COVID-19 Recession Resulted in ‘Baby Bump’
Relative to prepandemic trend, births to U.S. mothers decreased by 31,000 in 2020 but increased by 71,000 in 2021
Perioperative Vaginal Estrogen Does Not Reduce Prolapse Recurrence
Vaginal estrogen does appear beneficial for reducing atrophy-related symptoms and for improving vaginal tissue quality
Breastfeeding for at Least Six Months Aids Maternal Cardiovascular Factors
Findings similar for women who experienced a complication of pregnancy
WHO Monitoring Highly Mutated New Strain of COVID-19, Now Spotted in Michigan
Four known cases of the variant, dubbed BA.2.86, have so far been identified worldwide, including the case in Michigan
2010 to 2019 Saw Increase in Incidence of Early-Onset Cancers in U.S.
Highest number of cases were in breast; fastest-growing incidence rates were for gastrointestinal cancers
Better Responses Seen With Booster mRNA COVID-19 Vaccine in Pregnancy
Robust immune responses found after booster dose; efficient transplacental antibody transfer was seen
Exercise During Pregnancy Well Tolerated by Both Maternal, Fetal Measures
Both moderate-intensity continuous training exercise and high-intensity interval training found to be safe
U.S. Adults See Smoking Cannabis as Safer Than Tobacco
Similar pattern seen for exposure to secondhand cannabis smoke versus tobacco smoke
Appeals Court Upholds Restrictions on Mifepristone
Health care providers have said they will switch to using only misoprostol, which is somewhat less effective
Oral Piroxicam Plus Levonorgestrel Increases Efficacy of Emergency Contraception
Levonorgestrel plus piroxicam prevented 94.7 percent of expected pregnancies compared with 63.4 percent with levonorgestrel plus placebo
