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Pregnant women with psoriatic arthritis may have an increased risk for preterm birth or cesarean delivery if they are receiving antirheumatic drugs such as biologics.

A rising number of people who are pregnant and unvaccinated are being hospitalized with COVID-19, report investigators who saw hospital admissions double in a single year.

Hypertension risk was significantly higher 10 years after preterm delivery and remained elevated up to 43 years, a study shows.

Ready access to maternity services in rural areas is not a given, yet access to obstetric hospitals is associated with decreased rates of preterm birth and neonatal/perinatal mortality.

The tipping point for Paula Braveman, MD, came when a longtime patient of hers knocked on her office door to say goodbye. He wouldnt be coming to the clinic anymore because he could no longer afford it.