Women's Health
News from the FDA/CDC
Normal prepregnancy weight becoming less normal
The prevalence of normal weight before pregnancy was 45% for women who had children in 2015.
From the Journals
Prepregnancy obesity linked to bump in severe morbidity
Among pregnant women, being underweight, overweight, or obese before pregnancy was linked to a small, but statistically significant, increased...
From the Journals
Folic acid and multivitamin supplements associated with reduced autism risk
Lower ASD risk is found in children whose mothers started taking supplements 2 years before pregnancy.
Conference Coverage
Unplanned cesareans more common with excess gestational weight gain
Almost half of women surveyed gained excess weight during pregnancy.
Conference Coverage
Contraceptive use appears low in teen girls on teratogenic medications
SAN DIEGO – Study finds 7.6% became pregnant over a 3-year period, and only 25% of those had filled birth control prescriptions.
News
FDA: Laparoscopic power morcellators can spread malignant cells when used in women with occult uterine cancers*
The findings reinforce the FDA’s warnings that these devices shouldn’t be used to remove fibroids from some women.
From the Journals
Self-administered subcutaneous Depo-Provera ‘feasible and acceptable’
Self-injected contraception “has potential to reduce barriers and disparities in access,” wrote Dr. Julia E. Kohn.
Conference Coverage
Postmenopausal women who shed pounds see lower breast cancer risk
SAN ANTONIO – Compared with peers who had stable weight, women who lost at least 5% of their body weight had a lower risk of invasive breast...
Feature
Maternal mortality is set to be a top issue for 2018
Women’s health advocates are focused on reducing maternal mortality and preserving access to preventive health care under the Affordable Care Act...
From the Journals
Acne severity shows negative impact on women’s self esteem
The literature review provided evidence that subjective, but not objective, perceptions of acne severity affected self-esteem.
From the Journals
Intrauterine exposure to methylphenidate tied to increased cardiac risk
Findings of small increased risk of congenital cardiac malformations should help guide treatment of ADHD in women of reproductive age, researchers...