Non-English Speakers Get Less Care for C-Section Pain Disparities in post-op pain management highlight the need for standardization of care May 03, 2021
Thumbs Up for New Birth Control Pill Across Multiple Subgroups No differences in efficacy or unscheduled bleeding based on age, BMI, or prior contraceptive use May 03, 2021
How Did the Pandemic Impact Postpartum Birth Control Use? More women used long-acting contraception and telehealth for postpartum care May 02, 2021
Mifepristone-Misoprostol Combo Boosts Care for Late Trimester Pregnancy Loss Two agents together shortened time to delivery, but optimal dosing still unclear May 02, 2021
Are Birth Center Deliveries as Safe as Hospitals? Risk of neonatal seizures and death may be increased outside hospital settings May 02, 2021
2020 Was a Lost Year for Women's Medical Care COVID-19 restrictions, financial barriers played large role, KFF survey results emphasize Apr 22, 2021
Ultra-Long-Acting Schizophrenia Pill Success; What 'Cured' Seth Rogen's ADHD? News and commentary from the psychiatry world Apr 21, 2021
First Data on COVID Vaccines in Pregnancy Findings from CDC registries provide reassurance on side effects, adverse outcomes Apr 21, 2021
NIH Reverses Ban on Federally Funded Fetal Tissue Research Announcement praised by House Democrats, panned by anti-abortion groups Apr 19, 2021
Study: No Link Between Epidural Analgesia and Kids' Autism Risk But further research should address safety for childhood development, editorialists say Apr 19, 2021
Reassuring Data on Tranexamic Acid and Blood Clots Yet concerns of thrombotic complications remain Apr 14, 2021
CDC Issues Health Advisory on J&J Shot; Pfizer Ramps Up; STDs at All-Time High A daily roundup of news on COVID-19 and the rest of medicine Apr 14, 2021
FDA Temporarily Lifts Restriction on Abortion Pill Allows clinicians to dispense mifepristone via telehealth during the pandemic Apr 13, 2021
Epilepsy Drugs For Newly Diagnosed Patients: What's Best? Valproate shines in British trial, posing dilemma for younger women Apr 12, 2021
Reproductive Life Span of U.S. Women Increasing Changes in age at both menarche and menopause, study of women followed over 6 decades shows Apr 06, 2021
PA Abortion Bill: Burials, Death Certificates for Fetal Remains Financial and emotional burdens could reduce abortion care access, critics say Mar 18, 2021
Abortion Opponents Make New Run at Roe v. Wade But may have to wait a few years, say opponents of new Arkansas law Mar 11, 2021
HIV, High-Risk Pregnancy and Coronavirus Outcomes support case for pregnant women to be vaccinated against COVID-19 Mar 11, 2021
GIP/GLP-1 RA Phase III Success; USPSTF Looking for Input News and commentary from the endocrinology world Feb 28, 2021
'Momnibus' Bill Gaining Ground in House Package of bills is aimed at improving maternal health and healthcare for women of color Feb 17, 2021
High-Dose Oxytocin Flops for Reducing C-Section Rates Benefits seen for other outcomes, however Feb 02, 2021
Preterm Births Flag Neighborhood Vulnerability to COVID-19 Obstetric outcome is a "vital statistic" to evaluate community healthcare access, researcher says Feb 01, 2021
Can High Postpartum Blood Pressure Predict Future Hypertension Risk? Blood pressure trajectory after delivery may indicate future CVD risk, researcher says Feb 01, 2021
Preterm Birth More Common in 'Vulnerable' Neighborhoods Community-level risks "beyond individual factors" seen playing strong role Jan 29, 2021
Preventive Approach to C-Section Bleeding Pans Out in Trial Treatment lowered risk of early blood loss and transfusion, but not more severe hemorrhage Jan 29, 2021
How Much Protection Do Babies Get From Mom's COVID Antibodies? Study is first to investigate maternal neutralizing activity Jan 28, 2021
Baby Boys Get Cancer From Mom During Birth Report highlights potential fetal implications of undiagnosed maternal cervical cancer Jan 06, 2021
Vertical Transmission of COVID-19 Unlikely in Late Pregnancy Placental transfer of antibodies also less common than expected, researchers found Dec 22, 2020
Pregnancies, Later Menopause Tied to Progressive MS Onset Age Pregnancies may have a dose effect on delaying progressive MS Nov 23, 2020
C-Section Babies More Likely to Develop Infections in Early Childhood Potential microbiome effect? Nov 19, 2020
I Was Pregnant and Swallowed Handfuls of Pills And now I want to end the stigma around depression Nov 13, 2020 podcast
So Pro-Life That They Almost Killed a Pregnant Woman A doctor who did a pro-death thing Nov 13, 2020 podcast
Black Doctor Dies After Giving Birth, Underscoring Maternal Mortality Crisis Tragedy shows racial disparities in pregnancy outcomes aren't solely based on access to care Nov 02, 2020
More Hospitals Offering Uterus Transplant More transplant programs opening outside of clinical trials, but questions about cost and access remain Oct 22, 2020
Narcolepsy Drugs Linked to Fetal Malformations Modafinil often used off-label to enhance cognitive function Oct 19, 2020
FDA Warns Against NSAIDs in Pregnancy After 20 Weeks Risk of kidney complications and low amniotic fluids may jeopardize fetus Oct 15, 2020
Pot Use in Pregnancy Linked With Kids' Mental Health Issues Exposure in later pregnancy tied to psychotic symptoms, attention and social problems Sep 23, 2020
Popular Therapy Fails to Reduce C-Section Infection Risk Increased risk of adverse skin reactions brings trial to a halt Sep 22, 2020
Oral Postpartum Depression Drug Reduces Symptoms for New Moms Interestingly, drug flopped in a trial last year for major depressive disorder Sep 11, 2020
