An updated Canadian Paediatric Society position statement reviews outcomes in infants exposed to selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor (SSRI) or serotonin-norepinephrine reuptake inhibitor (SNRI) antidepressants during pregnancy and while breastfeeding.
Approximately 15% of Canadian couples experience infertility, making it a commonly encountered condition in the primary care setting. What do you know about infertility and its causes?
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.
