Skin-to-Skin Contact for Improved Duration of Breastfeeding - FPIN's Help Desk Answers ...
Aug 1, 2019 - Skin-to-skin-contact in the immediate postnatal period should be recommended to all mothers because it is associated with a higher likelihood of exclusive breastfeeding at hospital discharge and for up to six months afterward (number needed to treat [NNT] = 5 to 8).
American Family Physician : FPIN's Help Desk Answers
https://www.aafp.org/afp/2019/0801/od2.html
The Pregnant Patient: Managing Common Acute Medical Problems - American Family Physician
Nov 1, 2018 - Women often see their primary care physicians for common acute conditions during pregnancy. These conditions may be caused by pregnancy (obstetric problems) or worsened by pregnancy (obstetrically aggravated problems), or they may require special consideration during pregnancy because ...
American Family Physician : Article
https://www.aafp.org/afp/2018/1101/p595.html
Tranexamic Acid for Postpartum Hemorrhage - Medicine by the Numbers - American Family ...
May 1, 2020 - Postpartum hemorrhage is the most common cause of maternal death worldwide. Tranexamic acid is an antifibrinolytic agent that has shown to decrease bleeding in surgical patients and all-cause death in trauma patients. Does early administration of tranexamic acid reduce the rate of death...
American Family Physician : Medicine by the Numbers
https://www.aafp.org/afp/2020/0501/od2.html
Treatment of Threatened Miscarriage with Progestogens - Cochrane for Clinicians - ...
Sep 1, 2019 - Progestogens reduce the risk of miscarriage when compared with placebo in patients with threatened miscarriage (number needed to treat [NNT] = 10.) Use of progestogens poses no significant risks to mother or baby.
American Family Physician : Cochrane for Clinicians
https://www.aafp.org/afp/2019/0901/p279.html
What Family Physicians Can Do to Reduce Maternal Mortality - Editorials - American ...
Oct 15, 2019 - Family physicians can catalyze efforts to ensure the safety of all people who give birth and to support well-being during the postpartum period.
American Family Physician : Editorials
https://www.aafp.org/afp/2019/1015/p460.html
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