Pregnancy / Infertility
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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.
- Reviewing:
- Oshiro BT et al. Obstet Gynecol 2013 May; 121:1025
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.
- Reviewing:
- Ananth CV et al. Obstet Gynecol 2013 May; 121:927
NEWS IN CONTEXT
Pregnant Women Should Not Take Valproate for Migraine Headaches
- May 9, 2013
- Andrew M. Kaunitz, MD
- Women's Health
The drug is now in the FDA's pregnancy category X.
SUMMARY AND COMMENT
Can Ovarian Suppression Prevent Down Syndrome?
- May 2, 2013
- Eleanor Bimla Schwarz, MD, MS
- Women's Health
History of oral contraceptive use may lower risk for fetal trisomy.
- Reviewing:
- Nagy GR et al. Contraception 2013 Apr; 87:455
CLINICAL PRACTICE GUIDELINE WATCH
Maternal Request for Cesarean Delivery: Balancing the OutcomesFree
- April 25, 2013
- Allison Bryant, MD, MPH
- Women's Health
ACOG recommends planned vaginal delivery for most women who do not have specified indications.
- Reviewing:
- Committee on Obstetric Practice. Obstet Gynecol 2013 Apr; 121:904
SUMMARY AND COMMENT
Older and Wiser? Years in Practice and Obstetric Outcomes
- April 25, 2013
- Allison Bryant, MD, MPH
- Women's Health
The longer an obstetrician's posttraining experience, the lower his or her rate of maternal complications.
- Reviewing:
- Epstein AJ et al. BMJ 2013 Mar 28; 346:f1596
SUMMARY AND COMMENT
Does Vitamin D in Pregnancy Affect Maternal and Neonatal Outcomes?
- April 25, 2013
- Diane J. Angelini, EdD, CNM, FACNM, FAAN, NEA-BC
- Women's Health
Vitamin D insufficiency during pregnancy was associated with maternal and neonatal morbidities, but did not affect bone density in children.
- Reviewing:
- Aghajafari F et al. BMJ 2013 Mar 26; 346:f1169
SUMMARY AND COMMENT
Discontinuing SSRIs in PregnancyFree
- April 22, 2013
- Deborah Cowley, MD
- Psychiatry
Discontinuation of these antidepressants, more common during unplanned pregnancies, is linked to higher depression and anxiety scores.
- Reviewing:
- Roca A et al. J Affect Disord 2013 Apr 6
NEWS IN CONTEXT
Judge Orders FDA to Remove Age Restriction from Over-the-Counter Sales of Morning-After Pill
- April 17, 2013
- Alain Joffe, MD, MPH, FAAP
- Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine
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
- April 11, 2013
- Anna Wald, MD, MPH
- Women's Health
Expanded strategy to protect neonates against pertussis
