Maternal Health News

Postpartum women with chronic hypertension have an increased risk for CVD within the first year after childbirth, according to study results published in Obstetrics & Gynecology.

Infertility history was associated with lower overall and biomedical cardiovascular health scores among women who had a singleton birth, according to cohort study results published in JAMA Network Open.

Use of NSAIDs significantly increased risk for venous thromboembolism when used concomitantly with hormonal contraception already associated with medium/high risk vs. low/no-risk, according to study results published in The BMJ.

Maternal influenza vaccination during pregnancy was associated with reduced chances of influenza-associated ED visits or hospitalizations in infants aged younger than 6 months, according to a study published in JAMA Pediatrics.

Among adolescents, e-cigarette use during late pregnancy was not statistically significantly associated with an increased small for gestational age birth risk, but cigarette use was, researchers reported in JAMA Network Open.

Maternal cannabis use was associated with adverse pregnancy outcomes, including small for gestational age, preterm birth, stillbirth and hypertensive disorders of pregnancy, linked to placental function, researchers reported in JAMA.

Current perinatal depression recommendations aim to help with early screening, diagnosis and treatment and to prevent maternal mortality.

Repeated withdrawal from contraceptive steroids during monthly pill pause was linked to adverse mental health symptoms, according to study findings published in JAMA Network Open.

Women who underwent bariatric surgery gained less weight during pregnancy compared with matched controls, and weight gain was lower in those who conceived shortly after surgery, according to data in JAMA Network Open.

Researchers found substantial variations in U.S. county-level preterm and early preterm birth rates, which were associated with local social disadvantages, according to an analysis published in JAMA Network Open.