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
Don't Report Your Abortion Patients to Law Enforcement Self-managed abortion does not legally need to be reported Nov 05, 2022
Mom's Coffee (and Tea, and Kombucha, and...) Tied to Kid's Height A bit shorter with high caffeine intake, but how important is it? Oct 31, 2022
No Excess Pregnancy, Infant Risks With Ocrelizumab for MS Major congenital anomalies, other adverse outcomes were rare Oct 28, 2022
Even With Higher Ovarian Response to IVF, Black Women Still Had Fewer Babies Stimulation outcomes may not explain racial disparities in IVF, researchers say Oct 27, 2022
Two More IBD Drugs Cleared for Safety During Pregnancy Ustekinumab, vedolizumab not linked to greater risk of complications Oct 26, 2022
Many Female Docs Sacrifice Family, Career to Achieve Work-Life Balance More than 80% reported delaying childbearing plans due to medical training, survey found Oct 25, 2022
Makena Is Just the Latest in Accelerated Approval Mayhem Congress must take action to reform the process Oct 24, 2022
Revoke Approval of Preterm Birth Drug, FDA Advisors Say Makena is ineffective, argued FDA panel Oct 19, 2022
FDA Moves to Pull Controversial Preterm Birth Drug From the Market Briefing data show Makena was ineffective in reducing preterm birth, improving neonatal outcomes Oct 14, 2022
Cleaner Cooking Fuel Not Enough to Improve Birth Weight in Lower-Income Countries Randomized trial suggests earlier, more intense, or just different strategy might be needed Oct 10, 2022
FDA OKs Tdap Vaccine for Whooping Cough Protection Before Birth Boostrix vaccine is to be delivered to the unborn child in the third trimester of pregnancy Oct 07, 2022
Cancer in Kids Tied to Prenatal Exposure to High-Dose Folic Acid and Seizure Meds But no link seen among children of mothers without epilepsy Sep 26, 2022
Have We Been Overcautious With TNF Inhibitors in Pregnancy? Study of IBD patients finds no basis for common practice Sep 26, 2022
BP Lowering in Pregnant Women Continues to Take Shape Clinical guidance released, further studies planned in CHAP trial aftermath Sep 10, 2022
Mothers in WIC Program Have Better Birth Outcomes, Lower Infant Mortality Review highlights need for better evidence about WIC and health outcomes, researchers say Sep 05, 2022
First-Line HIV Treatment Proves Mettle in Pregnant Patients Dolutegravir linked with better viral suppression versus other ART regimens Aug 31, 2022
