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October 06, 2022
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Instagram images tagged #postpartumbody fail to capture realities of postpartum life

Images posted to Instagram with the hashtag #postpartumbody tend to idealize the aftermath of childbirth on a woman’s body, according to a study published in Healthcare.

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October 03, 2022
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Nifedipine may prevent adverse pregnancy outcomes in women with severe preeclampsia

Women with severe preeclampsia who took nifedipine once daily during labor and delivery were less likely to need fast-acting medicine to control their blood pressure during labor, according to a study published in Hypertension.

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September 29, 2022
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Pregnancy-related anxiety associated with earlier delivery

Pregnant women who had anxiety about their current pregnancy had a greater risk for early delivery, with third trimester anxiety having the strongest association with early birth, according to a prospective cohort study.

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September 29, 2022
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PCORI to grant $63M in funding to diminish maternal health inequities

The Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute announced it is looking to grant $63 million to researcher-community partnerships focused on maternal care studies, according to a press release.

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September 23, 2022
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Risk for depression, anxiety after stillbirth higher with lack of paternal support

A perceived lack of paternal support following a stillbirth increased mothers’ odds of developing depression or anxiety, according to a study published in JAMA Network Open.

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September 21, 2022
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VIDEO: Pregnant people have already experienced climate change ‘firsthand’

A recent perspective published in The New England Journal of Medicine explored the effects climate change has already had on the vulnerable population of pregnant people and their children, and what needs to be done to protect them.

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September 19, 2022
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NIH offers $8M to improve maternal health outcomes

The NIH is offering up to $8 million in prize money to United States-based innovators or organizations that develop technology to improve maternal health outcomes in areas lacking access to maternity care.

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September 15, 2022
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Gestational weight gain increases during COVID-19 pandemic

Compared with trends before the COVID-19 pandemic, gestational weight gain increased during the pandemic, as did the risk for excessive gestational weight gain, according to a research letter published in JAMA Network Open.

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September 13, 2022
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Link between maternal infection, offspring’s autism not causal, study shows

The association between maternal infection during pregnancy and children’s diagnoses of autism spectrum disorder and intellectual disability was not causal, according to a Swedish register-based cohort study.

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August 29, 2022
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Lower glycemic criteria for diagnosing gestational diabetes fail to yield health benefits

Compared with higher glycemic criteria for the diagnosis of gestational diabetes, lower criteria did not reduce risks for women giving birth to a large for gestational age infant or other infant or maternal complications.

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