Obstetrics-Gynecology & Women's Health

Examining mortality in infants with prenatal opioid exposure

April 15, 2021

A study offers much needed information on the rate of infant mortality in infants who have prenatal exposure to opioids.

HPV vaccine in pregnancy not linked to adverse birth outcomes

April 14, 2021

It’s not common, but some women may have been given the 9-valent human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine either during or before pregnancy. A study examines the effect of such exposure on adverse birth outcomes.

Using vitamin D to mitigate risk of childhood asthma in offspring of mothers with asthma

April 13, 2021

Maternal asthma is a major risk factor for a child also developing asthma. A report examines whether vitamin D sufficiency in pregnancy can change that risk.