Tag: Childbirth
Lupus, RA Tied to Higher Risk for Adverse Obstetric, Birth Outcomes
Women with RA/SLE more often required hospitalization postpartum; infants of women with RA/SLE had more frequent rehospitalizations in first year of life
Intrauterine Vacuum-Induced Hemorrhage Control Device Safe
Device is safe and effective in real-world setting, providing high treatment success for vaginal and cesarean births
Deep Learning Model Helps Predict Neonatal Outcomes
Area under receiver operating characteristic curve at delivery exceeded 0.9 for 10 of 24 neonatal outcomes considered
Azithromycin Cuts Maternal Sepsis, Death in Vaginal Delivery
For women planning vaginal delivery, azithromycin linked to lower risk for maternal sepsis or death
Births Registered in U.S. Increased 1 Percent From 2020 to 2021
Birth rate decreased for women aged 15 to 19 years and those aged 20 to 24 years, but increased for women aged 25 to 44 years
Worse Perinatal Outcomes Seen for Babies Born to Minority Moms
Increased risks observed for babies born to women from underserved and underrepresented racial and ethnic groups
Vaginal Birth After C-Section Tied to Later Pelvic Floor Surgery
Heightened risk seen particularly for surgery for pelvic organ prolapse and urinary incontinence
Percentage of U.S. Home Births Continued to Increase in 2021
12 percent increase seen from 2020 to 2021, with increases ranging from 10 to 21 percent for three largest race, Hispanic-origin groups
Decline in Stillbirth Rates in United States Has Stalled
Decline seen from 1980 to 2005, followed by increase from 2005 to mid-2010s and subsequent plateauing
Evidence Found for Familial Aggregation of Stillbirth
First-, second-, and third-degree relatives of affected parents had higher odds of stillbirth than those of unaffected parents
