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• CDC Launches New Campaign to Combat Maternal Deaths

  March 28, 2022

  Irvin Jackson

  The CDC has launched a new campaign to fight a climbing maternal mortality rate by urging health care providers to pay more attention to pregnant women's health concerns.

• Prenatal Blood Tests Often Mislead Pregnant Women, Endanger Their Pregnancies: Report

  March 23, 2022

  Martha Garcia

  A new report warns that expecting mothers are often not warned that prenatal blood tests can be inaccurate, result in false positives, and may lead to unnecessary termination of pregnancy.

• Antidepressants Often Little Help For Pregnant Women Suffering From Depression, Researchers Warn

  March 15, 2022

  Martha Garcia

  A new study reveals antidepressants often fail to help women during pregnancy.

• Pot Use During Pregnancy May Increase Risk of Adverse Birth Outcomes: Study

  February 4, 2022

  Martha Garcia

  The findings of a new study warn that marijuana use during pregnancy can increase the risk of premature birth, low birth weight and other adverse health effects for the newborn.

• Report Warns of Serious Infection Risks to Newborns Associated with “Alternative” Birthing Methods

  January 28, 2022

  Martha Garcia

  A new study warns that several alternative birthing methods, which are increasing in popularity, have few benefits and often put thenewborn at risk of infections, injury and death.

• Study’s Findings Support Low-Dose Aspirin As Best Way to Prevent Preeclampsia

  January 5, 2022

  Irvin Jackson

  A new study finds many women at risk of preeclampsia should be receiving recommendations to take low-dose aspirin to prevent potentially catastrophic adverse health problems during pregnancy.

• Prenatal Tests Often Result in False Positives, NYT Reports

  January 4, 2022

  Martha Garcia

  A New York Times investigation finds that most prenatal microdeletion tests meant to look for genetic disorders in unborn children result in a false positive and potential misdiagnosis.

• Antidepressants During Pregnancy Linked to Lower Scores for Children on Standardized Tests: Study

  December 27, 2021

  Russell Maas

  A new study find that children exposed to SSRI antidepressants during in utero perform more poorly on math tests than those who were not.

• Air and Water Pollution May Have Significant Effect on Gender Birth Ratios: Study

  December 14, 2021

  Martha Garcia

  A new study indicates water and air pollution may have an impact on the number of boys and girls born each year.

• Magnesium Sulfate Could Prevent Cerebral Palsy In Very Preterm Infants: Study

  December 1, 2021

  Russell Maas

  Magnesium sulfate treatments have the potential to prevent many cases of cerebral palsy, according to the findings of a new study.