Reproductive Health

Among pregnant women with symptomatic COVID-19, SARS-CoV-2 infection during the first and second trimesters was associated with greater risks for stillbirth and preterm birth compared with infection during the third trimester, data show.

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A greater number of live births causally reduced the risk for endometrial cancer, according to study results published in BMC Medicine.

Among women with spondyloarthritis, those who are of older age and use of NSAIDs during preconception demonstrate longer time to conception, according to data presented at ACR Convergence 2022.

Moderate state legislation on abortion was associated with lower rates of maternal, fetal and infant mortality, but did not lower all-cause mortality, compared with restrictive laws, data published in Obstetrics & Gynecology showed.

PHILADELPHIA — Rheumatologists are unlikely to be held liable under a state’s anti-abortion laws for prescribing methotrexate for a rheumatic disease, according to a law professor who spoke at ACR Convergence 2022.

Changes in state-level availability of reproductive health services — namely closures of Planned Parenthood facilities — were associated with severe maternal morbidity, according to a cross-sectional study published in JAMA Pediatrics.

Depression was associated with a lower likelihood of having children and of having fewer children for adults in Finland, according to data published in the American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology.

Perceived high stress related to the COVID-19 pandemic was associated with self-reported changes in menstruation, according to data published in Obstetrics & Gynecology.

ANAHEIM, Calif. — Although race and neighborhood deprivation were closely related, neighborhood deprivation was not associated with IVF outcomes, data presented here suggest.