Should Women Stop ADHD Meds During Pregnancy?
(MedPage Today) -- Continuing dexamphetamine for attention deficit-hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) during pregnancy was not associated with a higher likelihood of adverse maternal and neonatal outcomes compared with stopping the medication during... (Source: MedPage Today Psychiatry)
Source: MedPage Today Psychiatry - March 11, 2024 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: news
Examination of risk factors for high Edinburgh postnatal depression scale scores: a retrospective study at a single university hospital in Japan - Shiga T, Furui T, Morishige KI.
BACKGROUND: Perinatal mental health, such as postpartum depression, is an important issue that can threaten the lives of women and children. It is essential to understand the risk factors in advance and intervene before they can lead to postnatal depressio... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - March 5, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Age: Adolescents Source Type: news
Intimate partner violence and depression screening of mothers with infants in the neonatal intensive care unit - Desai S, Stanzo K, Benskin B, Cardenas K, Gilkey TW, Chiruvolu A.
This study aimed to determine the prevalence of partner violence and depression in neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) mothers. STUDY DESIGN: This was a descriptive study. Mothers were screened in a safe room away from their partner with the E... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - March 4, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Age: Adolescents Source Type: news
Thousands of premature babies to benefit from special clothing donation to NHS
EXCLUSIVE: Parents often struggle to find clothes to fit premature newborns - so Tesco has donated garments to every neonatal unit in England. (Source: Daily Express - Health)
Source: Daily Express - Health - March 4, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
What Are the Health Problems for Off-Spring of Mothers with Pre-eclampsia?
Discussion
“Pre-eclampsia is a complex multisystem disease, diagnosed by sudden-onset hypertension (> 20 weeks of gestation) and at least one other associated complication, including proteinuria, maternal organ dysfunction or uteroplacental dysfunction…[It] is one of the most severe complications of pregnancy and a leading causes of maternal and perinatal morbidity and mortality.” Deaths per year world wide are estimated to be 500,000 babies and > 70,000 women. Women that survive have decreased life-expectancy and it is estimated that > 300 million women and children are at “…increase...
Source: PediatricEducation.org - March 4, 2024 Category: Pediatrics Authors: Pediatric Education Tags: Uncategorized Source Type: news
Repeat Preeclampsia Testing Not Tied to Better Perinatal Outcomes
TUESDAY, Feb. 27, 2024 -- Repeat placental growth factor (PlGF) testing in pregnant women with suspected preeclampsia is not associated with improved perinatal outcomes, according to a study published online Feb. 8 in The Lancet.Alice Hurrell,... (Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News)
Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News - February 27, 2024 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
Postpartum depression--new screening recommendations and treatments - Moore Simas TA, Whelan A, Byatt N.
Perinatal mental health conditions are those that occur during pregnancy and the year following childbirth, whether onset of the condition(s) predates pregnancy or occurs in the perinatal period. Perinatal mental health conditions are the leading cause of ... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - February 27, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Age: Adolescents Source Type: news
Rural Maternal Health Webinar Series
Announces a 4-part webinar series, starting March 12, 2024,
presented by the Federal Office of Rural Health Policy
(FORHP) in collaboration with the Rural Health Information
Hub, to support access to safe, high-quality maternity care
in rural communities. Webinars will cover information on
achieving the
Birthing-Friendly Hospital Designation from the Center
for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), working with
Perinatal Quality Collaboratives (PQCs) to improve care,
implementing AIM bundles to improve patient safety, and how
rural hospitals without birthing units can prepared for
patient needs. (Source: News sto...
Source: News stories via the Rural Assistance Center - February 27, 2024 Category: Rural Health Source Type: news
Rural Maternal Health Series Webinars
Announces a 4-part webinar series, starting March 12, 2024,
presented by the Federal Office of Rural Health Policy
(FORHP) in collaboration with the Rural Health Information
Hub, to support access to safe, high-quality maternity care
in rural communities. Webinars will cover information on
achieving the
Birthing-Friendly Hospital Designation from the Center
for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), working with
Perinatal Quality Collaboratives (PQCs) to improve care,
implementing AIM bundles to improve patient safety, and how
rural hospitals without birthing units can prepared for
patient needs. (Source: News sto...
Source: News stories via the Rural Assistance Center - February 27, 2024 Category: Rural Health Source Type: news
Making the most of missing data - Kilpatrick R, Greenberg RG.
Clinical trials are demanding, resource intensive, and essential to the health and well-being of children. In this issue of Pediatrics, Li and colleagues1 outline the magnitude of an often-overlooked problem within neonatal and perinatal clinical trials. T... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - February 26, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Research Methods, Surveillance and Codes, Models Source Type: news
Researchers create new MRI brain extraction tool for neonates
In conclusion, we created an automatic deep learning-based neonatal brain extraction algorithm that demonstrates accurate performance with both high- and low-resolution MRIs with fast computation time," the authors stated.
The authors cited their iterative semiautomated approach to ground truth brain mask generation as helpful for the efficiency and consistency of their deep-learning algorithm. In addition, the combination of using a multi-institutional training dataset from the HEAL trial and including variation in MRI manufacturer, model, software, and imaging parameters created a more generalizable model across differe...
Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines - February 26, 2024 Category: Radiology Authors: Liz Carey Tags: Clinical News MRI Advanced Visualization Source Type: news
A deadly viral illness is exploding in West Africa. Researchers are scrambling to figure out why
Reporting for this story was supported by the Pulitzer Center.
Irrua, Nigeria, and Kenema, Sierra Leone—
Sitting on a bench outside the Irrua Specialist Teaching Hospital (ISTH) in Edo state in southwestern Nigeria in September 2023, Muhammed Luqman Dagana recounted his ordeal earlier in the year with Lassa fever, a deadly hemorrhagic disease of West Africa. At first the 33-year-old wasn’t alarmed—his fever, headache, body aches, and cough were innocuous enough. A doctor at his local clinic gave him antibiotics for typhoid fever and antimalarial drugs. But his symptoms persisted, so he tried anoth...
Source: ScienceNOW - February 22, 2024 Category: Science Source Type: news
Perinatal depression and its associated risk factors during the COVID-19 pandemic in low- and middle-income countries: a systematic review and meta-analysis - Behera D, Bohora S, Tripathy S, Thapa P, Sivakami M.
PURPOSE: Perinatal depression significantly impacts maternal and child health, with further complexities arising during the COVID-19 pandemic. This review is the first to comprehensively synthesize evidence on the prevalence of perinatal depression and its... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - February 22, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Age: Adolescents Source Type: news
Africa: 80 Percent of Premature Baby Deaths Happen in Poorer Countries. Five Simple Measures That Can Help Save Them
[The Conversation Africa] Worldwide in 2020 a baby died every 40 seconds because of complications of prematurity. Preterm birth is the leading cause of death among children under 5 years old. (Source: AllAfrica News: Pregnancy and Childbirth)
Source: AllAfrica News: Pregnancy and Childbirth - February 22, 2024 Category: OBGYN Tags: Africa Health and Medicine Pregnancy and Childbirth Source Type: news
Women ’ s health at work is a UNISON priority says conference
Women’s health at work was a key focus of UNISON’s national women’s conference, held in Brighton last week.
Delegates passed motions with a specific focus on reproductive health, including one that called on the union to investigate and report on the needs of women workers in relation to endometriosis, menopause and menstruation.
Another motion called on the union to campaign for paid leave for pregnancy loss. During the debate, several speakers shared their experiences at work after suffering miscarriages. One delegate described her line manager as saying to her: “Why are you crying? It wasn’t a real baby, j...
Source: UNISON Health care news - February 20, 2024 Category: UK Health Authors: Janey Starling Tags: Article News 2024 women's conference Menopause Source Type: news
