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Infusing lidocaine into a disposable injectable cervical dilator helps reduce pain during the removal of an intrauterine device (IUD), especially when intrauterine manipulations are needed, according to a study.

High-dose supplementation of docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) in breastfeeding mums did not improve behavioural functioning and neurodevelopmental outcomes at 5 years in children born very preterm. However, it may be of benefit to some subgroups of children, according to the results of the 5-year follow-up of a subgroup from the MOBYDIck* trial.

Elevated mean arterial pressure during pregnancy poses an increased risk of adverse neonatal outcomes, except necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC), according to the secondary analysis of the Chronic Hypertension and Pregnancy (CHAP) trial.

The oral investigational antibiotic gepotidacin is noninferior to the current standard treatment for uncomplicated urogenital gonorrhoea in the randomized, multicentre, phase III EAGLE-1 trial.

For women with cystic fibrosis, multiple pregnancies lead to higher rates of preterm births and faster respiratory decline, according to a retrospective cohort study.

Administering corticosteroids during pregnancy leads to improved postnatal growth in infants born extremely or very preterm, as shown in a study.