What you should know about the new postpartum depression pill

A new FDA-approved oral medication, zuranolone, eases postpartum depression in as little as three days. Here's what you should know.

Carrie MacMillan-Yale • futurity
Sept. 21, 2023 ~10 min

What you should know about the new postpartum depression pill

A new FDA-approved oral medication, zuranolone, eases postpartum depression in as little as three days. Here's what you should know.

Carrie MacMillan-Yale • futurity
Sept. 21, 2023 ~10 min


Measuring placenta can often explain pregnancy loss

Measuring the placenta can determine the cause of previously unexplained miscarriages and stillbirths, say researchers.

Fred Mamoun-Yale • futurity
Sept. 19, 2023 ~5 min

Alzheimer’s-linked protein is a driver of preeclampsia

The same protein that signifies Alzheimer's disease is also a driver of the life-threatening pregnancy condition of preeclampsia.

Corrie Pikul-Brown • futurity
Sept. 14, 2023 ~7 min

Can e-cigarettes help pregnant people stop smoking?

People who use e-cigarettes before pregnancy are more likely to stop smoking while pregnant than those who use NRT, a new study shows.

Ellen Goldbaum-Buffalo • futurity
Sept. 13, 2023 ~6 min

These factors sway use of telemedicine for abortion pills

Women who live far from a clinic and those who identify as multiracial are more likely to use telemedicine to get abortion pills.

Barbara Clements-U. Washington • futurity
Sept. 8, 2023 ~5 min

Team finds links among mental health, cannabis, and pregnancy

Pregnant and recently postpartum women who have mental health disorders may be vulnerable to using cannabis to self-medicate, a study finds.

Patti Zielinski - Rutgers • futurity
Aug. 28, 2023 ~6 min

FDA's greenlighting of maternal RSV vaccine represents a major step forward in protecting young babies against the virus

Nearly 100,000 US children under age 5 are hospitalized each year for an RSV infection.

Flor M. Munoz, Associate Professor of Pediatric Infectious Diseases, Baylor College of Medicine • conversation
Aug. 28, 2023 ~10 min


COVID boosters are key protection for pregnant people and newborns

"...by getting boosted you are in the population that has the highest level of antibodies in the mom, and also the highest level of antibodies in the baby."

Katherine Fenz-Rockefeller • futurity
Aug. 22, 2023 ~4 min

Survey finds gaps in maternal health knowledge

New survey data reveal gaps in the maternal health knowledge of American adults, including around vaccines and SIDS.

Michael Rozansky-Penn • futurity
Aug. 3, 2023 ~13 min

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