Nov 01, 2019

Here are what the editors at HealthDay consider to be the most important developments in OBGYN & Women's Health for October 2019. This roundup includes the latest research news from journal articl...

Nov 01, 2019

FRIDAY, Nov. 1, 2019 (HealthDay News) -- Adalimumab exposure in pregnancy does not increase the risk for birth defects, according to a study published online Oct. 18 in PLOS ONE. Christina D. Chamber...

Oct 31, 2019

THURSDAY, Oct. 31, 2019 (HealthDay News) -- A high proportion of fetal abnormalities are detected for the first time during a routine ultrasound examination at 35 to 37 weeks of gestation, according t...

Oct 21, 2019

MONDAY, Oct. 21, 2019 (HealthDay News) -- Intrauterine growth restriction protects against allergic diseases, according to a review published online Oct. 12 in the Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immu...

Oct 18, 2019

FRIDAY, Oct. 18, 2019 (HealthDay News) -- Longer use of estrogen hormone therapy is associated with higher cognitive status in late life, according to a study published online Oct. 14 in Menopause. J...

Oct 17, 2019

THURSDAY, Oct. 17, 2019 (HealthDay News) -- Birth in a nontertiary hospital and transfer within 48 hours is associated with poorer outcomes compared with birth in a tertiary hospital for extremely pre...

Oct 16, 2019

WEDNESDAY, Oct. 16, 2019 (HealthDay News) -- Abnormal menstrual cycle characteristics are associated with elevated mortality risk, according to a study presented at the annual American Society for Rep...

Oct 16, 2019

WEDNESDAY, Oct. 16, 2019 (HealthDay News) -- Breast reduction surgery improves physical and psychosocial well-being in young women undergoing surgery for concerns related to excessively large breasts,...

Oct 16, 2019

WEDNESDAY, Oct. 16, 2019 (HealthDay News) -- Maternal elevated lead exposure is associated with an increased risk for intergenerational overweight or obesity (OWO), independent of postnatal blood lead...

Oct 16, 2019

WEDNESDAY, Oct. 16, 2019 (HealthDay News) -- Breast reduction surgery improves physical and psychosocial well-being in young women undergoing surgery for concerns related to excessively large breasts,...

Oct 15, 2019

TUESDAY, Oct. 15, 2019 (HealthDay News) -- From 2009 to 2015, there was improvement in breastfeeding rates in most race/ethnicity groups, although disparities between black and white infants widened, ...

Oct 11, 2019

FRIDAY, Oct. 11, 2019 (HealthDay News) -- Very low or very high weight gains during twin pregnancies are associated with adverse birth outcomes, according to a study published online Oct. 8 in Obstetr...

Oct 10, 2019

THURSDAY, Oct. 10, 2019 (HealthDay News) -- Unselected, multigene testing for all patients with breast cancer would be cost-effective in the United Kingdom and the United States, according to a study ...

Oct 10, 2019

THURSDAY, Oct. 10, 2019 (HealthDay News) -- For menopausal women with significant vaginal atrophy symptoms, fractionated carbon dioxide (CO2) vaginal laser therapy results in similar improvement to th...

Oct 10, 2019

THURSDAY, Oct. 10, 2019 (HealthDay News) -- For menopausal women with significant vaginal atrophy symptoms, fractionated carbon dioxide (CO2) vaginal laser therapy results in similar improvement to th...

Oct 09, 2019

WEDNESDAY, Oct. 9, 2019 (HealthDay News) -- Regardless of the percentage of lifetime spent in the United States, foreign-born women are less likely to ever have received a mammogram compared with U.S....

Oct 07, 2019

MONDAY, Oct. 7, 2019 (HealthDay News) -- Back sleeping in late pregnancy is independently associated with lower birth weight, according to a study published online Oct. 2 in JAMA Network Open. Ngaire...

Oct 03, 2019

THURSDAY, Oct. 3, 2019 (HealthDay News) -- Persistent or increased exposure to high levels of air pollutants may increase the risk for preterm birth (PTB), particularly among women without a prior pre...

Sep 30, 2019

MONDAY, Sept. 30, 2019 (HealthDay News) -- Women undergoing vaginal birth after cesarean (VBAC) are more likely to have adverse maternal birth-related complications and perinatal outcomes, according t...

Sep 26, 2019

THURSDAY, Sept. 26, 2019 (HealthDay News) -- Telecontraception -- the provision of contraception through a website or smartphone app -- is feasible and seems safe for patients, according to a research...