Pregnancy Outcome

Clinicians must make important considerations regarding the use of psychotropic medications and substances among pregnant women, according to a presenter at the Psych Congress 2020 Virtual Experience conference.

A systematic review showed that “common environmental exposures exacerbated by climate change” — namely, air pollution and heat exposure — are significantly associated with adverse pregnancy outcomes, researchers reported.

Exposure to a class of endocrine-disrupting chemicals known as perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances, or PFAS, during pregnancy can influence obesity in granddaughters two generations later, according to findings accepted for presentation at the Endocrine Society Annual Meeting.

Patients with rheumatoid arthritis who follow the ideal clinical pathway have a reduced risk for overall adverse pregnancy outcomes, according to data published in Arthritis Care & Research.

No association was found between exposure to podophyllotoxin during pregnancy and adverse fetal outcomes, according to a registry-based cohort study conducted in Denmark.

Spondyloarthritis in pregnancy is associated with an increased risk for several adverse outcomes, including preterm birth, emergency cesarean section and epidural use, according to data published in Arthritis Care & Research.

Spondyloarthritis in pregnancy is associated with an increased risk for several adverse outcomes, including preterm birth, emergency cesarean section and epidural use, according to data published in Arthritis Care & Research.

Women with eating disorders are at an increased risk for adverse pregnancy and neonatal outcomes and should thus be recognized as a high-risk population among pregnant women, according to results of a population-based cohort study published in JAMA Psychiatry.

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.

Radioactive iodine treatment following a thyroidectomy was not associated with adverse pregnancy outcomes when conception occurred 6 months or longer after treatment, according to study results published in JAMA Internal Medicine.