Jul 23, 2019

“At my interview for residency at a prestigious midwestern university hospital, the chairman asked me if my low grades in a few classes were due to “ chasing boys”. (sic) Then he said as long as...

Jul 23, 2019

TUESDAY, July 23, 2019 (HealthDay News) -- For HIV-infected women receiving dolutegravir from the time of conception, 0.3 percent have offspring with neural-tube defects, representing a small but sign...

Jul 23, 2019

TUESDAY, July 23, 2019 (HealthDay News) -- The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) recommends screening pregnant women for hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection at their first prenatal visit (A r...

Jul 22, 2019

MONDAY, July 22, 2019 (HealthDay News) -- Adopting the 2017 American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association guidelines for hypertension resulted in an increase in the prevalence of high bloo...

Jul 19, 2019

FRIDAY, July 19, 2019 (HealthDay News) -- From 2009 to 2017, the frequency of cannabis use in the year before pregnancy and during pregnancy increased, according to a study published online July 19 in...

Jul 18, 2019

THURSDAY, July 18, 2019 (HealthDay News) -- Since initiation of the iPLEDGE program in 2006 to reduce fetal exposure to isotretinoin, there has been a reduction in pregnancies among women taking isotr...

Jul 18, 2019

THURSDAY, July 18, 2019 (HealthDay News) -- For low-income pregnant women, the prevalence of suicide ideation is 4.6 percent, with increased odds of suicide ideation for women with depression, accordi...

Jul 15, 2019

MONDAY, July 15, 2019 (HealthDay News) -- Prepregnancy surgery is associated with elevated neonatal abstinence syndrome risk in future pregnancies, according to a study published in the July 15 issue ...

Jul 12, 2019

FRIDAY, July 12, 2019 (HealthDay News) -- Prenatal opioid exposure (POE) is negatively associated with neurocognitive and physical development in offspring from the age of 6 months into school age, ac...

Jul 11, 2019

THURSDAY, July 11, 2019 (HealthDay News) -- Exposure to the 2009 pandemic H1N1 (pH1N1) influenza vaccine in pregnancy is not associated with most negative health outcomes among offspring, according to...

Jul 10, 2019

WEDNESDAY, July 10, 2019 (HealthDay News) -- Revisions to the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) food package are associated with beneficial impacts on mater...

Jul 10, 2019

WEDNESDAY, July 10, 2019 (HealthDay News) -- Guidelines for the management and treatment of group B streptococcal (GBS) disease in infants were published online July 8 in Pediatrics. Karen M. Puopolo...

Jul 10, 2019

WEDNESDAY, July 10, 2019 (HealthDay News) -- Limiting ovarian cancer surgery to high-volume surgeons and hospitals to improve survival could restrict care at many low-volume centers with better-than-e...

Jul 09, 2019

TUESDAY, July 9, 2019 (HealthDay News) -- In-hospital maternal mortality decreased from 1998 to 2015 in systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) and non-SLE pregnancies, with a greater decline for SLE pregn...

Jul 08, 2019

MONDAY, July 8, 2019 (HealthDay News) -- The risk for stillbirth increases the longer a pregnancy continues past 37 weeks of gestation, according to a meta-analysis published online July 2 in PLOS Med...

Jul 02, 2019

TUESDAY, July 2, 2019 (HealthDay News) -- In utero exposure to opioids is associated with higher risks for short- and long-term adverse outcomes, including preterm birth and neurodevelopmental and phy...

Jul 02, 2019

TUESDAY, July 2, 2019 (HealthDay News) -- Disparities exist in access to infertility care for women in the United States, according to a study published online June 28 in Fertility and Sterility. Ang...

Jul 02, 2019

TUESDAY, July 2, 2019 (HealthDay News) -- Pregnant women with migraine and their offspring have increased risks of several adverse pregnancy and neonatal outcomes, according to a study recently publis...

Jul 01, 2019

MONDAY, July 1, 2019 (HealthDay News) -- Regardless of test results, 94 percent of women undergoing preimplantation genetic testing for aneuploidy (PGT-A) were satisfied with their decision, according...

Jun 27, 2019

THURSDAY, June 27, 2019 (HealthDay News) -- First-trimester blood pressure (BP) category is associated with development of hypertensive disorders of pregnancy, according to a study published online Ju...