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Future Fertility After Miscarriage

About 80% of women had live births within 5 years after miscarriage regardless of management mode.

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Exercise, Pregnancy, and Birth Weight

Risk for excessive newborn weight was one quarter lower in nulliparous women who exercised regularly.

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Is Preimplantation Genetic Diagnosis Explained Appropriately on the Internet?

Quality of PGD information on IVF clinic websites varies widely.

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Immediate Complications More Common After Medical Than Surgical Abortions

In a Finnish study, overall incidence of adverse events was low within 42 days after abortion but was higher following medical abortions than after surgical abortions.

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Does Repeated Membrane Sweeping for VBAC Make a Difference?

Weekly membrane sweeping was not beneficial for women who opted for vaginal birth after cesarean.

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Pregnancy and Anticoagulation: What Is a Clinician to Do?

In a case series of women with prosthetic heart valves, enoxaparin appeared to be effective when used as directed and carefully monitored.

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Prenatal Exposure to SSRIs Can Adversely Affect Certain Delivery Outcomes

In utero SSRI exposure was associated with excess risk for preterm delivery and related complications but not for lower birth weight or smaller head circumference.

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Twins Born Following ART Have Higher Risk for Morbidity Than Spontaneously Conceived Twins

ART twins had higher risk for adverse perinatal outcomes as well as hospital admissions during the first 3 years of life.

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Oral Contraceptive Failure Rates

The OC failure rate in a large European cohort was 0.75% in the first year of use.

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More About SSRI Use During PregnancyFree

A population-based cohort study reports SSRI-associated cardiac septal defects.

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