Preeclampsia

Differences in U.S. cause of death surveillance methods may cause variations in currently high reported maternal mortality rates, researchers reported in the American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology.

Spontaneous preterm birth risk throughout pregnancy is higher for women with greater risk for preeclampsia in the first trimester, according to study results published in the American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology.

Among pregnant women with type 1 diabetes, more time in optimal glucose range at 12 weeks gestation was associated with lower risks for preeclampsia and large for gestational age infants, researchers reported.

Calcium supplementation may be helpful for bone health and, possibly, reducing preeclampsia risk, according to an expert.

Pregnant women who were prescribed opioid drugs had increased likelihood of spontaneous preterm delivery, and odds increased as total dose increased, according to case-control study results published in JAMA Network Open.

In this video, Audra Horomanski, MD, spoke with Healio about the impact vasculitis has on the management of pregnancy.

Clinicians should screen and carefully follow women during the first year after delivery to reduce long-term CVD risk and optimize CV health after pregnancy, according to a new scientific statement from the American Heart Association.

Multiple risk markers during a first pregnancy were associated with an adverse pregnancy outcome for a second pregnancy, according to analysis results presented at The Pregnancy Meeting.

Prenatal low-dose aspirin exposure was not associated with negative neurodevelopmental outcomes in children by age 3 years, according to study results published in Obstetrics & Gynecology.

In this video exclusive, Caroline T. Nguyen, MD, talks with Kenneth K. Chen, MD, FACP, about preconception and pregnancy considerations for women with obesity.