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Women who take acid-suppressing medications during pregnancy may have a child at increased risk of developing asthma

Acid Suppression in Pregnancy Linked to Childhood Asthma

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Review suggests, but doesn't prove, offspring one-third more likely to see a doctor for asthma
In a recommendation statement published in the Jan. 10 issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association

USPSTF Reaffirms Endorsement of Prenatal Folic Acid Supplements

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Women of childbearing age should take 400 to 800 µg daily, Task Force recommends
Pyridoxine-doxylamine (Diclectin)

Data on Effectiveness of Morning Sickness Drug May Be Flawed

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Original unpublished 1970s study results on pyridoxine-doxylamine may be deficient, authors say
Good outcome has been reported in a pregnant woman who continued ustekinumab therapy for Crohn's disease during pregnancy

Case Report: Ustekinumab for Crohn’s Continued in Pregnancy

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Patient receiving UST maintenance therapy had uneventful pregnancy, delivered healthy baby
For women in the third trimester of pregnancy

Fish-Oil Fatty Acids in Pregnancy Cut Wheeze, Asthma Risk in Child

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Supplementation in pregnancy linked to reduction in risk of persistent wheeze and asthma in offspring
Women with recovered acute kidney injury who become pregnant have increased risk of preeclampsia and adverse fetal outcomes

Prior AKI Episode Linked to Risk of Adverse Pregnancy Outcomes

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Women with recovered acute kidney injury have higher risk of preeclampsia, adverse fetal outcomes
Pregnant patients with Marfan syndrome

Peripartum Aortic Dissection Risk Factors Examined in Marfan Sx

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High risk of aortic dissection, even with tight control of blood pressure and heart rate
Cervicovaginal secretions from pregnant and nonpregnant women contain HIV infectivity-linked immune mediators

Cervicovaginal Secretions Contain HIV-Linked Immune Mediators

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No difference in infectivity for pregnant and nonpregnant women
Follow-up magnetic resonance imaging after a mid-pregnancy ultrasound could help improve diagnosis of possible fetal brain abnormalities

MRI Ups Diagnostic Accuracy of Fetal Brain Abnormalities

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Researchers recommend its use mid-pregnancy if ultrasound picks up potential anomaly
Repeated or lengthy use -- longer than three hours -- of general anesthetic and sedation drugs may harm the developing brains of fetuses and children younger than 3 years old

FDA Issues New Safety Info on Use of Anesthesia

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New information addresses anesthesia use in pregnant women and young children