Eclampsia

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Women with severe maternal morbidity after first childbirth have a lower likelihood of pursuing subsequent births, highlighting the need for reproductive counseling and better prenatal care, according to study results published in JAMA.

CHICAGO — Black and Hispanic women who adhered to components of a Mediterranean-style diet were less likely to experience any adverse pregnancy outcome, regardless of overweight or obesity status, researchers reported.

Women who were pregnant during cardiology fellowship reported basic radiation safety standards were “variably enforced” during pregnancy, along with a rate of pregnancy complications higher than the general population, survey data show.

Severe maternal morbidity was associated with increased risk for mental health hospitalization or emergency department visit up to 13 years postpartum, according to a population-based Canadian cohort study published in JAMA Network Open.

Among Hispanic women, gestational hypertension was associated with decreased processing speed and executive functioning after age 45 years, according to results of an analysis published in Obstetrics & Gynecology.

Differences in U.S. cause of death surveillance methods may cause variations in currently high reported maternal mortality rates, researchers reported in the American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology.

Women with high blood pressure during pregnancy, particularly preeclampsia or eclampsia, experienced a greater decline in cognitive function later in life, according to findings published in Neurology.

Hypertensive disorders of pregnancy were associated with higher risk for coronary artery disease and stroke, which was only partially mediated by cardiometabolic factors, according to findings from a study using mendelian randomization.

Changes in state-level availability of reproductive health services — namely closures of Planned Parenthood facilities — were associated with severe maternal morbidity, according to a cross-sectional study published in JAMA Pediatrics.