Reproductive Health News

Most high and moderate risk factors for preeclampsia have increased from 2010 to 2021 in the U.S., according to a research letter published in JAMA.

Worldwide, mean birth weight at term has increased by more than 7 g each year — a total of about 1 lb — since 1950, according to a systematic literature review published in the American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology.

BOSTON — Pregnant and reproductive-aged women have had recent declines in exposure to most endocrine-disrupting chemicals, though women with a lower socioeconomic status are exposed to higher chemical levels, according to a speaker.

SAN FRANCISCO — COVID-19 infection during pregnancy was associated with increased risk for hypertensive disorders of pregnancy, but not with placental pathology, according to data presented at the ACOG Annual Clinical & Scientific Meeting.

NEW YORK — Access to reproductive health care is a significant issue for many women in the military and women veterans, Elspeth Cameron Ritchie, MD, MPH, told Healio at the American Psychiatric Association Annual Meeting.

SAN FRANCISCO — Targeted routine syphilis screening may help identify pregnant women in the first and third trimester in need of treatment compared with universal screening, researchers reported.

SAN FRANCISCO — Spanish-speaking women preferred using audio-only technology for contraceptive care obtained via telemedicine, and the use of interpreters and technology were not perceived as barriers to care, researchers reported.

SAN FRANCISCO — Ordering urine drug screens with no prenatal care indication may have disproportionately negative effects on Black pregnant patients, according to an oral presentation at the ACOG Annual Clinical & Scientific Meeting.

Women diagnosed with preeclampsia were 2.6 times more likely to develop early-onset dementia during 9 years of follow-up compared with women who did not have a hypertensive disorder of pregnancy, according to registry data.

Age at menarche has fallen among U.S. women during the past 55 years while time to menstrual cycle regularity has increased, both troubling signs that indicate worsening health outcomes over time, researchers reported.