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11/02/2023

RSV season is upon us! RSV is the leading cause of hospitalization for U.S. infants. There has been a medical breakthrough in RSV protections. A new vaccine is recommended for all pregnant women between 32 and 36 weeks to prevent severe illness in their babies. RSV vaccination for infants is also available. Talk to your doctor to see if this vaccine is right for you. See here for more information https://www.cdc.gov/vaccines/vpd/rsv/index.html

This Practice Advisory provides guidance for the use of respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) vaccine during pregnancy for the prevention of severe RSV disease in young infants.

05/15/2022

The risks of preeclampsia don’t end with pregnancy. Check out this FAQ from ACOG. https://bit.ly/2QCHja0

02/17/2022

https://www.healio.com/news/womens-health-ob-gyn/20220216/covid19-increases-risk-for-preeclampsia-in-women-with-chronic-diabetes-hypertension

Pregnant women with preexisting diabetes or hypertension who developed COVID-19 were at higher risk for preeclampsia, according to a poster presentation at The Pregnancy Meeting.

11/17/2021

SUMMARY: Anemia is the most common hematologic abnormality with adverse maternal-fetal consequences if left untreated. The most common causes of microcytic anemia include iron-deficiency anemia and hemoglobinopathies whereas macrocytic anemia is commonly caused by folate or B12 deficiency Definition...

09/22/2021

ACOG and SMFM have released guidance on the timing of medically indicated late-preterm and early-term deliveries, based on maternal, fetal and placental complications

08/01/2021

A single elevated blood pressure before 20 weeks could be a warning sign of preeclampsia.

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: Duffy et al. (Obstetrics & Gynecology, 2021) evaluated maternal and fetal outcomes among women with a single elevated blood pressure before 20 weeks of gestation METHODS: Retrospective cohort study Participants Women who delivered at a hospital system between Jan, 2008 and De...

06/09/2021

New video from AWHONN. The data doesn’t like. Black mothers are three times more likely to die from pregnancy related causes than white mothers. Education and socioeconomic status do not lessen the impact.

Knowledge to Action: Care Equity for Black WomenThe Association of Women’s Health, Obstetric and Neonatal Nurses (AWHONN) is committed to bringing the truth ...

05/09/2021

You can read the study from JAMA Dermatology here: https://bit.ly/3o1663E

05/07/2021

It's been almost a year since concerns were raised over ibuprofen and covid risks. A new study with over two million participants has shown no association of ibuprofen or acetaminophen with Covid 19 risks.
https://www.medrxiv.org/content/10.1101/2021.04.28.21256261v1

It's been almost a year since concerns were raised over ibuprofen and covid risks. A new study with over two million participants has shown no association of ibuprofen or acetaminophen with Covid 19 morbidity and mortality.

03/30/2021

Are you at risk?
* Gestational hypertension, defined as BP during pregnancy above 140/90 mm Hg after 20 weeks, increases a woman’s risk for CVD by 67% and increases the odds of a stroke by 83%.
* Preeclampsia is associated with a 2.7 times greater risk for CVD in later life.
* Gestational diabetes is associated with increased risk for CVD by 68% and 10-fold increased risk for developing diabetes after pregnancy.
* Preterm delivery, defined as childbirth before 37 weeks, is associated with twofold increased risk for CVD and stroke in later life.
* Placental abruption is associated with 82% increased risk for CVD.
* Stillbirth is associated with a nearly twofold increased risk for CVD in later life.

Certain pregnancy-related complications may represent “red flags” for future CVD in pregnant and postpartum women with a history of complications of pregnancy, researchers wrote.According to a scientific statement published in Circulation, improved diet and exercise before pregnancy and....