Topic: Women's Health: Maternal Health, Pregnancy, and Birth

Clinicians & Providers

• AHRQ Publication Provides Foundation for Health Informatics Curriculum
• Antenatal Identification of Major Depressive Disorder: a Cohort Study
• Efficacy and Safety of Screening for Postpartum Depression
• Gestational Diabetes
• Minnesota Department of Human Services Uses AHRQ Evidence Report to Guide Policy Decision for Pregnant Wome

Hospital & Health System Resources

• Efficacy and Safety of Screening for Postpartum Depression

Policymaker Resources

• Efficacy and Safety of Screening for Postpartum Depression

Other Research & Data

• AHRQ Publication Provides Foundation for Health Informatics Curriculum
• Antenatal Identification of Major Depressive Disorder: a Cohort Study
• Efficacy and Safety of Screening for Postpartum Depression
• Gestational Diabetes
• Minnesota Department of Human Services Uses AHRQ Evidence Report to Guide Policy Decision for Pregnant Wome

Other News & Events

• 9/11 attacks may have caused miscarriages of male fetuses
• Acupuncture helps with depression during pregnancy
• Antenatal Identification of Major Depressive Disorder: a Cohort Study
• Bariatric surgery before pregnancy reduces the risk of gestational diabetes in obese women
• Birth defects may be linked to high blood pressure, not use of ACE inhibitors in early pregnancy
• Certain women are at greater risk for mental health problems during pregnancy
• Cesarean delivery rates may not be a useful measure of obstetric quality
• Computerized clinical decision support may promote contraceptive counseling for women prescribed teratogenic medications
• Factors linked to racial or ethnic disparities in U.S. fetal death rates differ among groups
• Giving birth to a small gestational age infant increases likelihood of later maternal ischemic heart disease
• Home visits help pregnant, Medicaid-insured women alleviate depressive symptoms
• In vitro fertilization has advantages over natural conception for couples who both carry the cystic fibrosis trait
• Married couples who have twins are more likely to divorce
• Most American women experience complications during delivery
• Nearly two-thirds of mothers with depression do not receive adequate care for their condition
• One in 16 women hospitalized for childbirth has diabetes
• One-fifth of mothers do not receive recommended antenatal corticosteroids before delivery of premature infants
• Pelvic ultrasound imaging by emergency physicians is highly effective in ruling out ectopic pregnancy
• Race/ethnic origin of mother and father influence whether the mother develops gestational diabetes
• Review examines Hepatitis C screening effects in adults
• Study is first to show improved outcomes with postpartum depression screening and care
• Uncertainty surrounds use of terbutaline to prevent preterm birth
• Use of episiotomy and forceps during childbirth down, C-section rates up