Research Summaries

FDA Alert
FDA Alert
07/21/2023
Jessica Ganga
The FDA has approved the first daily oral contraceptive for the prevention of pregnancy that does not require a health care provider’s prescription.
07/21/2023
Research Summary
Research Summary
04/28/2023
Jessica Ganga
The researchers evaluated the impact of antirheumatic treatment in women who are pregnant with psoriatic arthritis and how such treatment affects pregnancy outcomes.
04/28/2023
COVID-19 Roundup
COVID-19 Roundup
03/29/2023
Jessica Ganga
This COVID-19 roundup includes research on an alternative therapy to nirmatrelvir-ritonavir, a vaccine regimen that protects pregnant women and infants against certain variants, pegylated interferon lambda...
03/29/2023
Conference Coverage
Conference Coverage
03/20/2023
Researchers compared pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) use with birth outcomes using objective levels of tenofovir-diphosphate (TFV-DP) in dried blood spots (DBS) of women during the second or third trimester...
03/20/2023
Research Summary
Research Summary
03/16/2023
In a recent clinical trial, researchers determined that mothers who took vitamin D supplements during pregnancy reduced the risk of atopic eczema in the baby’s first year.
03/16/2023
Research Summary
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Research Summary
02/17/2023
Researchers conducted an observational study that examined the likelihood of newborns and infants having measles antibodies passed down from their mothers.
02/17/2023
Research Summary
Research Summary
02/14/2023
The researchers examined the adverse pregnancy outcomes that can occur when the individual experiences pre-pregnancy migraine.
02/14/2023
COVID-19 Roundup
COVID-19 Roundup
02/07/2023
This COVID-19 roundup includes coverage on a revised version of the FDA’s emergency use authorization of tixagevimab/cilgavimab, a new study that compared the efficacy of vaccines and boosters in mortality...
02/07/2023
Postpartum Care
Postpartum Care
11/17/2022
According to a study, pregnant women without a previous diagnosis of hypertension developed postpartum hypertension—some more than 6 weeks after delivery.
11/17/2022
Anesthesia
Anesthesia
11/03/2022
In the largest study to date, researchers examined a possible link between anesthesia in pregnant women and neurodevelopmental outcomes in their children.
11/03/2022