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Invasive Prenatal Testing Doesn’t Up HIV Transmission Risk

No HIV transmission among women who were on HAART at the time of invasive testing
A metabolomics signature can predict the transition from gestational diabetes mellitus to type 2 diabetes

Metabolomics Signature Can Predict GDM to T2DM Transition

Metabolomics with baseline fasting plasma could predict transition from gestational diabetes to T2DM
A metabolomics signature can predict the transition from gestational diabetes mellitus to type 2 diabetes

Metabolomics Signature Can Predict GDM to T2DM Transition

Metabolomics with baseline fasting plasma could predict transition from gestational diabetes to T2DM
Infection with the Zika virus may protect against future infection

Pregnancy May Lengthen Life of Zika Virus Infection

But researchers also find that infection boosts future immunity
Most women diagnosed with HIV during pregnancy are still retained in clinical care over the first year postpartum

Most Women Diagnosed With HIV in Pregnancy Retained in Care

Of those women with viral load test in first year postpartum, 58 percent had unsupressed viral load
Use of tenofovir disoproxil fumarate during pregnancy can reduce the rate of mother-to-child transmission of hepatitis B virus

Tenofovir Disoproxil Fumarate Can Cut HBV Transmission

Use of TDF in pregnancy is associated with a reduced rate of mother-to-child transmission
The danger of Zika-related birth defects may be confined to maternal infections that occur during the first two trimesters of pregnancy

Zika Infection in Third Trimester May Not Harm Development

Colombian study found no cases of microcephaly when infection occurred in 3rd trimester
In order to avoid having infants with Zika-related birth defects

WHO Advises Delaying Pregnancy in Zika-Affected Areas

However, the CDC has decided against this kind of recommendation in the United States
High-dose methylprednisolone does not prevent platelet decline in women with preeclampsia and platelet counts below 150 × 109/L

High-Dose Steroid No Benefit to Platelets in Preeclampsia

High-dose methylprednisolone no benefit for women with preeclampsia, platelet counts <150 × 109/L
A combination vaccine offered to mothers from 28 weeks of gestation may offer protection for infants born prematurely

Vaccination in Pregnancy May Offer Protection for Preemies

Infants born to vaccinated mothers have higher antibody concentrations of vaccine antigens