January 6, 2021 Health Policy Pregnant or breastfeeding women should have access to COVID vaccines. Especially if they work in a high-risk environment or have underlying health conditions that further increase their risk of complications if they become infected with the virus.
June 25, 2020 Epidemiology Study leaves many questions about health outcomes for pregnant women with coronavirus. It did not mention if socioeconomic disparities play a role. Focused on U.S. population where access to care is not equal.
January 20, 2020 Obstetrics Rodent model that shares the same human enzymatic glucose transport pathways to transfer glucose from the placenta to the fetal circulation demonstrates that cannabis exposure during gestation blocks this pathway and negatively impacts fetal growth.
October 29, 2019 Obstetrics If you are going to claim from an observational study that the HPV vaccine reduces fertility rates in women, then provide the plausible biological mechanism to explain it.
September 13, 2017 General information Light alcohol consumption in pregnancy not tied to any harms but why take a chance?
September 8, 2017 Neurology Three times a small number is still a small number with respect to stroke risk in pregnancy
July 7, 2017 Food Science High sugar intake in pregnancy cannot show any causal link to increased risk of childhood asthma.
July 6, 2016 Health Policy Approved abortion pill not yet available and non-evidence-based prescribing restrictions
January 25, 2016 General information Travel advisories for pregnant women issued by CDC regarding Zika virus
October 7, 2015 Cancer/Oncology Ovarian transplant tissue functions reasonable well after cancer treatment