Pregnancy and Birth

Analysis of women who did not have high blood pressure while pregnant found that 1 in 10 were diagnosed with hypertension in the year after delivery.

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AHA 2022: Study authors say more research is needed to investigate the impact of targeting social determinants of health to improve cardiometabolic risk and mortality in pregnant women.

Black women seeking fertility care were less likely to report getting COVID-19 vaccine and were unsatisfied with how major health care systems handled the pandemic.

Top-line data from the EVOGUARD clinical trial examining the efficacy of Phexxi for the prevention of chlamydia and gonorrhea are expected in October 2022.

Results from a phase 2b trial showed that a bivalent RSV prefusion F protein-based vaccine was safe and led to higher neutralizing antibody responses in pregnant women.

ACC 2022: Use of antihypertensive therapy in pregnant women was associated with better pregnancy outcomes, such as preeclampsia and fetal or neonatal death.

Researchers also found that women with migraine with aura had a higher risk of preeclampsia than those with migraine without aura.

The CDC now recommends that pregnant and breastfeeding individuals get vaccinated against COVID-19.

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Here: at least 5 tips on hypertensive disorders during pregnancy.

They often willingly accept pre-exposure prophylaxis when offered.

NSAIDs may impair fertility in women with mild musculoskeletal pain. Damage is reversible once NSAIDs are discontinued, according to a new study.

Pseudosac with ectopic pregnancy, palmar erythema, pemphigoid gestationis, abdominal wall hematoma, dermatomyositis, livedo reticularis-visual presentations of health problems that occur frequently, or exclusively, in women.

A 34-year-old woman presents for follow-up of her type 2 diabetes mellitus and starts therapy with lisinopril. She thinks she also may be pregnant. What is the problem?