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Combination therapy could be a safe choice for oral opioid maintenance treatment during pregnancy

Current guidelines recommend that pregnant women with opioid use disorder be prescribed either methadone or buprenorphine, but these drugs too have significant potential for abuse.

11 Jan 2023

Medicaid expansion led to improved postpartum health for low-income birthing people

According to health care experts, the benefits for brand-new parents and their infants having access to health care during pregnancy as well as during the postpartum period are indisputable.

10 Jan 2023

The COVID-19 pandemic's traumatizing effect on mothers in the USA

A new research paper presents the results of a study on maternal stress levels in American mothers during COVID-19.

19 Dec 2022

More states to consider extending postpartum Medicaid coverage beyond two months

New consortium aims to address the impacts of heat exposure on maternal, newborn and child health

A new consortium involving the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine (LSHTM) has launched to address key knowledge gaps around the quantification and monitoring of the direct and indirect impacts of heat exposure on maternal, newborn and child health.

21 Nov 2022

Medicine and Mortality in Mali: one health heroine's work to improve community health

In this interview, we speak to Dr. Mariam Cissé about her recent Heroines of Health Award as well as her dedication to improving the health of her community.

From Women in Global Health 16 Nov 2022

1 in 10 new moms diagnosed with high blood pressure in the year after childbirth

In an analysis of more than 2,400 women, about 1 in 10 without a history of blood pressure issues were diagnosed with high blood pressure in the year after childbirth, according to a research article published today in Hypertension, an American Heart Association journal.

15 Nov 2022

Decades-long effort to reduce stillbirth risk in the U.S. has been offset by newly identified risks

A decades-long effort to lower the stillbirth rate in the United States has stalled, as has progress in closing a persistent gap in excess stillbirths experienced by Black women compared with White women, according to a Rutgers-led study.

13 Nov 2022

For Republican candidates, talk about moms and babies is a thorny issue

A month before Election Day, as Republicans in Congress dodged questions about a proposal to ban abortions after 15 weeks of pregnancy, Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) tweeted that he wanted to talk about moms and babies.

4 Nov 2022

Does maternal obesity impact fetal brain development?

In a new study, researchers assessed the impact of maternal obesity on brain development in the fetus.

31 Oct 2022

Study finds persistent disparities in access to prenatal care among pregnant people

Immigrant pregnant people faced persistent inequities in obtaining timely prenatal care as compared with native-born pregnant people in the United States over an eight-year period, a factor that could be contributing to longstanding health disadvantages, according to an analysis published in JAMA Network Open on October 28.

28 Oct 2022

Women in sub-Saharan Africa continue to have higher risk of death following childbirth, analysis shows

Women in sub-Saharan Africa continue to have an elevated risk of death following childbirth long after the 42-day postpartum limit the WHO uses to define pregnancy-related deaths, a new analysis shows.

12 Oct 2022

Extended-release nifedipine could help treat women with severe preeclampsia during labor and delivery

Women with severe preeclampsia (severe high blood pressure) during pregnancy may be treated with extended-release nifedipine, a blood pressure-lowering medicine, daily during the labor and delivery process, according to new research published today in Hypertension, an American Heart Association journal.

3 Oct 2022

Maternal Health News and Research

Combination therapy could be a safe choice for oral opioid maintenance treatment during pregnancy

Medicaid expansion led to improved postpartum health for low-income birthing people

The COVID-19 pandemic's traumatizing effect on mothers in the USA

More states to consider extending postpartum Medicaid coverage beyond two months

New consortium aims to address the impacts of heat exposure on maternal, newborn and child health

Medicine and Mortality in Mali: one health heroine's work to improve community health

1 in 10 new moms diagnosed with high blood pressure in the year after childbirth

Decades-long effort to reduce stillbirth risk in the U.S. has been offset by newly identified risks

For Republican candidates, talk about moms and babies is a thorny issue

Does maternal obesity impact fetal brain development?

Study finds persistent disparities in access to prenatal care among pregnant people

Women in sub-Saharan Africa continue to have higher risk of death following childbirth, analysis shows

Extended-release nifedipine could help treat women with severe preeclampsia during labor and delivery

Research on the antimicrobial effects of human milk oligosaccharides

Potential cause of racial disparity affecting infants with congenital heart disease discovered

Policies to roll back abortion rights will hit incarcerated people particularly hard

SARS-CoV-2 prime and booster vaccinations found to improve pregnancy and birth outcomes

How does birth weight affect long-term risk of mortality among men and women?

Benefits of tocolytics outweigh any risks linked with unwanted side effects, study finds

Winners of NIH Technology Accelerator Challenge for Maternal Health announced

Advancing Neuroscience Research Through Collaboration and Patient-Centered Innovation

The impact of vibration on microscopy

How Omics Technologies Are Transforming Biological Research and Drug Discovery

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