Pregnancy and Postpartum Archives

Pregnancy and Postpartum

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

With the Food and Drug Administration’s Aug. 21, 2023, approval of the first vaccine against respiratory syncytial virus, or RSV,…

Overview of the effects of wildfire smoke exposure in pregnancy

Editor’s note: The wildfire in Maui and those continuing in Canada and elsewhere in the United States are noted at…

Postpartum depression treatment and therapy

New treatment for postpartum depression offers hope, but the stigma attached to the condition still lingers

Postpartum depression can affect anyone, and it often sneaks in quietly, like a shadow in the corners of a new…

Doctor and nurse discuss RSV vaccine for infants

A New RSV Shot Could Help Protect Babies This Winter — If They Can Get It in Time

The CDC is now asking prenatal care providers to warn their patients about potential nirsevimab supply shortages, with the hope that driving up the maternal vaccination rate could help ease the demand for nirsevimab.

pregnant woman with male partner drinking in the background

For decades, mothers have borne the brunt of scrutiny for alcohol use during pregnancy − new research points to dad’s drinking as a significant factor in fetal alcohol syndrome

Until clinicians start asking the father about his drinking, we will never fully know the contributions of paternal alcohol exposure to birth defects and child health.