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New techniques in managing maternal blood pressure are emerging.
Research shows the causes of maternal mortality differ widely from state to state.
One blood pressure medication outperformed another, potentially lowering postpartum readmission rates.
The Trump administration’s removal of CDC pages is disrupting detailed contraceptive guidelines.
An intimate essay describes the overwhelming stress of a high-risk pregnancy designation.
A review of over 90,000 drug trials shows that pregnant women are almost entirely excluded.
A new study suggests a blood test might help predict postpartum depression risk.
A study underscores that preventing preeclampsia is key to reducing serious postpartum complications.
A report highlights confusion over Tennessee’s recent Medicaid expansion for postpartum care.
Researchers found postpartum depression more than doubled, going from 9% in 2010 to 19% in 2021.
A study published in JAMA found cannabis use during pregnancy is associated with immediate risks, such as low birth weight and preterm birth.
Advances in neonatal care now make it possible to save extremely premature babies, some born as early as 22 weeks.
Donald Trump has nominated Dr. Mehmet Oz to lead Medicare and Medicaid–the country’s massive health insurance programs for the elderly and lower-income adults and children.
Researchers are trying to understand why some women might develop pre-eclampsia when they don’t have other markers for the condition.
It’s 2024 and we are just getting a comprehensive map of how the brain changes (in significant ways!) during pregnancy.
Hundreds of female Customs and Border Protection employees filed suit against the agency, saying they were discriminated against once they announced they were pregnant.
One of the main recommendations is bringing mental health care into “all relevant perinatal settings.”
Erin Hirshberg writes a devastating but beautiful essay on having a stillbirth at 36 weeks
a deep dive on why hospitals are closing OBGYN units throughout the country, and the answer isn’t the fall of Roe making obstetrical care legally dangerous. It’s far simpler than that: money.
The United States’ maternal mortality rate is the worst in the world among wealthy countries. But a new analysis of CDC statistics makes the case that the rate is around 10 deaths per 100,000 births—not the nearly 33 deaths per 100,000 births reported around this time last year.