Postpartum
Q&A: Treatment choice for postpartum depression is a ‘complex decision’
More women and providers in both psychiatry and obstetrics and gynecology are becoming aware of the high prevalence of postpartum depression and treatments available, including recently approved zuranolone.
‘Athletes are frustrated’: Better guidance needed for pregnant, postpartum elite runners
Pregnancy and parenthood can bring added concerns for elite female athletes, who often face conflicting information about safety and risks for injury associated with intense sports training regimens during pregnancy and postpartum.
Most women prefer delayed vs. immediate postpartum IUD placement
More women prefer delayed postpartum IUD placement, citing higher efficacy and lower complication rates compared with immediate postpartum IUD placement, according to study results published in Obstetrics & Gynecology.
VIDEO: CGM is potential tool during pregnancy, postpartum
ORLANDO — In this video exclusive, James R. Gavin III, MD, PhD, Healio | Endocrine Today Co-editor, talks with Camille Powe, MD, about benefits of use of continuous glucose monitoring during and after pregnancy.
Higher postpartum readmission risk after stillbirth delivery vs. live birth
Postpartum readmission risk was higher for women with stillbirth vs. live birth deliveries, with mental health/substance use disorders and thromboembolism accounting for more, and hypertension fewer, readmissions following stillbirth.
Postpartum sexual life satisfaction not affected by mode of delivery
Mode of delivery did not affect self-perceived sexual life satisfaction overall or at any time postpartum, according to cohort study results published in the American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology.
Long-acting reversible contraception uptake tied to residential distance from hospital
SAN FRANCISCO — Postpartum women who live farther from their delivery hospital are more likely to choose long-acting reversible contraception than those who live closer, according to study data.
Referral program boosts postpartum visits to primary care during year after delivery
Women with gestational diabetes or hypertension referred from obstetrics to a primary care provider after delivery were six times more likely to attend a visit with a PCP in the first year postpartum, data show.
Severe maternal morbidity raises risk for mental health hospitalizations, ED visits
Severe maternal morbidity was associated with increased risk for mental health hospitalization or emergency department visit up to 13 years postpartum, according to a population-based Canadian cohort study published in JAMA Network Open.
Prescription digital therapeutic for postpartum depression receives FDA 510(k) clearance
An 8-week prescription digital therapeutic for treatment of postpartum depression symptoms received FDA 510(k) clearance, according to a press release from Curio Digital Therapeutics.