Disparities in Maternal Mortality? 'We Know Exactly What to Do,' Says Lawmaker Black women are three times more likely to die in childbirth Feb 23, 2023
A Ban on the Abortion Drug Mifepristone Is Looming A Texas lawsuit may be disastrous for effective abortion access and FDA's authority Feb 23, 2023
Children's HIV Deaths in Africa Largely Preventable Half of kids under age 5 not diagnosed before death, CHAMPS study found Feb 22, 2023
Doxycycline Fails to Protect Women Against STIs Trial results came as a surprise after success in prophylaxis for other groups Feb 21, 2023
No Reason to Go Full Term With Preterm Preeclampsia Prophylaxis, Study Says Randomized trial from Spain might be difficult to translate to U.S. practice, though Feb 21, 2023
USPSTF Reaffirms Rec Against Routine Screening for Genital Herpes With no new evidence, guidance remains unchanged from 2016 Feb 14, 2023
Managing Miscarriage in the Emergency Department and Beyond In any medical setting, here are a few ways to provide support Feb 14, 2023
Lower Blood Pressure Better in Pregnancy With Diabetes Going even lower on blood pressure appeared to help in a secondary trial analysis Feb 13, 2023
No Negative Neurodevelopmental Issues With Late Exposure to Antenatal Steroids Follow-up to ALPS trial offers reassuring results for late preterm corticosteroids Feb 12, 2023
Women With Hypertension During Pregnancy Face Higher CVD Risks Researcher advocates for heart healthcare beyond initial postpartum period Feb 11, 2023
Cannabis May Interfere With Pregnancy Retrospective study finds exposure linked with higher rates of stillbirth, hypertensive disorders Feb 10, 2023
Single-Dose Antibiotic Reduced Maternal Sepsis in Vaginal Delivery Azithromycin did not lower stillbirth, newborn sepsis, or newborn death risk, however Feb 09, 2023
Prenatal Screening to Expand to Hypertensive Disorders of Pregnancy USPSTF endorses regular BP checks to flag more than preeclampsia alone Feb 07, 2023
CDC: Maternal Tdap Vaccine Reduced Whooping Cough in Newborns Youngest babies had less pertussis following the 2011 recommendation Feb 06, 2023
Protected States Can Expand Access to Abortion Training A proposed fund in New York can be a model for others to follow Jan 31, 2023
Pregnant Women With Syphilis, Substance Use More Likely to Pass Infection to Babies Prompt treatment of syphilis needed to reduce poor outcomes, but many passed on prenatal care Jan 19, 2023
Be Alert For Ectopic Pregnancy After Self-Managed Abortion It's "important that clinicians know what's normal after medication abortion," expert says Jan 18, 2023
Bedside Prognostic Tool Identifies Infants at Risk for Cerebral Palsy Researchers detail new model with an eye toward early detection, better outcomes Jan 17, 2023
I'm a Physician and a Mom With Chronic Depression Recognize the signs, and get the help you need Jan 07, 2023
CDC Data Show Mpox Risks in Cisgender, Pregnant Women Understanding transmission in pregnant women "is critical for mpox prevention," researchers say Jan 06, 2023
Abortion Access in the U.S. Took a Hit This Year Expect even more challenges in 2023: "It's going to be a lot" Dec 29, 2022
Abortion Access Tied to Suicide Rates Among Young Women Enforcing restrictions on reproductive care linked with nearly 6% rise in suicide rate Dec 28, 2022
Consider What Happens When We Don't Care for NICU Parents Here's how hospitals can support parental mental health Dec 23, 2022
Heparin Fails to Stop Miscarriages in Women With Inherited Thrombophilia No difference in live birth rates with or without blood thinner Dec 13, 2022
Nurses No Longer Employed After Viral 'Icks' Video on TikTok The trend didn't sit well when applied to the patient/provider relationship Dec 12, 2022
Why Does Makena Remain on the Market? Misguided equity claims do not resolve issues with the accelerated approval program Dec 11, 2022
Antibiotic Exposure Before Age 2 Tied to Increased Risk of Pediatric IBD Even exposure during the last trimester of pregnancy increases this risk, researchers say Dec 08, 2022
Not So Fast for NSAID Closure of Heart Defect in Preterm Newborns Trial results favor waiting for patent ductus arteriosus to close on its own Dec 07, 2022
Prenatal Exposure to Some Anti-Seizure Drugs Linked With Low Birth Weight Scandinavian data assessed outcomes for 4.5 million children Dec 07, 2022
Drug Overdose Deaths in Pregnancy Rose 81% in Recent Years Sharp increase driven by deaths involving fentanyl and other synthetics Dec 06, 2022
Double Embryo Transfer for IVF Linked to Higher Risk of Neonatal Death But absolute risk remains low versus single embryo transfer Dec 05, 2022
Fewer Neonatal Risks With Buprenorphine for Opioid Use Disorder in Pregnancy But maternal outcomes are similar to methadone's, large study shows Dec 01, 2022
Injuries While Pregnant Linked to Kids' Risk of Cerebral Palsy Modest risk tracks with severity of injuries, observational study finds Nov 28, 2022
Kids Exposed to Smoke In Utero Had Better Lung Function If Moms Popped Vitamin C Follow-up findings from VCSIP trial shows better airway flow, decreased wheeze at age 5 years Nov 21, 2022
Home Births in the U.S. Increased Again, Maintaining Pandemic Trend Births at home have reached highest levels since at least 1990, CDC researchers say Nov 17, 2022
AMA Votes to Oppose Punishing Doctors When Necessary Care Results in Fetal Death Doctors recount horrors of physician and patient arrests after loss of pregnancy Nov 15, 2022
Promising Results in First Test of In Utero Enzyme-Replacement Therapy Treatment was safe, effective in one baby with infantile-onset Pompe disease Nov 09, 2022
Tenofovir, Vaccine Combo Eliminates Mom-to-Child HBV Transmission 100% success rate even without the use of hepatitis B immunoglobulin Nov 07, 2022
Support Groups Improve Reproductive Health Awareness for High-Risk Psych Inpatients Women with psych disorders are 5 times more likely to have unplanned pregnancy, researcher says Nov 07, 2022
Psilocybin for Depression; What's the Best Direct Oral Anticoagulant? Also in TTHealthWatch: hormone therapy to prevent chronic disease Nov 05, 2022 podcast