Maternal Health News

WHO reported a “major” increase in STIs in 2022, specifically highlighting an increase in syphilis and an insufficient decline in new HIV and viral hepatitis infections.

Women struggling with their mental health during and after pregnancy often hesitate to ask for support, an issue compounded by a need for more resources and provider education on the signs and symptoms of postpartum depression.

NEW YORK — New data suggests a link between inflammation during pregnancy and postpartum anxiety among women experiencing the highest anxiety symptoms, according to a poster at the American Psychiatric Association annual meeting.

Women with polycystic ovary syndrome, obesity and irregular menses were more than twice as likely to experience spontaneous ovulation during the year after undergoing bariatric surgery compared with medical therapy, researchers reported.

For those with epilepsy who may become pregnant and their potential offspring, medications must optimize seizure control as well as outcomes for the fetus, according to new guidelines presented in Neurology.

Mean total daily sleep duration was shorter, but wakefulness and awakenings were lower for inpatient vs. outpatient pregnant women, suggesting better sleep characteristics for inpatients despite shorter duration, researchers reported.

The AAP reversed its long-held stance against breastfeeding with HIV, now saying that parents with HIV who wish to breastfeed should be supported in their decision, so long as they are on treatment and virally suppressed.

SAN FRANCISCO — In this video exclusive, Sarah Horvath, MD, MSHP, describes the current shortage of Rh immunoglobulin and outlines strategies for ethical use of the limited supply.

SAN FRANCISCO — Postpartum women who live farther from their delivery hospital are more likely to choose long-acting reversible contraception than those who live closer, according to study data.

SAN FRANCISCO — Receiving the COVID-19 vaccine in the first vs. last half of the menstrual cycle was associated with vaccine-related cycle length changes, according to a presentation at the ACOG Annual Clinical & Scientific Meeting.