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Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine, Feb. 1-6

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The Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine's 36th Annual Pregnancy Meeting The annual meeting of the Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine was held from Feb. 1...
Pregnant women who eat just a small amount of chocolate each day may improve the circulatory health of their unborn child and reduce the risk for preeclampsia

SMFM: Daily ‘Dose’ of Chocolate May Benefit Placental Health

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No matter what the level of healthy flavanols, improvements seen in circulatory health
Pregnant women with a male sexual partner who has traveled to

CDC: New Zika Warning for Pregnant Women, Sex Partners

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Women should not have sex while pregnant if male partners have visited or live in Zika-affected areas
For women at risk for late preterm delivery

SMFM: Betamethasone Shows Benefit in Late Preterm Cases

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Significantly reduced rate of neonatal respiratory complications seen
For obese women

Antenatal Metformin Cuts Maternal Weight Gain in Obese

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Findings among women without diabetes with BMI of >35; no reduction in neonatal birth weight
Screening for gestational diabetes with fasting glycemia seems to be an acceptable alternative to universal screening with the complete 75-gram glucose tolerance test

Fasting Glycemia Screening Is Alternative to 75-g GTT for GDM

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Screening with fasting glycemia results in sensitivity of 78.5 percent, avoids glucose loading
Earlier age at menarche is associated with increased risk of gestational diabetes mellitus

Earlier Age at Menarche Linked to Increased Risk of GDM

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Association partly mediated by prepregnancy body mass index
A new estimated due date calculator has been launched

Estimated Due Date App to Replace the Pregnancy Wheel

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EDD calculator reconciles discrepancy in due dates between first ultrasound and date of LMP
There's been speculation that a daily vitamin D supplement taken in pregnancy might lower the odds for asthma in children. However

Prenatal Vitamin D Supplements Don’t Reduce Asthma

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No evidence of beneficial effect on asthma, chronic wheezing in two studies
Interim guidelines have been developed for the evaluation and testing of infants born to mothers who traveled to or resided in an area with Zika virus transmission during pregnancy. The guidelines were published in the Jan. 26 early-release issue of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report.

Guidance Issued for Infants With Suspected Zika Infection

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Interim guidelines developed for evaluation of infants with possible congenital Zika virus infection