Women’s Health News

Maternal obesity may be linked to increased risk for sudden unexpected infant death, results from aa cohort study in JAMA Pediatrics suggest.

More women in the U.S. are having self-managed abortions since the Supreme Court’s Dobbs decision, according to a recent study published in JAMA Network Open.

Women with polycystic ovary syndrome are more likely to have any form of disordered eating, particularly bulimia or binge eating disorder, suggesting a weight-neutral treatment plan could be beneficial, data show.

Nearly 10% of women infected with SARS-CoV-2 during pregnancy had post-acute sequelae 6 or more months later, according to results of the RECOVER-Pregnancy study published in Obstetrics & Gynecology.

In this special throwback episode, Shikha Jain, MD, talks with Olympic champion Kikkan “Kikkanimal” Randall, about how her positive attitude and athlete mentality have helped her navigate a breast cancer diagnosis and treatment, valuable advice for both oncologists and patients and more.

Women who scored higher on depression and anxiety questionnaires 12 months postpartum were more likely to have stress or urgency urinary incontinence, supporting the need for mental health and bladder leakage screenings, data show.

A remote postpartum blood pressure management program led to fewer hospital readmissions, greater postpartum visit attendance, improved guideline adherence and higher rates of antihypertensive prescriptions, researchers reported.

SAN FRANCISCO — Supportive interventions to improve knowledge of options and barriers for patients and surgeons may reduce racial disparities in minimally invasive hysterectomy, researchers reported.

For midlife women, better cognitive function — specifically ability, attention, processing speed and executive function — was associated with a lower likelihood of lower urinary tract symptoms, researchers reported in Menopause.

Clinics with vs. without Menopause Society Certified Practitioners were more likely to adhere to guidelines and not advertise compounded or bioidentical hormones, hormones for youthful appearance or weight loss or recommend hormone testing.