Maternal Health News

Risks for preterm birth overall and by gestational age varied for women across all nativity, ethnicity and racial identities, according to a retrospective national cohort study published in JAMA Network Open.

Women with a history of adverse pregnancy outcomes may be able to achieve similar heart health as women with no such history if they adhere to the American Heart Association’s Life’s Essential 8, a speaker reported.

A web-based educational aid significantly improved decision-making for pregnant women considering tubal sterilization after delivery vs. usual care, researchers reported in JAMA Network Open.

Pregnant women with type 1 diabetes achieved a higher time in range and had fewer complications with use of a hybrid closed-loop insulin delivery system compared with continuous glucose monitoring alone, according to a speaker.

Women who underwent radiofrequency ablation for uterine fibroids had similar rates of full-term pregnancy, vaginal delivery and miscarriage as observed with myomectomy, researchers reported in Obstetrics & Gynecology.

Researchers observed no superiority in future reproductive or obstetric outcomes with double-layer vs. single-layer uterine closure after a first cesarean section.

Differences in U.S. cause of death surveillance methods may cause variations in currently high reported maternal mortality rates, researchers reported in the American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology.

SAN DIEGO — It is important for both patients and dermatologists to know that there are options for the management of hidradenitis suppurativa during pregnancy, according to a speaker at the American Academy of Dermatology Annual Meeting.

Pregnancy rates with IVF were similar for women with vs. without endometriosis, but women with more severe disease had significantly lower cumulative pregnancy rates vs. those with less severe disease, researchers reported.

Telehealth may be a useful modality in providing care for opioid use disorder to pregnant women with similar obstetric outcomes as that of in-person care, researchers reported in JAMA Network Open.