New web guides have been developed for youth with epilepsy. These guides were created collaboratively between people with epilepsy, multidisciplinary physicians, and the Center for Young Women’s Health.
These guides cover topics such as:
Individuals who chose adoption after adolescent pregnancy described positive and negative encounters with health care and adoption professionals that could serve as targets to improve the overall care experience for this population.
Findings demonstrate that pregnancy confirmation is more accessible at crisis pregnancy centers (CPC) than at abortion facilities and they are predicted to be exacerbated in the wake of abortion clinic closures following the Dobbs v Jackson Women's Health Organization Supreme Court decision. This highlights the need for improved funding and support for pregnancy confirmation service delivery in medical settings, including abortion facilities.
This World Prematurity Day, we are highlighting the work of Dr. Catov, who classified early and late preterm births by pathophysiology and risk factors. Findings show that:
Today is World Prematurity Day and we want to highlight the work of Dr. Judy Chang whose recent research looked at future pregnancy considerations after a premature birth of an infant requiring intensive care.
The loss of control in predicting or preventing a future preterm birth and uncertainty about their child's future medical needs resulted in:
- Participants describing their preterm birth and their infants' NICU hospitalization as traumatic and impacting plans for future pregnancies.
Dr. Traci Kazmerski and her team looked at the family-building and parenting considerations for people with cystic fibrosis (CF), including:
Weight gain before pregnancy is associated with higher gestational weight gain during pregnancy. Assessment of pre-pregnancy weight changes by Dr. Janet Catov and her team may identify those at risk for high gestational weight gain. Results align with the accumulating evidence that pre-pregnancy health contributes to optimal pregnancy outcomes and that it can potentially avert the long-term maternal and child health consequences of high gestational weight gain.
Dr. Tamar Krishnamurti's recent work illustrates a process to adapt an mHealth pregnancy app to the needs of the Latino community, by incorporating culturally sensitive Spanish language content while focusing on addressing existing health disparities. Findings show that there are several instances where a direct translation approach, predicated on a positive patient-provider relationship, would fail to address the healthcare needs of the members of the Latino community.
Dr. Traci Kazmerski found in her recent study that more people with cystic fibrosis (CF) pursue pregnancy in the era of cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator (CFTR) modulators and that CF providers should be initiating discussions surrounding pregnancy early and often.
Read more: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1569199322006014?via%3Dihub
Dr. Mehret Birru Talabi and her team discuss the impacts of overturning Roe v. Wade on patients with rheumatic diseases, including:
Read more: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/art.42336
