Maternal Psychological Disposition May Be Linked to Functional Gastrointestinal Disorders in Newborns
Investigators assessed the association between functional gastrointestinal disorders in infants and psychological factors in their mothers.
Women’s Health
Sleep Outcomes in Shift Workers, Pregnant Women, and Patients in the ICU
An editorial published in the Journal of Sleep Research highlighted recent findings on sleep disturbances in the ICU, the impact shift-scheduling rules have on shift workers’ sleep, and the link between prenatal maternal sleep, long-term anxiety, and depression.
Increased Risk for Autism Spectrum Disorder, Developmental Disorders Among Children Born to Women With Severe Obesity
Investigators examined the relationship between maternal prepregnancy BMI status and autism spectrum disorder and developmental disorders in offspring.
Patients with MS and Depression During Pregnancy Have Prolonged Depressive Symptoms
This editorial report explored a population-based cohort study on depression and anxiety in pregnant patients with MS.
Longer Duration of Menses May Be Associated With Alzheimer Disease Biomarkers
Researchers studied how the length of the female reproductive period, which is an indicator of endogenous estrogen, is related to levels of cerebrospinal fluid biomarkers for Alzheimer disease.
COVID-19’s Continuing Toll: Increasing Alcohol Use and Liver Disease Disproportionately Affect Women
To discuss the potential factors driving the increasing alcohol use among women as well as potential solutions, we interviewed David Streem, MD, and Leena P. Mittal, MD, FACLP.
Eating Disorder Behavioral Traits Alter Prediction Error-Related Reward Response
The researchers studied brain responses in young women with eating disorders and control group participants when an unexpected salient sweet stimulus was received or omitted.
Who Is Treated for Substance Use Disorder During the Postpartum Period?
The researchers studied mothers of infants with neonatal abstinence syndrome and/or prenatal substance exposure and whether they received treatment for substance use disorder.
Venlafaxine More Effectively Treats Symptoms of Major Depressive Disorder After Menopause Than Fluoxetine
To date, there has not been proven evidence for serotonin-norepinephrine reuptake inhibitors over selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors in postmenopausal patients with major depressive disorder. Consequently, study researchers aimed to compare the efficacy and safety of venlafaxine vs fluoxetine in the treatment of postmenopausal MDD.
16.3 Percent of Pregnant Women Have Had COVID-19 Vaccine
The researchers found that 16.3 percent of the pregnant women had received one or more vaccine doses during pregnancy.
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