Gynecology & Obstetrics (all articles)
Randomized Trial: Hypofractionated Breast Radiotherapy for 1 Week Noninferior to 3 weeks
30 Apr, 2020 | 04:02h | UTCCommentaries: 1-week hypofractionated adjuvant whole-breast radiotherapy: towards a new standard? – The Lancet AND One-week course of radiotherapy could benefit women with early stage breast cancer, study finds – Institute of Cancer Research
General Guidelines in the Management of an Obstetrical Patient on the Labor and Delivery Unit during the COVID-19 Pandemic
30 Apr, 2020 | 04:07h | UTC
Systematic Review: Vaginal Preparation with Antiseptic Solution Before Cesarean Section for Preventing Postoperative Infections
29 Apr, 2020 | 04:36h | UTC
Preoperative Evaluation Before Noncardiac Surgery
23 Apr, 2020 | 09:17h | UTCPreoperative Evaluation Before Noncardiac Surgery – Mayo Clinic Proceedings
Related Review: Preoperative Cardiac Risk Assessment (review and guidelines)
Randomized Trials: Surgical Interventions for Uterine Prolapse and for Vault Prolapse
23 Apr, 2020 | 09:20h | UTC
COVID19 During Pregnancy: A Systematic Review of Reported Cases
22 Apr, 2020 | 08:43h | UTC
AAP Policy Statement: Providing Care for Infants Born at Home
21 Apr, 2020 | 07:58h | UTCProviding Care for Infants Born at Home – Pediatrics
News Release: AAP does not recommend home births, but offers guidance – American Academy of Pediatrics
NCCN Guideline: Breast Cancer
16 Apr, 2020 | 02:31h | UTC
New Scoring System to Prioritize Medically Necessary Operations
15 Apr, 2020 | 03:40h | UTCNews Release: Scoring system empowers surgery departments to prioritize medically necessary operations – American College of Surgeons
ACOG Practice Advisory on Covid-19 and Obstetric Care
15 Apr, 2020 | 03:15h | UTCNovel Coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19) – American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists
See also: COVID-19 FAQs for Obstetrician-Gynecologists, Obstetrics – American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists AND Algorithm: Outpatient Assessment and Management for Pregnant Women With Suspected or Confirmed Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19)
Commentary: COVID-19 Obstetric Practice Recommendations from ACOG – NEJM Journal Watch
Universal Screening for SARS-CoV-2 in Women Admitted for Delivery
14 Apr, 2020 | 03:02h | UTCUniversal Screening for SARS-CoV-2 in Women Admitted for Delivery – New England Journal of Medicine
Commentary: Universal Screening for SARS-CoV-2 at Delivery Could Identify Many Asymptomatic Women – NEJM Journal Watch
“29 of the 33 patients who were positive for SARS-CoV-2 at admission (87.9%) had no symptoms of Covid-19 at presentation”
Obstetric Anesthesia During the COVID-19 Pandemic:
14 Apr, 2020 | 02:42h | UTCObstetric Anesthesia During the COVID-19 Pandemic – Anesthesia & Analgesia
Systematic Review: Maternal and Perinatal Outcomes with COVID‐19
14 Apr, 2020 | 02:41h | UTC
Global Interim Guidance on COVID‐19 During Pregnancy and Puerperium
7 Apr, 2020 | 04:13h | UTC
ASCO Guideline: Management of Hereditary Breast Cancer
7 Apr, 2020 | 04:09h | UTC
COVID-19 Updates for Obstetricians
18 May, 2020 | 00:30h | UTCPodcasts:
- The Lancet Voice: Pregnancy and COVID-19 (03/2020)
Guidelines:
- ISUOG Interim Guidance on coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) during pregnancy and puerperium: information for healthcare professionals – an update – International Society of Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology (05/2020)
- Care for Breastfeeding Women – Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (05/2020)
- General Guidelines in the Management of an Obstetrical Patient on the Labor and Delivery Unit during the COVID-19 Pandemic – American Journal of Perinatology (05/2020)
- ISIDOG Recommendations Concerning COVID-19 and Pregnancy – Diagnostics (05/2020)
- Novel Coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19) – American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists AND FAQs: COVID-19 FAQs for Obstetrician-Gynecologists, Obstetrics – American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists AND Algorithm: Outpatient Assessment and Management for Pregnant Women With Suspected or Confirmed Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) AND Commentary: COVID-19 Obstetric Practice Recommendations from ACOG – NEJM Journal Watch (04/2020)
- Operating Room Guide for Confirmed or Suspected COVID-19 Pregnant Patients Requiring Cesarean Delivery – American Journal of Perinatology (04/2020)
- Global interim guidance on coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID‐19) during pregnancy and puerperium from FIGO and allied partners: Information for healthcare professionals – International Journal of Gynecology & Obstetrics (04/2020)
- Updated SOGC Committee Opinion – COVID-19 in Pregnancy – Society of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists of Canada (03/2020)
- Expert consensus for managing pregnant women and neonates born to mothers with suspected or confirmed novel coronavirus (COVID-19) infection – Gynecology & Obstetrics (03/2020)
- Coronavirus (COVID-19) infection and pregnancy – Royal College of Obstetricians & Gynaecologists AND News Release: National guidance on managing coronavirus infection in pregnancy published (03/2020)
- ABM Statement on Coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19) – Academy of Breastfeeding Medicine (03/2020)
- ISUOG Interim Guidance on 2019 novel coronavirus infection during pregnancy and puerperium: information for healthcare professionals (03/2020)
Articles:
- NEW – Follow-up for pregnant women during the COVID-19 pandemic: French national authority for health recommendations – Journal of Gynecology Obstetrics and Human Reproduction (05/2020)
- NEW – COVID-19 review of national clinical practice guidelines for key questions relating to the care of pregnant women and their babies – Cochrane Pregnancy and Childbirth (05/2020)
- Guideline Summary: Coronavirus (COVID-19) Infection in pregnancy – RCOG / The BMJ (05/2020)
- Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) and pregnancy: a systematic review – The Journal of Maternal-Fetal & Neonatal Medicine (05/2020)
- Evidence for and against vertical transmission for SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19) – American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology (05/2020)
- [Preprint] SARS-CoV-2 Infection of the Placenta – medRxiv (05/2020)
- [Preprint] Effects of Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) on Maternal, Perinatal and Neonatal Outcomes: a Systematic Review of 266 Pregnancies – medRxiv (05/2020)
- Early Acute Respiratory Support for Pregnant Patients With Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Infection – Obstetrics & Gynecology (05/2020)
- Severe ARDS in COVID-19-infected pregnancy: obstetric and intensive care considerations – American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology MFM (05/2020)
- [Preprint] Pregnancy and breastfeeding during COVID-19 pandemic: A systematic review of published pregnancy cases – medRxiv AND Commentary: Impact of COVID-19 on pregnancy and breastfed infants – News Medical (05/2020)
- Protection by Exclusion: Another Missed Opportunity to Include Pregnant Women in Research During the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Pandemic – Obstetrics & Gynecology (05/2020)
“We recommend and urge the scientific community and professional societies that, without clear justification for exclusion, pregnant women should be given the opportunity to be included in clinical trials for COVID-19 based on the concepts of justice, equity, autonomy, and informed consent.”
- Coronavirus disease 2019 in pregnancy – International Journal of Infectious Diseases (05/2020)
- Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) and Pregnancy: Responding to a Rapidly Evolving Situation – Obstetrics & Gynecology (05/2020)
- Second-Trimester Miscarriage in a Pregnant Woman With SARS-CoV-2 Infection – JAMA (05/2020)
- Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) in pregnant women: A report based on 116 cases – American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology (05/2020)
- Covid-19: The time to shield all pregnant frontline workers is now – The BMJ Opinion (05/2020)
- A systematic scoping review of COVID‐19 during pregnancy and childbirth – International Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology (05/2020)
- No SARS-CoV-2 detected in amniotic fluid in mid-pregnancy – The Lancet Infectious Diseases (04/2020)
- A call for action for COVID-19 surveillance and research during pregnancy – The Lancet Global Health (04/2020)
- COVID19 during pregnancy: a systematic review of reported cases – American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology (04/2020)
- Care of the Pregnant Woman with COVID-19 in Labor and Delivery: Anesthesia, Emergency cesarean delivery, Differential diagnosis in the acutely ill parturient, Care of the newborn, and Protection of the healthcare personnel – American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology (04/2020)
- Obstetric Anesthesia During the COVID-19 Pandemic – Anesthesia & Analgesia (04/2020)
- Maternal and Perinatal Outcomes with COVID‐19: a systematic review of 108 pregnancies – Acta Obstetricia et Gynecologica Scandinavica (04/2020)
- Corticosteroid Guidance for Pregnancy during COVID-19 Pandemic – American Journal of Perinatology (04/2020)
- Delivery in pregnant women infected with SARS‐CoV‐2: A fast review – International Journal of Gynecology & Obstetrics (04/2020)
- Should Infants Be Separated from Mothers with COVID-19? First, Do No Harm – Breastfeeding Medicine AND Commentary: Should infants be separated from COVID-19-positive mothers – EurekAlert (04/2020)
- Neonatal Resuscitation and Postresuscitation Care of Infants Born to Mothers with Suspected or Confirmed SARS-CoV-2 Infection – American Journal of Perinatology (04/2020)
- Safe Delivery for COVID‐19 Infected Pregnancies – Obstetrics & Gynaecology (04/2020)
- Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Pandemic and Pregnancy – American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology (04/2020)
- New coronavirus leaves pregnant women with wrenching choices—but little data to guide them – Science (03/2020)
- Infants Born to Mothers With a New Coronavirus (COVID-19) – Frontiers in Pediatrics AND Commentary: Chinese case study suggests COVID-19 is not transmitted from pregnant mothers to newborns – Frontiers (03/2020)
- Coronavirus in pregnancy and delivery: rapid review – Ultrasound in Obstetrics & Gynecology (03/2020)
Information for Pregnant Women and Their Families:
- Q&A on COVID-19, pregnancy, childbirth and breastfeeding – World Health Organization (03/2020)
- Coronavirus infection and pregnancy – Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (03/2020)
COVID-19 Obstetrics: This page will be updated as often as necessary and will be fixed in the right column on our homepage.
Perspective: Confirmatory Trial for Drug to Prevent Preterm Birth Finds No Benefit, So Why Is It Still Prescribed?
19 Mar, 2020 | 10:52h | UTCConfirmatory Trial for Drug to Prevent Preterm Birth Finds No Benefit, So Why Is It Still Prescribed? – JAMA (free for a limited period)
Original Article: Randomized Trial: Injectable 17-α-hydroxyprogesterone Not Effective for the Prevention of Recurrent Preterm Birth (free study and commentaries)
Related Study: A Randomized Trial of Progesterone in Women with Recurrent Miscarriages – New England Journal of Medicine (free)
Guideline: Coronavirus (COVID-19) Infection and Pregnancy
10 Mar, 2020 | 08:40h | UTCCoronavirus (COVID-19) infection and pregnancy – Royal College of Obstetricians & Gynaecologists (free)
Related: Novel corona virus disease (COVID-19) in pregnancy: What clinical recommendations to follow? – Acta Obstetricia et Gynecologica Scandinavica (free) AND Novel coronavirus infection and pregnancy – Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology (free) AND Preprint: CORONAVIRUS IN PREGNANCY AND DELIVERY: RAPID REVIEW AND EXPERT CONSENSUS – medRxiv (free PDF) AND Guidelines for pregnant women with suspected SARS-CoV-2 infection – The Lancet Infectious Diseases (free) AND Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) and Pregnancy: What obstetricians need to know – American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology (free PDF) AND In the race for coronavirus vaccines, don’t leave pregnant women behind – STAT (free)
See also: Latest developments on the COVID-19/ SARS-CoV-2 Outbreak (several resources – updated daily)
Podcast: Polycystic Ovary Syndrome
10 Mar, 2020 | 08:35h | UTCSee also: Episode List
Study: Surgery to Fix the Womb in Position after Prolapse is an Alternative to Hysterectomy
8 Mar, 2020 | 20:20h | UTCSurgery to fix the womb in position after prolapse is an alternative to hysterectomy – NIHR Signal (free)
Original Study: Sacrospinous hysteropexy versus vaginal hysterectomy with uterosacral ligament suspension in women with uterine prolapse stage 2 or higher: observational follow-up of a multicentre randomised trial – The BMJ (free)
[Abstract Only] Randomized Trial: Pembrolizumab for Early Triple-Negative Breast Cancer
8 Mar, 2020 | 20:17h | UTCPembrolizumab for Early Triple-Negative Breast Cancer – New England Journal of Medicine (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentary: Neoadjuvant and Adjuvant Pembrolizumab in Early Triple-Negative Breast Cancer – ASCO Post (free)
Guidelines for Pregnant Women with Suspected SARS-CoV-2 Infection
4 Mar, 2020 | 08:34h | UTCGuidelines for pregnant women with suspected SARS-CoV-2 infection – The Lancet Infectious Diseases (free)
Algorithm: Proposed detailed management algorithm for health-care providers (free PDF)
See also: Latest developments and research in the COVID-19 outbreak (several resources)
Meta-Analysis: Incidence of Maternal Peripartum Infection
4 Mar, 2020 | 08:22h | UTCIncidence of maternal peripartum infection: A systematic review and meta-analysis – PLOS Medicine (free)
Study: Abbreviated Breast MRI Seems Promising for Breast Cancer Detection Among Women with Dense Breasts Undergoing Screening
4 Mar, 2020 | 08:16h | UTCComparison of Abbreviated Breast MRI vs Digital Breast Tomosynthesis for Breast Cancer Detection Among Women With Dense Breasts Undergoing Screening – JAMA (free for a limited period)
Editorials: An Abbreviated MRI Protocol for Breast Cancer Screening in Women With Dense Breasts: Promising Results, but Further Evaluation Required Prior to Widespread Implementation – JAMA (free for a limited period) AND Options for Addressing the Dilemma of Managing Dense Breasts – JAMA Surgery (free for a limited period)
Commentary: Abbreviated Breast MRI vs Digital Breast Tomosynthesis Screening in Women With Dense Breasts – The ASCO Post (free)
AAP Clinical Report – Fertility Preservation for Pediatric and Adolescent Patients with Cancer: Medical and Ethical Considerations
3 Mar, 2020 | 08:01h | UTC