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Cesarean delivery reduces some risks, raises others
Incontinence, prolapse are less likely after cesarean, but children have increased chance of asthma, obesity.
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STUDY: More mammograms after cost-sharing elimination
The elimination of cost sharing for mammograms under the ACA was associated with increased rates of using the service among older women, according...
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Preterm intervention underused in at-risk women
A retrospective study showed that use of progesterone was limited to less than a third of women with a previous preterm birth or a current short...
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Fetal fibronectin testing is infrequent
Testing in women with suspected preterm labor was associated with higher maternal health care costs, but longer time to delivery.
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Iodine deficiency linked to delay in pregnancy
“The significant delay in time to pregnancy in that group raises serious concerns,” wrote James L. Mills, MD, of the NICHD.
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Influenza vaccination of pregnant women needs surveillance
One study found an increased risk of spontaneous abortion associated with vaccination, but this is inconsistent with previous findings.
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Hydroxychloroquine use rising in SLE pregnancies
Initiation “remains low” in pregnant women with systemic lupus erythematosus.
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More savings available from generic oral contraceptives
As use of brand-name OCs drops, their prices may be going up.
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Breastfeeding lowers later diabetes risk in women
Breastfeeding may reduce a woman’s risk of developing diabetes, according to a study in JAMA Internal Medicine.
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POSH study: BRCA mutations did not influence survival in young onset breast cancer
BRCA-positive and BRCA-negative women had similar overall survival at 2 years, 5 years, and 10 years after diagnosis.
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Hormone therapy may reduce depressive symptoms in early menopause
Women in the placebo arm were more than twice as likely to score at least 16 on the Center for Epidemiologic Studies–Depression Scale.