Reproductive Health News

Preeclampsia significantly increases future risk for CVD; however, many women with preeclampsia fail to attend postpartum follow-up visits and, therefore, do not receive proper preventive care.

Since the Dobbs decision in June 2022, mifepristone has been heavily discussed within legal landscapes regarding its safety, efficacy and availability for women seeking medication abortion.

Risks for preterm birth overall and by gestational age varied for women across all nativity, ethnicity and racial identities, according to a retrospective national cohort study published in JAMA Network Open.

A web-based educational aid significantly improved decision-making for pregnant women considering tubal sterilization after delivery vs. usual care, researchers reported in JAMA Network Open.

Pregnant women with type 1 diabetes achieved a higher time in range and had fewer complications with use of a hybrid closed-loop insulin delivery system compared with continuous glucose monitoring alone, according to a speaker.

Women who underwent radiofrequency ablation for uterine fibroids had similar rates of full-term pregnancy, vaginal delivery and miscarriage as observed with myomectomy, researchers reported in Obstetrics & Gynecology.

During the COVID-19 pandemic, same-day discharges following minimally invasive hysterectomy for benign indications increased without also increasing postoperative hospital readmission, researchers reported.

Researchers observed no superiority in future reproductive or obstetric outcomes with double-layer vs. single-layer uterine closure after a first cesarean section.

Differences in U.S. cause of death surveillance methods may cause variations in currently high reported maternal mortality rates, researchers reported in the American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology.

SAN DIEGO — It is important for both patients and dermatologists to know that there are options for the management of hidradenitis suppurativa during pregnancy, according to a speaker at the American Academy of Dermatology Annual Meeting.