Adding a single intravenous dose of azithromycin to standard antibiotic prophylaxis further reduces maternal infections without increasing neonatal adverse outcomes after nonelective cesarean… …read more
A healthy baby boy was born free of the mitochondrial disease that his mother carries after the nucleus from her oocyte was transferred to an enucleated donor oocyte that was then fertilized. Medscape Medical News …read more
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
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
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
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
Twelve-month prognosis is good and not dependent on sex, report investigators in the Canadian Journal of Cardiology. …read more
Nausea and vomiting in early pregnancy were associated with a substantially reduced risk of pregnancy loss in a prospective preconception cohort of almost 800 pregnant women. Although there has long… …read more
Although morning sickness can significantly impact a pregnant woman’s life, new research shows that it could signify a healthy pregnancy. …read more
Research demonstrates that women’s problem solving ability is not altered by hormone fluctuations, but it is handled by different parts of the brain. …read more