Shameful Outcomes Abortion is today's hot topic in women's health, but we're overlooking an equally important one Apr 28, 2023
Sperm Donor Banned Over Incest Fears; COVID Hampered Teen Sex; Jerry Springer Dies Health news and commentary from around the Web gathered by ľ¹ÏÖ±²¥ staff Apr 28, 2023
Kids' Epilepsy Tied to Group B Strep Meningitis, not Sepsis, in Infancy Risk more than 15-fold higher following invasive Group B Streptococcus meningitis Apr 21, 2023
Tranexamic Acid May Not Prevent Hemorrhage After C-Section Timing may have influenced trial results, however Apr 12, 2023
Hysteroscopy No Match for Standard Care in Incomplete Spontaneous Abortion Outcomes were mostly comparable for patients wanting to get pregnant again Apr 11, 2023
Brain Injury Seen in Two Neonates Whose Mothers Had COVID Infants were born early in the pandemic, before COVID vaccines were available Apr 07, 2023
FDA Yanks Only Preterm Birth Drug, Effective Immediately Months after advisors recommended Makena's approval be withdrawn, FDA announces final decision Apr 06, 2023
ART Outcomes Mostly Better for Lesbian vs Heterosexual Couples Findings suggest it's not the treatment, but infertility factors that lead to adverse outcomes Apr 04, 2023
U.S. 'Flying Blind' When It Comes to Data on Substance Use in Pregnancy Limited data "makes people think that the problem doesn't exist" Mar 31, 2023
Mothers Face Broken Addiction Treatment System Lack of comprehensive care puts pregnant, postpartum people with substance use disorder at risk Mar 31, 2023
Do Away With 'Lockout' Period in iPLEDGE, FDA Advisors Urge It's an "unduly high burden" on patients, says one advisory committee member Mar 29, 2023
Isotretinoin REMS Still Needed, but Its Burden Could Be Reduced, FDA Staff Says Report suggests ways to lighten documentation rules for prescribing the severe acne treatment Mar 27, 2023
Embryo Development Delayed in Pregnancies Ending in Miscarriage Researchers stress the importance of embryonic health Mar 27, 2023
Pregnant, Black? Here's Your Drug Test Black women 60% more likely to receive urine drug tests than white women Mar 22, 2023
Early Postpartum IUD Placement Yields Low Complete Expulsion Rate Inserting contraceptive at 2 to 4 weeks postpartum noninferior to standard interval, study finds Mar 21, 2023
Maternal Mortality Rose Significantly in 2021, CDC Says Rates increased in all racial/ethnic groups but were highest among Black patients Mar 16, 2023
How Overturning Roe v. Wade Changed Match Day 2023 Abortion restrictions are a physician workforce issue Mar 15, 2023
Cardiac Arrest Growing More Common in the Delivery Room? National study suggests higher rates than previously estimated Mar 13, 2023
Hep B Prior to Pregnancy Tied to Congenital Heart Diseases in Infants Higher risks tied to both infected women and men Mar 13, 2023
Fetus Removed From Brain of 1-Year-Old Girl Intracranial fetus-in-fetu identified in child with motor delay Mar 09, 2023
Only Drug to Prevent Preterm Birth Set to Leave the Market Decision follows FDA advisory committee recommendation for withdrawal Mar 08, 2023
Oral Azithromycin During Labor Fails to Stop Neonatal Sepsis, Death Some secondary benefits seen in West African trial, however Mar 07, 2023
Study Reassures on Asthma Med Use in Pregnancy and Kids' Neuropsych Risks Use of leukotriene-receptor antagonists not tied to risks of ADHD, autism, Tourette syndrome Mar 07, 2023
Postpartum Psychosis: A Life-Threatening Emergency While rare, this condition elevates risks of suicide and child murder Feb 23, 2023
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
