Tag: Pregnancy

Postpartum cardiomyopathy, preeclampsia, and eclampsia are leading causes of maternal death for Black women

Authors say this association may be contributing to increasing incidence rates of colorectal cancer in younger adults

No significantly increased risk observed for pregnancies prenatally exposed to drinking only or smoking only

Doubled risk seen for high triglyceride, total/high-density lipoprotein, and apolipoprotein-A1

5-unit increase in maternal late-pregnancy BMI linked to lower WASI performance IQ, NeuroTrax scores at age 6.5 years

Active management may be more effective than expectant management in resolving early nonviable pregnancy of unknown location

Findings seen in large study of women who were pregnant, lactating, or planning pregnancy

No increased risk seen for ADHD, ASD, small for gestational age with prenatal antipsychotics exposure

Latest recommendation comes after new data showed no raised risk for miscarriage in mothers-to-be during first 20 weeks

Findings both compared with female partners of male surgeons and the general population