Women's Health
Conference Coverage
Immediate postpartum LARC: ‘Agony and ecstasy’
NASHVILLE, TENN. – Dr. Eve Espey: Immediate postpartum LARC has the potential to be transformational – at least once reimbursement issues are...
Feature
Antiabortion measures may lead to Supreme Court showdown
“Lawmakers must support health policies based on sound science and evidence. Politicians must seek to improve access to care, not restrict it,”...
Conference Coverage
Study finds link between intrahepatic cholestasis of pregnancy and risk of NAFLD
Finding suggests that ICP patients should be seen by a liver specialist because they may go on to develop chronic liver disease.
From the Journals
C-sections play role in 300% higher severe maternal morbidity in twin pregnancies
An analysis of data from the French EPIMOMS study quantifies the role of cesarean delivery in severe acute maternal morbidity associated with twin...
News
A breath of objectivity
There’s no need for parents to feel guilty about breastfeeding or not, or about working outside the home. And there are data for it.
Conference Coverage
Pediatrician knowledge of tampon safety is low
BALTIMORE – Only about one-third of pediatricians discuss proper tampon safety with their adolescent female patients...
From the Journals
Magnetic beads functionalized with VEGF could treat preeclampsia
A ligand-based approach using VEGF-coated beads offers new perspectives for the treatment of preeclampsia.
Conference Coverage
2019 Update: Contraceptives and unintended pregnancy rates
NASHVILLE, TENN. – Unintended pregnancy rates are declining largely because of better and more contraceptive use,...
Conference Coverage
Managing 2nd trimester loss: Shared decision making, honor patient preference
NASHVILLE, TENN. – Allow for evidence-based shared decision making and, when feasible, honor patient preference to...
Conference Coverage
Is routine induction of labor in a healthy pregnancy at 39 weeks reasonable?
NASHVILLE, Tenn. – “This might be a nice time to have a baby. The trade-off is intervention,” said Dr. Aaron B....
Practice Alert
2019 USPSTF update
The latest recommendations include 2 topics previously unaddressed: perinatal depression prevention and EKG screening for atrial fibrillation.