Irth Preterm News Today

Researchers suggest this provides further evidence of benefit of SARS-CoV-2 vaccination before or during pregnancy.

Low-dose aspirin is recommended for pregnant women who are at risk of hypertensive disorders, such as eclampsia, preeclampsia, and gestational diabetes.

Disruption of placental Hofbauer cell function caused by prenatal infection or preterm birth may increase the risk for depression and cardiovascular disease in adulthood.

Pregnant patients with lupus and concomitant APS had an 18-fold higher risk for a cardiovascular event during and up to 6 weeks postpartum than did pregnant individuals without these conditions.

Researchers point to missed opportunities for improving preterm birth data.

Low maternal levels of hemoglobin and serum ferritin in pregnancy were associated with adverse infant outcomes.

Pregnant women who have had a heart transplant are at increased risk for myocardial infarction, cardiac arrest, or other serious maternal outcomes during hospitalization for delivery.

Infants who were hospitalized with COVID-19 whose mothers were unvaccinated were more likely to need help breathing, compared to infants whose mothers had been vaccinated.

A new study found a potential link between the risk for cerebral palsy in children born in winter or spring.

The vaccine can be given after 32 weeks of pregnancy and is designed to protect infants from respiratory syncytial virus from birth to 6 months of age.