Reproductive Health News

BALTIMORE — Preterm deliveries were associated with significantly higher postpartum hemorrhagic composite maternal morbidity rates compared with term pregnancies, according to data presented at the ACOG Annual Clinical & Scientific Meeting.

BALTIMORE — A special late-breaking session at the ACOG Annual Scientific & Clinical meeting featured the most up-to-date information and guidance on availability of the abortion drug mifepristone.

BALTIMORE — Elagolix plus add-back of estradiol and norethindrone improved bleeding and non-bleeding symptoms linked to uterine fibroids among premenopausal women, according to researchers at the ACOG Annual Clinical & Scientific Meeting.

BALTIMORE — COVID-19 infection during pregnancy predicted worse birth outcomes, including preterm delivery, low birthweight and longer hospital stay, researchers reported at the ACOG Annual Clinical & Scientific Meeting.

BALTIMORE — A one-time dose of off-label cabergoline after second-trimester abortion or pregnancy loss was effective for preventing symptomatic breast engorgement, according to data presented at the ACOG Annual Clinical & Scientific Meeting.

BALTIMORE — Patients with heavy menstrual bleeding who received the levonorgestrel 52 mg intrauterine device experienced significant and rapid decreases in uterine bleeding after placement, a researcher reported here.

BALTIMORE — COVID-19 vaccinations are safe and recommended, even for women who are pregnant or lactating, according to a presenter at a late-breaking session at the ACOG Annual Clinical & Scientific Meeting.

BALTIMORE — Just over one-quarter of U.S. women with hypertension who are at risk for unintended pregnancy received contraceptive counseling between 2015 and 2019, according to a poster presented at the ACOG Annual Clinical & Scientific Meeting.

BALTIMORE — The odds of preterm birth in the American Indian/Alaska Native population in the central New York region rose significantly during the COVID-19 pandemic, researchers reported at the ACOG Annual Clinical & Scientific Meeting.

For National Women’s Health Week, Healio Editors compiled news on pregnancy.