Obstetrics
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Abortion pills over the counter? Experts see major hurdles in widening U.S. access
“The hard part that I see is getting the evidence or the agreement that no prescriber is needed at all.”
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Roe v. Wade: Medical groups react to Supreme Court decision
“The grievous inequities that exist in this country will grow and expand unchecked without safe access to legal abortion.”
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Roe reversal may go well beyond abortion
Experts fear that antiabortion laws that take effect in the United States will lead to a medical and legal limbo for thousands of people with...
From the Journals
Antibiotics during pregnancy may increase child’s risk for asthma and other atopic diseases
“It is estimated that 20%-25% of pregnant women receive at least one course of an antibiotic during this time period.”
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Roe v. Wade overturned, ending 50 years of abortion protections
About 25 million women of reproductive age will now live in states that ban or severely restrict abortion.
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Hypertensive pregnancy disorders tied to double hypertension risk
“It is important to screen patients for hypertension, getting them into primary care for visits, getting them diagnosed sooner, and treating them...
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More Black mothers deliver by cesarean, not always by choice
Rates of cesarean deliveries are even higher among low-risk pregnancies in women of color than in White women.
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Care gaps common after anal sphincter injuries from childbirth
The lead researcher noted that anal sphincter injuries are a “stigmatized topic.”
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About one in five U.S. pregnancies ended in abortion in 2020: Report
"Because there were many more births (3.6 million) than abortions (930,000) in 2020, these patterns mean that fewer people were getting pregnant...
Conference Coverage
MS and family planning: Bring it up at every office visit
It’s crucial to counsel women of child-bearing age about options and facts regarding pregnancy, neurologist says.
Clinical Review
2022 Update: Beyond prenatal exome sequencing
The importance of remembering what sequencing may miss in prenatal diagnosis