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Mindstretcher - IUD use	Hits:1
The trouble is that it isn't as simple as the title suggests. Bandolier had a real problem getting its mind around a detailed and worthy systematic review and meta-analysis of case-control studies on this topic from Brussels [1]. It starts...	03/01/1995
Risk factors for ectopic	Hits:1
This meta-analysis was undertaken with a view to introducing a screening programme for women in early pregnancy, at risk of ectopic pregnancy. It therefore aims to identify the risk factors. Message The risk factors most strongly...	03/01/2014
Antiphospholipid antibod	Hits:1
Systematic review Results Comment What's worse than being asked a question to which you don't know the answer (or even understand the question)? It could be having only half of the answer, but not knowing which half. Such a...	03/01/2014
Smoking during pregnancy	Hits:1
Anatomically, there are two types of oral clefts: cleft lip, usually with cleft palate; and isolated cleft palate. Pathologically, both types are divided into syndromic (babies having other birth defects) and non-syndromic. Cleft lip...	03/01/2014
Birth defects after mate	Hits:1
Corticosteroids are first-line drugs for treating a variety of conditions in women of childbearing age, but information concerning how these drugs affect pregnancy is limited. This paper conducts a study and a meta-analysis...	03/01/2014
Aspirin in pregnancy and	Hits:1
Clinical bottom line There is no evidence that aspirin use in the first three months of pregnancy results in any increased risk of congenital abnormalities. Reference E Kozer et al. Aspirin consumption during the first trimester of...	03/01/2014
Caffeine and health	Hits:1
Caffeine in pregnancy Results Comment Coffee and colorectal cancer Coffee and stroke in hypertensive non-smokers Comment Overall comment Drinking coffee, or taking in caffeine from tea or cola, or wherever, always seems to be popping up in...	03/01/2014
Nausea and vomiting in e	Hits:1
Search Results Comment In early pregnancy nausea affects up to 85% of women, and vomiting 50%. It doesn't happen just in the morning, nor in the first few weeks and months of pregnancy. Pregnant women lose time off work, and/or fail to...	03/01/2014
Healthy post-natal care	Hits:1
This essay is also available as a downloadable PDF. Giving birth is both exhausting and emotional. After the birth, you may feel very tired and with your hormones once again changing, very emotional. Physically, you may feel sore...	03/01/2014
Risk of preeclampsia ris	Hits:1
Clinical bottom line Risk of pre-eclampsia generally doubles with each 5-7 kg/sq metre increase in pre-pregnancy body mass index. Background Maternal obesity is an important risk factor for the development of pre-eclampsia....	03/01/2014
Transcutaneous electrica	Hits:1
Clinical bottom line: TENS does not alleviate labour pain nor reduce the use of additional analgesics. Women should be offered effective interventions for relief of labour pain. TENS was originally developed as a way of controlling...	03/01/2014
Tongue-tie: ankyloglossi	Hits:1
Prevalence Breastfeeding Older children and adults Comment Ankyloglossia is a congenital oral anomaly characterised by an unusually short lingum frenulum on the underside of the tongue. It is also called tongue tie. The condition can cause...	03/01/2014
Neonatal hip instability	Hits:1
Study Results Comment A mum-to-be has heard that vaginal delivery of a baby with a breech presentation leads to hip problems. Is that true or false? It is comforting to know that an enormous and comprehensive survey from Norway [1] gives...	03/01/2014
Can breastfeeding help p	Hits:1
The number of overweight children, adolescents and adults is rising markedly. Obesity in children and adolescents predicts obesity in adult life, it predicts morbidity and mortality decades later, it is associated with cardiovascular...	03/01/2014
Acupuncture for Asthma	Hits:1
Clinical bottom line: Based on a small number of randomised, double-blind trials, acupuncture is not effective for the treatment of asthma or asthma-like symptoms. None of the studies...	03/01/2014