Women’s Health News

From 2012 to 2022, prenatal cannabis use increased across race, ethnicity and age groups for pregnant women in Northern California, where cannabis was legalized in 2016 and legal cannabis sales began in 2018, according to a research letter.

Nipocalimab resulted in more live births at 32 weeks’ gestation or later without fetal anemia or intrauterine transfusion for pregnancies at risk for early-onset severe hemolytic disease of the fetus and newborn, researchers reported.

Adolescent and young adult women who had prediabetes before becoming pregnant had a higher risk for gestational diabetes and adverse maternal outcomes than those with normal glycemic levels, researchers reported.

Women who resided in historically redlined communities in California that experienced displacement or gentrification were at greater risk for severe maternal morbidity compared with women living in advantaged neighborhoods, data show.

Optimal heart health during the first trimester of pregnancy was associated with lower risk for hypertensive disorders of pregnancy, a speaker reported.

CHICAGO — The presence of breast arterial calcifications on routine mammograms may signal increased risk for atherosclerotic CVD later in life, according to research presented at the Annual Meeting of The Menopause Society.

The FDA issued a warning that use of fezolinetant can cause rare but serious liver injury following a report of a patient with signs and symptoms of liver injury after taking the nonhormonal medication

BMI in the overweight or obese range for both women and men during preconception or early pregnancy was linked to time to pregnancy success and miscarriage risk, according to study results published in JAMA Network Open.

Women with polycystic ovary syndrome have a higher likelihood of experiencing infertility and subfertility, which can harm mental health and trigger stress, but not everyone with this disorder will require assisted reproduction to conceive.

Women with Spanish language preferences strongly preferred prenatal care clinicians with the highest level of Spanish language proficiency along with positive clinician-patient interpersonal dynamics, researchers reported.