Deaf Parents Want Deaf Baby: Bioethicist Weighs In You voted, now see the results and an expert's discussion Oct 11, 2019
Excuse Me, Doctors and Nurses, Your Bias Is Showing "Prejudice" means to prejudge, and that's exactly what many of you do to patients Oct 10, 2019
CDC: Too Few Pregnant Women Getting Flu, Tdap Vax Room for improvement in clinician communication about vaccines in pregnancy Oct 08, 2019
Ethics Consult: Deaf Couple Only Wants Deaf Baby You make the call: should doctor implant embryo selected for deafness? Oct 04, 2019
Could Mom's Anemia Hurt Baby's Brain? Association study suggests an increased risk, though still quite small Sep 18, 2019
Women May Be Exposed to MRI Agents Before Pregnancy Is Known Emphasizes importance of screening women for pregnancy prior to MRI with contrast Aug 20, 2019
Gaps in NICU Care Put Black Infants at Risk But root of disparity difficult to disentangle Jul 30, 2019
Higher Obstetric Risks in IVF With More-Developed Embryos Nordic study also found higher likelihood of twin births with blastocyst transfers Jun 25, 2019
Oral Misoprostol Tied to More C-Sections vs Vaginal Misoprostol But generally similar secondary maternal, neonatal outcomes Jun 12, 2019
Syncope in Pregnancy May Signal Worse Birth Outcomes Timing of episodes may also matter, says 'real-world' study May 22, 2019
Pregnancy Complication More Common With NAFLD But inability to measure bile levels in control group could limit strength of association May 21, 2019
Benzodiazepines in Early Pregnancy Up Miscarriage Risk Evidence of a potential dose-response effect also observed May 15, 2019
Antibiotics After Operative Vaginal Delivery: To Give or Not to Give Results indicate "urgent need to change WHO antibiotic guidelines," author says May 14, 2019
Heparin, Aspirin Use Tied to Unclear Prenatal Test Results Alternative screening in high-risk population should be considered, researcher says May 06, 2019
Expectant Moms May Present Different Suicide Risk Profile Pelvic exams may also be triggering to many patients, expert says May 05, 2019
'13 Reasons Why' Suicide Spike; Sleeping Pill Warning; Bipolar Genes News and commentary from the psychiatry world May 01, 2019
Good Old DMARDs Get Love in RA Biologics have their place ... at the back of the line, expert advises Apr 09, 2019
More States Moving to Ban Early Abortions Two have enacted 6-week bans in the last three months Mar 28, 2019
HIV Exposure in Womb Tied to Metabolic Disease in Later Life Upped risk for immune dysfunction as well, possibly due to inflammation Mar 25, 2019
Hormone Tx May Not Compromise Fertility in Transgender Men Fertility potential preserved even after 1 year of testosterone therapy Mar 24, 2019
'We Have to Define Our Lane,' Leana Wen Tells Public Health Workers Planned Parenthood chief says it's important to resist pressure to narrow field's focus Mar 19, 2019
Post-Stillbirth, When to Try to Get Pregnant Again? Conception within 12 months of a stillbirth was common and not tied to adverse outcomes, study finds. Mar 09, 2019
Integrase Inhibitors Drop Virus Faster in Pregnant HIV Patients Raltegravir, dolutegravir both appear safe and effective in late stage pregnancy Mar 07, 2019
TB Preventive Therapy Safe in Pregnant Women 'Real world' study contradicts earlier work in HIV-infected women Mar 07, 2019
Sepsis and Death; Bag Mask Ventilation: It's PodMed Double T! This week's topics also include complications of shoulder surgery and induction of labor Mar 02, 2019 podcast
Pregnancy Timing After Stillbirth: No Link to Worse Outcomes No recommendations for pregnancy timing after stillbirth, researchers say Feb 28, 2019
Vitamins in Early Pregnancy and Autism Risk Study suggests -- but far from proves -- benefit from folic acid shortly after conception Feb 27, 2019
Liberal Glucose Management Feasible in GDM Study finds no difference in tight versus liberalized approach and neonatal hypoglycemia Feb 19, 2019
Dental Support Devices During Labor: All Bark, No Bite? Study examined use of LaboraideTM, during second stage labor to reduce pushing time Feb 18, 2019
Pain After C-Section: Are Opioids Really Necessary? Pain score postpartum lower in those receiving non-opioid analgesics versus opioid analgesia Feb 16, 2019
Postpartum Readmissons: Racial Disparities Abound 'A critical public health issue that is gaining traction,' researcher says Feb 15, 2019
Higher Costs With Inducing Labor at 39 Weeks? It's Complicated Researchers say expectant management, not spontaneous labor, is proper comparison Feb 15, 2019
USPSTF: Counseling Best for Perinatal Depression Prevention Final recommendation statement affirms 2018 draft Feb 12, 2019
Bespoke Babies to Prevent CF: Best Use Case or Ethical Bog? Bioethicist and pediatrician debate cystic fibrosis gene-editing Jan 28, 2019
Good News for Pregnant Women With Psoriatic Arthritis No adverse effect on birth outcomes, and many reported fewer joint symptoms during pregnancy Dec 22, 2018
Study: Ondansetron Mostly Safe in Early Pregnancy Increased risk of oral clefts and ear malformations, however Dec 19, 2018
Levonorgestrel IUD Safe, Effective for 5 Years of Contraceptive Use Data from phase III trial finds low rates of unintentional pregnancy, acceptable safety profile Dec 06, 2018
Seizure Risk in Pregnancy Highest With Frontal Lobe Epilepsy Changes in antiepileptic drug metabolism during pregnancy may play a role Dec 03, 2018
Reversing the Rise in Maternal Death Rates Implications for nursing awareness and advocacy Oct 21, 2018