Complication rates following rotational forceps delivery ‘low’
The short-term rates of neonatal and maternal complications following successful Kielland’s rotational forceps delivery are low and comparable with other forms of delivery, and lower than those seen with cesarean delivery, say UK investigators. (Source: MedWire News - Ob/Gyn)
Source: MedWire News - Ob/Gyn - April 15, 2013 Category: OBGYN Source Type: news
Spontaneous stillbirth rates not on the rise
Canadian researchers have found that an increase in stillbirth rates over the past decade is due primarily to higher numbers of pregnancy terminations for congenital anomalies, and is not related to changes in spontaneous stillbirth rates. (Source: MedWire News - Ob/Gyn)
Source: MedWire News - Ob/Gyn - April 14, 2013 Category: OBGYN Source Type: news
Attention needed to stillbirth blood clot risk
Women who have a stillbirth or a preterm birth are at increased risk for first postpartum venous thromboembolism, UK research shows. (Source: MedWire News - Ob/Gyn)
Source: MedWire News - Ob/Gyn - April 8, 2013 Category: OBGYN Source Type: news
UK clinicians show little support for controlling ‘fertility tourism’
Research shows there is little support among health professionals in the UK for legal controls on cross-border fertility treatment. (Source: MedWire News - Ob/Gyn)
Source: MedWire News - Ob/Gyn - April 3, 2013 Category: OBGYN Source Type: news
Air pollution increases neural tube defect risk for unborn babies
A high level of exposure to air pollution in early pregnancy significantly increases the risk for congenital birth defects, suggest US study findings published in the American Journal of Epidemiology. (Source: MedWire News - Ob/Gyn)
Source: MedWire News - Ob/Gyn - April 3, 2013 Category: OBGYN Source Type: news
UK clinicians show little support for controlling ‘fertility tourism’
Research shows there is little support among health professionals in the UK for legal controls on cross-border fertility treatment. (Source: MedWire News - Ob/Gyn)
Source: MedWire News - Ob/Gyn - April 3, 2013 Category: OBGYN Source Type: news
New model estimates final menstrual period in menopause
US researchers have developed a model for estimating the timing of the final menstrual period, giving reassurance and the possibility of clinical guidance on preventative interventions for at-risk menopausal women. (Source: MedWire News - Ob/Gyn)
Source: MedWire News - Ob/Gyn - April 2, 2013 Category: OBGYN Source Type: news
Group B strep detection improved for pregnant women
Researchers have developed a rapid diagnostic test that can identify Group B Streptococcus colonization in antepartum patients in just 6.5 hours, while simultaneously allowing for the determination of antimicrobial susceptibility. (Source: MedWire News - Ob/Gyn)
Source: MedWire News - Ob/Gyn - April 1, 2013 Category: OBGYN Source Type: news
Physical symptoms a priority in advanced breast cancer
Women with advanced breast cancer adapt to their emotional and spiritual symptoms despite reporting poor physical functioning and pain compared with women who have local or regional disease, indicate US study results. (Source: MedWire News - Ob/Gyn)
Source: MedWire News - Ob/Gyn - March 28, 2013 Category: OBGYN Source Type: news
Vitamin D pregnancy advice ‘overstated’
UK researchers have raised questions about recommendations for vitamin D supplementation after finding that maternal vitamin D levels during pregnancy are not linked to the child’s future bone health. (Source: MedWire News - Ob/Gyn)
Source: MedWire News - Ob/Gyn - March 26, 2013 Category: OBGYN Source Type: news
Joint pain benefits suggested for hormone therapy
Postmenopausal women with joint pain may benefit from taking estrogen-only hormone therapy, research suggests. (Source: MedWire News - Ob/Gyn)
Source: MedWire News - Ob/Gyn - March 26, 2013 Category: OBGYN Source Type: news
Dispute over biannual breast screening
Screening women aged 50 to 74 years old for breast cancer every 2 years is as effective as annual screening but reduces the rate of false–positive diagnoses, conclude the authors of a US study. (Source: MedWire News - Ob/Gyn)
Source: MedWire News - Ob/Gyn - March 22, 2013 Category: OBGYN Source Type: news
