Tag: Pregnancy
Rate of Dual Burden 37 Per 10,000 Births in California
Significant predictors of dual burden of preterm birth, severe maternal morbidity include smoking, HTN
Common Therapy for Obstetric Cholestasis Found Ineffective
Treatment with ursodeoxycholic acid versus placebo yielded no significant difference in outcome
Exercise During Pregnancy May Boost Infant Development
Higher neuromotor scores seen in infants at 1 month of age
Moving House in First Trimester Linked to Worse Infant Outcomes
Residence change linked to low birth weight and preterm birth in all socioeconomic strata
Oil, Gas Well Exposure May Up Risk for Congenital Heart Defects
Link especially strong for births to mothers living in rural areas with oil, gas activity
Model Fails to Predict Risk for Maternal ICU Admission
Model intended to predict admission to maternal ICU based on cumulative effect of multiple risk factors
Exposure to Air Pollution Tied to Raised Odds of NICU Admission
Acute exposure during week prior to delivery, day of and day prior to delivery may up odds of admission
Increase in Rates of Medical Imaging in Pregnancy in U.S., Canada
Increases in the United States and Ontario, Canada, in CT rates, MRI rates, radiography rates
Neural-Tube Defects Up for Offspring of Women on Dolutegravir
Prevalence of neural-tube defects with dolutegravir higher than with other antiretroviral tx
USPSTF Reaffirms Benefit of Hep B Screening in Pregnant Women
USPSTF continues to recommend screening for HBV infection in pregnant women at the first prenatal visit
