Women's Health

BALTIMORE — Maternal age in women with preeclampsia or gestational hypertension with severe features was associated with higher postpartum readmission risk, while intensive hypertension treatment at initial admission may limit risk.

BALTIMORE — A late-breaking session at the ACOG Annual Clinical & Scientific Meeting highlighted FDA updates in breast density reporting that include a lay summarization for patients while ACOG clinical guidance on breast density remains unchanged.

Women with polycystic ovary syndrome are more likely to attempt to lose weight multiple times and perceive themselves as having overweight compared with women without PCOS, according to a study published in Obesity.

Women who have prediabetes before transition to menopause have a higher risk for sustaining a fracture later in life than women without prediabetes, according to a study published in JAMA Network Open.

WASHINGTON — Among 30 women with advanced COPD, many reported barriers to care and none received palliative care, according to an abstract presented at the American Thoracic Society International Conference.

BALTIMORE — Preterm deliveries were associated with significantly higher postpartum hemorrhagic composite maternal morbidity rates compared with term pregnancies, according to data presented at the ACOG Annual Clinical & Scientific Meeting.

BALTIMORE — Elagolix plus add-back of estradiol and norethindrone improved bleeding and non-bleeding symptoms linked to uterine fibroids among premenopausal women, according to researchers at the ACOG Annual Clinical & Scientific Meeting.

BALTIMORE — In this Healio exclusive, Iffath A. Hoskins, MD, FACOG, immediate past president of the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, discusses her Presidential Initiative: Minding Mental Health.

BALTIMORE — From 2003 to 2022, findings presented at the ACOG Annual Clinical & Scientific Meeting found a significant increase in competititveness in OB/GYN residency programs.

BALTIMORE — COVID-19 infection during pregnancy predicted worse birth outcomes, including preterm delivery, low birthweight and longer hospital stay, researchers reported at the ACOG Annual Clinical & Scientific Meeting.