Which States Have the Most Outstanding Hospitals for Maternity Care? U.S. News & World Report looked at birthing-friendly practices, health equity, and more Dec 10, 2024
Women With Epilepsy Often Remain Unaware of Medication's Pregnancy Risks Many did not take folic acid if they were pregnant or planning to become pregnant Dec 09, 2024
Texting to Improve Adherence to CVD Medications; Detecting Maternal Cancers Also in TTHealthWatch: U.S. drug prices under Medicare's price negotiation system Dec 07, 2024 podcast
Maternal Mortality Review Panels Are in the Spotlight: Here's What They Do A look at how the panels look at deaths Dec 07, 2024
Women's CVD Risk Calculations Barely Budge When Sex-Specific Variables Are Included Existing models improved only slightly after accounting for certain female risk factors Dec 06, 2024
Prenatal Cell-Free DNA Sequencing May Help Detect Cancer in Mothers Nearly half of women with unusual or nonreportable cfDNA-sequencing results had cancer Dec 04, 2024
Severe Maternal Morbidity at First Birth Linked to Lower Subsequent Birth Rates Traumatic experiences in pregnancy, delivery can shape reproductive decisions, authors say Nov 25, 2024
Georgia Disbands Maternal Mortality Committee Over Leaked Abortion Info State's public health commissioner says whoever shared the information violated state law Nov 22, 2024
Genetic Carrier Screening Changed Couples' Reproductive Decision Making Australian study explored screening for hundreds of genetic conditions Nov 20, 2024
Postpartum Depression Rose Significantly Over Past Decade The largest increases were among individuals who identified as Asian and Pacific Islander Nov 20, 2024
Industry Clinic • Ad Insights A United Front: Helping Protect Infants From RSV Lower Respiratory Tract Disease Nov 20, 2024
Larger Study Supports Safety of Tetracyclines During Early Pregnancy Jury is still out, however, without more rigorous evidence Nov 14, 2024
We Cannot Provide Care With Our Hands Tied Behind Our Backs What a second Trump administration could mean for physician autonomy Nov 14, 2024
Birth Control and Abortion Pill Requests Have Surged Since Trump Won the Election One company saw a 966% increase in sales of emergency contraception after the election Nov 14, 2024
Air Pollution Tied to Preterm Birth Risk Extreme heat, wildfire smoke identified as risk factors Nov 13, 2024
Your Patient Is in Pain. Hear Their Cry. Systemic injustices drive us to view some patients as more believable than others Nov 08, 2024
Year in Review: RSV Another vaccine option, updated ACIP recommendations, and data on a new monoclonal antibody Nov 08, 2024
Early-Life Sugar Restriction Reduced Diabetes, Hypertension Risk Diagnoses were also delayed the longer sugar was restricted Nov 06, 2024
A Pregnant Teenager Died After Trying to Get Care in Three Visits to Texas ERs This marks one of at least two women who died under the state abortion ban Nov 02, 2024
IG Live November 1: Healthcare Is on the Ballot Public health and access to care are at stake in the 2024 election Oct 30, 2024
Prenatal Cannabis Exposure Linked to Poor Executive Function, Aggression in Kids Associations observed when kids were 5 years old Oct 28, 2024
Prolonged Treatment for Endometriosis May Harm Live Birth Rate in IVF Interim analysis of small trial raises alarm about using progestins in particular prior to IVF Oct 23, 2024
Surgical Centers Urged to Nix Mandatory Pre-Op Pregnancy Tests Question of when to test involves navigating patient privacy, legal, ethical concerns Oct 23, 2024
Misinformation a Concern of Physician Advocates on Both Sides of the Abortion Issue Anti-abortion and abortion-rights groups each decry tactics of their opponents Oct 22, 2024
Most Egg Donors Feel Good About Donation, Open to Meeting Kids, Survey Shows A notable 23.6% said they had concerns about their health or future fertility Oct 22, 2024
'My Womb Isn't My Legacy' We must look beyond women's childbearing potential in healthcare and society in general Oct 22, 2024
Prepregnancy Obesity, Eating Disorders Linked to Mental Health Diagnoses in Kids Largest effect sizes seen for sleep disorders, social functioning and tic disorders Oct 22, 2024
Embryo Transfer Guidelines Reduced Multiple Births Without Harming Live Birth Rate Multiple birth rate plummeted after revamped single embryo transfer guidance in 2017 Oct 22, 2024
Hundreds More Infants Died After Dobbs Ruling Nationwide findings mirror those from research after Texas banned early pregnancy abortion Oct 21, 2024
Stroke Prevention Guideline Adds Recs for GLP-1 Drugs, Gender-Affirming Care Recommendation updates also address social determinants of health Oct 21, 2024
Biden Administration Proposes Expanded Access to Contraception Private insurers would have to cover all prescribed contraceptives without cost-sharing Oct 21, 2024
Preeclampsia Flagged by Common Lab Values Can the fibrinogen-to-albumin ratio help with early identification? Oct 20, 2024
Rainfall and Mortality; Identifying Risk for Preeclampsia Also in TTHealthWatch: HIV-positive kidney donors Oct 19, 2024 podcast
Women and Children First -- Or Not A look at the presidential candidates' records on maternal and child health Oct 19, 2024
Kids' Neurodevelopment Appears Unharmed by Maternal COVID Infection Study may ease fears about potential neurodevelopmental effects of fetal COVID exposure Oct 17, 2024 video
Chronic Skin Condition Tied to Host of Health Risks for Mother and Child Risks identified in both the peripartum period and long-term Oct 16, 2024
Want to Lower Preterm Birth Rates? Spend More on Social Programs Particular benefit seen in Black women Oct 15, 2024
Clonidine Comparable to Morphine for Infants With Opioid Withdrawal Randomized trial showed no significant differences in length of treatment, neurobehavioral scores Oct 15, 2024
Female Genital Mutilation Happens in America, Too Physicians must partner with their patients to provide appropriate care Oct 14, 2024
Study Details Perinatal Risks of Blood Cancers Diagnosed in Pregnancy Likelihood of severe maternal morbidity more than 20 times higher versus the general population Oct 11, 2024