AWHONN SmartBriefDesigned specifically for women's health, OBG and neo-natal nurses, AWHONN SmartBrief is a FREE, weekly e-mail newsletter. By providing the latest need-to-know industry news and information, AWHONN SmartBrief saves you time and keeps you smart.&nbsp;Click&nbsp; <a href='http://www.smartbrief.com/awhonn/index.jsp?sb_code=rss'>here</a> to subscribe.http://www.smartbrief.com/news/awhonn?sb_code=rsshttp://www.smartbrief.com/images/homepage/hed-smartbrief.gifAWHONN SmartBriefhttp://www.smartbrief.com/news/awhonn?sb_code=rssen-us21 May 2013 13:13:30 CDTStudy links depression to stroke risk in middle-aged womenhttp://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FstoryDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3D8CFF7B4D-D1DA-499F-94E8-DB8DCACBC964%26copyid%3DFFE5B00F-4A3C-4D20-A769-8198057C6889%26brief%3Dawhonn%26sb_code%3Drss%26%26campaign%3Drsshttp://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FstoryDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3D8CFF7B4D-D1DA-499F-94E8-DB8DCACBC964%26copyid%3DFFE5B00F-4A3C-4D20-A769-8198057C6889%26brief%3Dawhonn%26sb_code%3Drss%26%26campaign%3DrssFemale patients in their 40s and 50s with depression were 2.4 times as likely to suffer stroke as those who did not have depr -More- ]]>21 May 2013 13:13:30 CDTWomen's Health UpdateUSPSTF recommendation has little effect on mammography usehttp://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FstoryDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3D8CFF7B4D-D1DA-499F-94E8-DB8DCACBC964%26copyid%3D9095915E-33DF-4452-BF7C-759A5425BF3F%26brief%3Dawhonn%26sb_code%3Drss%26%26campaign%3Drsshttp://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FstoryDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3D8CFF7B4D-D1DA-499F-94E8-DB8DCACBC964%26copyid%3D9095915E-33DF-4452-BF7C-759A5425BF3F%26brief%3Dawhonn%26sb_code%3Drss%26%26campaign%3DrssA study in the Journal of General Internal Medicine found that levels of screening mammography remained steady after the U.S. -More- ]]>21 May 2013 13:13:30 CDTWomen's Health UpdateStudy ties obesity to lower endometriosis riskhttp://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FstoryDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3D8CFF7B4D-D1DA-499F-94E8-DB8DCACBC964%26copyid%3DC7AF4B15-C919-4302-B08D-22D370E90B41%26brief%3Dawhonn%26sb_code%3Drss%26%26campaign%3Drsshttp://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FstoryDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3D8CFF7B4D-D1DA-499F-94E8-DB8DCACBC964%26copyid%3DC7AF4B15-C919-4302-B08D-22D370E90B41%26brief%3Dawhonn%26sb_code%3Drss%26%26campaign%3Drss -More- 

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]]>21 May 2013 13:13:30 CDTWomen's Health UpdateSAMHSA report looks at pregnant teens treated for substance abusehttp://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FstoryDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3D8CFF7B4D-D1DA-499F-94E8-DB8DCACBC964%26copyid%3D1793888D-5611-44B0-B37D-406F052CB323%26brief%3Dawhonn%26sb_code%3Drss%26%26campaign%3Drsshttp://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FstoryDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3D8CFF7B4D-D1DA-499F-94E8-DB8DCACBC964%26copyid%3D1793888D-5611-44B0-B37D-406F052CB323%26brief%3Dawhonn%26sb_code%3Drss%26%26campaign%3DrssAbout 4% of approximately 57,000 teen girls admitted to substance abuse treatment facilities between 2007 and 2010 were pregn -More- ]]>21 May 2013 13:13:30 CDTObstetrics FocusSmoking moms may predispose daughters to obesity, gestational diabeteshttp://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FstoryDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3D8CFF7B4D-D1DA-499F-94E8-DB8DCACBC964%26copyid%3DC5115E63-737E-4291-8F1E-4F92E21352DF%26brief%3Dawhonn%26sb_code%3Drss%26%26campaign%3Drsshttp://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FstoryDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3D8CFF7B4D-D1DA-499F-94E8-DB8DCACBC964%26copyid%3DC5115E63-737E-4291-8F1E-4F92E21352DF%26brief%3Dawhonn%26sb_code%3Drss%26%26campaign%3DrssDaughters of women who smoked during pregnancy were more likely to be obese and develop gestational diabetes when they become -More- ]]>21 May 2013 13:13:30 CDTObstetrics FocusProximity to major roads in pregnancy tied to respiratory infection in childrenhttp://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FstoryDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3D8CFF7B4D-D1DA-499F-94E8-DB8DCACBC964%26copyid%3D1581BCC4-5575-488E-B230-A7EF9BBF9BD1%26brief%3Dawhonn%26sb_code%3Drss%26%26campaign%3Drsshttp://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FstoryDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3D8CFF7B4D-D1DA-499F-94E8-DB8DCACBC964%26copyid%3D1581BCC4-5575-488E-B230-A7EF9BBF9BD1%26brief%3Dawhonn%26sb_code%3Drss%26%26campaign%3Drss -More- 

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]]>21 May 2013 13:13:30 CDTObstetrics FocusExpanding the role of advanced nurse practitionershttp://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FstoryDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3D8CFF7B4D-D1DA-499F-94E8-DB8DCACBC964%26copyid%3D9112A782-00B0-481C-84C9-A03E7D4BEF92%26brief%3Dawhonn%26sb_code%3Drss%26%26campaign%3Drsshttp://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FstoryDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3D8CFF7B4D-D1DA-499F-94E8-DB8DCACBC964%26copyid%3D9112A782-00B0-481C-84C9-A03E7D4BEF92%26brief%3Dawhonn%26sb_code%3Drss%26%26campaign%3DrssThe expected surge in newly insured patients through the Accountable Care Act, combined with the nation's growing and aging p -More- 

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]]>21 May 2013 13:13:30 CDTAWHONN Spotlight on ResearchMonth or more of folic acid linked to lower neonatal cardiac riskhttp://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FstoryDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3D8CFF7B4D-D1DA-499F-94E8-DB8DCACBC964%26copyid%3DCFD1EBCB-CBC3-40C3-AD9A-AC59D6F46763%26brief%3Dawhonn%26sb_code%3Drss%26%26campaign%3Drsshttp://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FstoryDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3D8CFF7B4D-D1DA-499F-94E8-DB8DCACBC964%26copyid%3DCFD1EBCB-CBC3-40C3-AD9A-AC59D6F46763%26brief%3Dawhonn%26sb_code%3Drss%26%26campaign%3DrssPregnant women who took folic acid supplements for a month or longer were 50% less likely to have babies with heart defects t -More- ]]>21 May 2013 13:13:30 CDTNeonatal HealthBreast-feeding linked to reduced ADHD riskhttp://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FstoryDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3D8CFF7B4D-D1DA-499F-94E8-DB8DCACBC964%26copyid%3D91CC5EE1-512C-4213-B7DE-A69245DD1A04%26brief%3Dawhonn%26sb_code%3Drss%26%26campaign%3Drsshttp://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FstoryDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3D8CFF7B4D-D1DA-499F-94E8-DB8DCACBC964%26copyid%3D91CC5EE1-512C-4213-B7DE-A69245DD1A04%26brief%3Dawhonn%26sb_code%3Drss%26%26campaign%3DrssBabies who were breast-fed at 3 months and 6 months of age were less likely to be diagnosed with attention-deficit/hyperactiv -More- 

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]]>21 May 2013 13:13:30 CDTNeonatal HealthSenate confirms Marilyn Tavenner as CMS administratorhttp://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FstoryDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3D8CFF7B4D-D1DA-499F-94E8-DB8DCACBC964%26copyid%3DFAE34DD4-D0C2-4DFD-BBBD-0D37145DFE67%26brief%3Dawhonn%26sb_code%3Drss%26%26campaign%3Drsshttp://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FstoryDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3D8CFF7B4D-D1DA-499F-94E8-DB8DCACBC964%26copyid%3DFAE34DD4-D0C2-4DFD-BBBD-0D37145DFE67%26brief%3Dawhonn%26sb_code%3Drss%26%26campaign%3DrssMarilyn Tavenner was overwhelmingly confirmed by the Senate last Wednesday to head CMS, the first time in nine years that law -More- ]]>21 May 2013 13:13:30 CDTAWHONN NewsShine your light! Call for presenters: 2014 AWHONN Conventionhttp://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FstoryDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3D8CFF7B4D-D1DA-499F-94E8-DB8DCACBC964%26copyid%3DFAB1CEE3-114A-4B57-A8AF-DFA6A2765345%26brief%3Dawhonn%26sb_code%3Drss%26%26campaign%3Drsshttp://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FstoryDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3D8CFF7B4D-D1DA-499F-94E8-DB8DCACBC964%26copyid%3DFAB1CEE3-114A-4B57-A8AF-DFA6A2765345%26brief%3Dawhonn%26sb_code%3Drss%26%26campaign%3DrssDo you have something to say about the care of women and newborns? Now's your chance!  -More- 

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]]>21 May 2013 13:13:30 CDTAWHONN NewsA man who dares to waste one hour of time has not discovered the value of life.http://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FquoteDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3D8CFF7B4D-D1DA-499F-94E8-DB8DCACBC964%26copyid%3DE5C3A69D-0721-4209-8CE2-55B361C9AA33%26brief%3Dawhonn%26sb_code%3Drss%26campaign%3Drsshttp://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FquoteDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3D8CFF7B4D-D1DA-499F-94E8-DB8DCACBC964%26copyid%3DE5C3A69D-0721-4209-8CE2-55B361C9AA33%26brief%3Dawhonn%26sb_code%3Drss%26campaign%3DrssCharles Darwin,British naturalist -More- ]]>21 May 2013 13:13:30 CDTSmartQuote