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Asthma ‘may complicate conception,’ with links to miscarriage, fertility issues
Women with asthma required more fertility treatments and experienced more fetal loss in Denmark, according to an abstract presented at the European Respiratory Society International Congress.
Severe maternal morbidity risk high for women with vision, physical disabilities
Women with vs. without disabilities have higher severe maternal morbidity risk during childbirth, with the highest risks observed for women with vision or physical disabilities, researchers reported in O&G Open.
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Extending antigen-matching protocols lowers odds for hemolytic disease of fetus, newborn
Extending routine donor-recipient matching to include Rhesus c, E and K antigens was tied to lower odds for hemolytic disease of the fetus and newborn vs. standard ABO blood type and Rhesus D antigen matching, researchers reported.
Fish oil supplementation, maternal genotype linked with childhood atopic dermatitis
Fish oil supplementation during pregnancy was associated with children having a lower or higher risk for developing atopic dermatitis depending on the mother’s genotype, according to a study.
Respect, clear communication can address ‘mismatch in care’ for postpartum Black women
To improve morbidity and mortality rates for postpartum Black women, clinicians must focus on patients’ lived experiences, communication needs and the consequences of structural racism, researchers reported in O&G Open.
CGM use in early pregnancy offers ‘window of opportunity’ to improve perinatal outcomes
Women with fetal overgrowth or hypertensive disorders of pregnancy have notable continuous glucose monitor-derived glycemic patterns detected during early pregnancy, sometimes without a gestational diabetes diagnosis, researchers reported.
VIDEO: Flexibility, support groups key for physicians undergoing IVF
CARLSBAD, Calif. — In this Healio Video Perspective from the Women in Ophthalmology Summer Symposium, Shivani Kamat, MD, of UT Southwestern Medical Center in Texas, shares her experiences with in vitro fertilization as a woman in medicine.
At-home misoprostol administration during second trimester safe, reduces time in hospital
At-home first-dose misoprostol administration increased the proportion of women completing medical abortion after 12 weeks’ gestation through outpatient care with a favorable safety profile, according to findings published in The Lancet.
Similar obstetric outcomes for gestational surrogacy, pregnancies using fertility treatments
Obstetric outcomes for gestational carriers were similar to non-surrogate pregnancies using fertility treatments, with both groups having higher odds for hypertensive disorders of pregnancy vs. general pregnancies, data show.
Longer reproductive lifespan tied to lower multimorbidity for postmenopausal Chinese women
Among postmenopausal women in China, a longer reproductive lifespan was associated with a lower prevalence of experiencing multimorbidity, according to findings published in Menopause.
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