Obstetrics
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Previous breast cancer doesn’t increase poor outcomes in pregnancy, study finds
Mothers with cancer diagnoses were more likely to undergo cesarean section, however.
From the Journals
Giving birth may permanently alter a mother’s bones
Female primates who had been pregnant showed lower levels of calcium, magnesium, and phosphorous in their bones.
From the Editor
Should every scheduled cesarean birth use an Enhanced Recovery after Surgery (ERAS) pathway?
Standardization of surgical processes, with adjustment based on unique individual characteristics, improves outcomes
Infectious Disease Consult
Chagas disease: An unusual and dangerous infection for both mother and baby
US clinicians may be unfamiliar with Chagas disease, but it is common in Central America, South America, and Mexico. Among at-risk populations,...
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RSV vaccine given during pregnancy protects newborns: Pfizer
The company reported the vaccine prevented severe illness particularly well during the first 90 days of life, with measurable protection ......
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Access to abortion clinics declines sharply
The percentage of reproductive-age women who live more than an hour from an abortion facility has doubled since this summer’s Supreme Court ruling...
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New consensus on managing nausea and vomiting in pregnancy
Hyperemesis gravidarum is distinguished from nausea and vomiting during pregnancy by weight loss of ≥ 5%, signs of...
Reproductive Rounds
BMI and reproduction – weighing the evidence
Female obesity is related to poorer outcomes in natural and assisted conception, including an increased risk of miscarriage.
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Fertility physicians say they lack access to miscarriage drugs
Even before Dobbs, few offered mifepristone/misoprostol to patients with early pregnancy loss, small survey suggests.
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HPV-positive women who undergo IVF don’t have worse outcomes
They were more likely than counterparts to get pregnant and have live births, new study finds.
Master Class
Decoding mechanisms of diabetic embryopathy suggests therapeutic targets
Before the introduction of insulin, there were few reported cases of pregnancy complicated by diabetes because women with the disease too often...