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When a couple decides to have a child, it is important for the future mom to be in optimal condition, both physically and emotionally, said a maternal fetal medicine expert from Baylor College of Medicine . "There are a lot of different elements of a woman's health that ideally ought to be taken into account before she tries to get pregnant," said Dr. Kjersti Aagaard , assistant professor of obstetrics and gynecology and maternal-fetal medicine at BCM. An option is participation in a preconception consultation with an obstetrician, general practitioner, genetic counselor, or midwife to discuss genetic and medical history, work and home environment, nutritional intake and lifestyle behaviors, Aagaard said. Genetic history A complete family history can help identify elevated risks for disease and/or pregnancy complications, Aagaard said.
Baylor College of Medicine (Obstetrics and Gynecology) - Tue, 31 August 2010
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The rate of cesarean deliveries in the United States continues to rise.
Medscape (Obstetrics and Gynecology) - Tue, 31 August 2010
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Mums-to-be who are at-risk of developing hypertension during pregnancy should take a small amount of aspirin every day to ward off the condition, latest NICE guidance suggests.
National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (Obstetrics and Gynecology) - Tue, 31 August 2010
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The NICE guidance on quitting smoking in pregnancy and following childbirth does not call for midwives to force all pregnant women to take a breath test, but does recommend that pregnant women be encouraged to have their carbon monoxide levels tested to determine whether they smoke. However, the test is not compulsory and women can choose not to have it.
National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (Obstetrics and Gynecology) - Tue, 27 July 2010
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A woman under anticoagulation therapy can start a pregnancy. In that case, it is known that warfarin increases the risk of fetal defects or miscarriages, so new and safer anticoagulation agents are being researched. In general, a therapeutical shift towards low-molecular-weight heparins is made, so a trial has been performed in New Zealand examining the use of enoxaparin in pregnant women carrying heart valvular prostheses.
MedNews (Obstetrics and Gynecology) - Thu, 22 July 2010
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A vaginal gel significantly cuts the rate of women contracting HIV from infected men in a South African experiment, researchers say.
BBC News (Obstetrics and Gynecology) - Thu, 22 July 2010
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A woman under anticoagulation therapy can start a pregnancy. In that case, it is known that warfarin increases the risk of fetal defects or miscarriages, so new and safer anticoagulation agents are being researched. In general, a therapeutical shift towards low-molecular-weight heparins is made, so a trial has been performed in New Zealand examining the use of enoxaparin in pregnant women carrying heart valvular prostheses.
MedNews (Obstetrics and Gynecology) - Thu, 22 July 2010
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Obese women who have bariatric surgery before getting pregnant are at significantly lower risk for developing dangerous hypertensive disorders during pregnancy than those who don’t, according to a study of medical insurance records by Johns Hopkins experts.
Johns Hopkins Hospital (Obstetrics and Gynecology) - Wed, 14 July 2010
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Cigarette smoke plays an undisputed role in the development of lung and other cancers. Carcinogens in the smoke damage DNA, which often results in mutations in genes that promote the development of cancer. It's also well known that second-hand smoke can have effects indistinguishable from active smoking. While maternal tobacco smoking has been associated with low birth-weight, premature delivery and brain and lung defects, only a few studies have found evidence of genetic mutations in newborns resulting from exposure to tobacco smoke while in the womb.
Scientific American (Obstetrics and Gynecology) - Mon, 5 July 2010
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Human papillomavirus (HPV)-associated oropharyngeal squamous-cell carcinoma differs from oropharyngeal cancers caused by tobacco and other factors. In this study, patients with oropharyngeal cancer were treated with cisplatin plus radiation therapy; the 3-year rate of overall survival was 82.4% among patients with HPV-positive tumors and 57.1% among patients with HPV-negative tumors. HPV status is an independent prognostic factor for survival among patients with oropharyngeal squamous-cell carcinoma.
New England Journal of Medicine (Obstetrics and Gynecology) - Mon, 5 July 2010
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