Articles Tagged With: postpartum
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Spacing Childbirth Is Better for Women’s and Children’s Health
Women’s health benefits from waiting at least two years after a live birth before the next pregnancy. The results of a recent study reveal that women are more likely to space out childbearing after participating in a two-year intervention that includes providing women with access to family planning counselors, free transportation to a high-quality family planning clinic, referrals for services, consultations, and financial reimbursement for family planning services.
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Maternal Sepsis: Risk Factors that Could Lead to Postpartum Readmission
In this analysis of California deliveries between 2008 and 2011, risk factors for maternal readmission for sepsis were found to include preterm birth, hemorrhage, obesity, and a primary cesarean delivery.
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Etonogestrel Contraceptive Implant and VTE in Postpartum Women
In this national retrospective cohort study of postpartum women, use of the etonogestrel contraceptive implant immediately postpartum was not associated with an increased rate of readmission for venous thromboembolism within 30 days of delivery.
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Study Reveals Low Rate of Contraceptive Use in Women with Recent Preterm Births
Medicaid claims data among a North Carolina cohort show that women were less likely to fill a contraceptive claim within 90 days after preterm birth. Investigators theorized it would be harder for women to access contraception after a preterm birth because they would be caring for a medically fragile infant. Also, women who deliver preterm experience shorter pregnancies, which means there is less time for a conversation with their healthcare providers about contraception.
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Baby-Friendly Policies May Be Ineffective in Improving Breastfeeding Outcomes in the United States
Data analysis from the 2018 Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Breastfeeding Report Card failed to show improvements in breastfeeding outcomes in Baby-Friendly facilities over statewide breastfeeding initiation programs.
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Telemedicine Program Helps Manage Postpartum Hypertension
A new study shows the benefits of developing a case management program to monitor women with pregnancy-related hypertension. Researchers found evidence of high compliance, retention, and patient satisfaction with a postpartum remote hypertension monitoring protocol.
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Postpartum Emergencies
Postpartum emergencies may include a variety of clinical presentations, ranging from minor concerns to life-threatening emergencies. Common postpartum emergencies include pain, fever, hemorrhage, hypertension, preeclampsia, eclampsia, infection, and depression.
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Should Obesity Be a Contraindication to Postpartum Tubal Sterilization?
In this retrospective cohort study of 279 women undergoing postpartum partial salpingectomy after vaginal delivery, the mean operative time for women with a BMI ≥ 30 kg/m2 was only 5.5 minutes longer than the time for women with a BMI < 30 kg/m2.
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Maternal Drug-Related Death and Suicide: Leading Causes of Postpartum Death in California
In a recent study, investigators found that drug-related death and suicide were leading causes of postpartum death in California.
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LARC Contraceptives: Remove the Barriers
Despite guidance stating that a patient should be offered the option to begin her chosen long-acting reversible contraception birth control method at the time of the office visit rather than waiting for her next period or returning for another appointment, just 29% of clinicians say they provide same-day placement.