OB-GYN

pregnant woman getting the covid vaccine
January 23, 2023

Vaccines protected pregnant women during Omicron surge

Worldwide study shows COVID vaccines and boosters reduced the risk of severe COVID-related disease in pregnant women by about 76%.

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Doctor examining pregnant woman's stomach.
September 19, 2022

Study: COVID impairs placenta's immune defense

A new study published today in the American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology shows a mother-to-be's COVID-19 infection can impair her placena's immune

illustration of baby within uterus, placenta
September 19, 2022

COVID-19 zaps placenta’s immune response, study finds

This damage occurs even if the mother has a mild case of COVID-19, OB-GYN researchers found.

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Savannah Robles was born at 22 weeks' gestation at UW Medical Center - Montlake in July 2021.
May 5, 2022

Extreme preemies face better odds these days

A team of specialists serving the families of extremely preterm babies (22 to 25 weeks' gestation) is giving the earliest newborns across the Pacific Northwest a better shot at surviving.

Lizet and Francisco Robles cradle their daughter Savannah in the UWMC NICU.
May 5, 2022

New program works to save the tiniest patients

Before 2021, the survival rate of extreme preemies was poor.  An initiative at UW Medicine changed that.

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woman holding an iud
March 8, 2022

IUDs likelier to be expelled if placed right after childbirth

An important reason for IUD failure and unwanted pregnancy, the study noted, is unrecognized expulsion of the IUD following insertion.

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Lauren Sanford and Josh Setten, with their newborn Oliver at Seattle Childrens, after his birth via an EXIT procedure at UW Medical Center – Montlake.
December 23, 2021

Newborn safely enters world after rare EXIT procedure

Lauren Sanford and Josh Setten of Tacoma, Wash., were delighted to learn in March that they were expecting a child.

Women in a doctors waiting room, looking at a tablet or phone
March 5, 2021

App encourages clinical talks about fertility, reproduction

Data shows that 14% of primary-care visits among women of reproductive age include contraceptive and reproductive counseling.

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midwives working with pregnant mom during labor
February 16, 2021

Study: COVID-19 infection rates high in pregnant women

This population should be considered at a high risk and be included in Phase 1B vaccination schedules, the authors say.

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nurse giving woman a shot of covid vaccine
December 23, 2020

Pregnant women should consider taking the COVID-19 vaccine

One thing doctors do know: Catching the coronavirus while pregnant is dangerous.       

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