NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Women who receive general anesthesia for cesarean delivery have much higher rates of postpartum hemorrhage than those who have epidural anesthesia, a study…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – The diagnostic value of hysterosalpingography for detecting uterine abnormalities in women undergoing assisted reproduction is “unconvincing,” Turkish investigators report. They suggest in their…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Women with a singleton pregnancy and a prior preterm birth can be safely monitored with transvaginal ultrasound cervical length screening as opposed to…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Besides preventing HIV-1 mother-to-child transmission (PMTCT), triple antiretroviral therapy during pregnancy improves pregnancy outcomes, according to findings published in the June 6th online…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – A new study of single- verus double-balloon catheters for labor induction suggests that both are equally effective, but hints at trends towards more…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Women controlling their own epidural analgesia used less bupivicaine and still reported high satisfaction, in a new study of nulliparous women undergoing spontaneous…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Women given supplemental oxygen during and after cesarean delivery do not have decreased rates of wound infection or endometritis, according to a new…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – The titanium clip should not be used for postpartum sterilization until further study can show its efficacy, according to the authors of a…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Adolescent girls with polycystic ovarian syndrome (PCOS) are at considerably heightened risk for sleep-disordered breathing (SDB) and excessive daytime sleepiness (EDS), researchers report…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Women with hyperthyroidism who receive antithyroid medication during pregnancy face an increased risk of giving birth to a low birthweight (LBW) infant, researchers…