Medications

Metformin added to insulin not beneficial for T2D in pregnancy

For pregnant women with type 2 diabetes, the addition of metformin to insulin does not affect composite adverse neonatal outcomes, according to a study published in the Dec. 12 issue of the Journal of the American Medical ...

Obstetrics & gynaecology

Cannabis use in pregnancy may raise infant health risks

A large study of more than 360,000 mothers and infants found increased risk of low birth weight and admission to the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) for babies whose mothers used cannabis during pregnancy.

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

Addressing the need to treat hepatitis C in pregnancy and infancy

Driven by the ongoing opioid epidemic and the sharing of needles, hepatitis C cases have been rising in the United States over the last decade, with the highest infection rates among young adults, including women of childbearing ...

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