Top in women’s health: Pesticide exposure; teen pregnancy tied to premature death
During pesticide spray season, urinary glyphosate concentrations were significantly higher in pregnant women living near agriculture fields vs. pregnant women who lived 0.5 km or farther from agriculture fields, according to a study.
“Future studies should increase the understanding of specific pathways through which glyphosate exposure occurs during the spray season,” Cynthia L. Curl, PhD, MS, associate professor and co-director at the Center for Excellence in Environmental Health and Safety at the School of Public and Population Health at Boise State University, and colleagues wrote.
It was the top story in women’s health last week.
In another top story, researchers found that teen pregnancy may be an indicator for premature mortality risk in early adulthood.
In a population-based cohort study, premature mortality risk increased with the number of teen pregnancies.
Additionally, pregnancy before age 16 years was associated with the highest premature mortality incidence rate.
Read these and more top stories in women’s health below:
Pregnant women exposed to pesticides have high urinary glyphosate concentrations
Urinary glyphosate concentrations were significantly increased for pregnant women living near agriculture fields during the pesticide spray season of May to August, according to study results published in Environmental Health Perspectives. Read more.
Teen pregnancy tied to increased premature mortality risk in early adulthood
Teen pregnancy may be an indicator for future premature mortality risk in early adulthood up to age 25 years, according to cohort study results published in JAMA Network Open. Read more.
Treating pelvic pain, psychosocial factors key in endometriosis care
Treating both pelvic pain and psychosocial factors is key to improving long-term physical and mental health outcomes for women with endometriosis, according to a longitudinal analysis published in Psychology & Health. Read more.
Telehealth effective for opioid use disorder care in pregnancy
Telehealth may be a useful modality in providing care for opioid use disorder to pregnant women with similar obstetric outcomes as that of in-person care, researchers reported in JAMA Network Open. Read more.
Continuous Medicaid eligibility during COVID-19 increased postpartum coverage
Continuous Medicaid eligibility during COVID-19 significantly reduced postpartum loss of insurance, but was not tied to health care use, contraceptive use, breastfeeding or depressive symptoms in early postpartum. Read more.