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Breastfeeding may protect mothers against the development of vascular disease, according to a new
study.

Findings from a retrospective study involving discharge data on 222,751 women from a variety of
hospital settings indicate that during the 6-week post-partum period, women are at higher risk for a number of
nonurogenital infections.

Liability insurance premiums have eased nationwide for the fourth straight year.

There was a time in the late 1990s when it seemed that the author was performing a cerclage every
week.

Influenza A virus is a type of ribonucleic acid, single-stranded, enveloped, orthomyxovirus that
contains H and N surface glycoproteins.

This department will take a hard look at some of the common things done in OB/Gyn
practice.

Emotions alone are not enough to prove an allegation of improper care.

Ultrasound screening of all pregnant women for signs of a shortened cervix could be a cost-effective
means of lowering the rate of pre-term births, even when routinely performed on low-risk women.

Researchers reviewed data on women exposed to an HPV vaccine up to 1 month prior to onset of their
last menstrual period or at any time during pregnancy.

Women with epistaxis during pregnancy are at increased risk for postpartum hemorrhage, even after
controlling for cesarean delivery.

Whether women use assistive reproductive technology, women with endometriosis are about 33% more
likely than women without the condition to give birth prematurely, according to a nationwide study.

Osteoporosis greatly increases the risk of fracture for postmenopausal women, especially older
women.

Menstrual regularity in adolescent girls provides valuable clues about current and future bone
integrity.

Asymptomatic, nulliparous, heterozygous carriers of the prothrombin gene mutation are 3.6 times as
likely as women who do not carry the mutation to experience severe pregnancy complications.

The federal government has issued 2 sets of regulations to lay groundwork for physicians and hospitals
to receive payments for implementing and using electronic medical records.

Women who have breast cancer and who take aspirin 2 to 5 days per week may significantly reduce their
risk of dying from the disease and of experiencing its metastasis, according to new research.

For the first time, AHRQ is moving to designate data to be collected to establish a core set of
quality indicators of children’s healthcare under Medicaid and the Children’s Health Insurance
Program.

Polybrominated diphenylethers (PBDEs) or flame-retardant chemicals commonly found in household items
may contribute to some women?s difficulty in achieving pregnancy, according to University of California-Berkeley
researchers.

Major Finding: The single-incision midurethral sling had an 89% cure rate for stress urinary incontinence at 1 year.

Major Finding: Quality of life among women with lower urinary tract symptoms varied by ethnic group, as did the prevalence of these symptoms.

DR. BEERS is an assistant professor of pediatrics at Children’s National Medical Center in Washington. She also is a member of the American Academy of Pediatrics Committee on Residency Scholarships. Dr. Beers had no conflicts of interest to disclose. To comment, e-mail her at obnews@elsevier.com.

Congratulations on the success of your obstetrics hospitalist program, Dr. Pelletier (“OB Hospitalist Program Is a Go!” December 2009, p. 14). It should serve as a great model across the country. The flexibility that the private practice physicians have in allowing the hospitalists to take care of as much or as little of their patient care is very appealing. This is great for emergency department call and unattended patients, and it is great to know that there is a physician in house to take care of an emergency for a laboring patient until the attending ob.gyn. can be present.

Major Finding: Of the six pregnant and two postpartum patients who died, six had underlying medical conditions. None had received antiviral medication within 48 hours after symptom onset.