Expert Commentary
Expert Commentary
Does remote blood pressure monitoring improve patient outcomes postpartum?
Yes, in patients with hypertensive disorders of pregnancy enrolled in remote blood pressure monitoring (RBPM) postpartum (n = 1,700),...
Expert Commentary
Does daily multivitamin supplementation improve memory in older adults?
According to results of a randomized cognitive ancillary trial involving 3,562 men and women (67%) with an average age of 71 years, after 1 year...
Expert Commentary
Does tamoxifen use increase the risk of endometrial cancer in premenopausal patients?
In a large, nationwide retrospective longitudinal cohort study that examined the occurrence of endometrial cancer and other uterine pathology in...
Expert Commentary
Recurrent pregnancy loss and inherited thrombophilias: Does low molecular weight heparin improve the live birth rate?
The use of low molecular weight heparin (LMWH) in women with recurrent pregnancy loss (RPL) and confirmed inherited...
Expert Commentary
To what extent do growth abnormalities increase the risk of stillbirth near term in pregnancies complicated by diabetes?
In pregnancies complicated by pregestational diabetes mellitus (PG-DM) or gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM), stillbirth risk was increased in...
Expert Commentary
Can cffDNA technology be used to determine the underlying cause of pregnancy loss to better inform future pregnancy planning?
Compared with direct sequencing of the pregnancy tissue, cell-free fetal DNA via maternal serum has a reasonable sensitivity of 85% (95%...
Expert Commentary
What was the impact of COVID-19 on maternal mortality in the United States?
As compared with prepandemic and early pandemic pregnancy-related mortality, maternal deaths within 1 year of birth increased dramatically...
Expert Commentary
sFlt-1:PlGF ratio normal at 24 to 28 weeks: Discontinue aspirin for preterm preeclampsia prevention?
Expert Commentary
Does the current age cutoff for screening miss too many cases of cervical cancer in older women?
Women aged 65 and older were more likely to be diagnosed at a later stage of cervical cancer than younger women (71% vs 48%), and...
Expert Commentary
Is azithromycin prophylaxis appropriate for vaginal delivery in low- and middle-resource populations?
Yes. In a multisite, randomized, placebo-controlled study, 29,278 patients at or beyond 28 weeks’ gestation in low- or middle-...
Expert Commentary
Are there long-term benefits to infants born to patients after bariatric surgery?
Yes. Investigators found lower risks of: birth injuries (odds ratio [OR], 0.27), convulsions (OR, 0.43), newborn...