Obstetrics
Conference Coverage
‘Alarming’ rate of abuse in pregnant women with epilepsy
Women with epilepsy are also more likely to report other stressors, including divorce, illness, lost pay, and partner discord, while expecting.
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Letter counters study that focuses on low-risk home births
A researcher says readers get a biased view when high-risk conditions are excluded from the main analysis. The study author stands by her approach...
Infectious Disease Consult
Fever following cesarean delivery: What are your steps for management?
Cesarean delivery is now the most common major operation performed in US hospitals, and with surgery comes risk for infection....
Expert Commentary
Does prophylactic manual rotation of OP and OT positions in early second stage of labor decrease operative vaginal and/or CDs?
Yes, trial of prophylactic manual rotation of an occiput posterior (OP) or occiput transverse (OT) position at full dilation...
From the Editor
Reduce the use of perioperative opioids with a multimodal pain management strategy
Patients undergoing cesarean surgery who were previously naïve to opioid medications have a 0.33% to 2.2% probability of transitioning to the...
Feature
‘Best Hospitals for Maternity’ offers national perspective
U.S. News & World Report evaluated key quality indicators covering deliveries, newborn complications, VBAC, and breastfeeding.
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Sickle cell raises risk for stillbirth
Cohort study of pregnant women highlights need for risk assessment.
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Non–health care municipal services cut severe maternal morbidity rates
Services that affect nonmedical determinants of health broadly affect how people live their daily lives - healthfully or not.
Commentary
HCV screening in pregnancy: Reducing the risk for casualties in the quest for elimination
HCV screening during pregnancy, as currently recommended, provides no immediate benefit for the pregnant woman or the fetus/neonate, given that...
Drugs, Pregnancy & Lactation
Lessons in perinatal psychiatry after 19 months of COVID-19*
Nineteen months into the pandemic, it seems we’ve learned much: how to leverage technology like telemedicine, and the upsides of folding in our...
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Moms’ cannabis use in pregnancy tied to anxiety and hyperactivity in offspring
May have epigenetic immunomodulatory effects affecting neurodevelopment