Pregnant Women

Researchers identified elevated rates of congenital cytomegalovirus infection in lower income countries and advised that a “global effort” is needed to address the disease in these areas.

Certain probiotic strains lowered the risk for developing atopic dermatitis when administered to pregnant women and infants, according to a systematic meta-analysis published in Pediatric Allergy and Immunology.

Women diagnosed with COVID-19 while pregnant, particularly those with other comorbidities, had a higher risk for very preterm birth, preterm birth and early-term birth, a population-based study showed.

The CDC encouraged pregnant and breastfeeding women to get vaccinated against COVID-19 as researchers from the agency reported what they called “reassuring” data Wednesday on the safety of the vaccines.

The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force said it recommends screening for gestational diabetes in asymptomatic women who have been pregnant for 24 weeks or more.

New data show that female surgeons face significantly greater risks for infertility, pregnancy loss and complications, including a higher likelihood of musculoskeletal disorders, nonelective cesarean delivery and postpartum depression.

Pregnancy can cause myriad changes in a woman’s body. For those with psoriasis or psoriatic disease, the good news is that their condition often clears during pregnancy.

The rate of in-hospital mortality was lower among pregnant women with COVID-19 than nonpregnant women with COVID-19, according to a new study in Annals of Internal Medicine.

Pregnant women who drank about a half a cup of caffeinated coffee daily — fewer than the recommended two cups — had slightly smaller babies than pregnant women who did not consume caffeinated beverages, data show.

Results of a three-armed trial demonstrated that dolutegravir-based ART regimens are favorable to efavirenz-based regimens among pregnant women with HIV, according to data presented recently at the Conference on Retroviruses and Opportunistic Infections.