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Effectiveness of an Online e-Health Program in Ameliorating Postpartum Depression

This study demonstrated that combined use of universal depression screening and MomMoodBooster2, a cognitive behavioral therapy-based e-health program, were effective tools for treating women with depression in the perinatal period.

A Simple Intervention to Reduce Surgical Site Infections?

This multicenter, cluster randomized trial in Benin, Ghana, India, Mexico, Nigeria, Rwanda, and South Africa evaluated the effect of changing sterile gloves and instruments at the time of abdominal wound closure on surgical site infection (SSI) rates among adults and children undergoing both elective and emergent surgery. The SSI rate in the intervention group among 5,789 patients was 16% compared to 18.9% in the control group of 6,768 patients (adjusted risk ratio, 0.87; 95% confidence interval, 0.79-0.95).

Ethical Concerns if Researchers Examine Opioid Use During Pregnancy

Researchers who are examining opioid use in pregnant patients face significant ethical complexities when designing study protocols. A group of ethicists examined these issues and concluded an embedded approach to address ethical implications of these studies is needed.

Increasing Incidence of Stage IV Cervical Cancer

The incidence of stage IV cervical cancer in the United States between 2001 and 2018 increased. Rates were highest among Black women, but the annual rate of increase was highest among white women in the South age 40-44 years.

Does Shoulder Simulation Training Decrease the Incidence of Brachial Plexus Injury?

This study demonstrated that improved team and individual performance can result from systematic simulation-based shoulder dystocia training, which can considerably lower the incidence of permanent brachial plexus injuries.

Ultrasound to Detect Endometrial Cancer and Endometrial Intraepithelial Neoplasia in Patients Without Abnormal Bleeding

In women without abnormal uterine bleeding undergoing transvaginal ultrasound, endometrial intraepithelial neoplasia or endometrial cancer was associated with a thicker endometrium, heterogenous echotexture, more frequent endometrial cysts, and increased vascularity.

Labiaplasty in the United States

In this descriptive study, the rates of labiaplasty from 2016-2019 in the United States ranged from 3,046 to 4,315 per year and were highest among women aged 18 to 35 years.

The Harms of Urine Drug Screening for Isolated Marijuana Use on Labor and Delivery Units

Isolated marijuana use, when used as an indication for urine drug screening during the labor and delivery period, poorly predicts concomitant use of other nonprescribed substances. However, use of the screening brings real risk of inequitable harm.

Healthcare on 2022 Midterm Ballots

Reproductive rights, healthcare business, integrative medicine top of mind for voters in several states.

Extended Use of Intrauterine Devices: New Data

In this prospective cohort study, 362 participants started year 6 of the device and 223 women completed eight years of 52-mg levonorgestrel intrauterine device use. For years 6-8, the three-year Pearl Index (95% confidence interval) was 0.28 (0.03-1.00), with a three-year cumulative failure rate of 0.68% (0.17-2.71).