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Misoprostol vaginal insert shortens labor and time to vaginal delivery
Major finding: Time to delivery was 29.2 vs. 43.1 hours with MVI vs. DVI treatment..Data source: A randomized, double-blind multicenter phase III...
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Weight loss improves VBAC success in overweight/obese women
Major finding: The VBAC success rate increased by 24% in obese women who lost at least 1 BMI unit between pregnancies.Data source: A population-...
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Informational script increases postpartum LARC interest
Major finding: LARC use after the 6-week postpartum visit in women who received the intervention and controls who did not receive the intervention...
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Brief educational intervention promotes postpartum LARC use
Major finding: Twenty-three percent of women who received the intervention changed their contraceptive method choice, with 94% of those choosing a...
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Prenatal intention affects postpartum contraceptive use
Major finding: Rates of contraceptive use were similar at 6 months postpartum in the intervention and control groups, at 71% and 67%, respectively...
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Polymorphic light eruption: A diagnosis of exclusion
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Prenatal exposure to air pollution boosts childhood cancer risk
Major finding: Children exposed prenatally to high levels of motor vehicle exhaust were 19% more likely to develop bilateral retinoblastoma and 17...
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Mammography screening at 75 may have value
Major finding: Women aged 75 years and older were 3 times more likely to die from breast cancer if they went 5 or more years between mammograms,...
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Early surgical menopause linked to cognitive decline
Major finding: Among women who had undergone surgical menopause, early age at menopause was associated with a faster decline in global cognition (...
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Being postmenopausal doubles hepatic steatosis risk
Major Finding: Postmenopausal women had a significantly greater prevalence of hepatic steatosis (34%) than did premenopausal women (24%). After...