Nausea, Vomiting Linked to Reduced Risk for Pregnancy Loss
Data from a prospective preconception cohort study confirm that nausea and vomiting in early pregnancy are associated with a reduced risk for miscarriage. Medscape Medical News …read more
HIV PrEP safe for breastfeeding women, infants
Pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) therapy is safe for HIV-uninfected women breastfeeding their infants, according to a study in PLOS Medicine. As PrEP becomes more widely used in heterosexual… …read more
ACOG Updates Committee Opinion on Preterm Corticosteroids
An updated Committee Opinion from the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists reinforced the April 2016 Practice Advisory on Antenatal Corticosteroid Administration in the Late Preterm Period. Medscape Medical News …read more
IVIg, corticosteroids appear comparable for ITP in pregnancy
Most pregnant women with a history of immune thrombocytopenia purpura need no treatment. Of those who do, neonatal outcomes were comparable for mothers who received treatment with intravenous… …read more
Closing the gender gap: Young women with premature acute coronary syndrome now do as well as men
Twelve-month prognosis is good and not dependent on sex, report investigators in the Canadian Journal of Cardiology. …read more