OB/Gyn

Episode 5.2 Baby Season (a listener question) and RhoGAM

In this episode, we discuss the use of RhoGAM in the first trimester. Then we discuss the timing of birth and why babies are born more commonly in some months and days than others. 

Links Discussed:

Non-evidence-based use of Rho(D) immune globulin for threatened abortion by family practice and obstetric faculty physicians

Do Rh-negative women with first trimester spontaneous abortions need Rh immune globulin?

Rhesus isoimmunisation in unsensitised RhD-negative individuals seeking abortion at less than 12 weeks’ gestation: a systematic review

Rh Testing in Early Pregnancy

Guidelines for obstetrical practice in Japan: Japan Society of Obstetrics and Gynecology and Japan Association of Obstetricians and Gynecologists 2020 edition

A NEW EXPLANATION FOR THE REPRODUCTIVE WOES AND MIDLIFE DECLINE OF HENRY VIII

Why More Babies Are Conceived in the Cold Winter Months

Impact of ambient temperature on ovarian reserve

Seasonal variation of semen quality and fertility

The seasonality of conception

Discovery of an Ectopic Pregnancy after Attempted Self-Managed Abortion