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An intravenous (IV) iron infusion before major open abdominal surgery does not reduce the risk of post-surgical mortality or need for blood transfusion in anaemic patients, according to the UK-based PREVENTT* trial.
In highly viraemic mothers, initiating treatment with tenofovir alafenamide fumarate (TAF) at the 13th gestational week or later in pregnancy puts a lid on hepatitis B virus (HBV) and prevents vertical transmission when infants receive standard immunoprophylaxis, as shown in a study.
Serum levels of vitamin D do not appear to affect in-vitro fertilization (IVF) outcomes such as clinical pregnancy, live birth, and ongoing pregnancy rates, according to the results of a meta-analysis.
Pregnant women who receive an opioid prescription tend to experience new persistent opioid use, results of a study have shown.
No baseline clinical factor is predictive of treatment success in women receiving medical management with misoprostol for early pregnancy loss, according to a study. However, the addition of mifepristone seems to improve treatment success.
Women with symptomatic uterine fibroids who underwent myomectomy were more likely to experience a better quality of life (QoL) than those who had uterine-artery embolization, according to the FEMME* trial.
Preterm delivery (<37 weeks) was an independent risk factor for premature mortality compared with -term delivery (39–41 weeks), with risks persisting for up to 40 years later, a study suggests.
In utero exposure to valproate strongly increases the risk of neurodevelopmental disorders, a recent French study has found.
Quadrivalent human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination can substantially reduce the risk of invasive cervical cancer, by up to almost 90 percent in women who were vaccinated early, a large Swedish registry-based study has shown.
A low-intensity, high-coverage intervention delivered through the public healthcare system under standard operating conditions is effective in reducing gestational weight gain (GWG) and shows potential for successful scale-up, a Chilean study has shown.
