Tag: Pregnancy
Self-Reported Postpartum Depressive Symptoms Up During Pandemic
States with greater increases in symptoms had fewer deaths from COVID-19 and lower women's unemployment rates
Serotonergic Antidepressants in Pregnancy Not Tied to Neonatal Seizures
Maternal use of SSRIs, SNRIs in first trimester of pregnancy not linked to increased risk for neonatal seizures or childhood epilepsy in offspring
Hypertensive Disorders of Pregnancy Tied to Increased CVD Risk Later in Life
Established CVD risk factors account for 57 and 84 percent of the increased rate of CVD for preeclampsia, gestational HTN
Neighborhoods Affected by Structural Racism Face Risk for Preterm Births
Additionally, pandemic stressors, like unemployment, tied to infections and preterm births
HTN Not Detected Earlier With Self-Monitoring of BP in Pregnancy
Second study shows no improvement in mean systolic BP with self-monitoring versus usual care for chronic or gestational HTN
Hypertensive Disorders of Pregnancy Prevalence Up From 2017 to 2019
Prevalence of pregnancy-associated hypertension and chronic hypertension increased among delivery hospitalizations
RSV Prefusion F Protein-Based Immunization Studied in Pregnancy
Bivalent RSVpreF vaccine given during pregnancy elicits neutralizing antibody responses with efficient transplacental transfer
FDA Warns About Genetic Noninvasive Prenatal Screening Tests
Tests should not be used alone to diagnose fetal chromosomal abnormalities
ACC: Treatment Beneficial for Mild Chronic HTN in Pregnancy
Reduction seen in risk for primary outcome event, with no increased risk for small-for-gestational age birth weight
COVID-19 Vaccination Early in Pregnancy Not Linked to Fetal Anomalies
Vaccination within teratogenic window not linked to presence of congenital anomalies identified on ultrasonography
