Tag: Abortion
Prolonged Detection of Zika RNA Reported in Pregnant Women
Zika virus RNA detected up to 46 days after symptom onset; 53 days after exposure in five women
Invasive Prenatal Testing Doesn’t Up HIV Transmission Risk
No HIV transmission among women who were on HAART at the time of invasive testing
Zika Virus Congenital Syndrome: A New Teratogenic Disease
Second study shows evidence for link between Zika infection, congenital CNS malformations
Florida Reports First Case of Zika-Linked Microcephaly
Mother, a citizen of Haiti, came to Florida to deliver her baby
Catheter Reduction Programs Do Reduce Use of Catheters
Centers without reduction programs have higher use of catheters overall, for inappropriate indications
Misoprostol Should Be Considered in Postpartum Hyperthermia
Report of 21-year-old with severe hyperthermia, rigors, tachycardia, transient encephalopathy
New Utah State Law Requires Anesthesia During Abortion
Law applies to woman having the procedure at 20 weeks or later
Stillbirth Less Likely for Women Receiving Trivalent Flu Vaccine
Largest relative reduction in stillbirths seen for births occurring just after influenza season
ACOG Issues Recommendations on Prenatal Screening
Bulletins relate to prenatal diagnostic testing for genetic disorders, screening for fetal aneuploidy
Decrease in Rate of Unintended Pregnancies From 2008 to 2011
Those below federal poverty level or cohabiting had two to three times the national average
