Tag: Pregnancy
~60 Percent With CVD Risk Factors Receive Postpartum Heart Health Counseling
Reporting receipt of counseling was modestly higher for those with one and two or more risk factors versus none
Neurodevelopmental Delay Seen in Offspring of Moms With Low Fiber Intake
Risk increased for delayed communication, fine motor, problem-solving, and personal-social skills
Early Pregnancy BP Predicts Hypertensive Disorders of Pregnancy
Models with six systolic BP trajectory groups plus standard clinical risk factors perform substantially better than risk factors alone
Prevalence of Hep C-Positive Pregnancies Increased From 1998 to 2018
16-fold increase seen in prevalence of HCV-positive pregnancies, reaching 5.3 cases per 1,000 pregnancies in 2018
Maternal Vaccine Can Prevent Group B Strep in Young Infants
GBS6 induced maternal antibody responses to all serotypes, with maternal-to-infant antibody ratios varying based on dose
Mix of In-Office, Telehealth Visits Safe for Prenatal Care
Authors say findings support continued use of multimodal health care delivery
Higher Maternal Death Rates Among Black Women Tied to Racism, Sexism, U.N. Says
United Nations Population Fund found Black women more likely than White women to be denied medication or experience physical abuse in health care settings
Oocyte Retrieval in Summer Linked to Increased Odds of Live Birth
Increased odds of live birth also seen for high versus low duration of sunshine hours on day of egg retrieval
Maternal Mortality Unacceptably High in All Racial, Ethnic Groups
Highest median state maternal mortality ratio was seen in the Black population for each year between 1999 and 2019
Variation Seen in Distribution of Characteristics of COVID-19 During Pregnancy
Changes in distributions of mothers reported to have COVID-19 observed by maternal age, race and Hispanic origin, education level
