Pregnant Women

Although the risk for vertical transmission of COVID-19 appears rare, a lower-than-expected rate of transplacental transfer of antibodies suggests children born to infected mothers may be at risk for infection, according to a study published in JAMA Network Open.

The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists says pregnant patients who meet Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices recommendations should be offered a COVID-19 vaccine.

The virtual National Lipid Association Scientific Session took place from Dec. 10 to 12, and Healio and Cardiology Today have compiled a list of the most-read news from the meeting.

Clinicians treating pregnant women who have psoriasis have limited data to guide treatment decisions, according to a review.

Pregnant women were “frequently” coprescribed opioids and psychotropic medications, researchers of a cross-sectional study wrote. These prescriptions sometimes led to antepartum hospitalization, they added.

There are few evidence-based options for managing women with dyslipidemia who become pregnant or are thinking about it, a speaker said at the virtual National Lipid Association Scientific Sessions.

A cohort of pregnant women in Canada who were overtreated for hypothyroidism with levothyroxine were more likely to have a preterm delivery than women with normal thyroid-stimulating hormone, according to a study published in Thyroid.

The risk for type 2 diabetes remains high more than 2 decades after pregnancy for women with gestational diabetes, whereas the risk for type 1 diabetes subsides after 7 years, according to data from a 23-year follow-up study in Finland.

Influenza infection during pregnancy is associated with late-term pregnancy loss and reduced birth weight, according to study findings published in The Lancet Infectious Diseases.

A pregnant woman’s race, primary spoken language and health insurance status played a role in determining her likelihood of receiving the Tdap vaccine, data show.