Maternal opioid use during pregnancy and the risk of neonatal opioid withdrawal syndrome in the offspring.

Introduction: Neonatal opioid withdrawal syndrome (NOWS) is caused by sudden cessation from in utero exposure to opioids. The indications for opioid use during pregnancy are diverse including medication for opioid use disorder and analgesia. The opioid dose typically depends on the indication, with higher doses used for medication for opioid use disorder and lower doses used for analgesia.

[Folate deficiency as a differential diagnosis to severe pre-eclampsia].

In this case report, a 26-year-old pregnant woman presented with headache, visual disturbances, mega-loblastic anaemia, thrombocytopenia and proteinuria in her third trimester. These symptoms were initially misinterpreted as HELLP-syndrome, but due to normal blood pressure and liver function the patient was diagnosed with severe folate deficiency despite her daily supplements of folate to avoid neural tube defects and deficiency. The reason was onset of coeliac disease during pregnancy.

[Outpatient treatment of menorrhagia].

Introduction: Abnormal menstrual bleeding, menorrhagia, is a common problem in premenopausal women. Thermal balloon ablation can be done with Thermablate. It is simple to use and can be done quickly in an outpatient setting.

[Basic registration of risk factors in medical records. Malnutrition, overweight, physical inactivity, smoking and alcohol].

Introduction: Lifestyle factors are important for clinical outcome. Systematic and early identification of these factors is important in order to offer relevant lifestyle intervention programmes. The objective was to evaluate whether basic registration of risk factors was understandable, applicable and sufficient in the clinical workday.

Medical abortion. defining success and categorizing failures.

Medical abortion was performed in 461 consecutive women with gestational age View Article and Find Full Text PDF