Maternal Health

Researchers reported an increase in prenatal hospitalizations involving cannabis use disorder between 2010 and 2018, according to study results published in JAMA Psychiatry.

Infants who begin drinking infant formula at age 4 to 6 months have lower risk for overweight at ages 1 and 3 years compared with those who begin drinking formula within the first 3 months of life, according to a speaker.

Maternal cholesterol during pregnancy was an independent risk factor for acute MI severity in young adult offspring, according to study results published in the European Journal of Preventive Cardiology.

The American Heart Association issued a policy statement to address the rising rates of maternal mortality in the United States.

Among 125 women with kidney disease who were of childbearing age, less than two-thirds received reproductive health counseling from their nephrologist, according to a retrospective chart review.

Women exposed to higher concentrations of a class of endocrine-disrupting chemicals known as perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances are at increased risk for terminating breastfeeding early, researchers reported.

Maternal grandmothers who were underweight before becoming pregnant were more likely to have a grandchild diagnosed with ADHD than women in other BMI categories, a cohort study showed.

Women in the United Kingdom who had gestational diabetes were not often screened for type 2 diabetes in accordance with national guidelines, a recent analysis showed.

Rates and severity of postpartum depression and anxiety symptoms among women who sought treatment for postpartum depression worsened during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Researchers said a blood test that assesses multiple biomarkers can rule out a pregnant person’s risk for developing preeclampsia in the next 14 days.