Pregnancy and Birth

A secondary analysis found that reduced time in target glucose range during labor was associated with increased adverse neonatal outcomes in gestational diabetes.

After adjusting for the mother's mental health, a new meta-analysis found no significant association between common antidepressant use in pregnancy and autism or ADHD in chidlren.

Mifepristone via mail order and telehealth may continue after a Supreme Court ruling kept access in place while a lawsuit progresses.

A randomized clinical trial of 143 childbearing physicians found that a package including smart technology and mentorship significantly limited the rise of postpartum burnout.

“For families facing the fear of preterm birth, the absence of effective treatments for microbiome imbalance in the reproductive tract is devastating,” said Lynne Sykes, MD.

“The data show that Tdap vaccination during pregnancy is an effective way to protect infants from a serious disease at a time when they are most at risk," said Rochelle Walensky, MD, MPH.

The FDA released final guidance on post-approval pregnancy safety studies to improve how clinicians evaluate the risks of drugs and biologics during pregnancy.

The comprehensive review found no evidence linking HPV vaccination to neurological conditions or adverse pregnancy outcomes across 20 years of data.

Following the presentation of real-world data at HRS 2026, Ridhima Kapoor, MD, details the importance of using continuous 14-day ECG patches to capture arrhythmia burden in pregnant populations.

The review of over 120 studies published since 2024 found no credible evidence linking HPV vaccination to serious adverse pregnancy outcomes or other long-term health risks.

Per CNN, Alito’s order is in effect until May 11, with responses to the case requested by Thursday, May 7.

During clinical validation done by the company, Unity Confirm demonstrated 100% concordance with known fetal outcomes and invasive diagnostic results in 16 samples.

Molly Dickinson, DO, describes a rare case where a 22-week uterine rupture was repaired allowing the pregnancy to continue to a successful 32-week delivery.

Maternal dairy intake was consistently associated with lower concentrations of numerous human milk lipid species.

Nicole Sparks, MD, discusses anesthesia approaches, evolving c-section trends, and the growing emphasis on opioid-sparing pain management and postpartum recovery.

A matched cohort study of nearly 14,000 singleton pregnancies found no association between same-day influenza and pertussis vaccination during pregnancy and increased rates of preterm birth, small for gestational age, low birth weight, or any assessed secondary adverse outcome compared with pertussis vaccination alone.

Data presented at HRS 2026 indicates that nearly 60% of arrhythmias in pregnant patients are first detected after the initial 48 hours of cardiac monitoring.

Rachel Sood, NP-C, CDCES, highlights how the FDA clearance of Control-IQ+ provides the clinical proof needed to expand the use of AID systems in T1D pregnancies.

The expanded label to include use during pregnancy complicated by type 1 diabetes mellitus is based on data from the CIRCUIT trial.

"Results remained similar in subgroup analyses of early- and late-onset, and preterm and term preeclampsia," according to findings.

Effective January 1, 2027, the Current Procedural Terminology codes will replace the global maternity payment model to bill for antepartum, labor, delivery, and postpartum phases.

The incidence of SUI at 6 weeks post partum was 8.7% for the PEFLOW group compared to 13.9% for those receiving usual care (P = .03).

According to Beth Ann Clayton, DNP, CRNA, FAANA, FAAN, maintaining patients with substance use disorder on methadone or Subutex is a critical component of preoperative planning.

Institutions can meaningfully reduce racial disparities in urine toxicology testing at delivery by eliminating universal testing and adopting any standardized criteria-based screening protocol—provided the criteria are grounded in clinical evidence rather than demographic variables that function as proxies for race.

Conditions like chorioamnionitis change the pH of the surgical environment, which can prevent local anesthetics from working optimally, according to Beth Ann Clayton.