Let's Break the Incontinence Taboo Too few of our patients know that treatment is an option Dec 19, 2021
FDA Relaxes Restrictions on Abortion Pill Federal government permanently removes requirements that patients pick up mifepristone in person Dec 17, 2021
Day in the Life of a Doctor: Shadowing a NICU Nurse Practitioner Follow YouTuber Siobhan Deshauer, MD, on a tour of the neonatal intensive care unit Dec 14, 2021
In First 'Best Hospitals for Maternity' List, Not All States Have High Performers While eight states had 10 or more top-rated facilities, nine states had none Dec 07, 2021
SCOTUS Oral Arguments in Major Abortion Case Touch on Liberty, Viability Standard Contraceptive effectiveness and "safe haven" laws also discussed Dec 01, 2021
Brain Changes Found in Fetuses of Alcohol-Using Moms Differences seen in two areas when compared with brains of non-drinking mothers Dec 01, 2021
Fetal Brains Appear Unaffected by Mom's Milder COVID Small MRI study involving pregnant women with mild to moderate infection revealed no problems Nov 30, 2021
Common STIs Linked to Higher Risk of Preterm Birth Large, diverse observational study finds an association Nov 29, 2021
Preimplantation Genetic Testing Fails to Improve IVF Birth Rates Testing not necessary for women with good chance of live birth, experts say Nov 24, 2021
Mom's High BP Not a Driver of Offspring's Cardiometabolic Woes in Adulthood Mendelian randomization analysis supports greater role of environmental factors Nov 17, 2021
AMA Delegates Spar Over Medicaid Coverage for Undocumented Pregnant Women "We have to stop looking at this as an 'us versus them'" situation, says delegate Nov 15, 2021
More Support Needed for Abortion Training for Med Students, Say AMA Delegates "Termination of pregnancy is a critical aspect of caring for our patients" Nov 14, 2021
Preterm Birth Drug Tied to Cancer Risk in Those Exposed in Utero Mothers who took 17-OHPC for miscarriage in the 1950s and 1960s had offspring at greater risk Nov 12, 2021
California Couple Sues Fertility Clinic After 'Heartbreaking' Embryo Mix-Up Baby girls had to be swapped months after their births Nov 09, 2021
Some Babies Get Bad Start on Obesity Risk From Mom Obesity plus comorbid conditions linked to greater adiposity, study showed Nov 08, 2021
How Does Advancing Paternal Age Impact IVF Outcomes? After adjusting for mom's age, no effect seen on pregnancy or neonatal outcomes Oct 22, 2021
How Did the Pandemic Affect Anxiety in Early Pregnancy? Worrying about COVID-19 tied to more than twofold risk of anxiety Oct 20, 2021
Heparin of No Benefit to IVF Patients With Recurrent Implantation Failure No improvement in live birth rates, pregnancy rates Oct 18, 2021
AAFP New York Delegation Prepares to Fight for Reproductive Rights Group backs policy resolutions for abortion access and against the Hyde Amendment Oct 14, 2021
Cesarean Deliveries Skyrocket in Pregnant Women With COVID-19 Nearly 60% of symptomatic patients required emergency care versus normal hospital rate of 2% Oct 13, 2021
Perinatal COVID: More Answers Needed on Preterm Birth, Maternal Mortality Evolving questions about new moms and infants during the pandemic Oct 11, 2021
Warning on Tylenol in Pregnancy No Cause for Alarm More research is needed, but the review should not alter clinical decision-making, experts say Oct 11, 2021
Mental Health Disorders Linked to Higher Childbirth Costs Pregnant patients with trauma, stress-related illnesses had the highest costs Oct 04, 2021
Does Slight Autism Risk With Epidurals Matter? Study authors and JAMA editorial say probably not Sep 28, 2021
COVID Vax Exemptions for Pregnant Healthcare Workers? Hospital policymakers are juggling staffing shortages, conflicting laws, and CDC guidelines Sep 23, 2021
Large Uterine Fibroid in Pregnant Woman Cesarean myomectomy of large fibroids is safe in the right setting Sep 20, 2021
HHS Announces Actions in Response to Texas Law Banning Abortions After 6 Weeks Agency increases family planning funds, reminds providers of need to treat medical emergencies Sep 17, 2021
More States Seeing Uptick of Pregnant COVID Patients in ICUs Nearly all are unvaccinated, sources say Sep 15, 2021
Is Heparin-Based Thromboprophylaxis Necessary for Obstetric Patients? Time to reconsider its use to prevent VTE in pregnant patients, study suggests Sep 09, 2021
'Alarming' Number of Pregnant Women Admitted to Alabama ICUs The trend points to just how important it is for pregnant women to get vaccinated, physicians say Aug 24, 2021
FDA Warns on Contamination Risk With Eco-Med Ultrasound Gels Healthcare providers must toss all of company's gels and lotions, agency says Aug 19, 2021
Watch for Eye Problems in Kids Born to Mothers With Diabetes Any type of diabetes exposure in utero increased risk for high refractive error Aug 17, 2021
Gestational Diabetes Rates Climb Among All Racial, Ethnic Groups Variation in rates between subgroups highlight racial disparities, editorialists say Aug 17, 2021
Preterm Birth, Autism Link Cemented Big Swedish study documents "dose-response" relationship Aug 11, 2021
Vaginal Ring as Safe as Oral PrEP in Late Pregnancy Interim analysis of small open-label trial finds adverse outcomes are rare Jul 20, 2021
Low-Weight Babies Delivered Early Do Worse in School Results highlight a need to assess long-term outcomes of obstetric interventions, experts say Jul 13, 2021
Empathy: The Most Critical Skill in Medicine Caring for a patient means putting yourself in their shoes Jul 09, 2021 podcast
'Can You Explain Why Youβre Sending Me to the ICU?' Doctor-turned-patient reflects on empathy in medicine after harrowing birth of her child Jul 09, 2021 podcast
Is Confirmation Bias Guiding COVID Vaccine Recommendations? Policy must be based on indisputable evidence Jul 06, 2021
