Pregnancy / Infertility
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PRACTICE WATCH
How Much Weight Gain During Pregnancy?Free
Updated IOM guidelines specify weight gain by prepregnancy WHO BMI categories.
- Reviewing:
- Committee to Reexamine IOM Pregnancy Weight Guidelines. Institute of Medicine; National Research Council. Washington, DC. National Academies Press 2009 :1
SUMMARY AND COMMENT
Can Progesterone Stave Off Preterm Births of Twins?
- July 2, 2009
- Andrew M. Kaunitz, MD
- Women's Health
Progesterone does not prevent preterm delivery in women with twin gestations.
- Reviewing:
- Norman JE et al. Lancet 2009 Jun 13; 373:2034
SUMMARY AND COMMENT
Elective Repeat Cesarean Delivery vs. VBAC: Neonatal Outcomes
Complication rates in newborns were higher after cesarean delivery than after successful VBAC.
- Reviewing:
- Kamath BD et al. Obstet Gynecol 2009 Jun; 113:1231
SUMMARY AND COMMENT
Pemphigoid Gestationis and Fetal Outcomes
- July 2, 2009
- Craig A. Elmets, MD
- Dermatology
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.
- Reviewing:
- Chi C-C et al. Br J Dermatol 2009 Jun; 160:1222
SUMMARY AND COMMENT
Safety of PPIs in Pregnancy
- June 18, 2009
- Allan S. Brett, MD
- General Medicine
PPI use was not associated with congenital malformations.
- Reviewing:
- Gill SK et al. Am J Gastroenterol 2009 Jun; 104:1541
SUMMARY AND COMMENT
Warning for the Wary: High Blood Pressure During Pregnancy
- June 18, 2009
- Wendy S. Biggs, MD
- Women's Health
Rates of hospitalizations associated with hypertensive disorders in pregnancy have risen and are associated with life-threatening obstetric complications.
- Reviewing:
- Kuklina EV et al. Obstet Gynecol 2009 Jun; 113:1299
PRACTICE WATCH
Managing Pregnancy-Related Issues in Women with EpilepsyFree
- June 11, 2009
- Wendy S. Biggs, MD
- Women's Health
Updated guidelines from the American Academy of Neurology and the American Epilepsy Society CME
- Reviewing:
- Harden CL et al. Neurology 2009 May 20
SUMMARY AND COMMENT
Interventions to Lower Rates of Adverse Obstetric Events
Implementing multiple patient safety interventions lowered rates of adverse obstetric events at a large teaching hospital.
- Reviewing:
- Pettker CM et al. Am J Obstet Gynecol 2009 May; 200:e1
SUMMARY AND COMMENT
Metoclopramide During Early Pregnancy: How Safe?Free
- June 10, 2009
- Andrew M. Kaunitz, MD
- Women's Health
In a large Israeli study, metoclopramide use during early pregnancy was not associated with excess risk for congenital malformations.
- Reviewing:
- Matok I et al. N Engl J Med 2009 Jun 11; 360:2528
CLINICAL PRACTICE GUIDELINE WATCH
USPSTF: Updated Recommendation for Folic Acid to Prevent Neural Tube Defects
- June 9, 2009
- Richard Saitz, MD, MPH, FACP, FASAM
- General Medicine
The task force highly recommends that all women of childbearing age take folic acid supplements.
- Reviewing:
- U.S. Preventive Services Task Force. Ann Intern Med 2009 May 5; 150:626
