Full Protocol 3: Opioid Use, Misuse, and Addiction in Pregnancy and Postpartum
March 15th 2021This is the complete chapter on opioids in pregnancy and postpartum from Protocols for High-Risk Pregnancies, 7th Edition, edited by John T. Queenan, MD, Catherine Y. Spong, MD, and Charles J. Lockwood, MD, MHCM.
A challenge in the prenatal management of FGR is differentiating the constitutionally small fetus with a normal neonatal outcome from one who is pathologically growth restricted and at risk for postnatal complications.
Snapshot: Protocol 3 - Opioid Use, Misuse, and Addiction in Pregnancy and Postpartum
March 12th 2021In this protocol, Terplan reviews screening for substance use and diagnosis and management of addiction during pregnancy, labor and delivery, and postpartum. The information is presented against the backdrop of the current opioid crisis. Tables on medication choice and protocols and on risk and protective factors for neonatal abstinence syndrome (NAS) are included.
Pelvic floor physiotherapy for endometriosis
March 10th 2021A prospective study in the journal Ultrasound in Obstetrics & Gynecology has found that women treated with pelvic floor physiotherapy showed a significant improvement in pelvic floor relaxation, superficial dyspareunia and chronic pelvic pain, in comparison to women who did not receive treatment.
Cost of cell-free DNA noninvasive testing for Down syndrome
March 9th 2021A public health screening program for Down syndrome in Quebec, Canada, found that cell-free DNA noninvasive prenatal testing (NIPT) could be implemented at the same cost as the current screening program, according to computer simulations.
CDC issues first recommendations for people fully vaccinated for COVID-19
March 9th 2021The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has issued interim guidance for masking, social distancing, hand hygiene, and other infection control measures for people who are fully vaccinated for coronavirus 2019 disease (COVID-19).
Pathophysiology of uterine fibroids
March 8th 2021A better understanding of the pathophysiology of uterine fibroids (UFs) will enable healthcare providers to deliver high-quality informed care to their patients, according to Ayman Al-Hendy, MD, PhD, a professor of ob/gyn at Pritzker School of Medicine, University of Chicago.
Medicaid payments for immediate postpartum LARC
March 2nd 2021Since 2012, when South Carolina's Medicaid program became the first state Medicaid program to separate payment for the immediate postpartum placement of long-acting reversible contraception (LARC) from global maternity payment, a significantly greater number of mothers are using LARC, especially among adolescents.
How Sex and Gender Disparities Affect Women during the COVID-19 Pandemic
March 2nd 2021Diverse Voices: COVID-19 and the Health of Women, a virtual speaker series run by the NIH Office of Research on Women’s Health (ORWH), presented compiled research on sex and gender disparities during the COVID-19 pandemic. In addition to identifying issues of concern, the webinar offered actions to improve women’s health despite sex and gender disadvantages.