Presence of second midwife during the second active stage of labour reduces the risk of severe perineal trauma
1. Severe perineal trauma occurred in 5.7% of patients with one midwife and 3.9% of patients with...
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Glyburide non-inferior to insulin for perinatal outcomes in gestational diabetes
1. This population-based cohort study demonstrated that oral glyburide as first-line treatment for...
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Prenatal exposure to antipsychotic medications not associated with increased risk of neurodevelopmental disorders in offspring
1. Prenatal exposure to commonly prescribed antipsychotic medications did not appear to...
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Trastuzumab deruxtecan associated with lower risk of metastatic breast cancer progression
1. Compared to trastuzumab emtansine, trastuzumab deruxtecan is associated with a lower risk of...
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SARS-CoV-2 infection during pregnancy associated with severe maternal morbidity, preterm birth, and venous thromboembolism
1. In a large longitudinal, population-based cohort study, SARS-CoV-2 infection during pregnancy...
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Neonatal hypoglycemia not significantly associated with lower educational achievement during childhood
1. In this prospective cohort study neonatal hypoglycemia was not significantly associated with...
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Multiple factors impact racial and ethnic disparities in opioid use disorder treatment during pregnancy
1. This study found minorities are diagnosed with opioid use disorder on average 37 days later...
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Maternal substance use may increase risk of childhood Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
1. Substance use in the prenatal period may be associated with an increased risk of an Attention...
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Discharge from pediatric intensive care unit after respiratory failure may be associated with long-term impact on neurocognition
1. Patients who were discharged from a pediatric intensive care unit for respiratory failure were...
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Immediate postpartum intrauterine device insertion associated with increased risk of device expulsion: the APEX-IUD study
1. Among postpartum breastfeeding women with known intrauterine device insertion, 5-year...
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Maternal BNT162b2 (Pfizer-BioNTech) COVID-19 vaccination is not associated with adverse neonatal or early infant outcomes
1. In a large cohort study, infants whose mothers received the BNT162b2 vaccine during pregnancy...
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Cervical intraepithelial neoplasia grade 3 associated with adverse pregnancy outcomes
1. Compared to population- and sibling-matched cohorts, women previously diagnosed with cervical...
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Psychological experiment suggests genetic testing may influence neonatologists’ clinical decision-making
1. A randomized, split-block psychological experiment utilizing clinical vignettes provides...
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Pregnant patients with epilepsy may benefit from increased doses of anticonvulsant medications
1. In this observational cohort study, women with epilepsy experienced significant decreases in...
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Pembrolizumab improves survival outcomes in cervical cancer patients
1. Patients receiving pembrolizumab with or without platinum-based chemotherapy experienced longer...
Read MorePreeclampsia and perinatal complications associated with increased risk neurodevelopmental and psychiatric diagnoses
1. A population-based retrospective cohort study found that the risk of certain psychiatric and neurodevelopmental diagnoses was higher in births exposed to maternal preeclampsia and perinatal complications compared to preeclampsia alone. 2. Increased risk for the following were identified: certain developmental disorders, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and conduct disorder. Evidence Rating Level: 2 (Good) […]
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