Obstetrics
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Community-level actions could mitigate maternal mortality
National Institute for Health Care Management panelists advocate partnerships between hospitals and community centers to ease barriers to access...
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‘Cracking’ technology shows promise for reducing environmental inhaled nitrous oxide impacts during labor
Patient coaching on optimal use of N2O scavenging devices significantly decreased staff exposures, could help lower carbon footprint....
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Eighty percent of U.S. maternal deaths are preventable: Study
“It’s significant. It’s staggering. It’s heartbreaking.”
Expert Commentary
What is the best management strategy for complicated appendicitis in pregnancy?
Immediate operative intervention for complicated appendicitis in pregnancy is associated with the lowest...
From the Editor
An epidemic of hypertensive disorders of pregnancy
The CDC recently reported that in 2019 hypertensive disorders of pregnancy (HDPs) were diagnosed in 15.9% of hospital deliveries. Does the...
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Integrase inhibitors and gestational weight gain: Should women worry?
“This weight gain is primarily happening with women who are starting integrase strand transferase inhibitors.”
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Weight gain during pregnancy may play role in child ADHD risk
Obesity, excessive weight gain jointly increased offspring ADHD risk in pregnancies complicated by gestational diabetes, researchers say.
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Congenital cytomegalovirus declined in wake of COVID-19
Racial disparities remained but were lower in the pandemic period, compared with previous prepandemic studies.
From the Journals
New study supports safety of COVID-19 boosters during pregnancy
Local and systemic reactions, such as aches and pains, from a COVID-19 booster or third dose were short-lived with no ongoing concerns in pregnant...
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WIC review finds broad benefits, knowledge gaps
New research reveals evidence gaps in studies on a government supplemental nutritional program for low-income women and children.
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In the rush to curtail abortion, states adopt a jumbled stew of definitions for human life
That we’ve been able to devise and apply uniform clinical standards for when life ends, but not when it begins, is due largely to the legal and...