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An analysis of data from 3 European countries provides insight into the apparent increase in risk of atrial fibrillation associated with preterm births as well as LGA or SGA births.

In patients hospitalized with acute coronary syndrome and metabolic syndrome, obstructive sleep apnea was associated with an increased risk of major adverse cardiovascular and cerebrovascular events in women, but not in men.

On Friday, the Supreme Court voted to keep mifepristone (Mifeprex; Danco Laboratories) on the market, maintaining its availability for women seeking an abortion.

In a recent study, the SmartMom digital program was able to provide valuable prenatal education through SMS text messaging.

Digital tools are helping to find and fill unused capacity in the health care system.

In a recent study, anxiety- and depression-related disorders were more common in women with polycystic ovary syndrome, chronic pelvic pain, and other reproductive disorders.

In a recent review, increased requests for telemedicine abortion and decreased in-person visits to abortion clinics were observed.

Research indicates that despite reports of high psychological stress among women in their 20s and 30s in China and Japan, awareness of stress’s effects on aging remain higher among health professionals.

In a recent study, knowledge and consideration of self-managed abortion was common for patients before accessing in-clinic care.

With an FDA approval, it would be the first new class of oral antibiotics for uncomplicated urinary tract infections (uUTI) in over 20 years.

In a recent study, changes in gestational age distribution in the United States reflected increasing induction of labor rates between 1990 and 2017.

In a recent study, the contraception failure rate for patients taking topiramate and oral contraceptives was similar to patients taking other maintenance therapies and oral contraceptives.

In a recent phase 1 trial, DARE-HRT1 showed positive safety and acceptability results for treating moderate-to-severe vasomotor symptoms in postmenopausal women.

In a recent study, greater levels of prenatal concern were associated with higher risks of anxiety, insomnia, and depression.

In a recent study, Developmental Assessment of Young Children, second edition scores for neurodevelopmental outcomes did not differ between infants exposed to maternal COVID-19 during pregnancy and those not exposed.

In a recent study, the mean number of barriers to reproductive health care experienced by patients increased from 1.09 in 2017 to 1.29 in 2021.

In a recent review, recent eviction was associated with worse child health outcomes.

A new abortion ban is set to hit the southern states, this time in Florida, with Florida Governor Robert Desantis signing a 6-week abortion ban into law. Florida is now 1 of 12 US states with approved bans on abortions after 6 weeks.

In a recent study, doxycycline use reduced the incidence of sexually transmitted infections among transgender women and men who have sex with men.

In a recent study, timed birth was indicated to reduce the risk of preeclampsia by over half.

In a recent study, investigators found changes in fertility rates during the COVID-19 pandemic varied, with differences in states’ political leanings and social distancing efforts linked to this variety in impact.

A recent study showed an association between menopause and increased glaucoma risk, with a potential for estrogen-based treatment.

The American Heart association has released a statement highlighting the need to include nonbiological factors and social determinants of health in assessments for cardiovascular disease risk.

The cumulative probabilities of treatment initiation after meeting the criteria was not significantly different between the different racial groups and the incidence of major adverse liver outcomes was 0.1 per 100 person-years and did not differ by race.

In a recent study, women diagnosed with cancer during pregnancy and postpartum periods experienced greater rates of mortality than those diagnosed outside of pregnancy.

In a recent study, routine facility-based third-trimester ultrasounds and point-of-care ultrasounds were both effective in reducing the rate of undiagnosed term breech presentations.

In a recent study, outcomes on the human oocyte and early embryo development did not differ between patients infected and not infected with COVID-19.

In a recent study, women who received risk-reducing salpingo-oophorectomy when premenopausal more often experienced discomfort during sexual activity and vaginal dryness than those receiving it when postmenopausal.