Recent evidence has suggested an increase in the rate of cannabis use during pregnancy, but there is currently limited data regarding perinatal outcomes following in utero exposure.
In an effort to support the recommendation that pregnant women receive the seasonal influenza vaccination, the authors of a new study sought to determine the effects of influenza on risk of hospitalization...
In order to improve the understanding of pregnancy-related death, which occurs in approximately 700 women in the US annually, the CDC conducted an analysis of data from the Pregnancy Mortality Surveillance...
It has been thought that the risk of postpartum relapses in multiple sclerosis is high. However, researchers of a study that will be presented at the AAN Annual Meeting determined whether the scientific...
In order to estimate the use of EVPs among women with recent live births, researchers examined data from the 2015 Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System for Oklahoma and Texas.
Because there is limited safety data for women who receive the inactivated influenza vaccine during the first trimester of pregnancy, researchers compared the rate of adverse birth outcomes in vaccinated vs...
While immunization of pregnancy women with Tdap has been shown to provide protection against pertussis in newborns, the effects of this on the infant’s immune response to primary vaccination at 2, 4, and 6...
Results from an analysis of more than 2700 HIV-serodiscordant couples suggest that biological changes during and after pregnancy affect the woman’s risk for acquiring HIV infection. For results, read more.
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The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists has released an updated committee opinion with recommendations geared towards optimizing postpartum care for mothers and infants.
