Adaptations to COVID-19 by US abortion clinics: Analysis of Society of Family Planning survey data.

Objective: Analyze changes in abortion practices during the early coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic.

Study Design: Sites recruited by Society of Family Planning participated in a longitudinal descriptive analysis comprising three surveys between February and October 2020. Average monthly total and medication abortion volume was analyzed by χ and linear regression.

Association between intracervical Foley balloon and clinical chorioamnionitis among patients with group B streptococcus colonization undergoing induction with standardized labor management.

Background: Intracervical Foley balloons are commonly used for cervical ripening, but there has been a historical concern regarding an increased risk of clinical chorioamnionitis with Foley balloon use in patients with group B streptococcus.

Objective: This study aimed to determine whether intracervical Foley balloon use in patients with group B streptococcus is associated with an increased risk of clinical chorioamnionitis.

Study Design: This was a secondary analysis of a randomized controlled trial Mechanical and Pharmacologic Methods of Labor Induction: A Randomized Controlled Trial that compared cervical ripening agents within a standardized labor protocol.

Association between intrapartum antibiotic prophylaxis for Group B Streptococcus colonization and clinical chorioamnionitis among patients undergoing induction of labor at term.

Background: Rectovaginal colonization with Group B Streptococcus during pregnancy has historically been shown to be associated with an increased risk of clinical chorioamnionitis and peripartum infectious morbidity.

Objective: Newer observational data in the era of intrapartum antibiotic prophylaxis suggest a possible reversal of this association; however, it is unclear if this is related to differences in labor management for those with and without Group B Streptococcus colonization. We therefore sought to assess the association between intrapartum antibiotic prophylaxis for Group B Streptococcus colonization and clinical chorioamnionitis within the context of a randomized induction of labor trial with a standardized labor protocol.

Preconception Marijuana Use in Rhode Island: Rates, Demographics, and Psychosocial Correlates.

Introduction: Rates of marijuana use in Rhode Island (RI) exceed the national average; prevalence during preconception and characteristics of users remain unknown.

Methods: Prevalence of marijuana use in the 3 months preconception was assessed by a RI-based telephone survey of a diverse, low-income sample of pregnant women (n=1683). Sociodemographic characteristics, substance use, and mental health were compared between preconception marijuana users, tobacco users and non-users.

Risk factors for molecular detection of adenovirus in pediatric hematopoietic stem cell transplantation recipients.

Adenovirus (AdV) infections are a major cause of morbidity and mortality in patients undergoing hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT). To evaluate the use of molecular AdV testing in HSCT at our institution and identify risk factors for AdV viremia and disease, we performed a retrospective cohort study of all HSCT recipients who had undergone AdV polymerase chain reaction testing over a 2-year period. Two cohorts were identified: cohort 1, comprising patients testing positive for AdV (n = 7) and cohort 2, comprising patients testing negative (n = 36).