Article Link ABSTRACT BACKGROUND: Kratom, a plant-derived supplement with both opioid and stimulant properties, is widely available and commonly used in the United States. There are significant risks associated with…
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Article Link ABSTRACT OBJECTIVE: To examine the effects of hospital obstetric unit closures on travel time to the nearest hospital-based obstetric services. METHODS: The 2010–2021 American Hospital Association Annual Survey…
Article Link ABSTRACT Secondary postpartum hemorrhage, defined as excessive bleeding 24 hours to 6–12 weeks after delivery, remains an uncommon but clinically significant contributor to maternal morbidity. Retained products of…
Article Link ABSTRACT OBJECTIVE: To characterize distinct medications for opioid use disorder (MOUD) trajectories during pregnancy and evaluate their associations with adverse perinatal maternal outcomes. METHODS: A retrospective cohort study…
Article Link ABSTRACT OBJECTIVE: To describe trends in rates of pregnancy, live birth, and gestational outcomes and to assess variation by maternal demographic characteristics. METHODS: We conducted a retrospective cohort…
Article Link ABSTRACT OBJECTIVE: The rate of cesarean deliveries in nulliparous, term, singleton, vertex (NTSV) patients at our hospital has been about 30% since we began tracking this measure in…
Article Link ABSTRACT OBJECTIVE: To examine barriers to health care for individuals who experienced a pregnancy-associated (during pregnancy or in the year after pregnancy) death resulting from an overdose. METHODS: …
Article Link ABSTRACT The number of long-duration drug shortages in the United States is increasing annually. These shortages may pose significant risks to patients by compromising or delaying care. They…
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Article Link ABSTRACT Maternal mortality and severe maternal morbidity in the United States remain unacceptably high, with cardiovascular disease a leading cause of pregnancy-related death. Maternal cardiac arrest, although rare,…
Article Link ABSTRACT OBJECTIVE: To evaluate whether people with cardiac disease were at increased odds of nontransfusion severe maternal morbidity (SMM) and specific types of SMM during delivery hospitalization through…
Article Link ABSTRACT OBJECTIVE: To examine associations between oxytocin dosing intensity and maternal outcomes—cesarean delivery and postpartum hemorrhage (PPH)—by body mass index (BMI). METHODS: This retrospective cohort study included singleton…
Article Link ABSTRACT Whole blood (WB) has been shown to improve outcomes in military acute trauma patients and, to a limited extent, in civilian trauma and acute obstetric hemorrhage. The…
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Article Link ABSTRACT OBJECTIVE: To evaluate antibiotic regimens for the optimization of maternal and neonatal outcomes in pregnancies affected by chorioamnionitis. METHODS: A change in the standard antibiotic regimen for…
Article Link ABSTRACT OBJECTIVE: To compare the efficacy of two antibiotic regimens (cefazolin vs clindamycin plus gentamicin) for preventing infectious complications after planned cesarean delivery. METHODS: A retrospective cohort study…
Article Link ABSTRACT In 2019, the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists recommended that universal prenatal group B streptococcus (GBS) screening be shifted from 35 0/7–37 6/7 weeks of gestation…
Article Link OBJECTIVE: To evaluate whether racial disparities persisted among physicians giving birth, to equalize individual sociodemographic factors. METHODS: Singleton live births among California physicians between 2012 and 2019 were…
Article Link OBJECTIVE: To explore Black birthing people’s perspectives on racial concordance with obstetricians and midwives and understand how their lived experiences with racism, discrimination, and contextualized stress influence those…
Article Link Abstract Substance use disorder (SUD) is increasingly linked with risk of accidental overdose and suicide among pregnant and postpartum people. However, less is understood about SUD as a…
Article Link OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the association between prenatal exposures to phthalates and phenols and adverse pregnancy outcomes, including preterm birth (PTB), small-for-gestational-age (SGA) birth weight, and gestational diabetes mellitus…
Article Link OBJECTIVE: To assess whether the modifications to the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) and American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG) guidelines that emphasize “lower income” status…
A Systematic Review Article Link OBJECTIVE: To systematically review the literature to evaluate the rate of postpartum readmission for hypertension in individuals with hypertensive disorders of pregnancy discharged on nifedipine…
Article Link OBJECTIVE: To evaluate whether individuals who have a placenta previa or low-lying placenta that resolves before delivery are at increased risk of postpartum hemorrhage and postpartum hemorrhage–related morbidity….
Article Link OBJECTIVE: To assess bias in and consent before drug testing during prenatal care and birth in a hospital system with a risk-factor–based drug testing policy. METHODS: This retrospective…
O&G Open (lww.com) OBJECTIVE: To explore the contribution of psychosocial factors, perceived barriers to care, structural racism, and experiences of care to disparities in postpartum outcomes for Black patients, as…