Pregnant Women

A review published recently in Open Forum Infectious Diseases summarized the available clinical evidence on the safety and effectiveness of antiviral treatment for influenza in pregnant women.

Endocrine-disrupting chemicals found in common plastics may influence hormonal shifts during pregnancy as well as contribute to postpartum depression, according to new data published in The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism.

Many pregnant women reported experiencing psychological stress stemming from the COVID-19 pandemic and subsequent shelter-in-place orders, according to research published in BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth.

Obesity increased risk for CV complications in pregnant women with preexisting heart disease, according to results published in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology.

In a draft statement issued today, the U.S Preventive Services Task Force recommended that health care providers screen their pregnant patients for gestational diabetes at or after 24 weeks of pregnancy.

The CDC released new quarantining criteria for those exposed to COVID-19 who have already been vaccinated. A summary of these criteria was the top story in infectious disease last week.

According to the CDC, more than 9,300 women with COVID-19 have completed pregnancies in the United States.

Lockdown during the COVID-19 pandemic was linked to increased anxiety and depression symptoms among pregnant women, according to results of a prospective cohort study published in Acta Obstetricia et Gynecologica Scandinavica.

Pregnant women with COVID-19 are more likely to die from the novel coronavirus than nonpregnant individuals similar in age, according to research published in the American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology.

Most pregnant women develop nausea and vomiting within a certain time period after ovulation, according to research published in BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth.