Contraceptive Practices Among Female Cancer Survivors of Reproductive Age.

Objective: To compare rates of contraception between reproductive-aged cancer survivors and women in the general U.S.

Population: Among survivors, the study examined factors associated with use of contraception and emergency contraception.

Optimizing natural fertility: the role of lifestyle modification.

Preconception counseling provides an opportunity for health care providers to promote maternal and neonatal health, and to make recommendations regarding the optimization of natural fertility. While educating patients on the negative impact of maternal obesity on fertility and maternal and neonatal health; many health care providers recommend weight loss to reduce these negative outcomes. The recommendations start with lifestyle modifications, including diet and exercise.

Type of skin incision and wound complications in the obese parturient.

We examined the relationship between type of skin incision at time of cesarean delivery and postoperative wound complications in the obese parturient. Women with a body mass index (BMI) of greater than 29 who had undergone cesarean delivery at The University of North Carolina were identified from the Pregnancy, Infection and Nutrition study. Inpatient and outpatient medical records were reviewed for maternal demographics as well as intrapartum and intraoperative characteristics.