#pregnancy

Engineers at UC San Diego have developed a soft wearable ultrasound patch that can continuously monitor a fetus and umbilical cord for hours, potentially improving care in high-risk pregnancies.

A Cochrane review of randomized trials found that planned early birth after 34 weeks in hypertensive pregnancies nearly halved serious maternal complications without increasing cesarean delivery rates.

A new meta-analysis in The Lancet Psychiatry found that the elevated autism and ADHD risks reported in some earlier studies appear to be explained by other factors rather than antidepressant exposure itself.

A Medical Xpress report says small abnormalities in blood sugar, lipids, and inflammation years before pregnancy are linked to later risk of high blood pressure in pregnancy and preeclampsia.

A pilot study published in Nature Medicine suggests a blood-filtering approach for preeclampsia can be used safely in pregnancy, potentially pointing toward one of the first targeted treatments for a condition that still

A pilot trial reported that selectively removing circulating sFlt-1 in women with very preterm preeclampsia was feasible, appeared safe in the study setting, and was associated with modest blood-pressure reductions.

A study in Hypertension suggests that women who monitor blood pressure daily after a hypertensive pregnancy, with medication adjusted to match those readings, end up with less arterial stiffness and potentially lower the

A nationwide insurance analysis found that fewer than half of pregnant women diagnosed with opioid use disorder received medication treatment during pregnancy, underscoring major gaps in evidence-based care.

New mouse research suggests physical activity during pregnancy can improve offspring metabolic health, but prenatal stress may reduce those benefits in male offspring.

Researchers report that 10 genes are linked to hyperemesis gravidarum, with one standing out as a likely main driver, offering new evidence that the severe pregnancy condition has a specific biological basis rather than

A new study links PFAS-contaminated drinking water during pregnancy with an increased risk of childhood asthma, adding to concerns about the health effects of persistent "forever chemicals."

UC San Francisco scientists say they have mapped the biological connection between a pregnant woman and her developing baby in unprecedented detail, identifying new cell types and potential insights into pregnancy-linked

A research team in Spain says it kept a donated human uterus alive for a day using a custom perfusion machine, opening a new experimental path for studying implantation, uterine disease, and early pregnancy.