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Among postmenopausal women, use of estrogen plus progestin hormone therapy is associated with an increased incidence of more advanced breast cancers and a higher risk for death from breast cancer, according to a randomized trial.

Adequate maternal folate levels are necessary for prevening neural tube defects; however, an insufficent number of woman in the United States avail themselves of folc acid supplementation during their childbearing years, and diet rarely supplies sufficient folate despite the recent fortification of many grains with folic acid.

Although there is no guarantee of fertility, some women can safely become pregnant and deliver healthy babies after undergoing uterine artery embolization for fibroids, according to a retrospective study.

The publication of the National Institute of Child and Health and Human Development recommendations for fetal heart rate interpretation in 1997 brought a major shift in the approach to intrapartum monitoring by standardizing the reading, analysis, and documentation of FHR and uterine contraction tracings.

Cell phone and digital camera pictures are being tested as diagnostic tools.

Contrary to the findings of previous studies, 800 mg/d of DHA delivered via fish oil capsules does not lower levels of postpartum depression in mothers or improve cognitive or language development in their offspring during early childhood, according to one trial.

A 19-year-old woman undergoes transabdominal ultrasound at 20 weeks' gestation. The ultrasound suggests that the placenta may cover the internal cervical os.

A 31-year-old woman presented to the hospital on July 9 at approximately 33 weeks' gestation with heavy vaginal bleeding, pain and high blood pressure.

Annual mammography screening of women in their 40s reduces the breast cancer death rate in these women by nearly 30%, according to a screening study.

A direct association exists between endometrial cancer risk and individual components of the metabolic syndrome beyond simply being overweight, according to a case-control study.

Women who exercise regularly are about 30% less likely to develop endometrial cancer than those who are sedentary, according to one meta-analysis.

In a safety update, the US Food and Drug Administration announced that information about the risk of atypical fractures of the thigh in patients who take bisphosphonates for osteoporosis must be added to the "warnings and precautions" section of the drugs' labels.

Using oral bisphosphonates for the treatment of osteoporosis for at least 5 years approximately doubles the incdience of esophageal cancer per 1,000 population, according to a recent analysis.

A review of the incidence of nephrolithiasis among postmenopausal women receiving estrogen monotherapy or estrogen in combination with progestin suggests that HT increases the risk of stone formation.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Advisory Committee on Immunization Practice and the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists Committee on Obstetric Practice recommend that all women who are pregnant between October and May receive inactive influenza vaccine.

In 1994, an Illinois woman received care at a department of public health clinic and was delivered by an obstetrician who had not seen her before delivery.

Almost one-third of deliveries in the United States are by cesarean delivery, and about one-third of all of these are scheduled repeat procedures because of a previous uterine scar, according to new research.

Some women who had an earlier cesarean delivery are not candidates for a trial of labor.

Investigators at Duke University performed an analysis of laparoscopic, robotic, and open abdominal hysterectomy for treatment of endometrial cancer comparing the hospital-related and societal costs associated with each of these procedures.

A Virginia woman underwent a laparascopic-assisted vaginal hysterectomy in 2007 performed by her gynecologist. Three days later, the woman required emergency surgery.

A New Jersey woman gave birth to an infant by cesarean delivery in May 2004. The child had neonatal encephalopathy and subsequently was diagnosed with cerebral palsy.

Among women with BRCA1 or BRCA2 mutations, prophylactic mastectomy and salpingo oopherectomy reduce the high risks for breast and ovarian cancer, and the latter procedure improves survival, according to results from a large prospective study.

A meta-analysis of 41 studies of neonatal or predischarge mortality among live-born infants weighing less than or equal to 1,500 g or those born at less than or equal to 32 weeks' gestation showed that these very low birth weight or very preterm infants were at significantly higher risk of death if they were born in a facility other than a level 3 hospital.

Infants delivered at 37 or 38 weeks' gestation or at 42 weeks or later are at increased risk for cerebral palsy compared with those delivered at 40 weeks, according to new study findings.

In 2003, a 28-year-old Florida woman was 25 weeks pregnant when she went to the hospital emergency room complaining of lower abdominal pressure.

Among women with a previous diagnosis of early state breast cancer, just 3 to 4 alcholic drinks per week could increase their risk for disease recurrence and death, especially if they are postmenopausal, overweight or obese.

As policymakers grapple with the details of the Patient-Centered Medical Home, one contentious issue has arisen: can specialists serve as anchors of a PCMH?

Since a Wisconsin woman's pregnancy in 2004, she was cared for by a group of obstetricians until March 2005, when she switched doctors. In April she was admitted to the hospital near-term with pre-eclampsia.