Reproductive Health
Pregnancy after bariatric surgery may lower risks for adverse pregnancy outcomes
Pregnancy after receiving bariatric surgery was associated with decreased risks for preeclampsia, gestational diabetes or impaired fasting glucose and large for gestational age neonates, researchers reported in Obstetrics & Gynecology.
Assistive reproductive therapy shows ‘satisfactory outcomes’ in patients with stable lupus
Assistive reproductive therapy is safe and demonstrates “satisfactory outcomes” in patients with systemic lupus erythematous in stable disease, according to data published in Arthritis Research & Therapy.
ACP: Abortion services a critical part of comprehensive health care
In an update to its 2018 public policy on abortion, the ACP cemented its position on reproductive health services, reaffirming its “opposition to undue and unnecessary governmental interference in the patient–physician relationship.”
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Study reveals impact of SARS-CoV-2 infection, vaccine on pregnancy during omicron wave
Pregnant women with COVID-19, especially those with symptomatic disease and those who were not vaccinated, had worse pregnancy outcomes during the omicron wave of the pandemic, according to data published in The Lancet.
Hysterectomy rate changes correspond with start of COVID-19 pandemic
The rate of hysterectomy was lower in 2020 compared with 2019, with the greatest decrease corresponding with the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic from March to May, according to findings published in Obstetrics & Gynecology.
Fertility appears unaffected by simple to moderate parental congenital heart disease
Using Danish registry data of more than 1.3 million residents, researchers observed no association between simple to moderate congenital heart disease and infertility, according to a study in the Journal of the American Heart Association.
Q&A: Community-based model aims to address lifelong reproductive needs
Using a wide range of data on contraception and preconception care, researchers in the United Kingdom developed a community-based model that holistically addresses women’s reproductive health care and needs throughout their lives.
SARS-CoV-2 infection during pregnancy increases maternal, neonatal risks
Being infected with SARS-CoV-2 at any time during pregnancy was associated with greater risks for maternal death, severe maternal morbidity and neonatal morbidity, according to the findings of an international meta-analysis.