U.S. breastfeeding rates rise for newborns
More than 80% of mothers in the United States started breastfeeding their infants at birth in 2013, 52% were breastfeeding at 6 months, and 30% were breastfeeding at 12 months, according to a… …read more
What’s the Best Way to Manage Nontubal Ectopic Pregnancies?
Dr Peter Kovacs reviews a case series of nontubal ectopic pregnancies that were treated at a large tertiary hospital. Medscape Ob/Gyn …read more
Zika virus pits pregnant women against time, knowledge gaps
ANNAPOLIS, MD. – The scramble to learn exactly how and when after infection the Zika virus affects the developing fetus, has put pregnant women at the center of an unprecedented infectious disease… …read more
Zika virus pits pregnant women against time, knowledge gaps
ANNAPOLIS, MD. – The scramble to learn exactly how and when after infection the Zika virus affects the developing fetus, has put pregnant women at the center of an unprecedented infectious disease… …read more
Tailored Mammography Improves Benefit-to-Harm Balance
Screening mammography intervals should be tailored to a woman’s risk for breast cancer, as well as individual breast density, rather than to age alone. Medscape Medical News …read more
Every decade of being overweight ups cancer risk for women
AICR’s evidence shows that carrying extra body fat increases risk for 11 types of cancer, including postmenopausal breast and endometrial. …read more
Divorce is seasonal, peaks following family vacations
Divorce is seasonal, a new study finds. Researchers note a peak in divorce following summer and winter vacations in the months of March and August. …read more
Second Zika Zone in Florida Prompts CDC Travel Warning
Pregnant women shouldn’t visit a stretch of Miami Beach where mosquitos are spreading Zika, the CDC said. And pregnant women worried about the virus may consider postponing nonessential travel to all of Miami-Dade County. News Alerts …read more
Women With Intellectual Disabilities–Invisible Obstetric Population
As the fertility rate among women with intellectual and developmental disabilities continues to increase, ob/gyns are likely to encounter more such women in their practices. Here’s how to support them. Medscape Ob/Gyn …read more
Locally Transmitted Zika Virus Identified in Miami Beach
Florida health officials have found evidence of local Zika virus transmission in Miami Beach. Reuters Health Information …read more