Gynecology/Obstetrics News

Tubal sterilizations increased by 70% and vasectomies rose by 95% among young adults during the initial months after the release of the Dobbs decision that overturned Roe v. Wade, according to an analysis of national claims data.

Hospitals with a low volume of operative vaginal deliveries were more likely to have higher proportions of adverse perinatal outcomes, including newborns with shoulder dystocia, subgaleal hemorrhage and NICU admission, data show.

Treatment with metformin plus glyburide was not noninferior to insulin alone in preventing large for gestational age infants born from pregnant women with gestational diabetes, according to trial results published in JAMA.

Exposure to higher ambient temperatures during pregnancy and the postpartum period was associated with increased risk for postpartum depression, highlighting the potential impact of climate change on maternal mental health, data show.

Antibiotics remain the most common way to treat urinary tract infections, yet many women remain untreated because the condition is often overlooked or they do not receive appropriate testing and care.

Among pregnant women, having low persistent organic pollutant exposure enhanced the protective association of an alternate Mediterranean diet against gestational diabetes, according to results published in Diabetes Care.

Adults who do not have biological children had various reasons for undergoing permanent contraception and most experienced no regret after the procedure, according to an exploratory survey study published in Contraception.

Access to obstetric care at rural and urban short-term acute care hospitals across the U.S. steadily declined from 2010 to 2022, with the greatest impact seen among hospitals in rural counties, researchers reported in JAMA.

Most nonprofit crisis pregnancy centers in the U.S. advertise medical services such as abortion education and sexually transmitted infection testing but also abortion pill reversal, an unproven and potentially harmful treatment, data show.