Reproductive Health

An estimated 162.9 million women globally had an unmet need for contraception in 2019, with those aged 15 to 19 years with the highest unmet demand, an analysis published in The Lancet showed.

Children conceived through assisted reproductive technology — or ART — were “shorter, lighter and thinner” compared with naturally conceived children at birth through early adolescence, data published in JAMA Network Open showed.

Compared with women who did not have SARS-CoV-2, those who were infected during the third trimester of pregnancy had a higher risk for preterm birth, data in PLoS One showed.

In a recent survey, 42% of women said they experienced heavier menstrual bleeding following SARS-CoV-2 vaccination.

The rate of severe maternal morbidity in Scotland increased between 2012 and 2018, and was associated with age, BMI, multiple gestation and mode of delivery, data showed.

Compared with other children, those born to mothers with polycystic ovary syndrome were more likely to be hospitalized for infectious diseases, allergy and other childhood morbidities, according to data published in Human Reproduction.

Daily administration of vitamin D during pregnancy decreased the risk for atopic eczema in children, according to data published in the British Journal of Dermatology.

In partnership with the University of Michigan, ACOG has provided new recommendations to help individualize prenatal care to meet patients’ needs.

President Joe Biden on Friday signed an executive order to safeguard access to medication abortion and other reproductive health care services following the Supreme Court’s reversal of Roe vs. Wade.

In the wake of the Supreme Court’s decision overturning Roe v. Wade, rheumatologists and rheumatology associations are voicing concern over what the loss of federal abortion protections could mean for patients.