Waves of Postpartum Depression Can Ebb and Flow for Years
Experts advise pediatricians to be alert for signs of depressive symptomatology Postpartum...
Pregnancy
Covid-19: Low Risk for Moms to Pass Virus to Newborns
No detection of SARS-CoV-2 viral RNA in more than 100 infants There was no clinical evidence of...
Black Women Turn to Midwives to Avoid COVID and ‘Feel Cared For’
Midwifery was a tradition among slaves from Africa, but in more recent decades, pregnant Black women have generally shunned the approach. Now, home births and midwives are making a comeback in the Black community.
Intramuscular Vs. Intravenous Oxytocin for Vaginal Delivery Hemorrhage
Postpartum hemorrhage is one of the common complications of vaginal delivery. Oxytocin is accepted prevention for vaginal hemorrhage, but whether it is more effective in intramuscular or intravenous form is not clear. This study...
Maternal Gluten Intake and Type-1 Diabetes in Offspring
Increased gluten intake is associated with an increased risk of type-2 diabetes. But if maternal gluten intake can increase the risk of type-2 diabetes in offspring is not clear. The objective of this study is to assess the...
Folic Acid Supplementation in Pregnancy and Effect on Pre-Eclampsia
Pre-eclampsia is a condition of high blood pressure during pregnancy that can lead to organ damage, vitamin D deficiency, and dementia. High-dose folic acid supplementation is used for the prevention of pre-eclampsia, but its...
Respiratory syncytial virus vaccination during pregnancy and effects in infants
Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) infection can cause mild, cold-like symptoms but can be serious in some cases. RSV vaccination is available, but vaccination during pregnancy and its effects on infants are unknown. The...
The Effect of Maternal Age and Pregnancy History on Miscarriage
About 10-15% of women who get pregnant experience miscarriage at least once in their life. Many factors can cause miscarriage, but recent evidence suggests the role of maternal age and pregnancy history. The objective of this...
Maternal smoking during pregnancy and fractures in offspring
Maternal smoking during pregnancy is linked to fetal growth restriction and lower birth weight. This study evaluates the impact of maternal smoking on fractures in offspring during different stages of development. This is a...
Atypical clinical presentation of Ebola virus disease in pregnancy: Implications for clinical and public health management.
Between December 2013 and June 2016, West Africa experienced the largest Ebola virus disease (EVD) outbreak in history. Understanding EVD in pregnancy is important for EVD clinical screening and infection prevention and...
Estrogen and thrombosis: A bench to bedside review.
Estrogen, in the clinical setting is used primarily for contraception and hormone replacement therapy. It has been well established that estrogen increases the risk of both arterial and venous thrombosis. While estrogen is known...
Prenatal and early childhood phthalate exposures and thyroid function among school-age children.
Limited studies have investigated the association between prenatal and early childhood phthalate exposures and thyroid function among children.To investigate the association between early life phthalate exposure and thyroid...
