Prenatal Care Shouldn't Begin in the ED
(MedPage Today) -- "A patient just came into room five with vaginal bleeding. You should probably see her right away. She looks sick!"
I rushed to the bedside of a 33-year-old female with severe pelvic pain and vaginal bleeding. She looked ill... (Source: MedPage Today OB/GYN)
Source: MedPage Today OB/GYN - February 8, 2024 Category: OBGYN Source Type: news
Think Twice Before Drug Testing Your Black Patients
(MedPage Today) -- "We were stripped naked. We were asked to cough. It was like a movie...We knew nothing about what the allegation was," Simon Cofie recently told NBC News, recalling his 2017 arrest after a bottle of his wife's folic acid (which... (Source: MedPage Today OB/GYN)
Source: MedPage Today OB/GYN - February 5, 2024 Category: OBGYN Source Type: news
Low-Dose Aspirin in Pregnancy Doesn't Impact Kids' Brain Development
(MedPage Today) -- Early antenatal exposure to low-dose aspirin neither worsened nor improved kids' neurodevelopment, according to a follow-up study to the multinational ASPIRIN trial.
Bayley Scales of Infant and Toddler Development (Bayley-III... (Source: MedPage Today OB/GYN)
Source: MedPage Today OB/GYN - January 30, 2024 Category: OBGYN Source Type: news
Few Women in Abortion Ban States Terminate Rape-Related Pregnancies
(MedPage Today) -- Among states with abortion bans, most pregnancies resulting from rape occurred in states with no exceptions, a cross-sectional study showed.
Since Roe v. Wade was overturned following the U.S. Supreme Court's 2022 Dobbs v. Jackson... (Source: MedPage Today OB/GYN)
Source: MedPage Today OB/GYN - January 24, 2024 Category: OBGYN Source Type: news
What to Know About Abortion Rulings, Bills, and Campaigns Across the U.S.
(MedPage Today) -- Since the U.S. Supreme Court's Roe v. Wade ruling on Jan. 22, 1973, the time around the anniversary has always been marked by rallies, protests, and political pledges.
This time, after the 2022 ruling that overturned the nationwide... (Source: MedPage Today OB/GYN)
Source: MedPage Today OB/GYN - January 23, 2024 Category: OBGYN Source Type: news
On Anniversary of Roe Decision, Biden Tells Congress: 'Let Doctors Do Their Job'
(MedPage Today) -- The Biden administration announced new actions to protect and defend access to abortion and other reproductive services on the 51st anniversary of the Roe v. Wade decision.
"Congress must codify Roe v. Wade for all the states... (Source: MedPage Today OB/GYN)
Source: MedPage Today OB/GYN - January 23, 2024 Category: OBGYN Source Type: news
California Offers a Lifeline for Medical Residents Who Can't Find Abortion Training
(MedPage Today) -- Bria Peacock, MD, chose a career in medicine because the Black Georgia native saw the dire health needs in her community -- including access to abortion care.
Her commitment to becoming a maternal healthcare provider was sparked... (Source: MedPage Today OB/GYN)
Source: MedPage Today OB/GYN - January 14, 2024 Category: OBGYN Source Type: news
Medicare Doc Payment Fix Bill Moving Along, GOP Doctors Caucus Co-Chair Says
(MedPage Today) -- Rep. Greg Murphy, MD (R-N.C.), co-chair of the House GOP Doctors Caucus, said on Friday he is hopeful that his bill to reverse the cut in the Medicare physician fee schedule will get a hearing in the House in the next week.... (Source: MedPage Today OB/GYN)
Source: MedPage Today OB/GYN - January 13, 2024 Category: OBGYN Source Type: news
Medical Mystery Case: What Pregnancy Supplement Landed This Woman in the Hospital?
(MedPage Today) --
Internal medicine and rheumatology specialist Siobhan Deshauer, MD, reviews the case study of a pregnant woman who was hospitalized.
Following is a partial transcript of the video (note that errors are possible):
Deshauer... (Source: MedPage Today OB/GYN)
Source: MedPage Today OB/GYN - January 4, 2024 Category: OBGYN Source Type: news
Prenatal Folic Acid Supplements Tied to Lower Risk of Kawasaki Disease in Babies
(MedPage Today) -- Folic acid supplementation throughout pregnancy was correlated with a lower risk of early-onset Kawasaki disease in offspring, a Japanese observational study showed.
In a propensity score-matched model, children of women with... (Source: MedPage Today OB/GYN)
Source: MedPage Today OB/GYN - January 1, 2024 Category: OBGYN Source Type: news
Psychedelics for Psych Conditions Made Their Mark in 2023
In this report, we follow up on what has happened since that study was published.
In the phase IIa trial... (Source: MedPage Today OB/GYN)
Source: MedPage Today OB/GYN - December 31, 2023 Category: OBGYN Source Type: news
Benzodiazepine Use in Pregnancy Tied to Miscarriage Risk
(MedPage Today) -- Benzodiazepine use during pregnancy was associated with an increased risk of miscarriage, according to a nationwide study in Taiwan.
The population-based, case-time-control study of more than 3 million pregnancies found that... (Source: MedPage Today OB/GYN)
Source: MedPage Today OB/GYN - December 27, 2023 Category: OBGYN Source Type: news
MedPod Today: Long COVID and Stem Cells; An Unusual Pregnancy; New Cannabinoids
(MedPage Today) -- The following is a transcript of the podcast episode:
Rachael Robertson: Hey everybody. Welcome to MedPod Today, the podcast series where MedPage Today reporters share deeper insight into the week's biggest healthcare stories... (Source: MedPage Today OB/GYN)
Source: MedPage Today OB/GYN - December 22, 2023 Category: OBGYN Source Type: news
People Drop the Ball When It Comes to Safe Sex on New Year's Eve
(MedPage Today) -- A new study in the annual BMJ Christmas issue suggests high levels of unprotected sex during New Year's Eve celebrations in the U.S., with an increase in sales of levonorgestrel (Plan B) in the week after that surpasses other... (Source: MedPage Today OB/GYN)
Source: MedPage Today OB/GYN - December 21, 2023 Category: OBGYN Source Type: news
Intervention Improves Outcomes For Women With Previous C-Section
(MedPage Today) -- For women with a previous cesarean section, an intervention aimed at supporting decision making reduced perinatal and maternal morbidity compared with usual care, the Canadian PRISMA trial found.
Those in the intervention group... (Source: MedPage Today OB/GYN)
Source: MedPage Today OB/GYN - December 18, 2023 Category: OBGYN Source Type: news
