Reproductive Health News

Among pregnant women with symptomatic COVID-19, SARS-CoV-2 infection during the first and second trimesters was associated with greater risks for stillbirth and preterm birth compared with infection during the third trimester, data show.

In Tanzania, pregnant women with HIV who had access to antiretroviral therapy for life had less than a 2% risk for vertical transmission, according to data published in The Lancet HIV.

Black women had higher rates of CV hospitalization, maternal morbidity and maternal mortality than white women within 1 year of delivery, according to a research letter published in Circulation: Cardiovascular Quality and Outcomes.

Over-the-counter progestin-only pills may provide the benefits of other contraceptives while eliminating substantial barriers to access, according to a survey of participants in a study of OTC progestin-only pills.

The recent U.S. Supreme Court ruling overturning federal protection for abortion access is just one of several pivotal legal moves affecting access to contraception and infertility care and the right to privacy underpinning this access.

Pregnant women who participated in weekly wellness classes were half as likely to be depressed up to 8 years later, compared with women who received standard care, researchers reported in the Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology.

Living in a New Jersey municipality with less affordable rental housing was associated with higher odds of severe maternal morbidity, according to a cross-sectional study published in JAMA Network Open.

In 2021, the percentage of home births in the United States increased 1.41%, the highest rate of home births since at least 1990, according to data published in the National Vital Statistics Reports.

Using a new technology, future clinicians may be able to more accurately diagnose and appropriately treat ectopic pregnancies than they would with traditional methods, according to data published in Small.

In U.S. states where cannabis is legal for medical and recreational purposes, pregnant women were more likely to report using it compared with their counterparts in states where only cannabidiol is legal, a recent study found.