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Ehlers-Danlos syndrome: Increased IUGR risk reported
LAS VEGAS – Increased risk of antepartum hemorrhage, cervical incompetence were also seen in the national cohort.
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Click for Credit: Missed HIV screening opps; aspirin & preeclampsia; more
Topics include: Lung function & SSc mortality • Subclinical carotid atherosclerosis • Flawed cognitive assessments • HIV screening...
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Pregnancy problems predict cardiovascular future
SNOWMASS, COLO. – “I suspect many of us don’t routinely ask our patients about miscarriages and stillbirths … but these are also hallmarks of...
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Stopping TNF inhibitors before 20 weeks’ gestation not linked to worsening RA, JIA
The study further refines when TNF inhibitor discontinuation may be feasible during pregnancy.
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Women with RA have reduced chance of live birth after assisted reproduction treatment
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Prenatal valproate exposure raises ADHD risk
Children whose mothers took valproate during pregnancy were significantly more likely to have ADHD diagnoses.
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Mothers may play role in depression link between fathers and daughters
“Overall, these findings highlight the importance of ... considering both parents when one parent presents with depression.”
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Aspirin appears underused to prevent preeclampsia in SLE patients
Approximately a quarter of pregnant women with lupus took aspirin, although half had at least one traditional preeclampsia risk factor.
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Pregnant women commonly refuse the influenza vaccine
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Evidence coming on best preeclampsia treatment threshold
CHICAGO –