Reproductive Health News

Healio spoke with Shawana S. Moore, DNP, MSN, APRN, CRNP, WHNP-BC, about research and funding needs in endometriosis treatment and care.

Healio spoke with Shawana S. Moore, DNP, MSN, APRN, CRNP, WHNP-BC, about the impact endometriosis can have on the mental and emotional health of patients.

Healio spoke with Shawana S. Moore, DNP, MSN, APRN, CRNP, WHNP-BC, about stigma and biases in endometriosis care that impacts diagnosis and treatment.

Healio spoke with Shawana S. Moore, DNP, MSN, APRN, CRNP, WHNP-BC, about currently available treatment options for endometriosis as well as newer and emerging therapeutics.

Healio spoke with Shawana S. Moore, DNP, MSN, APRN, CRNP, WHNP-BC, about the different levels of awareness – policy, provider, and personal support – that endometriosis requires..

About 50% of patients with gestational diabetes followed up with primary care in the first year postpartum, despite guidelines recommending universal follow up to improve health outcomes, according to results published in JAMA Network Open.

For women with preterm pre-labor rupture of membranes, treatment with cefuroxime- vs. ampicillin-roxithromycin was associated with longer pregnancy and less morbidity, according to a presenter at The Pregnancy Meeting.

Bias based on size during pregnancy is a common experience particularly for women with overweight or obesity and can delay prenatal and postnatal care for women who fear weight stigma in the health care setting, according to experts.

During 2020, the rate of pregnancy-associated death increased by 35% from 2019, with changes observed in the proportions of drug-related deaths, homicides and suicides, researchers reported.

Miscarriage is a common result of pregnancy involving the loss of the fetus before 20 weeks’ gestation, according to Mayo Clinic.