|
Title
|
Date
|
|
26.
|
Washington, DC -- As the number of women in the US living with HIV/AIDS increases, ob-gyns will need to address their unique contraception, preconception and prenatal care, and general gynecologic re...
|
November 2010
|
|
27.
|
Number 471
(Reaffirmed 2012, Replaces No. 316, October 2005)
ABSTRACT: Smoking is the one of the most important modifiable causes of poor pregnancy outcomes in the United States, and is associated with maternal, fetal, and infant morbidity and mortality. The p...
|
November 2010
PDF Download
|
|
28.
|
Number 470
ABSTRACT: Overweight and obesity are epidemic in the United States. Obesity is a risk factor for numerous conditions, including diabetes, hypertension, high cholesterol, stroke, heart disease, certai...
|
October 2010
PDF Download
|
|
29.
|
Number 469
(Replaces No. 338, June 2006)
ABSTRACT: Fragile X syndrome is the most common inherited form of mental retardation. The syndrome occurs in approximately 1 in 3,600 males and 1 in 4,000–6,000 females. Approximately 1 in 250 female...
|
October 2010
PDF Download
|
|
30.
|
San Francisco, CA -- Young women undergoing cancer treatment have an increasing number of options for preserving their fertility, a leading researcher told attendees today at the 58th Annual Clinical...
|
May 2010
|
|
31.
|
Washington, DC -- Screening for depression during pregnancy and afterward benefits women, infants, and families, according to a new Committee Opinion issued today by The American College of Obstetric...
|
January 2010
|
|
32.
|
Number 442
(Replaces No. 298, August 2004)
ABSTRACT: Certain autosomal recessive disease conditions are more prevalent in individuals of Eastern European Jewish (Ashkenazi) descent. Previously, the American College of Obstetricians and Gyneco...
|
October 2009
PDF Download
|
|
33.
|
Washington, DC -- Pregnant women with depression face complicated treatment decisions because of the risks associated with both untreated depression and the use of antidepressants. A new report from ...
|
August 2009
|
|
34.
|
Chicago, IL -- "Mothers are the backbones of communities. When they die, children become orphaned, families are fragmented," said Jean Chamberlain Froese, MD, today during the President's Program at ...
|
May 2009
|
|
35.
|
Number 432
ABSTRACT: Spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) is an autosomal recessive neurodegenerative disease that results from degeneration of spinal cord motor neurons leading to atrophy of skeletal muscle and overa...
|
May 2009
PDF Download
|
|
36.
|
Washington, DC -- Lack of access to adequate women's health care puts rural women in the US at a greatly increased risk of poor health outcomes compared with women in urban areas. The physician short...
|
February 2009
|
|
37.
|
Washington, DC -- The recent news story "Can Pregnant Women Drink Alcohol in Moderation?", which aired on ABC's Good Morning America Weekend, has created tremendous confusion among women about the sa...
|
February 2008
|
|
38.
|
Washington, DC -- The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG) and the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) are pleased to announce the publication of the first collaborative breast...
|
January 2006
|
|
39.
|
Number 318
(Reaffirmed 2010, Replaces No. 162, November 1995)
ABSTRACT: Tay–Sachs disease (TSD) is a severe progressive neurologic disease that causes death in early childhood. Carrier screening should be offered before pregnancy to individuals and couples at h...
|
October 2005
PDF Download
|
|
40.
|
Number 313
(Reaffirmed 2012)
ABSTRACT: The goal of preconception care is to reduce the risk of adverse health effects for the woman, fetus, or neonate by optimizing the woman's health and knowledge before planning and conceiving...
|
September 2005
PDF Download
|