Reproductive Health News

Being infected with SARS-CoV-2 at any time during pregnancy was associated with greater risks for maternal death, severe maternal morbidity and neonatal morbidity, according to the findings of an international meta-analysis.

Expanded Medicaid coverage was associated with a reduction in postpartum hospitalizations in the 6 months — particularly in the first 60 days — after delivery, according to data published in Health Affairs.

Women receiving buprenorphine-naloxone therapy for the treatment of opioid use disorder during pregnancy had similar outcomes vs. buprenorphine therapy alone in terms of maternal and neonatal health, data show.

Spanish-speaking women in the late reproductive stage reported eight menopause symptoms at the same frequency as those already transitioning through menopause, according to a cross-sectional analysis published in Menopause.

For women trying to conceive after one or two pregnancy losses, sleep duration and timing and shift work were not associated with fecundability or odds of live birth, data published in Fertility and Sterility show.

Endometriosis was associated with greater odds of pregnancy loss and recurrent pregnancy loss, according to a Danish nationwide cohort study published in Fertility and Sterility.

Performing an MRI for adolescents with severe dysmenorrhea may reduce time to diagnosis of endometriosis, data published in Fertility and Sterility show.

Women who underwent assisted reproduction had a similar risk for developing multiple sclerosis as women who conceived without being exposed to assisted reproductive technology, according to a Danish register-based cohort study.

Researchers developed a prediction tool that may help to limit the number of surplus embryos created with IVF while maintaining the likelihood of live birth.

Artificial intelligence models trained to analyze ultrasonograms may help sonographers more accurately estimate gestational age, according to data published in JAMA Network Open.