OB/GYN General
Dec 19, 2012
Data from the CDC indicate that the birth rate for females aged 15 to 19 declined 25% from 2007 to 2011, dropping from 41.5 to 31.3 births per 1,000, the lowest rate ever recorded for the United State...
Dec 13, 2012
In 2011, the American Thyroid Association (ATA) recommended more stringent thyroid stimulation hormone (TSH) testing criteria. More women will now be defined as having hypothyroidism during pregnanc...
Oct 17, 2012
Although stroke risk during pregnancy appears to be low, morbidity and mortality rates are high among pregnant women who do have strokes. A population-based study estimated that there are just 1.5 cas...
Oct 15, 2012
A study presented at the Anesthesiology 2012 annual meeting revealed sometimes dramatic findings from a 10-year initiative called the “No Pain Labor N’ Delivery China Mission.” In a two-year per...
Oct 11, 2012
The number of women applicants to medical school has increased steadily over the past few decades, rising to 50.8% of all American medical school applicants in 2003 to 2004. Despite this increase, wom...
Oct 11, 2012
The Endocrine Society has revised its clinical practice guideline for the management of thyroid disease during pregnancy and postpartum. Available for free in its entirety at www.endo-society/guidelin...
Oct 01, 2012
In 2012, the United States Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) updated screening recommendations for cervical cancer. According to the update, an annual Pap smear is not necessary to prevent death...
Sep 25, 2012
Previous research suggests that timely delivery of appropriate healthcare services may prevent almost half of all pregnancy-related deaths in the United States. Although maternal deaths are increasing...
Jul 23, 2012
A paper reporting the results of a survey of women surgeons on the topic of pregnancy appears in Archives of Surgery online ahead of print. Responses were received from 1,937 female surgeons — 49...
Jun 05, 2012
Preliminary data in a report from the CDC indicate that births in the United States dropped 3% between 2009 and 2010 to about 4 million. According to the report, available at www.cdc.gov/nchs, the c...
May 01, 2012
Neuroendocrine tumors (NETs) can be classified as either poorly differentiated, aggressive neuroendocrine carcinomas (NECs) that have a high propensity for distant metastatic spread or well-differenti...
Apr 17, 2012
A University of Texas-Southwestern Medical Center study indicates that women diagnosed with subclinical hypothyroidism during pregnancy appear to be at increased risk for severe preeclampsia when comp...
Apr 03, 2012
From a societal perspective, postpartum influenza vaccination appears to be a cost-effective method for preventing maternal and infantile influenza. A large database and literature review demonstrated...
Mar 26, 2012
Postoperative maternal morbidity after appendectomy and cholecystectomy does not appear to be increased with pregnancy, according to a review of data from the National Surgical Quality Improvement Pro...
Nov 15, 2011
The American Society of Anesthesiologists' annual meeting, Anesthesiology 2011, held on October 15-19 in Chicago, was a comprehensive education program in anesthesiology, focusing on transforming pati...
Aug 09, 2011
According to the CDC, the reported rates of gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) range from 2% to 10% of all pregnancies. Immediately after pregnancy, 5% to 10% of women with GDM are found to have diab...
Jul 20, 2010
The American Society of Clinical Oncology, or ASCO, held its 2010 annual meeting from June 4 to 8 in Chicago. The features below highlight some of the news emerging from the meeting. » A New Scree...
Jan 11, 2010
It has been estimated that between 14% and 23% of pregnant women will experience depressive symptoms during their pregnancy. An investigation published in 2003 reported that about 13% of women take an...