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Infants exposed to COVID-19 in utero had an accelerated weight gain during the first year of life, but whether they go on to be more at risk of obesity, diabetes or cardiovascular disease remains unknown.

The medication was approved in 2011 to reduce the risk for preterm birth, but a postmarketing study did not show clinical benefit.

Boys -- but not girls -- born to mothers infected with SARS‐CoV‐2 during pregnancy were more likely to have a neurodevelopmental disorder by age 12 months, but the risk appeared to wane over time.

Midwife Care Safe for Moderate- and High-Risk Pregnancies

Increased public health and research efforts to optimize prepregnancy cardiovascular health are needed, particularly in under-represented groups, a new AHA scientific statement concludes.

Clinicians should be "aware that the infants of pregnant people with HCV may have a high rate of need for higher-level pediatric care."

New research has answered some questions about the use of antenatal corticosteroids in late preterm labor, and booster doses for preterm prelabor rupture of membranes.

Pregnant women with subclinical hypothyroidism and no thyroid peroxidase antibodies who received levothyroxine had similar gestational diabetes and preeclampsia rates as others with normal thyroid.

Generally, higher intake of fresh foods, fish, and whole grains, and lower intake of red and processed meats, lead to fewer complications.

New research looking at California births found that higher household income was linked to lower rates of infant mortality, but not in communities of color.