An increasing body of evidence suggests there may be ‘fetal origins’ of cardiovascular disease, and adverse conditions during pregnancy, including hypothyroidism, may play a role. A study following children born in Denmark to people with hypothyroidism during pregnancy explored this potential connection.
Researchers sought to assess whether there is an association between maternal HIV drug resistance and an increased risk for vertical transmission and to describe the dynamics of drug resistance in infants with HIV infection.
Investigators assessed metabolic factors affecting the risk for premature rupture of membranes in pregnant women with gestational diabetes.
Study researchers assessed the long-term disability risk following pregnancy in women with multiple sclerosis.
The recommendation aligns with that from the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists and the Society for Maternal Fetal Medicine.
Researchers used a national cohort to describe the characteristics and clinical outcomes of maternity-associated infective endocarditis and to evaluate maternal and fetal outcomes of deliveries complicated by infective endocarditis.
Findings based on an online survey of more than 1,800 pregnant women
Women who stopped antidepressant treatment during pregnancy and resumed in the following weeks had a rebound effect of increased prescription of benzodiazepines and anxiolytics.
Pregnancy and insurance status were significant barriers to obtaining appointments for opioid use disorder treatment.
The CDC analyzed prescription opioid use during pregnancy via a self-reported survey.
