Gynecology/Obstetrics News

Dietary choices during Ramadan may moderate the associations between intermittent fasting during pregnancy and newborn health, according to study results published in PLOS ONE.

In July 2022, a Georgia law limiting abortion to early pregnancy was put into effect and will eliminate abortion access for most women and disproportionately harm Black, younger and lower socioeconomic individuals, data suggest.

A 15-year-old girl in Chad has a one in 15 chance of dying related to pregnancy.

Daily or near daily aspirin use reduced the risk for nonmucinous ovarian cancer across most strata of genetic risk based on a polygenic score, according to a case-control study published in JAMA Network Open.

A pregnancy- or childbirth-related death occurred once every 2 minutes in 2020, marking significant shortcomings in women’s health over the last several years, according to a new report developed by United Nations agencies.

SEATTLE — A monthly dapivirine vaginal ring, used by women as HIV prophylaxis, is safe for breastfeeding babies, according to results of a phase 3b trial presented at the Conference on Retroviruses and Opportunistic Infections 2023.

Children born to mothers taking ADHD medication did not have altered neurodevelopment or growth compared with those born to mothers not taking ADHD medication, according to findings published in Molecular Psychiatry.

Hypertensive disorders of pregnancy were associated with greater risks for certain cardiovascular diseases within 24 months of delivery, according to a presenter at The Pregnancy Meeting.

SEATTLE — The dapivirine vaginal ring, a microbicidal therapy designed to prevent sexual transmission of HIV, demonstrated no safety concerns when used during the third trimester of pregnancy, according to data from the DELIVER study.

Cannabis use early in pregnancy was associated with adverse placenta-mediated maternal and neonatal outcomes, according to findings presented at The Pregnancy Meeting.