A study suggests that women whose fatigue or postpartum symptoms limit daily role function may benefit from healthcare counseling on strategies to decrease job stress and increase social support. Medscape Medical News
Omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acid monotherapy appears to reduce depressive symptoms in pregnant women diagnosed with major depressive disorder, according to the findings of a small clinical trial. Reuters Health Information
Loss of heterozygosity or allelic imbalance in stromal cells is associated with mutations of the TP53 tumor suppressor gene and with nodal metastases in sporadic, but not hereditary, breast cancer, new research shows. Reuters Health Information
Results of a case-control study do not support the suggestion that induced abortions increase the risk of small-for-gestational (SGA) birth in a subsequent pregnancy. Reuters Health Information
The gonadotropin-releasing hormone (GnRH) antagonist analog cetrorelix was generally as effective at inducing endometrial thinning as was the GnRH agonist leuprorelin, British researchers report in the September issue of BJOG : An International Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology. Reuters Health Information
Co-administration of oxytocin and ergometrine is no better than oxytocin alone for decreasing blood loss during emergency caesarean delivery, according to Canadian researchers. Reuters Health Information
