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A focus on women with diabetes and their offspring
- Author:
- Menachem Miodovnik, MD
- E. Albert Reece, MD, PhD, MBA
The rate of pregestational diabetes in 2021 was 10.9 per 1,000 births, a 27% increase from 2016 (8.6 per 1,000).
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Decoding mechanisms of diabetic embryopathy suggests therapeutic targets
- Author:
- E. Albert Reece, MD, PhD, MBA
- Peixin Yang, PhD
Before the introduction of insulin, there were few reported cases of pregnancy complicated by diabetes because women with the disease too often...
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Managing maternal mortality with multifetal pregnancy reduction
- Author:
- E. Albert Reece, MD, PhD, MBA
The recent wave of legislation restricting reproductive choice may also have the unintended consequence of further increasing the rate of...
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Insulin in pregnancy: A look back at history for Diabetes Awareness Month
- Author:
- E. Albert Reece, MD, PhD, MBA
In the early 1920s, patients with preexisting diabetes and pregnancy were advised to terminate the pregnancy or risk almost certain death for the...
Opinion
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How advances in genomics have informed obstetrics practice
- Author:
- E. Albert Reece, MD, PhD, MBA
The ease, speed, and cost effectiveness of sequencing has made diagnosing fetal structural anomalies using whole-exome sequencing a reality.
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The fourth trimester
- Author:
- E. Albert Reece, MD, PhD, MBA
In the social isolation of the pandemic, ob.gyns. must be attuned to their patients’ needs and be ready to...
Opinion
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Breast cancer screening complexities
- Author:
- E. Albert Reece, MD, PhD, MBA
Be prepared to discuss not only options for fertility preservation but the evidence regarding cancer recurrence after pregnancy.
News
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Vaccines for maternal and fetal health
- Author:
- E. Albert Reece, MD, PhD, MBA
A woman's ob.gyn. may be the only medical professional she sees regularly.
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Obstetrics during the COVID-19 pandemic
- Author:
- E. Albert Reece, MD, PhD, MBA
Leading with compassion is vital to easing pregnant patients’ – and ob.gyn. practitioners’ – anxiety and stress.
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CVH in pregnant women: Ample room for improvement
- Author:
- Charles Hong, MD, PhD
- E. Albert Reece, MD, PhD, MBA
A recent study on cardiovascular health in pregnant women is an important step toward the development of pregnancy-specific guidelines and...
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Preterm birth: Under the microscope
- Author:
- E. Albert Reece, MD, PhD, MBA
A promising area of investigation in understanding preterm birth is the field of microbiome research.
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Use of genetic testing for congenital heart defect management
- Author:
- E. Albert Reece, MD, PhD, MBA
Dr. E. Albert Reece discusses how genes have gained a place of importance in medical care.
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Considering congenital heart defects early
- Author:
- E. Albert Reece, MD, PhD, MBA
How soon in fetal heart development do congenital heart defects manifest?
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Postpartum hypertension
- Author:
- E. Albert Reece, MD, PhD, MBA
One of the key health conditions we must monitor in the immediate postpartum period is hypertension.
News
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Treating preeclampsia
- Author:
- E. Albert Reece, MD, PhD, MBA
Dr. E. Albert Reece introduces Dr. Baha M. Sibai as author in the second of a series of articles on diagnosis...