http://medicalxpress.com/obstetrics-gynaecology-news/ en-us Medical Xpress provides the latest research news on obstetrics and gynaecology New research indicates that women's reproductive function may be tied to their immune status. Previous studies have found this association in human males, but not females. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-05-women-reproductive-ability-immune-status.html Obstetrics & gynaecology Fri, 17 May 2013 14:34:20 EST news288020043 New research is raising fresh concern that an age-old treatment for troubled pregnancies—bed rest—doesn't seem to prevent premature birth, and might even increase that risk. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-05-bed-rest-prematurity.html Obstetrics & gynaecology Tue, 14 May 2013 07:40:01 EST news287734549 (HealthDay)—Among women who undergo in vitro fertilization (IVF) to become pregnant, there is no difference in delivery rates among those implanted with one prescreened embryo compared to those implanted with two unscreened embryos, new study findings reveal. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-05-birth-good-implanting-embryo.html Obstetrics & gynaecology Wed, 08 May 2013 18:22:55 EST news287256156 A new study debunks the myth that younger moms are more likely to "bounce back" after having a baby – teenage pregnancy actually makes women more likely to become obese. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-04-teen-moms-greater-obesity.html Obstetrics & gynaecology Fri, 19 Apr 2013 11:45:46 EST news285590738 (HealthDay)—The number of fetal deaths that could be avoided by delivery is greater than the number of neonatal deaths that would be anticipated by delivery around 37 to 38 weeks' gestation, according to research published in the March issue of the American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-03-redefines-optimal-delivery.html Obstetrics & gynaecology Thu, 28 Mar 2013 15:10:01 EST news283698206 Pregnant women who experienced financial, emotional, or other personal stress in the year before their delivery had an increased chance of having a stillbirth, say researchers who conducted a National Institutes of Health network study. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-03-stressful-life-events-stillbirth.html Obstetrics & gynaecology Wed, 27 Mar 2013 11:51:52 EST news283603872 For women enduring hot flashes and other symptoms of menopause, a new model could better estimate the timing of the final menstrual period, according to a recent study accepted for publication in The Endocrine Society's Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism (JCEM). http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-03-menstrual-period.html Obstetrics & gynaecology Tue, 26 Mar 2013 00:00:09 EST news283456904 (HealthDay)—Working during pregnancy does not increase a woman's risk of having a preterm or low birth-weight baby, a new study found. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-03-pregnant-wont-baby.html Obstetrics & gynaecology Mon, 25 Mar 2013 18:30:02 EST news283451891 Pregnant women in Ghana who slept on their back (supine sleep) were at an increased risk of stillbirth compared to women who did not sleep on their back, according to new research led by a University of Michigan researcher. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-03-ghanaian-pregnant-women-stillbirth.html Obstetrics & gynaecology Mon, 25 Mar 2013 16:39:20 EST news283448352 (HealthDay)—Women who use petroleum jelly vaginally may put themselves at risk of a common infection called bacterial vaginosis, a small study suggests. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-03-petroleum-jelly-tied-vaginal-infection.html Obstetrics & gynaecology Fri, 08 Mar 2013 11:20:01 EST news281963097 Grandmother's cigarette smoking could be responsible for her grandchild's asthma, and the recent discovery of this multi-generational transmission of disease suggests the environmental factors experienced today could determine the health of family members for generations to come, two Los Angeles Biomedical Research Institute (LA BioMed) lead researchers write in the March edition of Review of Obstetrics & Gynecology. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-03-grandmother-cigarette-habit-grandchild-asthma.html Obstetrics & gynaecology Mon, 04 Mar 2013 10:06:48 EST news281613951 Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) researchers have identified what may be a major factor behind the increased risk of two adverse outcomes in pregnancies conceived through in vitro fertilization (IVF). Two papers published in the journal Fertility and Sterility support the hypothesis that extremely high estrogen levels at the time of embryo transfer increase the risk that infants will be born small for their gestational age and the risk of preeclampsia, a dangerous condition that can threaten the lives of both mother and child. They also outline a protocol that reduced those risks in a small group of patients. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-02-extremely-high-estrogen-underlie-complications.html Obstetrics & gynaecology Mon, 25 Feb 2013 13:03:40 EST news281019802 The findings by academics at The University of Manchester, published in the Journal of Obstetric, Gynecologic and Neonatal Nursing, compared Johnson's Baby Top-to-Toe wash against plain bath water on 307 newborn babies over a four week period. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-02-baby-skin-barrier-function.html Obstetrics & gynaecology Mon, 18 Feb 2013 19:00:04 EST news280426195 Maternal nutrition is important to a developing embryo and to the health of the child later in life. Supplementing the diet with specific vitamins is known to increase health of the foetus for example folic acid (vitamin B9) reduces the risk of spina bifida. However not everything an adult might consume is beneficial to a developing baby. New research published in BioMed Central's open access journal BMC Medicine shows that caffeine is linked to low birth weight babies and that caffeine from coffee in linked to increasing length of pregnancy. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-02-caffeine-linked-birth-weight-babies.html Obstetrics & gynaecology Mon, 18 Feb 2013 19:00:01 EST news280426349 (HealthDay)—The majority of obstetrician-gynecologists perceive bimanual pelvic examinations as important for adult women of all ages, although the reasons cited for performing the exam vary widely, according to a study published in the February issue of the American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-02-ob-gyns-bimanual-exam-vary.html Obstetrics & gynaecology Tue, 12 Feb 2013 15:30:29 EST news279905418 –Women with a high concentration of anti-Müllerian hormone stand a better chance of giving birth after in vitro fertilization, according to a recent study accepted for publication in The Endocrine Society's Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism (JCEM). http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-02-high-hormone-likelihood-pregnancy-birth.html Obstetrics & gynaecology Tue, 12 Feb 2013 01:40:01 EST news279855560 Germany's upper house of parliament on Friday gave its green light to testing embryos after in vitro fertilisation in certain cases after a passionate ethical debate in the country on the issue. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-02-germany-genetic-embryos.html Obstetrics & gynaecology Fri, 01 Feb 2013 10:39:25 EST news278937551 Women should wait at least 12 months before trying for a baby following weight loss surgery and need further advice and information on reproductive issues, suggests a new evidence-based literature review published today in The Obstetrician & Gynaecologist (TOG). http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-01-women-months-baby-weight-loss.html Obstetrics & gynaecology Thu, 10 Jan 2013 19:00:06 EST news277055984 (Medical Xpress)—Postpartum depression not only affects mothers but it could mean higher health risks for the baby – especially in low-income countries like Ghana where the condition isn't well-recognized, University of Michigan Health System research shows. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-01-postpartum-depression-prevalent-under-developed-countries.html Obstetrics & gynaecology Tue, 08 Jan 2013 11:43:32 EST news276867801 In a study that included nearly 30,000 women from Nordic countries who had filled a selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor (SSRI) prescription during pregnancy, researchers found no significant association between use of these medications during pregnancy and risk of stillbirth, neonatal death, or postneonatal death, after accounting for factors including maternal psychiatric disease, according to a study in the January 2 issue of JAMA. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-01-anti-depressants-pregnancy-linked-stillbirth-infant.html Obstetrics & gynaecology Tue, 01 Jan 2013 16:05:43 EST news276278725 (Medical Xpress)—Good news may be on the horizon for Kate Middleton, Duchess of Cambridge, and other women stricken with severe nausea and vomiting during pregnancy, thanks to the work of a University at Buffalo professor who is conducting research on a drug that is showing success treating pregnant women with this condition. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-12-severe-morning-sickness-patients-relief.html Obstetrics & gynaecology Mon, 10 Dec 2012 07:18:26 EST news274346209 A large, multi-center clinical trial led by researchers from Columbia University Medical Center (CUMC) shows that a new genetic test resulted in significantly more clinically relevant information than the current standard method of prenatal testing. The test uses microarray analysis to conduct a more comprehensive examination of a fetus's DNA than is possible with the current standard method, karyotyping—a visual analysis of the fetus's chromosomes. Results were published in the Dec. 6, 2012, issue of The New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM). http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-12-prenatal-chromosomal-microarray-standard.html Obstetrics & gynaecology Wed, 05 Dec 2012 17:00:15 EST news273930236 (Medical Xpress)—Stanford University School of Medicine researchers have devised a two-part approach to identify developing human embryos most likely to result in successful pregnancies. The technique could transform the lives of infertile couples seeking to use in vitro fertilization, or IVF, to start a family. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-12-embryo-analysis-technique-boost-vitro-fertilization.html Obstetrics & gynaecology Wed, 05 Dec 2012 08:26:55 EST news273918391 The risk of developing pelvic inflammatory disease (PID) following insertion of an intrauterine device (IUD) is very low, whether or not women have been screened beforehand for gonorrhea and chlamydia, according to a joint study of nearly 60,000 women by researchers at the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF), and Kaiser Permanente Northern California Division of Research. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-11-iuds-dont-pelvic-inflammatory-disease.html Obstetrics & gynaecology Tue, 20 Nov 2012 18:00:47 EST news272656808 (Medical Xpress)—The quality of internet information available for women opting for "designer vagina" procedures is "poor," and in some cases, inaccurate, reveals a small study led by academics at the UCL Institute of Women's Health. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-11-web-info-vagina-procedures-poor.html Obstetrics & gynaecology Mon, 19 Nov 2012 07:36:04 EST news272532944 New research at the University of Adelaide has revealed a genetic link in pregnant mums - and their male partners - to pre-eclampsia, a life-threatening complication during pregnancy. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-11-genetics-pregnancy-complication.html Obstetrics & gynaecology Thu, 15 Nov 2012 10:47:57 EST news272198869 An elegant new study confirms that the most commonly used method of screening for embryo abnormalities following in vitro fertilization (IVF) does accurately predict the success of embryo transplantation for younger women, but not necessarily for those of advanced maternal age. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-11-reveals-embryo-biopsy-women-advanced.html Obstetrics & gynaecology Wed, 07 Nov 2012 15:00:01 EST news271508527 Researchers at Case Western Reserve University have found a way to create three-dimensional maps of the stress that circulating blood places on the developing heart in an animal model – a key to understanding triggers of heart defects. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-10-triggers-birth-defects-embryo-heart.html Obstetrics & gynaecology Tue, 30 Oct 2012 18:00:01 EST news270837925 (HealthDay)—Most women need testing for cervical cancer only every three to five years, rather than annually, according to the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-10-frequent-pap-safe-women-obgyn.html Obstetrics & gynaecology Mon, 22 Oct 2012 17:14:42 EST news270144875 In vitro fertilization (IVF) may significantly increase the risk of birth defects, particularly those of the eye, heart, reproductive organs and urinary systems, according to new research presented Saturday, Oct. 20, at the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) National Conference and Exhibition in New Orleans. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-10-vitro-fertilization-linked-birth-defects.html Obstetrics & gynaecology Sat, 20 Oct 2012 04:47:02 EST news269927204