Pregnancy and Birth

The US FDA approved norgestrel as the first daily oral contraceptive to be available over the counter, without a prescription.

Opill, a progestin-only oral contraceptive, if approved by the FDA, would be the first an only form of birth control in the US available without a physician's prescription.

Women with prior HC-associated depression had a higher risk of developing a depressive episode during pregnancy and postpartum than women with non-HC-associated depression.

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Pregnant women with prenatal depression were found to be more likely to be diagnosed with new CVD within 2 years of delivery than those without depression.

ACC 2023. Increasing rates of adverse pregnancy outcome over the last decade are largely attributable to a woman’s health status before she gets pregnant, rather than age, according to new research.

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Findings showed that greater concordance to the Mediterranean diet was linked to a 21% lower risk of developing any adverse pregnancy outcomes.

Drug overdose deaths increased approximately 81% among pregnant and postpartum women in the US from 2017 to 2020, according to new research.