Women’s Health News

Since FDA approval of over-the-counter emergency contraception in 2006, there has been a large decrease in emergency contraception-related ED visits and total annual hospital charges, researchers reported.

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

Women derive more benefits from the same amount aerobic exercise as men, including a lower likelihood of dying from any cause or cardiovascular-specific causes, according to researchers.

Current data support naltrexone use as medication for opioid use disorder in pregnancy, with encouraging perinatal outcomes, according to a systematic review published in Obstetrics & Gynecology.

Curriculums that paired several podcast episodes with case-based classroom discussions improved preparation and knowledge on menopause among OB/GYN, family medicine and internal medicine specialists, researchers reported in Menopause.

U.S. policy changes are needed to reduce perinatal mental health deserts, standardize social determinants of health data, improve psychiatric curriculums and establish paid parental leave, researchers reported in JAMA Psychiatry.

Pregnant women who were prescribed opioid drugs had increased likelihood of spontaneous preterm delivery, and odds increased as total dose increased, according to case-control study results published in JAMA Network Open.

Previously healthy women who delivered via cesarian had increased short-term risk for CVD complications after delivery, according to data presented at The Pregnancy Meeting.

U.S. policies built around racism and persistent discrimination impact modern-day breast cancer outcomes, with worse outcomes for women living in historically redlined areas, according to study findings published in JAMA Network Open.

Women with unmet social needs are significantly less likely to undergo breast cancer screening and to have later-stage cancer at diagnosis even when free mammography is available, according to study results published in JAMA Network Open.