Conventional prenatal screening methods are still the gold standard for most pregnant women despite the availability of cell-free DNA screening for aneuploidy, according to a consensus statement from… …read more
BOSTON – Women at risk for gestational diabetes held off excess weight gain better when coached on healthy eating alone compared with those coached about physical activity, or on diet and exercise… …read more
LISBON – Women undergoing assisted reproduction had similar pregnancy rates with gonadotropin-releasing hormone agonist and antagonist protocols, but less ovarian hyperstimulation syndrome with the… …read more
Umbilical cord milking improves systemic blood flow compared with delayed clamping in premature infants delivered by cesarean. Medscape Medical News …read more
Only half of teenaged girls have received one dose of the HPV vaccine, but coverage of 80% would reduce cervical cancer burden by 53,000 cases. Medscape Medical News …read more
Recommendations for universal screening now also apply to prescription drug abuse. Medscape Medical News …read more
Researchers find opposition toward abortion and lack of training among health care providers are among the factors restricting access to the procedure in developed countries. …read more
According to a new study, selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor antidepressants may increase the risk of bone fractures when used to reduce symptoms of menopause. …read more
TORONTO – For women with persistent postpartum hemorrhage, correction of coagulopathy by administering plasma is often an inevitable treatment decision. There are little clinical data, however, on… …read more
Based on the available evidence of the impact “cocooning” has on transmission of pertussis to infants, no changes are currently recommended in the use of Tdap vaccine for close contacts of infants,… …read more