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The COVID-19 pandemic has affected the global community in countless ways, some of which are more obvious than others.

When a pregnant woman declines recommended treatment or requests treatment that her care provider does not support, tension can arise.

Racial disparities abound in health care. How do they impact neonatal morbidity?

Contemporary OB/GYN® Editor in Chief Catherine Y. Spong, MD, has been appointed Chair of the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology at UT Southwestern Medical Center in Dallas, Texas, as of September 1. Spong will hold the Paul C. McDonald Distinguished Chair in Obstetrics and Gynecology, according to a press release.

The use of “pregnant woman” or “pregnant person” and their respective plurals is being debated within many levels of the medical world, including major journals, societies, and associations. When it comes to pregnancy, what noun should prevail, or should any?

A same-day blood test that can rule out preeclampsia in pregnant women is being rolled out across the National Health Service (NHS) in England.

Pregnant women do not believe that noninvasive prenatal testing (NIPT) is an obligation of responsible motherhood, according to a qualitative study that investigated the impact of NIPT on women's moral beliefs about the meaning of prenatal screening.

As part of Drug Topics® ThoughtSpot 2021 podcast series, guest host Dr. Lonie Haynes leads the conversation with diversity experts on how pharmacists can work to reduce health disparities.

“Same-day discharge is safe and feasible across a broad spectrum of FPMRS cases,” says Jacqueline Zillioux, MD.

What to look for this week on Contemporary OB/GYN®

It was a busy week for the Contemporary OB/GYN® team.

185,000 adults with confirmed cases of COVID-19 were hospitalized in June and July. Of those, 182,000, or 98.3%, had not been vaccinated for the disease.

Alcohol and tobacco use throughout the first trimester of pregnancy was associated with nearly 3 times the risk of late stillbirth (at 28 or more weeks), compared to women who neither drank alcohol nor smoked during pregnancy or quit both before the end of the first trimester.

A jump in new COVID-19 cases dropped margins and volumes.

Featuring Dr. Krychman and Nurse Barb Dehn.

An analysis of registry data from more than 2.4 million births in Denmark suggests those born to mothers with diabetes were 39% more likely to experience high refractive error before turning 25 years old.

Merck has released promising topline results from their study of VAXNEUVANCE™, a 15-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine, in infants.

A high-throughput molecular diagnostic system that is fully automated has won approval from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration and now is available in the U.S. market for cervical cancer screenings.

The smell and taste of food are important to digestion and growth. Does providing preterm infants with the smell and taste of milk at feeding times lead to better weight and measurement results?

A recent study published in JAMA details increasing rates of gestational diabetes among first-time mothers in the US from 2011-2019, with rates increasing across all racial/ethnic subgroups examined in the 12 million person analysis.

“We have refined how to diagnose women with early pregnancy loss, but noted a gap in our understanding of the optimal way to care for these women,” Barnhart told Contemporary OB/GYN®.

The role of the community pharmacist has greatly expanded beyond traditional product-focused services to encompass a number of sexual and reproductive health (SRH) services, according to a review in BMJ Open.

A retrospective cross-sectional study has found that Medicaid expansion has increased the rates of autologous breast reconstruction in patients undergoing mastectomy.

An expected rise in COVID-19 cases in combination with other preventable diseases could overwhelm the healthcare system.

The legislation would authorize $35 million for a grant program aimed at teaching providers strategies to address wellbeing issues.

Several dietary supplements and nutrients potentially provide benefits in preventing and treating common gynecological diseases like uterine fibroids (UFs), endometriosis, polycystic ovarian syndrome (PCOS), infertility, menstrual disorders and vaginal infections, according to an article in the journal Nutrients.

It was a busy week for the Contemporary OB/GYN team.

The Biden administration will make the additional doses of two COVID-19 vaccines available to combat the Delta variant.