JAMA: Association of SARS-CoV-2 Infection With Serious Maternal Morbidity and Mortality From Obstetric Complications

Abstract Importance  It remains unknown whether SARS-CoV-2 infection specifically increases the risk of serious obstetric morbidity. Objective  To evaluate the association of SARS-CoV-2 infection with serious maternal morbidity or mortality…

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JAMA: Prevalence of hypertension among pregnant women when using the 2017 American College of Cardiology/AHA blood pressure guidelines and association with maternal and fetal outcomes

Abstract Importance  Hypertensive disorders of pregnancy are a leading cause of maternal morbidity and mortality. The impact of applying recent guideline definitions for nonpregnant adults to pregnant women is unclear….

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JAMA: Hospital Quality Improvement Interventions, Statewide Policy Initiatives, and Rates of Cesarean Delivery for Nulliparous, Term, Singleton, Vertex Births in California

Abstract Importance  Safe reduction of the cesarean delivery rate is a national priority. Objective  To evaluate the rates of cesarean delivery for nulliparous, term, singleton, vertex (NTSV) births in California…

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JAMA: Clinical Characteristics and Outcomes of Hospitalized Women Giving Birth With and Without COVID-19

Physiologic adaptations and changes in immune regulation may increase the risk of morbidity and mortality in pregnant women with respiratory infections.1,2 The effects of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) in pregnancy…

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JAMA: Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome and Maternal Opioid-Related Diagnoses in the US, 2010-2017

Source: Hirai AH, Ko JY, Owens PL, Stocks C, Patrick SW. Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome and Maternal Opioid-Related Diagnoses in the US, 2010-2017. JAMA. 2021;325(2):146–155. doi:10.1001/jama.2020.24991 Question:  In the US from 2010 to 2017,…

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JAMA: Neonatal Early-Onset Infection With SARS-CoV-2 in 33 Neonates Born to Mothers With COVID-19 in Wuhan, China

The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has spread rapidly across the world. With the sharp increase in the number of infections, the number of pregnant women and children with COVID-19 is…

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