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New guidance on pregnancy and breastfeeding during clinical trials

Written by | 28 Sep 2025

The European Medicines Agency (EMA) is working on guidelines for the inclusion of pregnant and breastfeeding individuals in clinical trials. The recommendations are designed to support better information […]

IU researchers find that opioid pain meds prescribed during pregnancy do not cause increased risk of autism or ADHD

Written by | 21 Sep 2025

An Indiana University study brings a comprehensive new perspective to a growing body of evidence suggesting that mild to moderate use of prescribed opioid pain medications during pregnancy […]

Use of antiseizure drugs with known or uncertain risks during pregnancy continues

Written by | 28 Jul 2025

Despite evidence of the risk of malformations at birth, or birth defects, use of some antiseizure drugs during pregnancy has persisted, according to a study published on July […]

New EU guidelines on pregnancy and breastfeeding in clinical trials

Written by | 26 Jun 2025

The European Medicines Agency (EMA) has launched a consultation on guidelines on how to include and retain pregnant and breastfeeding women in clinical trials. The goal is to […]

Pregnancy complications contribute to cardiovascular risk for overweight women, study finds

Written by | 18 Apr 2025

Complications during pregnancy (or adverse pregnancy outcomes), like gestational diabetes and newly developed high blood pressure, act as nature’s stress test and may uncover an individual’s risk for heart […]

Child ADHD risk linked to mother’s use of acetaminophen

Written by | 22 Feb 2025

Fetal acetaminophen exposure increases the likelihood that a child will develop attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), according to a study published Feb. 6 in Nature Mental Health. Prior research shows that upward of […]

New blood test accurately predicts preeclampsia

Written by | 16 Feb 2025

A new blood test has an 80% accuracy in predicting preterm preeclampsia, according to a study published today, Feb. 12, in the journal Nature Medicine. The condition, which results in over 70,000 […]

Financial incentives found to help people quit smoking, including during pregnancy

Written by | 15 Jan 2025

Rewards and financial incentives are successful methods to help people quit smoking, according to a new Cochrane review co-led by a University of Massachusetts Amherst public health and health policy […]

Less than 50% of many prenatal supplements have the adequate amount of choline and iodine

Written by | 9 Dec 2024

New research reveals many prenatal vitamins don’t contain enough of the nutrients that are essential for a healthy pregnancy, while others contain harmful levels of toxic metals. The […]

Newer epilepsy medications used during pregnancy do not affect neurological development in children

Written by | 4 Dec 2024

Children of mothers who took certain antiseizure medications while pregnant do not have worse neurodevelopmental outcomes at age 6, according to a long-running study funded by the National […]

Low-dose aspirin could help prevent pregnancy complications caused by flu infections

Written by | 5 Jul 2024

A world-first study has found low-dose aspirin may treat flu-induced blood vessel inflammation, creating better blood flow to the placenta during pregnancy. Animal studies examined whether the treatment […]

Analysis suggests 2021 Texas abortion ban resulted in increase in infant deaths in state in year after law went into effect

Written by | 27 Jun 2024

A study led by Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health researchers estimates that infant deaths in Texas increased more than expected in the year following the state’s […]

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