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IU researchers find that opioid pain meds prescribed during pregnancy do not cause increased risk of autism or ADHD

Written by | 21 Sep 2025

An Indiana University study brings a comprehensive new perspective to a growing body of evidence suggesting that mild to moderate use of prescribed opioid pain medications during pregnancy… read more.

Use of antiseizure drugs with known or uncertain risks during pregnancy continues

Written by | 28 Jul 2025

Despite evidence of the risk of malformations at birth, or birth defects, use of some antiseizure drugs during pregnancy has persisted, according to a study published on July… read more.

During pregnancy, are newer antiseizure medications safer than older drugs?

Written by | 19 Jul 2025

A new study that examined older and newer medications to treat seizures has found that using some medications during pregnancy is linked to an increased risk of malformations… read more.

Against the odds: Endometriosis linked to four times higher pregnancy rates than other causes of infertility, new study reveals

Written by | 13 Jul 2025

A landmark 30-year study of over four million women in England has revealed that women with endometriosis-associated infertility are significantly more likely to become pregnant compared to those… read more.

New EU guidelines on pregnancy and breastfeeding in clinical trials

Written by | 26 Jun 2025

The European Medicines Agency (EMA) has launched a consultation on guidelines on how to include and retain pregnant and breastfeeding women in clinical trials. The goal is to… read more.

Eating avocados during pregnancy associated with lower food allergy risk in baby

Written by | 31 May 2025

An observational study among 2,272 mother-child pairs in Finland found that infants had 44% lower odds of developing food allergies at 12 months if their mother consumed fresh avocado during… read more.

Fatty liver in pregnancy may increase risk of preterm birth

Written by | 17 May 2025

Pregnant women with metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease (MASLD) have an increased risk of giving birth prematurely and the risk increase cannot be explained by obesity, according to… read more.

Pregnancy complications contribute to cardiovascular risk for overweight women, study finds

Written by | 18 Apr 2025

Complications during pregnancy (or adverse pregnancy outcomes), like gestational diabetes and newly developed high blood pressure, act as nature’s stress test and may uncover an individual’s risk for heart… read more.

Closely monitoring blood pressure of post-partum mothers can sharply reduce emergency hospital visits

Written by | 23 Mar 2025

When Emily Rosenfeld was doing a fellowship in maternal-fetal medicine at Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School (RWJMS), she noticed that many patients were returning to the hospital for hypertension…. read more.

Taking vitamin E during pregnancy may decrease peanut allergy in children

Written by | 23 Feb 2025

New research found that supplementing maternal diet with α-tocopherol, a form of vitamin E, can reduce the development of food allergy and anaphylaxis in newborn mice. The prevalence… read more.

Child ADHD risk linked to mother’s use of acetaminophen

Written by | 22 Feb 2025

Fetal acetaminophen exposure increases the likelihood that a child will develop attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), according to a study published Feb. 6 in Nature Mental Health. Prior research shows that upward of… read more.

New blood test accurately predicts preeclampsia

Written by | 16 Feb 2025

A new blood test has an 80% accuracy in predicting preterm preeclampsia, according to a study published today, Feb. 12, in the journal Nature Medicine. The condition, which results in over 70,000… read more.

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