Maternal Health News

Perinatal vs. non-perinatal suicide was more likely to be associated with depression, substance use, physical health issues and recent bereavement, highlighting the need for targeted interventions and policies, researchers reported.

Pregnancy and lactation-associated osteoporosis incidence was greater than previously reported, suggesting potentially overlooked patients, with vertebral fracture the most common type of premenopausal osteoporosis, researchers reported.

ORLANDO — Since 2005, an Irish diabetes in pregnancy program has steadily improved pregnancy and neonatal outcomes through extensive research and development of services for care before, during and after pregnancy.

The Dobbs decision was associated with declines in prescriptions for oral contraceptive pills, especially for emergency contraception, in states with the most restrictive abortion laws, according to cohort study results.

When it comes to screening perinatally exposed infants for hepatitis C virus, the earlier the better, a study showed.

Gestational weight gain that exceeded National Academy of Medicine guidelines occurred among 75% of pregnant women who were TRICARE beneficiaries and gave birth in 2018 or 2019, according to findings published in Obesity.

Postpartum readmission risk was higher for women with stillbirth vs. live birth deliveries, with mental health/substance use disorders and thromboembolism accounting for more, and hypertension fewer, readmissions following stillbirth.

There was a nearly 13% increase infant deaths in Texas after the state implemented a ban on abortion in early pregnancy in 2021, according to research published in JAMA Pediatrics.

Depressive symptoms during pregnancy may indicate elevated cardiovascular risk for women, especially hypertension, ischemic heart disease and heart failure, according to a study published in the European Heart Journal.

Noting that practice varies widely across hospitals, an expert panel came to a consensus on the first quality indicators for the care of opioid-exposed infants.