Personalized contraceptive assistance and uptake of long-acting, reversible contraceptives by postpartum women: a randomized, controlled trial.

Background: Many women who intend to use long-acting, reversible contraceptives (LARCs) postpartum do not follow through with initiating use. The objectives of this study were to determine whether support from a contraceptive personal assistant could increase the uptake of LARCs by 3 months postpartum, and to identify risk factors for nonuptake of LARCs among women who planned LARC use.

Study Design: This is a randomized, controlled trial of 50 low-income postpartum women who desired LARC.

The impact of chronic hypertension and pregestational diabetes on pregnancy outcomes.

Objective: The objective of the study was to examine the impact of chronic hypertension and pregestational diabetes on pregnancy outcomes.

Study Design: This was a retrospective cohort study of 532,088 women undergoing singleton births in California in 2006. Women were categorized into chronic hypertension, pregestational diabetes, both, or neither.

Peripherally inserted central catheter usage patterns and associated symptomatic upper extremity venous thrombosis.

Objectives: Peripherally inserted central catheters (PICCs) may be complicated by upper extremity (UE) superficial (SVT) or deep venous thrombosis (DVT). The purpose of this study was to determine current PICC insertion patterns and if any PICC or patient characteristics were associated with venous thrombotic complications.

Methods: All UE venous duplex scans during a 12-month period were reviewed, selecting patients with isolated SVT or DVT and PICCs placed ≤30 days.