Tag: Childbirth
Adequate Staffing During Labor, Delivery Boosts Outcomes
Findings link nursing care to skin-to-skin contact, breastfeeding, recovery care
No Evidence Found of Vertical Transmission of SARS-CoV-2
Newborns of mothers with severe/critical COVID-19 born early, at risk for needing phototherapy
Maternal Epidural During Birth Linked to Later Autism in Kids
Autism risk seems to increase with longer duration of epidural exposure
Infants of COVID-19-Infected Mothers Doing Well in Short Term
No differences seen in rates of preterm birth, NICU admission, respiratory disease with infection
Negative Pressure Does Not Cut C-Section Infection Risk in Obese
Findings do not support routine use of prophylactic negative pressure wound therapy in obese women
COVID-19 Antibodies Detected in Maternity Care Workers in U.K.
Among frontline obstetric workers, one of six were seropositive; one-third of those were asymptomatic
Expanded Obstetric Comorbidity Score Developed, Validated
Score improved prediction of severe maternal morbidity, nontransfusion severe maternal morbidity
Neonatal COVID-19 Uncommon, Not Linked to Mode of Delivery
Risk of transmission from mother to child is not increased with vaginal delivery or breastfeeding
Drop in Infant Mortality Mainly Due to Drop Across Maternal Age
Changes in age distribution of women giving birth accounted for part of drop in infant mortality rates
Cesarean Delivery Tied to Clinical Deterioration in SARS-CoV-2
Significant association found with clinical deterioration, risk for NICU admission in adjusted analyses
