In this podcast Dr. Lisa Levine reviews her important research on the association between preeclampsia and cardiovascular disease. She reviews results from her study presented at SMFM 2018 where she discussed a cohort of women she evaluated for cardiovascular risk 10 years  after a pregnancy complicated by preeclampsia.

To evaluate the feasibility of salpingectomy compared with standard bilateral tubal ligation at the time of cesarean delivery in women with undesired fertility.

Adding 15 minutes to total operative times, salpingectomy can be successfully completed in approximately two thirds of women desiring permanent contraception with cesarean delivery.

This podcast provides a nice description of the retrospective cohort study performed by Dr. Palatnik and colleagues.

Few studies have been performed to evaluate elective induction of labor in the obese population, however those that have been performed have conflicting results. Dr. Palatnik performed a retrospective cohort study from the Consortium on Safe Labor comparing obese women with a singleton gestation who underwent elective induction at >39 weeks versus expectant management.

Their outcomes of interest includes cesarean section rate (primary outcomes), and adverse maternal and neonatal outcomes (including 3rd/4th degree laceration, postpartum hemorrhage, blood transfusion, endometritis, would infection, apgar score

Contraception for the High-Risk Obstetrical Patient: A Call to Action

Join Dr. Rao as she discusses what is “Mental Health” and its impact on the mother, fetus and neonate. The podcast will also identify risk factors and how to screen for mental health disorders, and how to optimize care to women with a pre-existing diagnosis.

Join MFM, Dr. Chia-Ling Nhan-Chang, as she provides a general overview on the role of 3D imaging in perinatal ultrasound.

Adverse outcomes are rare in obstetrics but when they occur are devastating not only to patients but also the caregivers.  Join Drs. Lipkind and Pettker for this 30-minute podcast as they use their personal experiences to discuss the resources for supporting 'second victim’ caregivers who experience critical events.  

Dr. Mandelbrodt discusses results from the TOXOGEST study, a randomized open-label trial comparing  pyrimethamine/sulfadiazine to spiramycin in reduction of perinatal transmission of toxoplasma gondii.  The results were presented at the SMFM Annual Pregnancy Meeting in February 2018.

Join Dr. Alexandria Hill as she speaks about cardiovascular disease in the pregnant patient. During this nine-minute podcast, Dr. Hill addresses the importance of maternal heart disease; how successful MFMs are at recognizing maternal heart disease; considerations of the role of MFMs for cardiac patients; and sharing what MFMs are doing about this issue as a group.