Reproductive Health

Supplementation during pregnancy also reduced communication warning behaviors in children who developed autism compared to the children of women who did not take supplements.

The data also suggest that further studies investigating a plausible causal relationship between pneumonia and type 1 diabetes are needed.

Investigators did not find any association between energy drink consumption during pregnancy and any adverse pregnancy outcomes.

The study findings have implications for the identification of novel pathways with which to selectively target folate-metabolism blood cancers.

Pharmacists should consult state boards of pharmacy and local, state, or national associations to understand how regulations apply to them

Treatment options for individuals impacted with PMS can vary and include lifestyle modifications, medication treatments, and herbal products.

In most patients who are pregnant or may become pregnant, warfarin is contraindicated due to increased risk of adverse fetal outcomes.

Although the initiation was high, only 33% of adolescent girls and young women continued PrEP use through the 6-month follow-up.

Curricula should require comprehensive training for providing contraceptive care, helping students perform duties confidently and competently.

Norgestrel (Opill) for pregnancy prevention will be accessible at various retail locations, including drug stores, convenience stores, grocery stores, and online platforms.

SSRI treatment for postnatal depression brought long-term benefits for mothers and their offspring in the following years after childbirth, study findings showed.

Although not a traditional at-risk group for severe respiratory syncytial virus complications, pregnant patients should be aware of the possibility of infection and be educated on proper prevention procedures.

However, the FDA said an application for zuranolone to treat major depressive disorder did not provide substantial evidence of efficacy.

The approval of norgestrel tablets (Opill) could open the door to other prescription-to-OTC contraceptive switches, although that remains to be seen as other pharmaceutical companies weigh their options.

As the battle over abortion rages, mifepristone has become the new center of the legal fight between anti-abortion advocates and the FDA.

As patient access, public health advocates flex their muscles to reduce barriers to care, products, will that continue to translate in marketplace?

An FDA committee voted 17-0 to make the once-daily birth control medication Opill available OTC after deciding the benefits outweigh any potential harms.

Even before the Dobbs ruling overturned country-wide reproductive rights, the oncology field was already facing a dearth of maternal care access challenges.

Limitations on a woman’s options when pregnant and diagnosed with cancer can directly impact her ability to save her own life and preserve her fertility for future pregnancies.

Analysis shows that babies of mothers who used drugs while pregnant were shorter at birth and weighed less during the breastfeeding stage compared with non-drug-exposed infants.

Without a constitutional right to abortion, mail order pharmacy providers need to consider both the federal requirements and various state laws in how they approach the dispensing of mifepristone across state lines.

Those seeking abortion were found to have triple the risk of a psychiatric disorder compared to the general population.

Study shows no robust differences in blood pressure, heart rate, lipids, and glucose measurements in children conceived using assisted reproductive technologies.

CVS and Walgreens have both recently announced that they are seeking FDA certification to use the mail to distribute mifepristone, the first pill used in a 2-drug abortion.

The changes will almost certainly widen access for patients seeking medicated abortions in states without legal obstacles.

Researchers highlight how a lack of access to medications used to treat multiple sclerosis, migraines, and epilepsy, but not proven safe for pregnancy, threatens child-bearing aged women who live with these conditions.

Some anti-abortion laws may lead to legal action against health care providers who prescribe or provide medications that can be used to induce abortions.

32 public colleges with combined enrollment of more than 700,000 students must comply with law by January 2023.

But vaccines do not cause infertility or harm pregnancy chances, Boston University School of Public Health research results show.

Although childbirth remains a difficult, often stressful experience for mothers, the advent of opioid medications for labor pain relief and the use of appropriate sanitation methods has made childbirth far safer for mothers than was possible during previous periods in history.