Tag: Pregnancy
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
Conception During Low Mosquito Activity May Lower Zika Odds
Researcher suggests attempting pregnancy when mosquito activity is low to avoid birth defects
Late Preterm, Early Term Birth Rates Down in the United States
Association between early term birth rates, decreasing clinician-initiated obstetric interventions
Delaying Pregnancy Could Reduce Risk of Zika Infection
But delaying pregnancy for six months or less linked to increase in prenatal infections
Ob-Gyns Should Counsel Patients on Immediate Postpartum LARC
Contraceptive implants and IUDs are safe, effective birth control options for most females
Up to 1.6 Million Childbearing Women Possibly at Risk for Zika
Scientists used data on births, climate, and other mosquito-borne infections to estimate outbreak
CDC Updates Guidelines on Sexual Transmission of Zika
Any sex partner, male or female, has potential to pass the virus on, agency says
Shared Drug Snorting Straws May Transmit Hepatitis C Virus
Findings among HCV-infected women reporting noninjection drug use
Metabolomics Signature Can Predict GDM to T2DM Transition
Metabolomics with baseline fasting plasma could predict transition from gestational diabetes to T2DM
Two-Stage Screening Could Be Cost-Effective for Trisomy
Cost-benefit analysis of hypothetical
model based on implementation of cell-free fetal DNA
