Articles Tagged With: pregnancy
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Hypertensive Disorders of Pregnancy: More than Hypertension and Proteinuria
This article explains the current diagnostic criteria for hypertensive disorders of pregnancy and how they are interrelated. It also describes evidence-based interventions for emergency providers, who must know how to diagnose and treat these conditions, and when it is safe for discharge, as well as to arrange outpatient follow-up.
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Can Maternal COVID-19 Vaccination Protect Newborns?
In this case control study, 537 case infants younger than 6 months of age who were admitted to the hospital with COVID-19 were compared to 512 control infants who were hospitalized for other reasons; 16% of the case infants and 29% of the control infants had been born to mothers who had been fully vaccinated against COVID-19 during the pregnancy. The effectiveness of maternal vaccination against infant hospitalization for COVID-19 was 52% overall, 80% during the Delta variant period, and 38% during the Omicron variant period. Effectiveness increased when the vaccine was received after 20 weeks of pregnancy.
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Contraceptive Injection Mix-Up Leads to Unwanted Birth, $10 Million Verdict
There are two principal ramifications arising from this decision that relate to a healthcare provider’s failure to adhere to the accepted standard of contraceptive care. First, a patient’s reason for seeking reproductive healthcare does not limit the scope of a negligent provider’s liability as a matter of state law.
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CDC: Most Pregnancy-Related Deaths Are Preventable
Recent data indicate mental health conditions, excessive bleeding are the leading causes of pregnancy-related deaths in the United States.
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Declining Pregnancy Among U.S. Teens Partly Due to Contraceptive Changes
Pregnancies and births in young people, ages 14 to 18 years, have declined dramatically in recent years when compared to decades past, new research shows. Researchers studied data from 2007 to 2017 and found that delays in first sexual intercourse contributed the most to the trend of declining births over this decade. But declines in the number of sexual partners and changes in contraceptive use — including use of long-acting reversible contraception — also contributed to the trend.
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Emergency Providers Scramble to Prepare for Treating More Pregnancy-Related Complications
Now that the Supreme Court has shifted abortion lawmaking decisions to the states, matters for frontline providers have become more complicated in multiple ways. In addition to tracking patchwork laws, providers must be prepared to manage pregnancy- or abortion-related complications that might have been better managed at clinics that provide appropriate services.
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Researchers Explore Connections Between Epilepsy and Postpartum Anxiety, Depression
Clinicians should monitor for signs of depression among patients with epilepsy who are pregnant or patients who are thinking about conceiving.
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Answering Patient Questions About COVID-19
Wright State University Boonshoft School of Medicine formed an educational task force to educate clinicians and answer community members’ questions about all things COVID-19. Easily referenced resources on COVID-19 are essential for healthcare professionals in speaking with patients. Easy-to-navigate, dependable, up-to-date sources of information help serve patients requiring specific and timely answers to questions. Having a “go-to” list of resources can reduce confusion about COVID-19, making vaccination updates and other conversations more productive.
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Pregnancy Outcomes in Cancer Survivors
This study demonstrated that women with a prior history of chemotherapy exposure have a higher prevalence of adverse pregnancy outcomes compared to those without a previous history, with no differences in neonatal outcomes.
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Contraception for Patients with Disabilities
Contraception is an important part of healthcare for patients with disabilities, whether physical or intellectual. In 2018, investigators analyzed 2011-2015 survey data from the National Survey of Family Growth to estimate the use of contraception among women by disability status. These data show that individuals with disabilities may be treated differently than those without disabilities in terms of contraceptive care.