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Discontinuing treatment with GLP-1RAs before or early into pregnancy in women with obesity may lead to more gestational weight gain and increased risk of preterm delivery, gestational diabetes, and hypertensive disorders of pregnancy, according to a retrospective study.

A self-administered hypnosis intervention helps reduce hot flashes and, in turn, improve the quality of life of postmenopausal women, as shown in a study.

Asian women with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) may have longer reproductive potential, with a high ovarian reserve that is maintained through older age and translates to increased success with assisted reproductive technology (ART) treatments, according to a retrospective study.

The use of prophylactic antibiotics shows no significant impact on overall wound complication but leads to a significant risk reduction in clinically relevant wound complications among women with episiotomies and second-degree tears, reports a study.

For pregnant women with type 1 diabetes (T1D), the use of a closed-loop insulin system helps increase time spent in target glucose range, according to the open-label CIRCUIT trial.

Women with an antepartum diagnosis of low-lying placenta are twice as likely as those with normal placentation to have postpartum haemorrhage (PPH), according to a systematic review and meta-analysis.

Women using depot medroxyprogesterone acetate are at heightened risk of subsequent meningioma diagnosis, although the overall clinical risk is low, according to a retrospective study.

Receipt of messenger RNA (mRNA)-based COVID-19 vaccine during pregnancy does not appear to be associated with an increased risk of any major congenital malformations, according to new research from France.