News
SARS-CoV-2 infection rate 16% in asymptomatic pregnant women at delivery
May 28, 2020
Infection rates in the women’s support persons were 10%.
News
Whether to test laboring women for SARS-CoV-2 may hinge on regional prevalence
May 28, 2020
In Los Angeles, researchers stopped universal testing after none of the first asymptomatic women had positive results. In Chicago, they detected infections and continue to test all patients.
Opinion
Seek safe strategies to diagnose gestational diabetes during pandemic
May 27, 2020
Professional societies in the U.K., Canada, and Australia offer guidance to reduce risk while testing pregnant women for gestational diabetes during pandemic.
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Opinion
Triage, L&D, postpartum care during the COVID-19 pandemic
May 6, 2020
N95 masks and eye protection should be provided to all HCWs involved in the intrapartum management of untested asymptomatic patients.
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Opinion
Obstetrics during the COVID-19 pandemic
May 6, 2020
Leading with compassion is vital to easing pregnant patients’ – and ob.gyn. practitioners’ – anxiety and stress.
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News
Primary care physicians reshuffle their work, lives in a pandemic
May 1, 2020
“Our knowledge of this disease is five steps behind, and changing at lightning speed,” said Dr. MaryAnn Dakkak.
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Opinion
Reproductive psychiatry during the COVID-19 pandemic
April 29, 2020
Maternal psychiatric well-being during pregnancy is a strong predictor of obstetrical and neonatal outcomes, and postpartum mental health.
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News
CDC: Screen nearly all adults, including pregnant women, for HCV
April 10, 2020
Screening should go beyond baby boomers.
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News
iPLEDGE allows at-home pregnancy tests during pandemic
April 3, 2020
Patients taking isotretinoin can use telemedicine to meet with their prescribing physicians instead of in-person visits, and female patients can use at-home pregnancy tests to comply with the requirements of the iPLEDGE program during th...
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Opinion
COVID-19 in children, pregnant women: What do we know?
March 16, 2020
The remarkable observation is how few seriously ill children have been identified in the face of global spread of the novel coronavirus 2019.
