Maternal Health News

About one in 10 women who develop COVID during pregnancy will have post-acute sequelae, or long COVID, according to a presenter at The Pregnancy Meeting.

Compared with the general population, intracerebral hemorrhage in pregnancy is a rare occurrence with lower in-hospital mortality, according to a poster presented at the International Stroke Conference.

Just over a century ago, much of the U.S. population experienced disfiguring and debilitating disorders related to iodine deficiency. In 2024, we celebrate 100 years of salt iodization — a tremendous public health achievement.

MIAMI BEACH, Fla. — Addressing the internal hormonal changes in women will directly affect the appearance of their skin, according to a speaker at South Beach Symposium.

Use of assisted reproductive technology was associated with increased odds of stroke during index hospitalization for delivery, regardless of maternal age, researchers reported.

Women with more autistic traits during pregnancy had higher risks for adverse birth outcomes, especially for preterm birth, compared with lower levels of autistic traits, researchers reported in JAMA Network Open.

Elevated exposure to fine particulate matter during pregnancy raised the likelihood for assisted ventilation and systemic antibiotics among term newborns, according to results published in Environmental Health Perspectives.

Preterm and early-term birth rates in the United States rose from 2014 to 2022 while rates of late- and post-term births declined, according to a report published this week by the CDC.

Obstetrics and gynecology residency programs in states with abortion bans had statistically significantly fewer applicants in 2023 than in years before the Dobbs decision in 2022, researchers reported in JAMA Network Open.

Prenatal low-dose aspirin exposure was not associated with negative neurodevelopmental outcomes in children by age 3 years, according to study results published in Obstetrics & Gynecology.