We sought to identify how gynecologic oncologists approach reproductive counseling for their fertile, reproductive age patients, and their experience with unplanned pregnancies. Members of the Society of Gynecologic Oncology (SGO) were surveyed electronically regarding consistency of counseling patterns of contraception and fertility concerns, most and least common contraceptive methods utilize...

OBJECTIVE To explore what influences on engagement with Option B+ in four sub-Saharan African settings. METHODS In-depth interviews were conducted in 2015, with 22 HIV-positive women who had been pregnant since Option B+ was available, and 15 healthcare workers (HCWs) involved in HIV service delivery. Participants were purposely selected from four health and demographic surveillance sites in ...

A 28-year old woman, P1-0-1-1 presented with 5-month amenorrhea after having had single--rod 68 mg--etonorgestrel contraceptive implant (Implanon) for 18 months. Pregnancy was diagnosed by physical examination and confirmed by ultrasonography. At first, she wanted to have her pregnancy terminated because of a financial problem and anxiety about fetal anomaly as well as pregnancy complication. H...

BACKGROUND Antenatal care in Sweden involves a visit in pregnancy week 6-7 for counseling about lifestyle issues, including alcohol. The aim of this study was to investigate alcohol consumption among partners of pregnant women, their motives for changing drinking patterns when becoming a parent and their perceptions of the midwife's counseling about alcohol. METHOD The study was conducted at ...

THE EFFECT OF GROUP COUNSELING ON PREGNANCY EXPERIENCE IN PRIMIGRAVIDA WOMEN: AN INTERVENTIONAL STUDY

BACKGROUND Obstetric ultrasound has come to play a significant role in obstetrics since its introduction in clinical care. Today, most pregnant women in the developed world are exposed to obstetric ultrasound examinations, and there is no doubt that the advantages of obstetric ultrasound technique have led to improvements in pregnancy outcomes. However, at the same time, the increasing use has ...

OBJECTIVE To investigate the association of preconception counseling with markers of care and maternal characteristics in women with pregestational diabetes. RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS The study includes data from a regional multi-center survey on 588 women with pregestational diabetes who delivered a singleton pregnancy between 2001 and 2004. Logistic regression was used to obtain crude and a...

OBJECTIVE The objective of the study was to examine the associations between prenatal and postpartum contraceptive counseling and postpartum contraceptive use. STUDY DESIGN The Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System 2004-2008 data were analyzed from Missouri, New York state, and New York City (n = 9536). We used multivariable logistic regression to assess the associations between prenata...

OBJECTIVE To emphasize preconception care of women with type 1 diabetes and the role of primary care physicians in evaluating and counseling them. QUALITY OF EVIDENCE Substantial level II evidence indicates that tight glycemic control before conception and early in pregnancy reduces the rate of congenital malformations. Most evidence concerning maternal and fetal risks during pregnancy in pat...

BACKGROUND Family physicians may play a significant role in providing information to their patients on the effects of medication exposure during pregnancy. Women must receive accurate information, as unrealistic perception of teratogenic risk may lead to inadequate treatment of maternal disease or termination of otherwise wanted pregnancies. OBJECTIVES To collect data on the current practices...