What to Read on the Web – November 15, 2021
This week: suicide and overdose in new moms, legislation to improve maternal mental health, paid family leave, menopause preparedness, and more on COVID.
What to Read on the Web – COVID-19 Updates
While many women put off plans to conceive when the pandemic hit last year, it is now clear that COVID-19 is not going away any time soon and that we are going to have to [...]
Essential Reads: Obstetric and Perinatal Outcomes among Women with Eating Disorders
Greater attention to eating behaviors and screening eating disorders during pregnancy is the first step in improving outcomes in this population.
Pregnancy as a Time of Increased Vulnerability to Trauma, Persistent Changes in Immune Function
Exposure to interpersonal violence during both early childhood and pregnancy may pose a long-term risk for worse health outcomes.
Prenatal Antidepressant Exposure and Affective Disorders in Offspring, Other Factors Play a Role
A recent study from Rommel and colleagues looks at risk for affective illness up to 18 years of age in children with prenatal exposure to antidepressants.
Caffeine and Pregnancy: How Much is Safe?
Many women ask about the safety of drinking caffeinated beverages during pregnancy. A recent study looked at this question, analyzing data from the NICHD Fetal Growth Studies–Singletons, which included a group of 2,055 nonsmoking women at low risk for fetal growth problems. Caffeine consumption was evaluated using plasma concentrations of caffeine and paraxanthine (a metabolite of caffeine) and self-reported caffeinated beverage consumption at 10 to 13 weeks gestation.
Essential Reads: Should Lithium Dose Be Reduced Prior to Delivery?
The dosing of lithium presents certain challenges during pregnancy. During pregnancy, there is a physiologic increase in the glomerular filtration rate (GFR), which is a measure of how quickly the kidney clears renally excreted compounds, [...]
New Research from the CWMH: No Increase in Major Malformations in Children Prenatally Exposed to Aripiprazole
Despite the increasing use of the newer atypical or second-generation antipsychotic agents to treat a spectrum of psychiatric disorders, including psychotic disorders, bipolar disorder, major depression, PTSD and other anxiety disorders, we have relatively little [...]
Essential Reads: Innovative Methods for Addressing Substance Abuse During Pregnancy
While the use of alcohol and tobacco during pregnancy is falling, the use of cannabis and opioids is increasing. The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists now recommends universal screening for substance use to be [...]
COVID-19 and Pregnancy Outcomes: What We Know One Year Later
Over a year ago, we wrote our first post on COVID-19, and it is hard to believe that we are still very much in the midst of a pandemic. Since that time, we have [...]