Maternal Health News

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.

Obstetrics and gynecology residents, fellows and early-career faculty report experiencing significant challenges when it comes to childbearing and parental leave, according to survey results published in Clinical Obstetrics and Gynecology.

Fidelma Dunne, MD, PhD, FRCP, FRCPI, describes herself as a wife, mother, grandmother, sister and daughter who draws satisfaction from her family and from her career in endocrinology.

At 2 months postpartum, about one in 11 women with cesarean deliveries at 34 weeks’ gestation or longer developed PTSD symptoms, according to study results published in the American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology.

Live birth rates were lower for women with vs. without deep infiltrating endometriosis and/or endometrioma undergoing first IVF/intracytoplasmic sperm injection, according to study results published in Fertility and Sterility.

Maternal and paternal metformin use during conception did not increase the risk for adverse pregnancy outcomes, two studies in Annals of Internal Medicine showed.

After a healthy live birth, interpregnancy intervals shorter than 18 months or 36 months or longer were associated with an increased risk for subsequent spontaneous abortion, according to cohort study results published in JAMA Network Open.

The National Lipid Association has issued a clinical consensus statement on the management of dyslipidemia in women of reproductive potential, with a focus on considerations for pharmacologic options, a speaker reported.

Mode of delivery did not affect self-perceived sexual life satisfaction overall or at any time postpartum, according to cohort study results published in the American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology.

Metformin exposure during pregnancy was not associated with adverse childhood neurodevelopmental outcomes up to age 14 years, according to a systematic review and meta-analysis published in the American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology.