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June 30, 2022
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COVID-19 pandemic exacerbates racial, ethnic disparities in postpartum care

COVID-19 pandemic exacerbates racial, ethnic disparities in postpartum care

After the overarching loss of postpartum care with the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, Black and Hispanic women had slower recovery of care access compared with white women, according to a retrospective cohort study.

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June 27, 2022
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Universal HCV screening in pregnancy accelerates after 2020 screening guideline updates

Universal HCV screening in pregnancy accelerates after 2020 screening guideline updates

Following updated hepatitis C virus screening recommendations issued in 2020, HCV screening in pregnancy accelerated across the country, according to a retrospective cohort study published in Obstetrics & Gynecology.

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June 20, 2022
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Prenatal triptan exposure does not increase ADHD risk in offspring

Prenatal triptan exposure does not increase ADHD risk in offspring

Children born to mothers who used triptans for their migraines during pregnancy did not have a greater risk for ADHD symptoms or diagnosis at 5 years of age, according to a Norwegian registry-based study.

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June 13, 2022
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Treating stress may reduce risk for type 2 diabetes after recent gestational diabetes

Treating stress may reduce risk for type 2 diabetes after recent gestational diabetes

ATLANTA — In patients who recently developed gestational diabetes, addressing stress and associated postpartum depressive symptoms early may reduce the risk for developing type 2 diabetes, researchers said.

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June 07, 2022
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VIDEO: Nutrition has ‘profound impact’ on pregnancy outcomes

VIDEO: Nutrition has ‘profound impact’ on pregnancy outcomes

Health care providers need to learn more about nutrition — especially its impact during pregnancy — according to Kurt R. Wharton, MD, FACOG, chief of the Women’s and Children’s Clinical Care Programs for Beaumont Health in Michigan.

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June 03, 2022
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Pregnant women with cardiomyopathy at increased risk for adverse outcomes

Pregnant women with cardiomyopathy at increased risk for adverse outcomes

Adverse maternal and cardiovascular outcomes were more likely in pregnant women with cardiomyopathy compared with those who had a different or no heart disease, findings of a systematic review and meta-analysis showed.

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June 02, 2022
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Preterm delivery nearly twice as common in patients with lupus vs. general population

Preterm delivery nearly twice as common in patients with lupus vs. general population

Preterm delivery occurs nearly twice as frequently among women with lupus compared with the general population, according to data presented at the EULAR 2022 Congress.

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June 02, 2022
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Pandemic-induced distress in pregnancy alters fetal brain development

Pandemic-induced distress in pregnancy alters fetal brain development

Compared with infants born before the COVID-19 pandemic, those born during the pandemic had decreased fetal brain development, which researchers found was linked to higher levels of distress in women giving birth during the pandemic.

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June 01, 2022
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Maternal BMI, race/ethnicity modify associations between maternal stress, child asthma

Maternal BMI, race/ethnicity modify associations between maternal stress, child asthma

SAN FRANCISCO — Maternal prepregnancy BMI and race/ethnicity modified associations between maternal lifetime stress and asthma in offspring, according to data presented at the American Thoracic Society International Conference.

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May 20, 2022
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Sheehan’s syndrome in GH-naive women may increase CV risk

Sheehan’s syndrome in GH-naive women may increase CV risk

SAN DIEGO — Women with Sheehan’s syndrome and growth hormone deficiency have higher total cholesterol and triglycerides and higher inflammatory markers compared with healthy adults, according to a speaker.

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