Obstetrics
Commentary
Mitigating psychiatric disorder relapse in pregnancy during pandemic
The most common reasons for consultation on our service continue to be the appropriate, safest use of antidepressants and mood stabilizers during...
News
Small NY study: Mother-baby transmission of COVID-19 not seen
All of the 31 infants born to infected mothers tested negative.
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Ob.gyns. struggle to keep pace with changing COVID-19 knowledge
Recommendations keep changing for pregnant moms and for newborns.
News from the FDA/CDC
Some women use prescription opioids during pregnancy
About 1 in 15 women use prescription opioid pain relievers during pregnancy, CDC survey shows.
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Stillbirth incidence increases during COVID-19 pandemic
Conference Coverage
Novel program cuts weight retention after gestational diabetes
Postpartum, web-based weight loss program called “Balance After Baby” reduces weight retention in women with prior gestational diabetes.
Conference Coverage
Neural tube defect risk from dolutegravir drops as clinical experience grows
A troubling link between the top HIV drug dolutegravir and neural tube defects, first reported in 2018, now seems much less dangerous.
News
Subclinical hypothyroidism appears common in women with miscarriage
Which women to test, when to obtain testing, and how to manage nonovert thyroid disease remain topics of debate.
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Early hypertensive disorders in pregnancy linked to obesity
An analysis from a large U.S. database has enough power to demonstrate link between obesity and rare early-onset hypertensive disorder.
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New definitions of hypertension reveal new preeclampsia risks
Women with what was once called prehypertension may need more monitoring in early pregnancy.