Obstetrics
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Does racial bias taint the Apgar score?
Critics say the score’s skin component disadvantages neonates of color.
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OCD linked to adverse pregnancy and neonatal outcomes
It remains unclear whether all serotonin reuptake inhibitors increase pregnancy risks.
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Peripartum cardiomyopathy raises risks at future pregnancy despite LV recovery
The study suggests that “women with PPCM need long-term follow-up by cardiology, as mortality does not abate over time.”
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‘Artificial pancreas’ for all type 1 diabetes pregnancies?
The hybrid closed-loop system is not available in the United States but other systems are available and sometimes used off label in pregnancy.
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Vaginal microbiota transfer may affect neurodevelopment in cesarean infants
The value of vaginal microbiota to improve infant outcomes remains uncertain, but safety data are strong.
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Malpractice lawsuits over denied abortion care may be on the horizon
A hurdle for malpractice cases is that state abortion bans could undermine the argument that abortion is the legal “standard of care.”
Gender-Affirming Gynecology
Updates on pregnancy outcomes in transgender men
Based on current evidence, transmasculine patients are not at greater risk for perinatal complications than their cisgender counterparts.
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Combo treatment eases nausea and vomiting of pregnancy
Some women have such severe nausea they are literally starving and so weak they are bedridden or even hospitalized.
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Did ob.gyn. residencies take a hit from abortion bans?
“If you’re somewhere that you can’t really provide full-spectrum reproductive health care ... How is the program going to provide that training?”...
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How does psoriasis affect fertility and birth outcomes?
“The mechanism to link the higher risk of pregnancy loss in patients with psoriasis is not clear,” the authors wrote.
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Guide explains nonsurgical management of major hemorrhage
Bleeding affects everybody in medicine, from family doctors in smaller institutions who work in emergency departments to obstetricians and...