19 to July 23
July 19, 2021
Here's what to look out for this week on Contemporary OB/GYN®:
In case you missed it: July 12 to July 16
July 16, 2021
It's been a busy week for the Contemporary OB/GYN® team.