Gynecology & Obstetrics (all articles)
Study: Deep Learning to Distinguish False-Positive Mammograms
16 Oct, 2018 | 23:29h | UTCDeep Learning to Distinguish Recalled but Benign Mammography Images in Breast Cancer Screening – Clinical Cancer Research (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries: AI distinguishes false-positive mammograms from malignant, negative mammograms – Radiology Business (free) AND Deep learning can distinguish recalled-benign mammograms from malignant and negative images – eCancer News (free)
Cohort Study: β-Blocker Use in Pregnancy and the Risk for Congenital Malformations
16 Oct, 2018 | 23:21h | UTCβ-Blocker Use in Pregnancy and the Risk for Congenital Malformations: An International Cohort Study – Annals of Internal Medicine (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries: Beta-Blocker Use in First Trimester Seems Safe – Physician’s First Watch (free) AND Beta-blocker Use in Pregnancy Doesn’t Up Birth Defect Risk, Study Suggests – TCTMD (free)
WHO Recommendations: Non-Clinical Interventions to Reduce Unnecessary Cesarean Sections
16 Oct, 2018 | 23:15h | UTCNews Release: New WHO guidance on non-clinical interventions specifically designed to reduce unnecessary caesarean sections (free)
Related Cochrane Review: Non‐clinical interventions for reducing unnecessary caesarean section (free review and summary)
The Lancet Series: Optimising Cesarean Section Use
16 Oct, 2018 | 23:14h | UTCSeries: Optimising caesarean section use – The Lancet (free articles and commentaries, registration required)
Commentaries: Caesarean section use has almost doubled globally since 2000 – The Lancet (free) AND C-section births rise rapidly to more than 20 percent worldwide – Reuters (free) AND Rate Of C-Sections Is Rising At An ‘Alarming’ Rate, Report Says – NPR (free) AND C-section deliveries nearly doubled worldwide since 2000, study finds – CNN (free) AND C-section births surge to ‘alarming’ rates worldwide – study – BBC (free)
Study: Screening with Breast Tomosynthesis vs. Mammography
16 Oct, 2018 | 21:25h | UTCOne-view breast tomosynthesis versus two-view mammography in the Malmö Breast Tomosynthesis Screening Trial (MBTST): a prospective, population-based, diagnostic accuracy study – The Lancet Oncology (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentary: 3D mammography detected 34% more breast cancers in screening – Lund University (free)
Randomized Trial: Immediate vs Delayed Pushing on Rates of Spontaneous Vaginal Delivery Among Nulliparous Women
11 Oct, 2018 | 21:56h | UTCEffect of Immediate vs Delayed Pushing on Rates of Spontaneous Vaginal Delivery Among Nulliparous Women Receiving Neuraxial Analgesia: A Randomized Clinical Trial – JAMA (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Video Summary: Immediate vs Delayed Pushing During Second Stage of Labor (free)
Commentaries: When Giving Birth For The First Time, Push Away – NPR (free) AND In childbirth, when to begin pushing does not affect C-section rates – Washington University in St. Louis (free) AND Vaginal delivery not affected by delayed pushing, study says – UPI (free)
Systematic Review: Non‐Clinical Interventions for Reducing Unnecessary Caesarean Section
11 Oct, 2018 | 21:36h | UTCNon‐clinical interventions for reducing unnecessary caesarean section – Cochrane Library (free for a limited period)
Summary: Non-clinical interventions for reducing unnecessary caesarean section (free)
Systematic Review: Pelvic Floor Muscle Training For Urinary Incontinence in Women
11 Oct, 2018 | 21:35h | UTCPelvic floor muscle training versus no treatment, or inactive control treatments, for urinary incontinence in women – Cochrane Library (free)
“Based on the data available, we can be confident that pelvic floor muscle training can cure or improve symptoms of stress urinary incontinence and all other types of urinary incontinence”
Study: The Projected Timeframe Until Cervical Cancer Elimination in Australia
5 Oct, 2018 | 02:31h | UTCCommentaries: Modelling cervical cancer elimination – The Lancet Public Health (free) AND Australia on track to wipe out cervical cancer within 20 years – The Guardian (free) AND In Australia, Cervical Cancer Could Soon Be Eliminated – The New York Times (10 articles per month are free)
ACOG Committee Opinion: Well-Woman Visit
5 Oct, 2018 | 02:25h | UTCWell-Woman Visit – American College of Obstetrics and Gynecology (free)
News Release: ACOG and WPSI Release Materials to Support Women’s Preventive Care at Every Life Stage (free)
Commentary: ACOG Stresses Role of Ob/Gyns in Preventive Care For Women – Medscape (free registration required)
Randomized Trial: Drinking More Water Prevents Recurrent Cystitis
5 Oct, 2018 | 01:48h | UTCEditorial: Drinking More Water for Prevention of Recurrent Cystitis (free)
Commentaries: Drinking more water reduces bladder infections in women – UT Southwestern Medical Center (free) AND Drinking more water linked to fewer bladder infections in women – UPI (free)
Guideline: Placenta Praevia and Placenta Accreta
5 Oct, 2018 | 01:35h | UTC
Guideline: Vasa Praevia Diagnosis and Management
5 Oct, 2018 | 01:34h | UTCVasa Praevia: Diagnosis and Management – British Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology (free)
Cohort Study: Association Between Maternal Gluten Intake and Type 1 Diabetes in Offspring
21 Sep, 2018 | 01:56h | UTCEditorial: Dietary gluten and type 1 diabetes (free for a limited period)
Commentaries: Expert reaction to research on high gluten intake during pregnancy and type 1 diabetes in children – Science Media Centre (free) AND Higher Gluten Intake in Pregnancy Tied to Increased Diabetes Risk in Offspring – Physician’s First Watch (free) AND High gluten intake during pregnancy associated with diabetes – OnMedica (free)’
“As such these results, whilst well executed and very interesting, would need to be confirmed within independent similarly sized or bigger studies as stated by the authors themselves.” (from Science Media Centre)
Cohort Study: Effect of Mammography Screening on Breast Cancer Mortality
14 Sep, 2018 | 02:25h | UTCCommentaries: Breast cancer screening does not reduce mortality – eCancer News (free) AND Danish study attributes improved treatment, not screening, to decline in breast cancer deaths – Health Imaging (free)
USPSTF Draft Statement: Ocular Prophylaxis for Gonococcal Ophthalmia Neonatorum
14 Sep, 2018 | 02:16h | UTCUSPSTF Draft Recommendation Statement: Ocular Prophylaxis for Gonococcal Ophthalmia Neonatorum (free)
Commentaries: USPSTF Again Recommends Ointment to Prevent Gonococcal Eye Infection in Newborns – Physician’s First Watch (free) AND USPSTF Reaffirms Ocular Prophylaxis for All Newborns – MedPage Today (free)
Report: Egg Freezing in Fertility Treatment Trends and Figures
14 Sep, 2018 | 02:06h | UTCPress release: Age is the key factor for egg freezing success says new HFEA report, as overall treatment numbers remain low (free)
Commentaries: Expert reaction to HFEA report on trends in egg freezing – Science Media Centre (free) AND Freeze eggs before 35 for a better chance of IVF success, says report – The Guardian (free)
Guidelines for the Evaluation and Treatment of Perimenopausal Depression
14 Sep, 2018 | 01:20h | UTCCommentaries: First-Ever Guidelines for Detecting, Treating Perimenopausal Depression – University of Illinois at Chicago, via NewsWise (free) AND Guidelines for Managing Perimenopausal Depression Now Available – MPR (free)
USPSTF Statement: Screening for Syphilis Infection in Pregnant Women
6 Sep, 2018 | 02:54h | UTCEditorial: Congenital Syphilis—Still a Shadow on the Land (free)
“The USPSTF recommends early screening for syphilis infection in all pregnant women. (A recommendation)”
Review: Hypertensive Disorders of Pregnancy and Future Maternal Cardiovascular Risk
6 Sep, 2018 | 02:34h | UTC
USPSTF Draft Recommendation: Preventing Depression in Pregnant Women, New Moms
2 Sep, 2018 | 02:22h | UTCPanel: Doctors Should Focus On Preventing Depression In Pregnant Women, New Moms – NPR (free)
See USPSTF Draft Recommendation Statement: Perinatal Depression: Preventive Interventions (free)
Review: Hypertensive Disorders of Pregnancy and Future Maternal Cardiovascular Risk
2 Sep, 2018 | 02:17h | UTC
ESC Guidelines for the Management of Cardiovascular Diseases During Pregnancy
31 Aug, 2018 | 03:02h | UTC2018 ESC Guidelines for the management of cardiovascular diseases during pregnancy – European Heart Journal (free) (via @escardio see Tweet with Key Infographics)
Clinical Report: Implications of Marijuana Use During Pregnancy and Breastfeeding
31 Aug, 2018 | 02:57h | UTCNews Release: Counsel against marijuana use in pregnancy, breastfeeding – American Academy of Pediatrics (free)
Related Article: Marijuana Use by Breastfeeding Mothers and Cannabinoid Concentrations in Breast Milk – Pediatrics (free)
Commentaries: A Modern Conundrum for the Pediatrician: The Safety of Breast Milk and the Cannabis-Using Mother – Pediatrics (free) AND Marijuana study finds THC in breast milk up to 6 days after mom’s use – CNN (free) AND Pediatricians Put It Bluntly: Motherhood And Marijuana Don’t Mix – Kaiser Health News (free) AND Clinical report provides guidance on marijuana use in pregnancy and lactation – 2 Minute Medicine (free)
Study: Functional Status and Survival After Breast Cancer Surgery in Nursing Home Resident
31 Aug, 2018 | 02:34h | UTCFunctional Status and Survival After Breast Cancer Surgery in Nursing Home Residents – JAMA Surgery (free for a limited period)
Commentaries: Surgical Decision Making in Elderly, Impaired Nursing Home Patients – JAMA Surgery (free for a limited period) AND For Nursing Home Patients, Breast Cancer Surgery May Do More Harm Than Good – Kaiser Health News (free)