Pregnancy and childbirth bring many changes to the health and well-being of new mothers.
Postpartum sexual health is a common concern that is often not discussed during prenatal or …

The National High Blood Pressure Education Program Working Group on High Blood
Pressure in Pregnancy has defined four categories of hypertension in pregnancy: chronic …

Elevated blood pressure in pregnancy may represent chronic hypertension (occurring
before 20 weeks' gestation or persisting longer than 12 weeks after delivery), gestational …

Cervical ectopic pregnancy is the implantation of a pregnancy in the endocervical canal.
Diagnosis and treatment of cervical ectopic pregnancy has changed dramatically in the last 15 …

Objective To determine the effect of perineal lacerations on pelvic floor outcomes, including
urinary and anal incontinence, sexual function, and perineal pain in a nulliparous cohort with …

Changes in sexual function are common in postpartum women. In this comparative, descriptive
study, a prospective cohort of midwifery patients consented to documentation of genital …

Introduction This study assesses validity of self-report for the use of major classes of illicit
drugs and opioid-maintenance therapy among pregnant women at a substance abuse …

Pain in labor is a nearly universal experience for childbearing women. A recent evidence-based
symposium on the nature and management of labor pain brought together family …

Women who use substances in pregnancy are an underserved population with a higher risk
for maternal morbidity and neonatal morbidity and mortality. Maternal substance use affects …

Neonates who have had in utero exposures from maternal substance abuse can experience
central nervous system effects of the drugs, including drug toxicity and withdrawal. Neonatal …