Maternal Health

Exposure to certain chemicals during pregnancy has increased over the past 12 years, with Hispanic women being exposed to higher levels of some chemicals, according to data published in Environmental Science & Technology.

SAN DIEGO — Compared with white women who conceived via IVF, Black women using IVF were less likely to have certain adverse maternal and neonatal outcomes, according to a presentation here.

SAN DIEGO — Women with a history of depression were more likely to use marijuana and screen positive for postpartum depression than women without a history of depression, according to data presented here.

Women with a hypertensive disorder of pregnancy are 63% more likely to experience a CVD event in the decades after delivery compared with normotensive women, independent of shared risk factors like prepregnancy BMI and parental CVD history.

Women with a hypertensive disorder of pregnancy are 63% more likely to experience a CVD event in the decades after delivery compared with normotensive women, independent of shared risk factors like prepregnancy BMI and parental CVD history.

SAN DIEGO — Pregnant patients who had more knowledge about COVID-19 and immunization were more likely to get vaccinated against SARS-CoV-2, according to a study presented here.

SAN DIEGO — Social support and mindfulness practices can improve mental health in Hispanic pregnant women, according to a small study presented at the ACOG Annual Clinical & Scientific meeting.

SAN DIEGO — The prevalence of gestational diabetes among women who delivered at a single academic center during the COVID-19 pandemic was 38.9% higher than among women who delivered before the pandemic, according to data presented here.

HHS has announced the launch of the Maternal Mental Health Hotline, a national, confidential, toll-free service for new and expecting mothers who are experiencing mental health challenges.

Fewer than half of emergency care visits for psychiatric reasons in postpartum women were accompanied by follow-up within 30 days, according to a study published in Lancet Psychiatry.