Prenatal Exposure to Certain Antiseizure Meds Linked to Autism
Risks for ASD, intellectual disability may be increased with prenatal exposure to topiramate, valproate, certain duotherapies
Pregnancy
Risk of False Results Possible With Noninvasive Prenatal Screening Tests
Confirmatory diagnostic testing should be performed with a positive NIPS test result.
Expert Roundtable: Updates in Postpartum Depression Treatment
While antidepressants and psychotherapy have helped many women with postpartum depression (PPD), established pharmacologic approaches for MDD do not target the proposed mechanisms of PPD, and studies have shown that a substantial number of patients with PPD do not achieve remission with antidepressants. We interviewed 3 experts on the subject.
Hydrocortisone Does Not Up Survival Without BPD in Preemies
Survival without moderate or severe bronchopulmonary dysplasia in extremely preterm infants similar with hydrocortisone versus placebo
Concentrations of Certain Antiseizure Meds Drop During Pregnancy
Dose-normalized concentrations of lamotrigine, levetiracetam, lacosamide, oxcarbazepine, and zonisamide decreased during pregnancy
Fertility Treatment Tied to Higher Risk for Preterm Birth
Findings seen among more than 14 million live, singleton births
COVID-19 mRNA Vaccination Does Not Impair IVF Outcomes
No association seen between vaccine administration and fertilization rates or early pregnancy outcomes
COVID-19 Vaccination in Pregnancy Not Linked to Preterm Birth, SGA
Risk not increased when results stratified by vaccination in second or third trimester, mRNA COVID-19 vaccine dose
Psoriatic Arthritis May Up Risk for Preterm Birth, C-Section
Risk for preterm birth increased with antirheumatic treatment for psoriatic arthritis — particularly biologics — during pregnancy
CDC Pushes Hard on Vaccination for Pregnant Women in New Advisory
Last month alone, 22 pregnant women died of COVID-19 in the United States
