Reproductive Health News

During pregnancy, both long-term and short-term heat exposure were associated with increased risk for severe maternal morbidity, researchers reported in JAMA Network Open.

The evaluation of race/ethnicity and educational attainment combined provides a more thorough understanding of breastfeeding duration in the U.S. and can aid in informing targeted and culturally appropriate interventions, according to researchers.

Women who have a higher thyroid-stimulating hormone level early in pregnancy may have an increased risk for developing gestational diabetes, according to findings published in The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism.

Pregnant women were more likely to abstain from smoking in late pregnancy with use of e-cigarettes compared with nicotine replacement, especially if e-cigarette use started before pregnancy, researchers reported in JAMA Network Open.

Women with a history of gestational diabetes had a greater risk for subsequent mortality over 30 years compared with women who have been pregnant without gestational diabetes history, according to cohort study results published in JAMA Internal Medicine.

Endometriosis was significantly associated with adverse pregnancy outcomes, ranging from preterm labor and birth to antepartum and postpartum hemorrhage, researchers reported in the Journal of Clinical Medicine.

Menstrual cycle irregularity and age at menarche were significantly associated with parameters of cardiometabolic health in early adulthood among a mostly Black cohort of young women, researchers reported.

A history of premenopausal bilateral oophorectomy, especially when younger than 46 years, increased the odds of arthritis, asthma, obstructive sleep apnea and bone fractures, researchers reported in Menopause.

The FDA granted 510(k) clearance in August to Sonio’s artificial intelligence-powered software that identifies hundreds of potential prenatal syndromes and anomalies through routine fetal ultrasound examinations, according to a press release.

Transgender and gender-diverse adolescents reported high menstrual suppression effectiveness and satisfaction, according to a cross-sectional study published in Obstetrics & Gynecology.