Three Key Strategies to Improve Maternal Vaccination Rates We can do more to protect pregnant women and their children May 01, 2022
Migraine Tied to Pregnancy Complications Preeclampsia, gestational hypertension associated with pre-pregnancy migraine Apr 25, 2022
Pregnant Woman With Crohn's Disease Experiences Perianal Pain Pain may be sole symptom of Fournier's gangrene in the immunosuppressed Apr 25, 2022
While the World Makes Progress on Reproductive Rights, the U.S. Regresses Why is the U.S. failing to lead the way in securing and protecting abortion rights? Apr 24, 2022
Biden Administration Working to Rescind Trump-Era 'Conscience Clause' Rule Regulation would have enforced health workers' rights to decline participation in some procedures Apr 20, 2022
FDA Issues Warning on Prenatal Genetic Tests Relying on results could lead to inappropriate medical decisions, agency warns Apr 19, 2022
Antenatal Steroids May Pose Neurologic Risk to Babies Born Full Term Birth timing -- not just dose timing -- linked to safety and efficacy of antenatal steroids Apr 11, 2022
Abortion Restrictions Rob Our Patients of Self-Determination Pregnancy decisions should be up to women and the doctors who care for them Apr 07, 2022
Tide Turns on Withholding Blood Pressure Meds for Pregnant Women Antihypertensive treatment was safe for mothers and children in the CHAP trial Apr 02, 2022
Cannabis-Exposed Babies Face Poorer Metabolic Health By age 5, fat mass and glucose levels show the impact Mar 31, 2022
Fetal Antipsychotic Exposure Cleared for Kids' Neurodevelopmental Disorders? Other maternal factors likely explain increased risk Mar 29, 2022
Stillbirth More Common for Mothers With Obesity Risk was also elevated for overweight mothers, study showed Mar 25, 2022
Medication Abortion Is Safe, Effective Without Ultrasounds Similar outcomes whether patients received drugs in person or by mail, researchers found Mar 21, 2022
Levothyroxine No Boon for Birth Rates in Women With Possible Thyroid Disorder Randomized trial looked at women with a history of recurrent pregnancy loss Mar 18, 2022
Prenatal Blood Test Info Often Misleads, Endangering Normal Pregnancies Report blasts misleading language around non-invasive prenatal blood tests Mar 14, 2022
Third U.S. Case of Congenital Varicella in the Last 25 Years CDC researchers report on an Illinois woman who contracted the virus during pregnancy Mar 11, 2022
Even Pregnant Women on SSRIs Suffer Lingering Anxiety, Depression Nearly a third of those in a prospective study had clinically relevant depressive symptoms Mar 04, 2022
Gestational Diabetes Risk Higher After Previous Miscarriage Risk increased with each prior spontaneous abortion Mar 03, 2022
Insulin Supplement in Preterm Babies' Milk Bolstered Feedings Both low- and high-dose insulin hastened time to full enteral feeding Mar 01, 2022
Biden Nominates Ketanji Brown Jackson for Supreme Court Seat Appeals court judge has a history of litigating for reproductive rights Feb 25, 2022
The Lactation Gap: Disparities in Maternal Health Breastfeeding has short- and long-term health benefits for both mother and child Feb 23, 2022
COVID Makes Everything Worse in Pregnancy And those with HIV experienced the worst outcomes Feb 17, 2022
Universal HCV Screening in Pregnancy Boosts Detection More cases found verses risk-based approach, also IDs perinatal transmission, researcher says Feb 16, 2022
Novel Strategy Slashes HBV Vertical Transmission Sans Immunoglobulin Cambodian study finds antenatal antiviral effective if used for long enough Feb 15, 2022
Blood Levels of Common Epilepsy Drugs Drop During Pregnancy Antiseizure medication monitoring should begin early, researchers say Feb 14, 2022
Here's How Ob/Gyns Can Create Gender-Affirming Environments Focusing on social and emotional needs goes a long way, experts say Feb 10, 2022
Doc's License Revoked After Patients Say He Used His Own Sperm for Insemination Two lawsuits claim the now-retired obstetrician committed the offenses in the 1970s Feb 08, 2022
Did Improved Treatment for Cervical Abnormalities Affect Birth Outcomes? Swedish data found risks for adverse outcomes remain higher, but declined over time Feb 07, 2022
Collaborative Approach Tied to Less Racial Disparities in Antenatal Depression Care Study found positive impact of COMPASS in Black patients Feb 05, 2022
Gestational Diabetes Tied to Long-Term Cardiovascular Risks Chronic comorbidities partly explain risk, researcher says Feb 04, 2022
Can Chewing Sugar-Free Gum in Pregnancy Prevent Preterm Birth? Xylitol gum use linked to lower rates of periodontitis, which has been tied to premature births Feb 04, 2022
High-Quality Diet Cut Risk of Fetal Growth Restriction Higher score on Healthy Eating Index also linked to decreased risk of hypertension in pregnancy Feb 03, 2022
COVID Not Riskier Early vs Late in Pregnancy But one in 10 cases in pregnancy progressed to moderate-severe illness Feb 03, 2022
Are Seasons Linked to Preterm Births? Danish study finds small associations between seasonality and extremely preterm birth rates Feb 03, 2022
My Wife Had Our Baby Girl in NYC Traffic -- And I Delivered Her An ED doc uses lessons learned in his own emergency Jan 25, 2022
Survival Rates Among Extremely Preterm Infants Keep Improving But rehospitalization and neurodevelopmental impairment are common Jan 18, 2022
Rapper and Actor Eve's Uterine Fibroids The entertainer opens up about the "excruciating" condition Jan 11, 2022
Moms' Thyroid Hormones Tied to Behaviors in Preschool Boys Study looked at effects of TSH and FT4 levels in pregnancy Jan 06, 2022
Let's Break the Incontinence Taboo Too few of our patients know that treatment is an option Dec 19, 2021
