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Maternal Outcomes Following COVID-19 Infection in Vaccinated and Unvaccinated Pregnant Patients
Pregnant patients who received the COVID-19 vaccine had lower rates of severe or critical COVID-19 infections compared to pregnant unvaccinated patients.
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IRBs Often Reluctant to Approve Inclusion of Pregnant Participants in Research
Some IRB members cite uncertainty on whether inclusion of pregnant participants could affect the study’s scientific validity. Others acknowledge they rely on the common, default practice of excluding pregnant individuals without requiring justification. Guidance is needed for characterizing the risk level of research procedures in the context of pregnancy.
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Are Female Surgeons at Higher Risk for Infertility and Pregnancy Complications?
In this cross-sectional national survey of 850 surgeons, compared to the partners of male surgeons, female surgeons were more likely to have fewer children (1.8 vs. 2.3) and to delay having children because of surgical training (65% vs. 44%). Female surgeons also were more likely to use assisted reproductive technology (25% vs. 17%).
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Zuranolone Trial Shows Early Promise as an Oral Neuroactive Steroid for the Treatment of Postpartum Depression
Zuranolone was approved by the Food and Drug Administration for the treatment of postpartum depression (PPD) in March 2019. One potential factor identified in PPD etiology is the dramatic perinatal changes in circulating levels of allopregnanolone, a neuroactive steroid with gamma-aminobutyric acid type A (GABAA) receptor positive allosteric modulator properties. In brain regions associated with emotion and self-perception, neural network connectivity supported by GABAergic signaling is positively correlated with plasma allopregnanolone concentrations in individuals with PPD vs. healthy postpartum female individuals.
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Is Prenatal Screening for GBS Cost-Effective in the United States?
In this cost-effectiveness study, screening for group B streptococcus (GBS) at 36 0/7 to 37 6/7 weeks, with rescreening (if GBS results are negative after five weeks of initial screening), is the most cost-effective strategy.
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Barriers to Abortion Care and Self-Managed Abortion
In this prospective national study among people searching for abortion care online, 28% of respondents reported attempting self-managed abortion. Respondents living farther from an abortion facility and facing barriers to care were more likely to attempt self-managed abortion.
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College Students Need Better STI, Sexual Violence Education
Nearly two-thirds of college students reported having experienced sexual and/or physical violence at some time in their lives, according to the results of a new study. -
Better Education on Sexually Transmitted Infections Is Needed
A small study of women who responded to a study recruitment flier that offered a free, rapid HIV test revealed the participants knew very little about sexually transmitted infections. -
Pandemic Unlikely to Have Stopped Trend of Rising STDs, Researchers Suggest
The 2019 STD Surveillance Report noted annual cases of STDs in the United States reached an all-time high in 2019 for the sixth consecutive year. In 2019, there were 2.5 million reported cases of chlamydia, gonorrhea, and syphilis, and a nearly 30% increase in reportable STDs between 2015 and 2019. Data from 2020 showed a similar trend of high STD cases in the first 11 weeks of 2020, but reported cases were much lower than 2019 cases for a week in April 2020. -
Community Health Centers Rarely Offer One-Year Supply of Oral Contraceptives
States and community health centers could do a better job of removing access barriers to oral contraceptives, according to the results of a new study. Only a small percentage of states and community health centers provide patients with a one-year supply of oral contraceptives on site.