Reproductive Health

SAN FRANCISCO — COVID-19 infection during pregnancy was associated with increased risk for hypertensive disorders of pregnancy, but not with placental pathology, according to data presented at the ACOG Annual Clinical & Scientific Meeting.

NEW YORK — Access to reproductive health care is a significant issue for many women in the military and women veterans, Elspeth Cameron Ritchie, MD, MPH, told Healio at the American Psychiatric Association Annual Meeting.

SAN FRANCISCO — The number of deliveries attended by DOs, nursing midwives and non-nursing midwives has increased while use of standard MDs decreased in the past several decades, especially after COVID-19, a speaker reported.

This year’s ACOG Annual Clinical & Scientific Meeting will focus strongly on the importance of leadership to create change, providing attendees with more high-impact and fewer concurrent sessions.

A greater proportion of American Indian or Alaska Native and Black women of reproductive age live in states with effective abortion bans vs. limited or available access, highlighting possible unequal impact of abortion bans, data show.

The Biden-Harris administration, through the office for Civil Rights at the HHS, announced a final rule that strengthens privacy protections for lawful reproductive health care under HIPAA.

Patients with immune-mediated diseases have higher rates of adverse pregnancy outcomes such as preeclampsia and pre-term delivery, with lupus and systemic sclerosis conferring the largest risks, according to data published in Rheumatology.

Many young women with newly diagnosed breast cancer have concerns regarding fertility, and these concerns may impact their treatment decisions, according to study findings published in Cancer Medicine.

Hematology/oncology fellowship programs provide insufficient training about how to address patients’ sexual and reproductive health concerns, according to a study led by researchers at Fox Chase Cancer Center.

Spontaneous preterm birth risk throughout pregnancy is higher for women with greater risk for preeclampsia in the first trimester, according to study results published in the American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology.