Maternal Health News

Unintended pregnancy after kidney transplantation was not linked to perinatal acute allograft rejection but was associated with mycophenolate exposure and allograft loss at 2 years postpartum, according to data published in O&G Open.

ORLANDO — In this video from the AIMed24 Annual Meeting, Jennifer Luo Law discusses areas where AI may improve maternal health outcomes in the United States.

Chewing gum containing xylitol before conception and during pregnancy was associated with reduced preterm birth and low birth weight deliveries for women in Malawi, according to cluster-randomized trial data published in Med.

BOSTON — Pregnant women with very severe interstitial lung disease had fewer term deliveries and more preterm births and miscarriages vs. women with a lower disease severity level, according to a presentation at the CHEST Annual Meeting.

Women diagnosed with a hematologic malignancy during pregnancy had a 22-fold higher rate of severe maternal morbidity than those who did not have blood cancer, according to study results.

More than half of the top videos on TikTok about conception strategies without treatment were not backed by science, with most created by nonprofessionals and content creators for profit, according to a research letter.

Most lipid-lowering medications lack safety data for pregnant and lactating women, complicating management of hyperlipidemia and hypertriglyceridemia, but data suggest statins can be used for those at high risk for cardiovascular events.

Exercise interventions reduced the risk for postpartum depression and the severity of depression and anxiety in women who recently gave birth, in the British Journal of Sports Medicine showed.

Individuals with a predelivery history of concussion appeared to be at increased risk for severe maternal mental illness, highlighting the importance of screening and supportive care for this high-risk group, according to researchers.