Tag: Pregnancy
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
Induction of Labor Seems Safe for Women of Advanced Maternal Age
No increase in rate of C-section, adverse maternal or neonatal outcomes with induction at 39 weeks
CDC Issues Advice for Travel to Rio 2016 Summer Olympics
Pregnant women should consider not travelling to the 2016 Olympics, Paralympics
CDC: Zika Found in Nine U.S. Pregnancies
Four cases ended in either miscarriage or abortion, one involved severe birth defect
Birth Defects Not Up Significantly With Anti-TNFs in Pregnancy
Based on data from health registers, risk of birth defects up slightly, but not significantly
Zika Virus ID’d in Amniotic Fluid From Two Pregnant Women
Pregnant women whose fetuses had microcephaly presented with possible symptoms of Zika virus
ASA: Pregnancy at Advanced Age Ups Hemorrhagic Stroke Risk
After adjustment for multiple variables, significantly increased risk in postmenopausal women
Good Long-Term Outcomes for Fetal Myelomeningocele Surgery
Most fMMC children are community ambulators; preschool ambulation predicts long-term ambulation
Fish Intake During Pregnancy Tied to Offspring Growth
High maternal fish intake linked to increased risk of rapid infant growth, overweight/obesity
