Maternal Health

Black, Hispanic and indigenous women are more likely than white women to have disruptions in health insurance coverage around the time of pregnancy, according to a study published in Obstetrics & Gynecology.

The risk for sudden infant death syndrome, or SIDS, was nearly 12 times higher in infants with mothers who both smoked cigarettes and drank alcohol beyond the first trimester of pregnancy, according to a study published in EClinicalMedicine.

Average out-of-pocket costs for maternity care increased by $1,500 between 2008 and 2015 among women with employer-based insurance, according to study findings published in Health Affairs.

Children who are exposed to chemicals in the womb may face a range of neurodevelopmental and other health risks as they mature. For example, new research shows that prenatal exposure to common household products can negatively impact a child’s IQ.

PHILADELPHIA — A new study highlights an independent association between maternal CV health during the third trimester and subsequent offspring CV health at 10 to 14 years of age.

ATLANTA — Among mothers with anti-Ro antibodies who had previously delivered a baby with congenital heart block, hydroxychloroquine was associated with a 50% in risk of that complication in subsequent pregnancies, according to a speaker at ACR/ARP 2019.

In twin pregnancies, very high and very low maternal weight gain were both associated with poor birth outcomes, according to findings published in Obstetrics and Gynecology.

Children born to mothers with anxiety during pregnancy and a few years after birth were more likely to have hyperactivity when they were 16 years old, according to study findings presented at the European College of Neuropsychopharmacology Congress.

About one-quarter of mothers in California who experience severe maternal morbidity during childbirth, or SMM, also give birth prematurely, according to findings published in The Journal of Maternal-Fetal and Neonatal Medicine. Researchers suggested that as many as one in 270 births — or about 1,900 families — are affected by what they called the “dual burden” of preterm birth and SMM every year.

Between August 1 and 7, the World Alliance for Breastfeeding Action, or WABA, will be highlighting ways in which breastfeeding can be endorsed and sustained throughout the world.