Postpartum
Increased mortality risk for BRCA carriers diagnosed within 10 years postpartum
Women with breast cancer and germline BRCA pathogenic variants had increased all-cause mortality risk if diagnosis occurred within 10 years postpartum, according to cohort study results published in JAMA Network Open.
Woman develops diplopia 2 weeks postpartum
A 37-year-old white woman 2 weeks postpartum from an uncomplicated pregnancy and normal spontaneous vaginal delivery presented to the Tufts Medical Center emergency room.
Continuous Medicaid eligibility during COVID-19 increased postpartum coverage
Continuous Medicaid eligibility during COVID-19 significantly reduced postpartum loss of insurance, but was not tied to health care use, contraceptive use, breastfeeding or depressive symptoms in early postpartum, researchers reported.
Esketamine during elective cesarean delivery may reduce postpartum depression
Esketamine administered intravenously during elective cesarean delivery may significantly reduce depressive symptoms in the early postpartum period, according to study results published in JAMA Network Open.
Dexmedetomidine early after delivery reduced incidence of postpartum depression
Dexmedetomidine administration early in the postpartum period was associated with significantly lower positive postpartum depression incidence compared with placebo, researchers reported in JAMA Network Open.
Intervention increases postnatal primary care visits among high-risk patients
A quality improvement intervention was associated with increased prenatal primary care visits within the first several months after delivery, according to a study published in the Annals of Family Medicine.
Paid family leave improves breastfeeding, postpartum depression rates
In U.S. states with strong paid family and medical leave, there was a greater likelihood of breastfeeding and lower odds of postpartum depression symptoms, with stronger associations among those with Medicaid, researchers reported.
Stillbirth associated with increased severe maternal morbidity risk 1 year postpartum
Stillbirth was associated with an increased risk for severe maternal morbidity during delivery hospitalization and up to 1 year postpartum, researchers reported in the American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology.
About 1% of mothers had new persistent opioid use in the first postpartum year
About 1% of women who filled an opioid prescription after childbirth had evidence of persistent opioid use in the subsequent postpartum year, researchers reported in Obstetrics & Gynecology.
Increasing maternal BMI linked to higher risk for postpartum infection
Researchers observed a dose-dependent relationship between increasing maternal BMI and higher postpartum infection risk after different delivery modes, according to findings published in The Journal of Maternal-Fetal & Neonatal Medicine.