Cervical length at term helps predict delivery date
1. Cervical length, measured by transvaginal ultrasound, was moderately useful at predicting time to spontaneous labor in a term pregnancy....
Anal sling associated with improved fecal incontinence symptoms
1. One year after receiving the TOPAS posterior anal sling, the majority of women experienced a 50 percent or more...
Maternal midpregnancy glucose linked to increased risk of congenital heart disease
1. Maternal midpregnancy glucose levels were associated with having an infant with a tetralogy of Fallot. Evidence Rating Level: 3...
LARC use increased from 2009-2012
1. Use of long-acting reversible contraceptive (LARC) methods increased in U.S. women from 2009 to 2012. 2. Increase in IUD...
Intrapartum antibiotics associated with altered infant gut microbiome
1. Infants of women who received intrapartum antibiotics were more likely to have an altered gut microbiome at 3 months of...
No differences in pain between suture and staple C-Section closure
1. There were no differences in pain scores immediately and 6 weeks post-operatively between women with staples compared to suture closure...
Late gestation antidepressant use linked to postpartum hemorrhage
1. Women exposed to antidepressants in late gestation were at greater risk of postpartum hemorrhage than unexposed controls. 2. No...
Low revision rates after vaginal mesh
1. Overall reoperation rates ten years after vaginal mesh surgery for stress incontinence was low. 2. Patients of high-volume surgeons...
Aspirin therapy linked to fewer cases of preeclampsia
1. Aspirin therapy for high-risk women was associated with a lower prevalence of preeclampsia. 2. In women with preeclampsia, aspirin...
More live births after natural cycle IVF
1. In poor responders, live birth rates were higher after modified natural stimulation compared with high-dose hormonal stimulation cycles. 2....
