Pregnant Women

The prevalence of constipation among women was two- to threefold higher during pregnancy and for the first few days postpartum, researchers wrote in the British Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology.

In October 2019, the FDA approved emtricitabine/tenofovir alafenamide as a second option for HIV PrEP in at-risk adults and adolescents but excluded cisgender women from the approval because of a lack of efficacy data.

Pregnant women who receive immediate surgery for complicated appendicitis have better outcomes than those who receive other treatment, according to research presented at the virtual American College of Surgeons Clinical Congress.

A study conducted in seven sub-Saharan African countries demonstrated an association between malaria and an increased prevalence of anemia among pregnant women, according to findings published in BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth.

Nearly 20% of women with migraine reported avoiding pregnancy because of the condition, according to research published in Mayo Clinic Proceedings.

According to the Pan American Health Organization, more than 60,000 pregnant women in the Americas have been diagnosed with COVID-19, and 458 have died.

Women with relapsing-remitting MS who had higher levels of disease activity and were managed on moderate- or high-efficacy therapy were at greater risk for relapse during pregnancy, researchers reported.

In pregnant women with severe or critical COVID-19, inhaled nitric oxide therapy was well-tolerated and associated with improved respiratory rates and oxygenation, according to research published in Obstetrics & Gynecology.

Pregnant and recently pregnant women with COVID-19 are less likely than nonpregnant women of reproductive age to have fever and myalgia but may be more likely to be admitted to the ICU, according to a study published in BMJ.

Study results published in JAMA demonstrated no link between frequent in-person obstetrical visits and SARS-CoV-2 infection.