Obstetrics-gynecology

Canadian Paediatric Society position statement reviews neonatal outcomes, infant monitoring and whether mothers using an SSRI/SNRI should breastfeed.

New guidelines from the SOGC aim to help physicians manage labour, delivery and postpartum care for persons with disabilities, and provide a positive experience.

Health Canada approved the etonogestrel-releasing contraceptive implant for people 18 years old and older, but adolescents could also benefit from it, experts suggest.

Health Canada updates the labeling on taking NSAIDs, both prescription and over-the-counter, to advise pregnant women not to consume them from the 20th week of pregnancy.

Research, recently published in the journal Biological Psychiatry, examines the mechanisms triggered in children whose mothers were infected with a virus during pregnancy, and which could cause neuropsychiatric disorders later in life.

The duration of active labour during childbirth would be significantly shorter in women who maintained a higher level of physical activity during their pregnancy, indicated researchers in a study published in the American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology.

Stress during pregnancy can contribute to one of those causes of preterm births.

First combined oral contraceptive to contain the estrogen, estetrol, instead of ethinyl estradiol.