Women’s Health News

Black women tend to prefer to see Black obstetric providers during pregnancy due to past experiences of racism and discrimination, according to a presenter at The Pregnancy Meeting.

Opioid and teratogenic medication prescriptions decreased and prescriptions for medications for diabetes and mental health conditions increased among pregnant women after 2010 in the U.S., researchers reported.

Deteriorating quality of life for women with breast cancer was associated with many common modifiable psychosocial and lifestyle-related factors, according to an analysis published in JAMA Network Open.

Adherence to plant-based diets decreased the risk for obstructive sleep apnea, or OSA, although the reduction in risk differed between men and women, a study published in the European Respiratory Journal showed.

Among pregnant women with type 1 diabetes, more time in optimal glucose range at 12 weeks gestation was associated with lower risks for preeclampsia and large for gestational age infants, researchers reported.

In a survey of women with endometriosis, more than half reported being advised to become pregnant to manage the disease, often by health care providers, despite little supporting evidence, researchers reported.

Pregnant patients with lupus or antiphospholipid syndrome have a higher risk for preterm birth, although immune-mediated inflammatory diseases in general are “only weakly associated” with adverse pregnancy outcomes, according to data.

DENVER — A new study provides reassurances that PrEP can reliably prevent HIV in cisgender women, even if they do not use it daily.

Calcium supplementation may be helpful for bone health and, possibly, reducing preeclampsia risk, according to an expert.

COVID-19 vaccination availability was not associated with changes in abnormal uterine bleeding incidence for women of reproductive age, researchers reported in the American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology.