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Guideline on prescribing drugs in pregnancy and breastfeeding: immunomodulatory anti-rheumatic drugs and corticosteroids.

4 Nov, 2022 | 13:44h | UTC

British Society for Rheumatology guideline on prescribing drugs in pregnancy and breastfeeding: immunomodulatory anti-rheumatic drugs and corticosteroids – Rheumatology

Executive Summary: British Society for Rheumatology guideline on prescribing drugs in pregnancy and breastfeeding: immunomodulatory anti-rheumatic drugs and corticosteroids – Rheumatology

 

Cohort Study | Association of maternal caffeine consumption during pregnancy with child growth.

3 Nov, 2022 | 13:51h | UTC

Association of Maternal Caffeine Consumption During Pregnancy With Child Growth – JAMA Network Open

Commentaries:

Expert reaction to study looking at caffeine in pregnancy and child height – Science Media Centre

Even a Little Coffee in Pregnancy Might Stunt a Child’s Growth – HealthDay

Is maternal caffeine consumption associated with child growth, and are such associations present in low-consumption groups? – News Medical

Related:

Relationship between maternal caffeine and coffee intake and pregnancy loss: A grading of recommendations assessment, development, and evaluation-assessed, dose-response meta-analysis of observational studies – Frontiers in Nutrition

Cohort study: Even small amounts of Caffeine consumption in pregnancy were linked to smaller neonatal birth size

Maternal caffeine consumption and pregnancy outcomes: A narrative review with implications for advice to mothers and mothers-to-be

Cohort Study: Associations of Maternal Caffeine Intake with Birth Outcomes

 

Development, validation and clinical utility of a risk prediction model for adverse pregnancy outcomes in gestational diabetes.

3 Nov, 2022 | 13:45h | UTC

Development, validation and clinical utility of a risk prediction model for adverse pregnancy outcomes in women with gestational diabetes: The PeRSonal GDM model – eClinicalMedicine

 

Commentary on Twitter (thread – click for more)

 

Cohort Study | Pre-eclampsia is associated with increased risk of premature-onset obstructive coronary artery stenosis.

1 Nov, 2022 | 12:02h | UTC

Severity of obstructive coronary artery stenosis after pre-eclampsia – Heart

Related:

Primary Care–Based Cardiovascular Disease Risk Management After Adverse Pregnancy Outcomes: a Narrative Review – Journal of General Internal Medicine

Pregnancy Complications and Risk of Cardiovascular Disease Later in Life: A Nationwide Cohort Study – Journal of the American Heart Association

AHA Scientific Statement | Adverse Pregnancy Outcomes and Cardiovascular Disease Risk

Consensus statement: Cardiovascular health after menopause transition, pregnancy disorders, and other gynecologic conditions

Cohort Study: Preeclampsia and Cardiovascular Disease

Cohort Study: Cardiovascular Disease After Hypertensive Disorders of Pregnancy Largely Explained by Conventional Cardiovascular Risk Factors

All Hypertensive Disorders of Pregnancy Increase the Risk of Future Cardiovascular Disease

Gestational Hypertension and Future Risk of Cardiovascular Disease

Research: Conjoint Associations of Gestational Diabetes and Hypertension With Diabetes, Hypertension, and Cardiovascular Disease in Parents

 

RCT | A multicomponent intervention at preconception, pregnancy, and early childhood can improve child health at 24 months.

1 Nov, 2022 | 11:51h | UTC

Impact of a package of health, nutrition, psychosocial support, and WaSH interventions delivered during preconception, pregnancy, and early childhood periods on birth outcomes and on linear growth at 24 months of age: factorial, individually randomised controlled trial – The BMJ

 

Commentary on Twitter

 

SR | Immediate versus delayed postpartum insertion of contraceptive implant and IUD for contraception.

31 Oct, 2022 | 13:56h | UTC

Immediate versus delayed postpartum insertion of contraceptive implant and IUD for contraception – Cochrane Library

Summary: Is it better to insert an implant or intrauterine device (coil) for contraception within days of childbirth or wait 4 to 6 weeks? – Cochrane Library

 

Systematic Review | Support for healthy breastfeeding mothers with healthy term babies.

28 Oct, 2022 | 13:23h | UTC

Support for healthy breastfeeding mothers with healthy term babies – Cochrane Library

Summary: Support for breastfeeding mothers – Cochrane Library

 

Cohort Study | Maternal hypertensive disorder of pregnancy and mortality in offspring from birth to young adulthood.

27 Oct, 2022 | 12:31h | UTC

Maternal hypertensive disorder of pregnancy and mortality in offspring from birth to young adulthood: national population based cohort study – The BMJ

News Release: Blood pressure disorder in pregnancy linked to heightened risk of death in offspring – BMJ Newsroom

 

Commentary on Twitter

 

RCT | Effect of pentaerythritol tetranitrate (PETN) in pregnancies with impaired uteroplacental perfusion at midgestation.

24 Oct, 2022 | 14:05h | UTC

Effect of pentaerythritol tetranitrate (PETN) on the development of fetal growth restriction in pregnancies with impaired uteroplacental perfusion at midgestation—a randomized trial – American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology

 

Commentary on Twitter

 

ACC/AHA blood pressure categories – A systematic review of the relationship with adverse pregnancy outcomes.

21 Oct, 2022 | 13:05h | UTC

American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association blood pressure categories – a systematic review of the relationship with adverse pregnancy outcomes – American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology (PDF)

 

Commentary on Twitter

 

RCT | Effect of financial voucher incentives on the cessation of smoking in pregnant women.

21 Oct, 2022 | 12:58h | UTC

Effect of financial voucher incentives provided with UK stop smoking services on the cessation of smoking in pregnant women (CPIT III): pragmatic, multicentre, single blinded, phase 3, randomised controlled trial – The BMJ

Editorial: Financial incentives for sustained smoking abstinence in pregnancy – The BMJ

News Release: Shopping vouchers help women to stop smoking during pregnancy – BMJ Newsroom

 

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RCT | Moderate vs. intensive pushing during the active phase of the 2nd stage of labor among nulliparous women with an epidural.

18 Oct, 2022 | 12:56h | UTC

Alternative to intensive management of the active phase of the second stage of labor: a multicenter randomized trial (Phase Active du Second STade trial) among nulliparous women with an epidural – American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology (link to abstract – $ for full-text)

 

Commentary on Twitter

 

Special Statement | Postpartum visit checklists for normal pregnancy and complicated pregnancy.

14 Oct, 2022 | 14:18h | UTC

Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine Special Statement: Postpartum visit checklists for normal pregnancy and complicated pregnancy – American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology

Original Guideline: ACOG Postpartum Toolkit (PDF)

 

RCT | The substitution of biomass for gas cookstoves in pregnant women’s households did not improve infants’ birth weight.

13 Oct, 2022 | 13:52h | UTC

Liquefied Petroleum Gas or Biomass for Cooking and Effects on Birth Weight – New England Journal of Medicine (link to abstract – $ for full-text)

Commentaries:

LPG for cooking didn’t improve weight of newborns, finds study – The Times of India

Multi-country LPG trial shows drop in air pollution exposures, but insignificant impact on birth weight – Indian Express

 

Benefits and risks associated with continuation of anti–TNF after 24 weeks of pregnancy in inflammatory bowel disease.

12 Oct, 2022 | 13:52h | UTC

Benefits and Risks Associated With Continuation of Anti–Tumor Necrosis Factor After 24 Weeks of Pregnancy in Women With Inflammatory Bowel Disease – Annals of Internal Medicine (link to abstract – $ for full-text)

News Release: Anti-TNF continuation after 24 weeks of pregnancy beneficial to persons with IBD, does not affect neonatal outcomes – American College of Physicians

Commentary: Continuation of Anti-TNF for IBD After 24 Weeks of Pregnancy Beneficial – HealthDay

 

Commentary on Twitter

 

M-A | Perinatal outcomes in pregnancies complicated by maternal cardiomyopathy.

11 Oct, 2022 | 13:24h | UTC

Perinatal outcomes in pregnancies complicated by maternal cardiomyopathy: A systematic review and meta-analysis – American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology

 

RCT | Intrapartum extended-release nifedipine to prevent severe intrapartum hypertension in patients with severe preeclampsia.

4 Oct, 2022 | 14:37h | UTC

Trial of Intrapartum Extended-Release Nifedipine to Prevent Severe Hypertension Among Pregnant Individuals With Preeclampsia With Severe Features – Hypertension (link to abstract – $ for full-text)

News Release: Severe preeclampsia treated safely with nifedipine during labor and delivery – American Heart Association

 

Brief Review | Pregnancy-related acute kidney injury: do we know what to do?

3 Oct, 2022 | 13:54h | UTC

Pregnancy-Related Acute Kidney Injury: Do We Know What to Do? – Nephron

 

European Crohn’s and Colitis Guidelines on sexuality, fertility, pregnancy, and lactation.

29 Sep, 2022 | 13:30h | UTC

European Crohn’s and Colitis Guidelines on Sexuality, Fertility, Pregnancy, and Lactation – Journal of Crohn’s and Colitis

 

M-A | Clinical risk factors of adverse outcomes among women with COVID-19 in the pregnancy and postpartum period.

28 Sep, 2022 | 13:47h | UTC

Clinical risk factors of adverse outcomes among women with COVID-19 in the pregnancy and postpartum period: A sequential, prospective meta-analysis – American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Commentary: Risk factors among pregnant and postpartum women with COVID-19 – News Medical

 

ESC Scientific Statement | Sex differences in arterial hypertension.

26 Sep, 2022 | 12:10h | UTC

Sex differences in arterial hypertension: A scientific statement from the ESC Council on Hypertension, the European Association of Preventive Cardiology, Association of Cardiovascular Nursing and Allied Professions, the ESC Council for Cardiology Practice, and the ESC Working Group on Cardiovascular Pharmacotherapy – European Heart Journal

 

Commentary on Twitter

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M-A | Association of gestational diabetes mellitus with cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases.

26 Sep, 2022 | 12:01h | UTC

Association of gestational diabetes mellitus with overall and type specific cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases: systematic review and meta-analysis – The BMJ

News Release: Diabetes in pregnancy linked to risk of cardiovascular and cerebrovascular disease – BMJ Newsroom

 

Commentary on Twitter

 

USPSTF Draft Statement | Screening for depression is recommended in the adult population.

23 Sep, 2022 | 13:16h | UTC

Screening for Depression and Suicide Risk in Adults – U.S. Preventive Services Task Force

 

USPSTF Draft Statement | Screening for anxiety and depression in adults is recommended.

23 Sep, 2022 | 13:15h | UTC

Screening for Anxiety in Adults – U.S. Preventive Services Task Force

 

M-A of randomized trials | Ondansetron vs. Metoclopramide for managing hyperemesis gravidarum.

19 Sep, 2022 | 12:34h | UTC

Ondansetron versus metoclopramide for managing hyperemesis gravidarum: A systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials – Turkish Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Commentary: Ondansetron or metoclopramide, which is better for managing hyperemesis gravidarum? – Medical Dialogues

 

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