Women's Health
News
Pregnant women at greater risk for severe COVID-19, CDC says
Pregnancy was linked to increased risk of hospitalization, admission to the ICU, and mechanical ventilation, but not death.
Article
‘A good and peaceful death’: Cancer hospice during the pandemic
News
Placental injury reported in women with COVID-19
A first-of-its-kind study looks at the extent and implications of pathological damage to the placentas of mothers with COVID-19.
News
SARS-CoV-2 infection rate 16% in asymptomatic pregnant women at delivery
Infection rates in the women’s support persons were 10%.
News
Whether to test laboring women for SARS-CoV-2 may hinge on regional prevalence
In Los Angeles, researchers stopped universal testing after none of the first asymptomatic women had positive results. In Chicago, they detected...
Opinion
Seek safe strategies to diagnose gestational diabetes during pandemic
Opinion
Triage, L&D, postpartum care during the COVID-19 pandemic
N95 masks and eye protection should be provided to all HCWs involved in the intrapartum management of untested asymptomatic patients.
Opinion
Obstetrics during the COVID-19 pandemic
Leading with compassion is vital to easing pregnant patients’ – and ob.gyn. practitioners’ – anxiety and stress.
Conference Coverage
Adding a blood test to standard screening may improve early cancer detection
Conference Coverage
Novel combo boosts response in HER2-negative breast cancer