Why Does This Pregnant Woman Have Rectal Bleeding? Getting a diagnosis was crucial, but options were limited for safe investigation Sep 08, 2020
No Autism Risk Connected to H1N1 Flu Vaccine Study reaching far beyond the perinatal period called "rare and welcome contribution" to vaccine safety research Aug 31, 2020
Antibiotics May Dull Efficacy of Birth Control Researchers urge extra precautions to avoid unintended pregnancy Aug 18, 2020
Ethics Consult: No IVF for Lesbian Couple? MD/JD Bangs Gavel You voted, now see the results and an expert's response Aug 14, 2020
Kids Exposed to Cannabis In Utero Face Higher Risk of Autism "Another piece of the puzzle" of how marijuana use affects childhood outcomes Aug 10, 2020
Some Antidepressants Tied to Very Specific Birth Defects Venlafaxine associated with highest number of defects, but further research is needed Aug 05, 2020
Motherhood During Residency? New Policies Make the Two More Compatible Residency programs try to be more accommodating for pregnant trainees Jul 29, 2020
IUDs are Safe, Effective at Managing Periods in Youth With Disabilities The largest study of device use in young women with special needs may remove barriers to access, author says Jul 23, 2020
Essure Linked to Higher Rates of Abnormal Uterine Bleeding and Chronic Pain Early results of a post-market analysis show adverse effects after years of FDA action Jul 14, 2020
End of the Road for Endometrial Scratch in IVF? With no benefit in trial, "it is time to stop this practice" Jul 08, 2020
Apgar Score Offers Prognostic Info for Neonatal Survival Study challenges idea that scoring is of limited use in preterm infants Jul 01, 2020
Does COVID Mess With the Menstrual Cycle? Women with COVID-19 report changes to their periods; estrogen's potential protective effects being investigated Jun 29, 2020
Are Antenatal Steroids Tied to Higher Rates of Mental and Behavioral Disorders in Kids? Finnish study results suggest need to reconsider current guidelines Jun 08, 2020
What Are the Chances of a Second IVF Baby After the First? Quantifying the chances of repeat IVF success could help in patient counseling, with caveats Jun 05, 2020
Telemedicine Abortion Gains Momentum During Pandemic But FDA regulations on mifepristone still limit access Jun 02, 2020
Thyroid Screening in Pregnancy: Too Much of a Good Thing? Routine screening of subclinical hypothyroidism tied to overdiagnosis, overtreatment Jun 01, 2020
Miscarriage: Predictive of Type 2 Diabetes? Whether such a link is due to underlying metabolic conditions, however, is still to be determined May 21, 2020
Mom's Oral Fluconazole Linked to Bone and Muscle Defects in Baby Contrary to previous findings, no risk for heart defects or oral clefts May 21, 2020
In Utero Steroids Tied to Childhood Mental Disorders Findings may help inform choices about mom's treatment during pregnancy May 19, 2020
Women Have Good Chances of a Second IVF Pregnancy Storing frozen embryos from first IVF treatment may be an advantage May 08, 2020
CDC: Less Sex, Better Birth Control for Teens Sexual activity among teen boys continues to decline, researcher says May 06, 2020
Miscarriage and Maternal Mortality in Pregnant COVID-19 Patients Risk is unknown but nonzero May 01, 2020
Enhanced Recovery Protocols Lower Opioid Use After C-Section Researchers also reported reduction in hospital stay and costs Apr 27, 2020
Menstrual Cup Users at Increased Risk of IUD Displacement Trial participants advised 9 months into the study to avoid concurrent use Apr 24, 2020
C-Section at First Delivery Tied to Impaired Future Fertility Not necessarily causal, however Apr 20, 2020
Breastfeeding Tied to Lower Ovarian Cancer Risk Lower incidence of borderline tumors as well Apr 02, 2020
Preeclampsia Linked to Neurologic Disease in Full-Term Babies Risks still small, but can point the way to preventive measures, researchers said Apr 01, 2020
Birth Control Implants, HIV Meds Safe Together Drug-drug interactions not seen in combination Mar 12, 2020
Twins' Early Delivery Tied to Complications, Now and Later Study finds increased rates of perinatal death, special education needs for birth before 37 weeks gestation Mar 09, 2020
No Major Pregnancy Problems Seen With Antifungal Derm Drug But caution urged nonetheless Mar 04, 2020
Just How Bad Is Missing a Few Preeclampsia Prophylaxis Doses? Study details aspirin nonadherence impacts on obstetric complications Mar 02, 2020
The Black Midwives Movement One answer to the higher rates of maternal and neonatal mortality among African Americans Feb 23, 2020
Edit Embryo Genome? Ethics Experts Weigh In You voted, now see the results and expert discussion Feb 14, 2020
Dead Abortion Doc's Fetus Collection Gets Burial Service Remains of 2,411 fetuses found after Ulrich Klopfer's death get burial service Feb 11, 2020
Short Course of Furosemide Cuts Higher Post-Partum BP Rates But no difference in number of days to blood pressure resolution Feb 09, 2020
No Difference in Outcomes With Ultrasound-Guided Trial of Labor French researchers find no significant improvement in maternal-fetal mortality Feb 09, 2020
Study: Mom's Low Health Literacy Puts Herself and Her Newborn at Risk Prenatal care should address social determinants of health, expert says Feb 07, 2020
Antiseptic Cloths No Help Cutting SSI Rates After C-Section But infection rates were surprisingly low overall, even with placebo wipes Feb 07, 2020
Maternal Deaths in Hospitals Fall... but There's Bad News Too More monitoring after hospital discharge needed, expert says Feb 07, 2020
