‘One in a million’: Woman with two uteruses pregnant in both wombs
The chances of a woman having two uteruses are rare, but the odds of becoming pregnant at the same time in each uterus are even…
Tag: Obstetrics
Delayed cord clamping ‘best treatment’ for cutting preterm infant mortality
Preterm infants are 32% less likely to die with delayed versus immediate umbilical cord clamping, according to Australian researchers who say their findings will inform…
Fasting glucose test for GDM screening could replace nearly 80% of OGTTs: Aussie doctors
Fasting blood glucose tests as an initial step in gestational diabetes screening could eliminate the need for oral glucose tolerance tests in most pregnant women,…
Offer salpingo-oophorectomy with C-section in BRCA mutation carriers: gynaecologists
Prophylactic bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy should be offered at time of obstetric-indicated caesarean delivery in women with the BRCA1 or BRCA2 pathogenic variants, say UK gynaecologists. In…
NSAIDs best for pain relief in early medical abortion: Aussie-first guidelines
All women seeking early medical abortion should be offered NSAIDs for pain relief, starting with a 1600mg dose of ibuprofen, recommend Australian-first guidelines published this…
Asthma medication use in pregnancy ‘does not impair neurodevelopment in kids’
Corticosteroids and beta2 agonists are safe to use during pregnancy to manage asthma, say Japanese researchers who found no major impact of anti-asthmatic exposure on…
Royal Commission demands ban on court-ordered sterilisation of non-consenting patients
Australian courts ordered the sterilisation of 14 adults last year, but for most cases, the clinical details were kept secret. Now, the Royal Commission into Violence, Abuse,…
Immunological ‘blunting’ by maternal antibodies has no effect on infant pertussis risk: Aussie study
Pertussis vaccination during pregnancy reduces the risk of infection in infants by 65%, with no evidence that the ‘blunting’ effects of maternal antibodies compromise infant…
Clamp down on existing relationship exemptions in telehealth rules, MBS Review suggests
The MBS Review is suggesting scrapping Medicare’s telehealth items for smoking cessation and enforcing an existing relationship rule on the items for pregnancy counselling. The…
Prominent mums and bubs GP clinic with $500,000 in debts faces liquidation
A mums and bubs GP practice and charity owes potentially $500,000 to creditors, including the federal Department of Health and Aged Care, administrators say. The…
