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SUMMARY AND COMMENT

What Strategies Work Best for Lowering Rates of Preterm Elective Delivery?

A multihospital program showed that mutual accountability and physician-overseen "hard-stop" policies were effective.

SUMMARY AND COMMENT

Electronic Fetal Monitoring: Anything New to Report?

U.S. data show increasing use from 1990 to 2004, but association with fetal outcomes remains uncertain.

NEWS IN CONTEXT

Pregnant Women Should Not Take Valproate for Migraine Headaches

The drug is now in the FDA's pregnancy category X.

SUMMARY AND COMMENT

Can Ovarian Suppression Prevent Down Syndrome?

History of oral contraceptive use may lower risk for fetal trisomy.

CLINICAL PRACTICE GUIDELINE WATCH

Maternal Request for Cesarean Delivery: Balancing the OutcomesFree

ACOG recommends planned vaginal delivery for most women who do not have specified indications.

SUMMARY AND COMMENT

Older and Wiser? Years in Practice and Obstetric Outcomes

The longer an obstetrician's posttraining experience, the lower his or her rate of maternal complications.

SUMMARY AND COMMENT

Does Vitamin D in Pregnancy Affect Maternal and Neonatal Outcomes?

Vitamin D insufficiency during pregnancy was associated with maternal and neonatal morbidities, but did not affect bone density in children.

SUMMARY AND COMMENT

Discontinuing SSRIs in PregnancyFree

Discontinuation of these antidepressants, more common during unplanned pregnancies, is linked to higher depression and anxiety scores.

NEWS IN CONTEXT

Judge Orders FDA to Remove Age Restriction from Over-the-Counter Sales of Morning-After Pill

A federal judge has ordered that the age restriction be removed from over-the-counter sales of Plan B One-Step (levonorgestrel) and its generic versions, the New York Times reported on Friday.

Tdap Vaccination of Women During Every Pregnancy Recommended

Expanded strategy to protect neonates against pertussis

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