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- Identification of Micro- and Nanoplastic Particles in Postnatal Sprague-Dawley Rat Offspring After Maternal Inhalation Exposure
- Addressing the Public Health Crisis of Maternal Mortality
- Brain Changes Observed During Pregnancy
- Fetal Mortality: United States, 2022
- The Role of Prepulse Inhibition in Predicting New-Onset Postpartum Depression
- Postpartum Ambulatory Blood Pressure Patterns Following New-Onset Hypertensive Disorders of Pregnancy
- Cultivating Vital Conditions For Perinatal Well-Being And A Sustained Commitment To Reproductive Justice
- Prioritizing Maternal Mental Health in Addressing Morbidity and Mortality
- Advancing Clinical Research with Pregnant and Lactating Populations
- A National Institutes of Health Pathways to Prevention Panel Report
- Pathways to Prevention (P2P) - Independent Panel Summary of the National Institutes of Health Pathways to Prevention Workshop: Identifying Risks and Interventions to Optimize Postpartum Health
- An Evidence Map for Social and Structural Determinants for Maternal Morbidity and Mortality
- Shifts in the Distribution of Births by Gestational Age: United States, 2014-2022
- An Evidence Map for Social and Structural Determinants for Maternal Morbidity and Mortality
- Maternal Mortality: A National Institutes of Health Pathways to Prevention Panel Report
- T-Cell Defects and Postpartum Depression
- Inflammation and Kynurenine Pathway Dysregulation in Post-Partum Women with Severe and Suicidal Depression
- Immune System Alterations and Postpartum Mental Illness: Evidence From Basic and Clinical Research
- Cytokines and Tryptophan Metabolites Can Predict Depressive Symptoms in Pregnancy
- Body Mass Index, Adverse Pregnancy Outcomes, and Cardiovascular Disease Risk
- Science Direct - COVID-19 Booster Vaccination During Pregnancy Enhances Maternal Binding and Neutralizing Antibody Responses and Transplacental Antibody Transfer to the Newborn
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- NIH News: New, Non-Invasive Imaging Tool Maps Uterine Contractions During Labor
- World Health Organization: A Woman Dies Every Two Minutes Due to Pregnancy or Childbirth: UN Agencies
- Pregnancy-Related Deaths Among American Indian or Alaska Native Persons: Data from Maternal Mortality Review Committees in 36 US States, 2017–2019
- Pregnancy-Related Deaths: Data from Maternal Mortality Review Committees in 36 US States, 2017–2019
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- NIMH Research: Brexanolone, First-Ever Drug Specifically for Postpartum Depression
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- Task Force on Research Specific to Pregnant Women and Lactating Women
- Treating for Two: CDC's Medicine and Pregnancy Program
- CDC's Vital Signs: Pregnancy-Related Deaths Fact Sheet
- Understanding the Neurodevelopment of Opioid-Exposed Infants in Early Childhood
- Obstetrics and Gynecology Journal Article: Gestational Weight Gain and Severe Maternal Morbidity at Delivery Hospitalization
- Medical Press: Researchers Identify Early Indicators of Pregnancy Complications in Lupus Patients
- Annals of Epidemiology Journal Article: Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Severe Maternal Morbidity Prevalence and Trends
- Current Women's Health Reviews Journal Article: The Intersection of Maternal Morbidity and Mortality and Intimate Partner Violence in the United States
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- Risk of Adverse Maternal Outcomes in Pregnant Women With Disabilities JAMA 12/15/2021
- Homicide During Pregnancy and the Postpartum Period in the United States, 2018–2019 Obstetrics & Gynecology 11/1/2021
- Association of Maternal Diabetes During Pregnancy with High Refractive Error in Offspring: A Nationwide Population-Based Cohort Study Diabetologia 11/1/2021
- The Need for Inclusion of Pregnant Women in COVID-19 Vaccine Trials Vaccine 2/5/2021
- Integrating National Violent Death Reporting System Data into Maternal Mortality Review Committees Journal of Women's Health 8/10/2021
- The Fourth Trimester: Pregnancy as a Predictor of Cardiovascular Disease European Cardiology Review 9/3/2021
- Risk And Resilience Factors Influencing Postpartum Depression And Mother-Infant Bonding During COVID-19 Health Affairs 10/1/2021
- Mental Health Conditions Increase Severe Maternal Morbidity By 50 Percent And Cost $102 Million Yearly In The United States Health Affairs 10/1/2021
- Association of Prenatal Exposure to Maternal Drinking and Smoking With the Risk of Stillbirth JAMA Network Open 8/23/2021
- Causes Contributing to the Excess Maternal Mortality Risk for Women 35 and Over, United States, 2016–2017 PLOS 6/29/2021
- Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Maternal Mortality in the United States Using Enhanced Vital Records, 2016‒2017 American Journal of Public Health 8/12/2021
- Adverse Pregnancy Outcomes, Maternal Complications, and Severe Illness Among U.S. Delivery Hospitalizations With and Without a COVID-19 Diagnosis Clinical Infectious Diseases 5/12/2021
- Modeling Preeclampsia Using Human Induced Pluripotent Stem Cells Scientific Reports 3/15/2021
- Bridging the Chasm between Pregnancy and Health over the Life Course: A National Agenda for Research and Action Women's Health Issues 3/8/2021
- Bridging the Chasm between Pregnancy and Health over the Life Course: A National Agenda for Research and Action
- It's Time to Eliminate Racism and Fragmentation in Women's Health Care Women's Health Issues March 7, 2021
- A Working Agenda for Black Mothers Circulation: Cardiovascular Quality and Outcomes February 10, 2021
- Association of Preexisting Disability With Severe Maternal Morbidity or Mortality in Ontario, Canada JAMA February 8, 2021
- Interpregnancy Interval and Subsequent Severe Maternal Morbidity: A Population-based Study from California over 16 years American Journal of Epidemiology February 5, 2021
- U.S. Maternal Mortality Within a Global Context: Historical Trends, Current State, and Future Directions Journal of Women's Health February 2, 2021
- The Potential for Health Information Technology Tools to Reduce Racial Disparities in Maternal Morbidity and Mortality Journal of Women's Health February 2, 2021
- The Need to Consider Pregnancy As a Biological Variable to Reduce Preventable Suffering Related to Pregnancy Journal of Women's Health February 2, 2021
- The Intersection of Disability and Pregnancy: Risks for Maternal Morbidity and Mortality Journal of Women's Health February 2, 2021
- Summary and Conclusion: Framing a New Research Agenda on Maternal Morbidities and Mortality in the United States Journal of Women's Health February 2, 2021
- Social and Structural Determinants of Health Inequities in Maternal Health Journal of Women's Health February 2, 2021
- Sleep-Disordered Breathing and Pregnancy-Related Cardiovascular Disease Journal of Women's Health February 2, 2021
- Pregnancy-Associated Deaths from Homicide, Suicide, and Drug Overdose: Review of Research and the Intersection with Intimate Partner Violence Journal of Women's Health February 2, 2021
- Physiological Need for Calcium, Iron, and Folic Acid for Women of Various Subpopulations During Pregnancy and Beyond Journal of Women's Health February 2, 2021
- Perinatal Depression: Challenges and Opportunities Journal of Women's Health February 2, 2021
- Maternal Mortality Among American Indian/Alaska Native Women: A Scoping Review Journal of Women's Health February 2, 2021
- Maternal Morbidity and Mortality: Are We Getting to the “Heart” of the Matter? Journal of Women's Health February 2, 2021
- Maternal Morbidity and Mortality Journal of Women's Health February 2, 2021
- Maternal Health in the Transgender Population Journal of Women's Health February 2, 2021
- Immune Regulation, Maternal Infection, Vaccination, and Pregnancy Outcome Journal of Women's Health February 2, 2021
- How Implicit Bias Contributes to Racial Disparities in Maternal Morbidity and Mortality in the United States Journal of Women's Health February 2, 2021
- Health Equity Among Black Women in the United States Journal of Women's Health February 2, 2021
- Environmental Factors Involved in Maternal Morbidity and Mortality Journal of Women's Health February 2, 2021
- Enhancing Obstetric Safety Through Best Practices Journal of Women's Health February 2, 2021
- Dysglycemia in Pregnancy and Maternal/Fetal Outcomes Journal of Women's Health February 2, 2021
- Clinical Outcomes in High-Risk Pregnancies Due to Advanced Maternal Age Journal of Women's Health February 2, 2021
- Assessment of Incidence and Factors Associated With Severe Maternal Morbidity After Delivery Discharge Among Women in the US JAMA February 2, 2021
- Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome and Maternal Opioid-Related Diagnoses in the US, 2010–2017 JAMA January 12, 2021
- Measuring Psychosocial Stress During Pregnancy: A Multiple-Group Confirmatory Factor Analysis Across Race/Ethnicity Among Medicaid-Covered Pregnant Women in the United States Journal of Psychosomatic Obstetrics & Gynecology January 18, 2021
- Pre-Pregnancy Hypertension Among Women in Rural and Urban Areas of the United States Journal of the American College of Cardiology 12/1/2020
- Association of Improved Periconception Hemoglobin A1c With Pregnancy Outcomes in Women With Diabetes JAMA 12/23/2020
- Assessment of Maternal and Neonatal SARS-CoV-2 Viral Load, Transplacental Antibody Transfer, and Placental Pathology in Pregnancies During the COVID-19 Pandemic JAMA 12/22/2020
- Racial Differences in Postpartum Blood Pressure Trajectories Among Women After a Hypertensive Disorder of Pregnancy JAMA 12/22/2020
- Disparities in Obstetric Morbidity by Maternal Level of Education The Journal of Maternal-Fetal & Neonatal Medicine 12/14/2020
- Pregnancy Outcomes Among Women With and Without Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 Infection JAMA 11/19/2020
- Trends in Suicidality 1 Year Before and After Birth Among Commercially Insured Childbearing Individuals in the United States, 2006-2017 JAMA 11/18/2020
- Maternal Morbidity and Birth Satisfaction After Implementation of a Validated Calculator to Predict Cesarean Delivery During Labor Induction JAMA 11/13/2020
- Concerning Trends in Maternal Risk Factors in the United States: 1989–2018 eClinicalMedicine 11/9/2020
- Recurrence of Severe Maternal Morbidity: A Population‐Based Cohort Analysis of California Women Paediatric and Perinatal Epidemiology 11/6/2020
- Improving the Health of Young African American Women in the Preconception Period Using Health Information Technology: A Randomised Controlled Trial The Lancet 11/1/2020
- The Disproportionate Burden of the COVID-19 Pandemic Among Pregnant Black Women Psychiatry Research 9/24/2020
- HHS Awards Nearly $360 Million To Programs Supporting Maternal and Child Health HHS 9/21/2020
- Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Severe Maternal Morbidity: A Qualitative Study of Women's Experiences of Peripartum Care Women's Health Issues 9/11/2020
- COVID-19-Related Anxiety and Concerns Expressed by Pregnant and Postpartum Women - A Survey Among Obstetricians Archive of Women's Mental Health 8/25/2020
- The Biochemical Pregnancy Loss Rate Remains Stable Up Irrespective of Age and Differs in Pattern from Clinical Miscarriages Gynecological Endocrinology 8/25/2020
- Clinical Presentation, Management, and 6-Month Outcomes in Women with Peripartum Cardiomyopathy: An ESC EORP Registry European Heart Journal 8/25/2020
- Learning Active Implementation Frameworks: The Role of Implementation Teams in a Case Study from Pakistan Global Health Action 8/25/2020
- Risk Factors for Early Severe Preeclampsia in Obstetric Antiphospholipid Syndrome with Conventional Treatment: The impact of Hydroxychloroquine Lupus 8/24/2020
- Metagenomics Analysis of Gut Microbiota in Response to Diet Intervention and Gestational Diabetes in Overweight and Obese Women: A Randomised, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Clinical Trial Gut 8/24/2020
- Neonatal and Childhood Outcomes in Offspring of Pregnant Women Using Antidepressant Medications: A Critical Review of Current Meta-Analyses Journal of Clinical Pharmacology 8/24/2020
- Maternal Hookworm Infection and Its Effects on Maternal Health: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis The American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene 8/24/2020
- Use of a Cesarean Delivery Checklist in an African Maternity Ward to Improve Management and Reduce Length of Hospital Stay International Journal of Gynecology and Obstetrics 8/24/2020
- Epidemiology, Outcomes, and Risk Factors for Mortality in Critically Ill Women Admitted to an Obstetric High-Dependency Unit in Sierra Leone The American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene 8/24/2020
- Mediating Role of C-Reactive Protein in Associations Between Pre-Pregnancy BMI and Adverse Maternal and Neonatal Outcomes: The ABCD-Study Cohort Journal of Maternal-Fetal & Neonatal Medicine 8/24/2020
- Impact of the Maternal and Child Health handbook in Angola for Improving Continuum of Care and Other Maternal and Child Health Indicators: Study Protocol for a Cluster Randomised Controlled Trial Trials (Journal) 8/24/2020
- Postpartum Complications Increased in Women with Polycystic Ovary Syndrome American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology 8/21/2020
- Drug Abuse During Pregnancy and its Neonatal Impact. Analysis of the Periods 2002-2008 and 2009-2017 Medicina Clinica 8/21/2020
- The impact of Lactobacillus on Group B Streptococcal Interactions with Cells of the Extraplacental Membranes Microbial Pathogenisis 8/20/2020
- Obstetric Outcomes of Pregnancy Complicated by Urolithiasis: A Retrospective Cohort Study Journal of Perinatal Medicine 8/18/2020
- Severe Maternal Morbidity and Infant Mortality in Canada Pediatrics 8/18/2020
- Risk Factors for SARS-CoV2 Infection in Pregnant Women American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology MFM 8/17/2020
- Violence As a Direct Cause of and Indirect Contributor to Maternal Death Journal of Women's Health 8/17/2020
- Histopathological Evaluation of Placentas after Diagnosis of Maternal SARS-CoV-2 infection American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology MFM 8/15/2020
- More on Clinical Characteristics of Pregnant Women with Covid-19 in Wuhan, China New England Journal of Medicine 8/13/2020
- SARS-CoV-2 Infection and COVID-19 During Pregnancy: A Multidisciplinary Review Mayo Clinic Proceedings 8/1/2020
- Planned Conservative Management of Placenta Increta and Percreta with Prophylactic Transcatheter Arterial Embolization and Leaving Placenta in Situ for Women who Desire Fertility Preservation Placenta 8/1/2020
- Mastitis, Breast Abscess, and Granulomatous Mastiti Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology 8/1/2020
- Challenging Infections in Pregnancy Obstetrics, Gynaecology and Reproductive Medicine MFM 8/1/2020
- Vertical Transmission of COVID-19: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology MFM 7/30/2020
- Using the Ecological Systems Theory to Understand Black/White Disparities in Maternal Morbidity and Mortality in the United States Journal of Racial and Ethnic Disparities 7/27/2020
- A Message from the Human Placenta: Structural and Immunomodulatory Defense Against SARS-CoV-2 Cells 7/25/2020
- Risk Factors for Anxiety and Depression Among Pregnant Women During the COVID-19 Pandemic: A web-based cross-Sectional Survey Medicine (Baltimore) 7/24/2020
- Cesarean Birth and Maternal Morbidity Among Black Women and White Women after Implementation of a Blended Payment Policy Health Services Research 7/16/2020
- Hypertensive Disorders of Pregnancy, Cesarean Delivery, and Severe Maternal Morbidity in an Urban Safety-Net Population American Journal of Epidemiology 7/8/2020
- SARS-CoV-2 Infection in Pregnancy: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Clinical Features and Pregnancy Outcomes eClinicalMedicine 7/3/2020
- Evidence and Possible Mechanisms of Rare Maternal-Fetal Transmission of SARS-CoV-2 Journal of Clinical Virology 7/1/2020
- Compassionate use of Remdesivir for Treatment of Severe Coronavirus Disease 2019 in Pregnant Women at a United States Academic Center American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology MFM 6/25/2020
- Evaluation of HIV-1 Neutralizing and Binding Antibodies in Maternal Infant Transmission in Thailand Virology 6/24/2020
- Steroid Hormones Regulate Genome-Wide Epigenetic Programming and Gene Transcription in Human Endometrial Cells with Marked Aberrancies in Endometriosis PLOS Genetics 6/17/2020
- Sex-Specific Role for the Long Non-Coding RNA LINC00473 in Depression Neuron 6/17/2020
- Maternal Obesity and Risk of Early-Onset Neonatal Bacterial Sepsis: Nationwide Cohort and Sibling-Controlled Studies Clinical Infectious Diseases 6/17/2020
- From the Trenches: Inpatient Management of Coronavirus Disease 2019 in Pregnancy American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology MFM 6/15/2020
- Associations Between Fear of COVID-19, Mental Health, and Preventive Behaviours Across Pregnant Women and Husbands: An Actor-Partner Interdependence Modelling International Journal of Mental Health and Addiction 6/11/2020
- Maternal and Neonatal Outcomes Associated with COVID-19 Infection: A Systematic Review PLoS ONE 6/4/2020
- Racial Differences in Pregnancy-Related Morbidity and Mortality Anesthesiology Clinics 6/1/2020
- Health Professionals' Attitudes Towards Breastfeeding Among Women with Schizophrenia: Greek Version of a Specific Rating Scale Psychiatriki 6/1/2020
- Cardiovascular Considerations in Caring for Pregnant Patients: A Scientific Statement From the American Heart Association Circulation 6/1/2020
- Breastfeeding During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Suggestions on Behalf of Woman Study Group of AMD Diabetes Research and Clinical Practice 5/30/2020
- The Intersection of Maternal Morbidity and Mortality and Intimate Partner Violence in the United States Women's Health Reviews 5/28/2020
- Colonization of the Preterm Neonatal Gut with Carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae and Its Association with Neonatal Sepsis and Maternal Gut Flora Journal of Global Infectious Diseases 5/22/2020
- Placental Pathology in COVID-19 American Journal of Clinical Pathology 5/22/2020
- Right-Sizing Prenatal Care to Meet Patients' Needs and Improve Maternity Care Value Obstetrics & Gynecology 5/20/2020
- Effect of Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) on Maternal, Perinatal and Neonatal Outcome: Systematic Review Ultrasound in Obstetrics & Gynecology 5/19/2020
- Is SARS-CoV-2 Vertically Transmitted? Frontiers in Pediatrics 5/15/2020
- Detection of SARS-COV-2 in Placental and Fetal Membrane Samples American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology MFM 5/8/2020
- Neighborhood Racial And Economic Polarization, Hospital Of Delivery, And Severe Maternal Morbidity Health Affairs 5/1/2020
- Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) and Pregnancy: Responding to a Rapidly Evolving Situation Obstetrics & Gynecology 5/1/2020
- Coronavirus Disease 2019 in Pregnant Women: A Report Based on 116 Cases American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology MFM 4/23/2020
- Severe Maternal Morbidity Among a Cohort of Post-9/11 Women Veterans Journal of Women's Health 4/17/2020
- Risk Factors for Neonatal/Maternal Morbidity and Mortality in African American Women with Placental Abruption Medicina 4/13/2020
- Preeclampsia Beyond Pregnancy: Long-Term Consequences for Mother and Child American Journal of Physiology-Renal Physiology 4/6/2020
- The Intersection of Maternal Morbidity and Mortality and Intimate Partner Violence in the United States Current Women`s Health Reviews 3/18/2020
- Miscarriage Occurrence and Prevention Efforts by Disability Status and Type in the United States Journal of Women's Health 3/17/2020
- ‘It requires something drastic’: Interviews with Health Care Leaders about Organizational Responses to Social Disadvantage Women and Birth 3/3/2020
- Adoption of Medicaid Expansion Is Associated with Lower Maternal Mortality Women's Health Issues 2/25/2020
- Breastfeeding May Reduce Type 2 Diabetes Risk Among Women with Gestational Diabetes, NIH Study Suggests NIH 2/14/2020
- Race and Ethnicity, Medical Insurance, and Within-Hospital Severe Maternal Morbidity Disparities Obstet Gynecol 2/1/2020
- Telehealth Interventions to Improve Obstetric and Gynecologic Health Outcomes Obstetrics & Gynecology 2/1/2020
- Potential Maternal and Infant Outcomes From (Wuhan) Coronavirus 2019-nCoV Infecting Pregnant Women: Lessons From SARS, MERS, and Other Human Coronavirus Infections Viruses 2/1/2020
- 4-Hydroxyglutamate Is a Novel Predictor of Pre-Eclampsia International Journal of Epidemiology 2/1/2020
- Maternal Mortality in the United States: Changes in Coding, Publication, and Data Release, 2018 National Vital Statistics Reports 1/30/2020
- Low-dose Aspirin for the Prevention of Preterm Delivery in Nulliparous Women with a Singleton Pregnancy (ASPIRIN): a Randomised, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Trial Lancet 1/25/2020
- Concurrent Prenatal Drinking and Smoking Increases Risk for SIDS: Safe Passage Study Report E Clinical Med 1/20/2020
- Could Poor Periodontal Status Be a Warning Sign for Worse Pregnancy Outcome? Oral Health and Preventative Dentistry 1/4/2020
- Out-Of-Pocket Spending For Maternity Care Among Women With Employer-Based Insurance, 2008-15. Health Aff 1/6/2020
- Associations of Prenatal and Childhood Antibiotic Exposure With Obesity at Age 4 Years. JAMA Netw Open 1/3/2020
- Association of Parity and Breastfeeding With Risk of Early Natural Menopause. JAMA Netw Open 1/3/2020