Reproductive Health News

Although midwives provide pregnant women with education and support during labor, which may result in a lower intervention likelihood, midwifery care in the U.S. is less utilized compared with other countries.

A new consensus guideline recommend screening women during pregnancy who have high risk for obstructive sleep apnea, such as those with obesity, hypertension or diabetes.

Women who undergo embryo transfer and have symptoms of vaginal bleeding should be assessed for risk for spontaneous abortion through pregnancy ultrasound, researchers reported in American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology.

Uterine fibroids are common hormone-dependent tumors that can develop after puberty, with likelihood increasing with age and regressing after menopause when estrogen and progesterone are no longer produced.

In a recent survey, one-fifth of respondents reported negative health care experiences during their pregnancy and delivery, according to a newly released CDC Vital Signs report.

Family medicine physicians who received residency training in programs that incorporated community-based care and family planning were more likely to provide reproductive health services than those who did not, recent data show.

Women who gave birth following use of assisted reproductive technology did not have an increased risk for CVD over a median follow-up of 11 years compared with women who conceived naturally, researchers reported.

Adherence to the American Heart Association dietary pattern prior to conception may be associated with a lower likelihood of pregnancy loss during infertility treatment, according to a cohort study published in JAMA Network Open.

DANA POINT, Calif. — In this Healio video exclusive, an expert discusses the links between infertility and adverse cardiometabolic health in women.

Menstrual inequity is experienced worldwide, even in the U.S., where stigmas surrounding menstruation continue affecting all forms of menstrual inequities such as period poverty, access issues and legal issues, according to experts.