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Iron Deficiency Guidance Varies in Premenopausal Women
1+ hour, 45+ min ago (327+ words) Premenopausal patients with iron deficiency may require treatment even when they do not meet standard hemoglobin thresholds for anemia, but physicians may differ on how aggressively to investigate gastrointestinal causes and when to escalate to intravenous iron, according to a…...
Higher-Dose Prenatal Vitamin D Linked to Memory Scores
3+ hour, 14+ min ago (494+ words) Children exposed to higher-dose prenatal vitamin D scored modestly higher on verbal and visual memory tests at age 10 years, although overall intelligence and most cognitive measures did not differ significantly. Higher-dose vitamin D3 supplementation during pregnancy was associated with modestly higher…...
Less Sitting in Pregnancy Tied to Lower Risk
1+ day, 21+ hour ago (893+ words) Pregnant patients who sat less and moved more at light intensity had a'lower risk of adverse outcomes in a prospective cohort study, but the findings do not prove causation. Participants wore an activ PAL3 micro thigh-worn accelerometer for 7 days each trimester....
What Drives Association Between Birthweight, Mid-Childhood BMI?
2+ week, 1+ day ago (312+ words) Conexiant Higher birthweight may be associated with greater height in mid-childhood, while links between birthweight and childhood body mass index appear to be largely explained by shared genetic factors rather than direct intrauterine effects, according to a recent study In…...
31 Live Births Reported Following Uterus Transplant
1+ mon, 5+ day ago (372+ words) In a single-center observational series of women with absolute uterine factor infertility, 31 live births occurred in 27 uterus transplant recipients following assisted reproduction, with maternal medical complications reported in 30% of women and obstetric complications in 45% of live-birth pregnancies. Between 2016 and March…...
CGM Shows Potential for Diagnosing Diabetes in Pregnancy
1+ mon, 5+ day ago (185+ words) Early glucose patterns may help identify risk, but evidence doesn't support replacing standard testing. Continuous glucose monitoring could show potential in identifying gestational diabetes and capturing clinically relevant glucose patterns, but current evidence may not support replacing the oral glucose…...
Prepregnancy Lipids Predict HDP Risk
1+ mon, 6+ day ago (455+ words) A large Swedish cohort found cardiometabolic biomarkers measured up to decades before pregnancy were associated with hypertensive disorders " with risk apparent even below standard diagnostic thresholds. Higher levels of several cardiometabolic biomarkers measured years prior to pregnancy were associated with…...
Nirsevimab Linked to Lower Infant Hospitalization Risk Than Maternal Vaccine
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (167+ words) Infants who received nirsevimab may have a lower risk of hospitalization for respiratory syncytial virus compared with those whose mothers received a vaccine during pregnancy, according to a nationwide study. This study represented one of'the first large, real-world comparisons'of these…...
4-Minute Rule" Guides Cesarean Timing
2+ mon, 5+ day ago (298+ words) The procedure is indicated when maternal cardiac arrest occurs at 20 weeks" gestation or greater or when the uterine fundus reaches the umbilicus. In term patients or those arriving pulseless from prehospital settings, immediate initiation is recommended rather than waiting for…...
Pregnancy-Linked SCAD More Severe
2+ mon, 1+ week ago (226+ words) Data presented at the American College of Cardiology 75th Annual Scientific Session linked pregnancy-associated SCAD to more severe presentation and higher in-hospital major adverse cardiovascular events. The study included patients diagnosed with SCAD and compared pregnancy-associated cases with those unrelated to…...