Miscarriage

Menopausal women experiencing hot flashes may find relief from “visiting” a snowy landscape via a virtual reality headset, according to a speaker at the Annual Meeting of The Menopause Society.

BMI in the overweight or obese range for both women and men during preconception or early pregnancy was linked to time to pregnancy success and miscarriage risk, according to study results published in JAMA Network Open.

Women who were pregnant during cardiology fellowship reported basic radiation safety standards were “variably enforced” during pregnancy, along with a rate of pregnancy complications higher than the general population, survey data show.

Use of embryos from donor or autologous oocytes resulted in no significant differences in live birth, implantation, ectopic pregnancy and miscarriage rates, gestation duration or infant birth weight, researchers reported.

Uterine fibroids increase risks for adverse pregnancy and obstetric outcomes with size, not number, tied to breech presentation, postpartum hemorrhage and placenta previa risks, according to a meta-analysis.

An algorithm from the Fetal Medicine Foundation used a blood test, ultrasound data and maternal characteristics in the first trimester of pregnancy to predict preterm and early-onset preeclampsia, a recent study showed.

NEW ORLEANS —The rise in use of diabetes medications and continuous glucose monitoring had led to new challenges for treating pregnant women with diabetes.

Pregnant and lactating women have historically been excluded from most clinical research, often due to perceptions of greater legal liability if a woman, her fetus or infant is harmed by an intervention.

Benzodiazepine use during early pregnancy was associated with almost 70% increased risk for miscarriage after accounting for measurable confounders, according to study results published in JAMA Psychiatry.

For women using IVF/intracytoplasmic sperm injection, SARS-CoV-2 infection within 10 weeks after embryo transfer may not negatively affect pregnancy, implantation and miscarriage rates, researchers reported.