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Investigating the etiology of recurrent pregnancy loss
Consideration of the timing of pregnancy loss can provide a useful guide to evaluation, as etiologies vary depending on when in gestation losses...
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Maternal health clinic teams with legal services to aid patients
Health-harming legal needs are drivers of poor health outcomes, particularly for Black women and children.
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First in utero cerebrovascular surgery success
“At 6 weeks, the infant is progressing remarkably well, on no medications, eating normally, gaining weight and is back home.”
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Scheduled bleeding may boost tolerability of hormone implants
Rates of early discontinuation have been variable, according to published literature, ranging from 13% to 21.1%, said Dr. Jordan Gray.
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Once-daily nifedipine sufficient for hypertension in pregnancy
The single daily dosing is more convenient for patients and nurses and may expedite reimbursement.
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Over half of pregnant patients not properly screened for thyroid disease
Those who met criteria for screening but weren’t screened tended to have poorer pregnancy outcomes.
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Would you prescribe antenatal steroids to a pregnant patient at high risk for delivering at 22 weeks’ gestation?
For infants born at 22 to 23 weeks’ gestation, the combination of a completed course of antenatal steroids plus active support of the newborn at...
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Drugs, Pregnancy, and Lactation
Canadian Task Force recommendation on screening for postpartum depression misses the mark
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Gestational HTN, preeclampsia worsen long-term risk for ischemic, nonischemic heart failure
The current study “is an important step” for its finding that hypertensive disorders of pregnancy are associated separately with both ischemic and...
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sFlt-1:PlGF ratio normal at 24 to 28 weeks: Discontinue aspirin for preterm preeclampsia prevention?
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Early gestational diabetes treatment may improve neonatal outcomes
No differences were observed in pregnancy-related hypertension or neonatal lean body mass.