Tag: Pregnancy

Infection tied to worse outcomes for severe maternal morbidity, preterm birth, and venous thromboembolism

Adverse effects observed in physical health, finances, and career advancement; many experience illegal practices

Women, including those with mental illness, had a lower risk for self-harm during pregnancy; adolescents had highest risk for self-harm in pregnancy

Periconceptional maternal smoking of ≥10 cigarettes/day showed strongest link, reflected by 0.9-day delay in reaching final Carnegie stage

Higher risk seen for preterm delivery, gestational high blood pressure, and preeclampsia

Dose-normalized concentrations of lamotrigine, levetiracetam, lacosamide, oxcarbazepine, and zonisamide decreased during pregnancy

Maternal mortality rate was higher for non-Hispanic Black women versus non-Hispanic Whites and Hispanics, and increased with age

Odds of vascular complications and adverse obstetric outcomes increased for pregnancies conceived by assisted reproductive technology

Risk for hypertensive disorder of pregnancy increased in women with increase or little or no decline in blood pressure early in pregnancy

No differences seen in neonatal and early infant outcomes for offspring exposed, not exposed to vaccine in utero