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HSC Medicine, Dentistry and Healthcare Sciences Current Awareness Bulletins: Obstetrics and Gynaecology

Obstetrics and Gynaecology current awareness bulletin

Frequency: Bi-monthly

Links to articles in the current and previous 2 issues of this bulletin are displayed below.

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July 2025

Abortion care (updated NICE guideline NG140)

Advancements in fetal heart rate monitoring: a report on opportunities and strategic initiatives for better intrapartum care

Advancing personalised care in ovarian cancer using CT and MRI radiomics

Balloon disimpaction of the baby's head at emergency caesarean during the second stage of labour (new NICE guideline IPG800)

Causes of and risk factors for postpartum haemorrhage: a systematic review and meta-analysis

COVID-19 infection history as a risk factor for early pregnancy loss: results from the electronic health record-based Southeast Texas COVID and Pregnancy Cohort Study

The effect of air pollution exposure on menstrual cycle health using self-reported data from a mobile health app: a prospective, observational study

Global, regional and national burden of infertility due to endometriosis: results from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2021 and forecast to 2044

Induction of labour versus standard care to prevent shoulder dystocia in fetuses suspected to be large for gestational age in the UK (the Big Baby trial): a multicentre, open-label, randomised controlled trial

A narrative review about the intricate crosstalk among endometrium, adipose tissue, and neurons in endometriosis: the multifaceted role of leptin

Parasitic infection and treatment linked to cancer-related gene activity in the cervix

Polyphenols for the prevention or management of preeclampsia: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Postoperative sexual function after vaginal surgery and clitoral size, position, and shape

A proposed framework for monitoring and evaluating progress at the intersection of women, power, and cancer

Relugolix–estradiol–norethisterone for treating symptoms of endometriosis (new NICE guideline TA1057)

Risk factors for adverse pregnancy outcomes in reduced fetal movement: an IPD meta-analysis

Risk prediction models for stress urinary incontinence in pregnant and postpartum women: a systematic review and critical appraisal

Rucaparib for maintenance treatment of advanced ovarian, fallopian tube and peritoneal cancer after response to first-line platinum-based chemotherapy (new NICE guideline TA1055)

Sources

BJOG (Jun); BMC Medicine (May); Clinical Radiology (May); EurekAlert website (Apr); JAMA Surgery (Apr); Lancet, The (Apr-May); Lancet Planetary Health, The (May); NICE website (Apr-May); Obesity Reviews (Apr)

May 2025

Advances in the management of endometrial cancer

Antenatal physical activity interventions and pregnancy outcomes

“Basically, my answer is, there needs to be options!” Recommendations for the delivery of free menstrual products to the public: a qualitative exploration among marginalised groups in Victoria, Australia

Bringing endometriosis to the road of contemporary pain science

A care bundle aiming to reduce the risk of obstetric anal sphincter injury: a survey of women's experiences

Dietary modification and supplement use for endometriosis pain

Endometriosis-related genetic factors and their role in preterm birth

Global burden of neonatal preterm birth: a systematic analysis for the global burden of disease study 2019

L-arginine and L-citrulline for prevention and treatment of pre-eclampsia

Long COVID after SARS-CoV-2 during pregnancy in the United States

Male-partner treatment to prevent recurrence of bacterial vaginosis

Optimising aspirin use for pre-eclampsia prevention: the critical role of dose, timing and adherence

Outcomes of postpartum preeclampsia: a retrospective cohort study of 1.3 million pregnancies

Pregnancy and postpartum dynamics revealed by millions of lab tests

Preoperative medical therapy before surgery for uterine fibroids (new Cochrane intervention review)

Recurrence of severe maternal morbidity and transfusion during delivery hospitalisations

Smoking, genetic susceptibility and early menopause: unveiling biological mechanisms and potential therapy targets

Suicide risks associated with pregnancy outcomes: a national cross-sectional survey of American females 41–45 years of age

Transversus abdominis plane (TAP) blocks for prevention of postoperative pain in women undergoing laparoscopic and robotic gynaecological surgery (new Cochrane intervention review)

Trump 2.0 sends “a ripple of fear” through the reproductive health community fighting for safe abortions worldwide

Tubal ectopic pregnancy

What all physicians should know about women’s health: a Delphi study

Sources

Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health (Feb); BJOG (Apr-May); BMJ, The (Mar); BMJ Public Health (Jan); Cochrane Library (Mar-Apr); JAMA Network Open (Mar); Journal of Psychosomatic Obstetrics and Gynecology (Jan); Nature Communications (Apr); NEJM (Feb-Mar); Public Health (Jan); Science Advances (Mar)

March 2025

Adolescent menstrual health must go beyond pads                     

The association between periconceptual maternal dietary patterns and miscarriage risk in women with recurrent miscarriages: a multicentre cohort study

Biopsychosocial approaches for the management of female chronic pelvic pain: a systematic review

Birth outcomes after pertussis and influenza diagnosed in pregnancy: a retrospective, population-based study

Caesarean myomectomy in pregnant women with uterine fibroids (new Cochrane intervention review)

Collaboration is key in managing endometriosis

Diagnosis and management of endometriosis: summary of updated NICE guidance

Evolution of episiotomy incidence and obstetric anal sphincter injury over 10 years

First-trimester prediction models based on maternal characteristics for adverse pregnancy outcomes: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Frozen versus fresh embryo transfer in women with low prognosis for in vitro fertilisation treatment

In vitro maturation in subfertile women with polycystic ovarian syndrome undergoing assisted reproduction (updated Cochrane intervention review)

Maternal and child nutrition: nutrition and weight management in pregnancy, and nutrition in children up to 5 years (new NICE guideline NG247)

Neoadjuvant chemotherapy before surgery versus surgery followed by chemotherapy for initial treatment in advanced epithelial ovarian cancer (new Cochrane intervention review)

Oral, vaginal, and stool microbial signatures in patients with endometriosis as potential diagnostic non-invasive biomarkers: a prospective cohort study

Outcome reporting in studies investigating treatment for caesarean scar ectopic pregnancy

Ovarian cancer (updated NICE guideline QS18)

Pain phenotypes in endometriosis: a population-based study using latent class analysis

Point-of-care tests for preeclampsia: a systematic review and meta-analysis of diagnostic test accuracy studies

Pregnancy after metabolic bariatric surgery: risks and rewards for mother and child

Systematic review of clinical prediction models for the risk of emergency caesarean births

Tests for diagnosis of postpartum haemorrhage at vaginal birth (new Cochrane diagnostic review)

Tranexamic acid for preventing postpartum haemorrhage after vaginal birth (updated Cochrane intervention review)

Transfusion of blood and blood products for the management of postpartum haemorrhage (new Cochrane intervention review)

Sources

BJOG (Feb-Mar); BMJ, The (Jan); Cochrane Library (Jan-Feb); NICE website (Jan-Feb)

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