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How Much Weight Gain During Pregnancy?Free

Updated IOM guidelines specify weight gain by prepregnancy WHO BMI categories.

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Can Progesterone Stave Off Preterm Births of Twins?

Progesterone does not prevent preterm delivery in women with twin gestations.

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Elective Repeat Cesarean Delivery vs. VBAC: Neonatal Outcomes

Complication rates in newborns were higher after cesarean delivery than after successful VBAC.

SUMMARY AND COMMENT

Pemphigoid Gestationis and Fetal Outcomes

Infants of mothers with pemphigoid disease during pregnancy were more likely to be born prematurely or at low birth weight, but the adverse outcomes were not severe.

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Safety of PPIs in Pregnancy

PPI use was not associated with congenital malformations.

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Warning for the Wary: High Blood Pressure During Pregnancy

Rates of hospitalizations associated with hypertensive disorders in pregnancy have risen and are associated with life-threatening obstetric complications.

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Managing Pregnancy-Related Issues in Women with EpilepsyFree

Updated guidelines from the American Academy of Neurology and the American Epilepsy Society CME

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Interventions to Lower Rates of Adverse Obstetric Events

Implementing multiple patient safety interventions lowered rates of adverse obstetric events at a large teaching hospital.

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Metoclopramide During Early Pregnancy: How Safe?Free

In a large Israeli study, metoclopramide use during early pregnancy was not associated with excess risk for congenital malformations.

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USPSTF: Updated Recommendation for Folic Acid to Prevent Neural Tube Defects

The task force highly recommends that all women of childbearing age take folic acid supplements.

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