[New] Louisiana, which has a near-total abortion ban, claims that it has suffered direct economic harm and threats to its state sovereignty when providers in protective states legally prescribe abortion pills to pregnant Louisianans across state lines.
Los Angeles Times
Due to potential fetal neurodevelopment and perinatal outcome risks, the American College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists advises against marijuana use during pregnancy and recommends routine, nonjudgmental screening and cessation counseling.
NCBI Bookshelf
People who have underlying conditions such as asthma and heart disease or who are pregnant, as well as children, are at an increased risk and should be extra cautious.
Scientific American
In January, a major review published in The Lancet, looking at dozens of studies and using sibling comparisons to control for genetics, found no good evidence that acetaminophen in pregnancy raises the risk of autism, ADHD, or intellectual disability.
The Autism Dad
Exposure to wildfire smoke for even a few days during the third trimester of pregnancy raises the risk of autism diagnoses in children by up to 23%.
Access Information News
Access to maternal, sexual and reproductive health remains limited for migrant women, in particular Venezuelan women in Colombia, Ecuador and Peru, and pregnant Haitian women in the Dominican Republic, whose lives and health are at serious risk from racist migration policies.
Amnesty International USA
Reducing anaemia in pregnancy, addressing the unmet need for contraception, avoiding medically unnecessary caesarean sections, and ensuring all women receive effective uterotonic medicines after birth could substantially lower the global burden of postpartum haemorrhage.
Oxford University
MMS is now being introduced in Lumbini province, one of the poorest regions in Nepal, with the potential to reach more than 100,000 pregnant women and their babies with improved nutrition in 2026.
Stanford Social Innovation Review
About 9% of women worldwide will have an eating disorder in their lifetime, commonly during three vulnerable periods: puberty, pregnancy and perimenopause.
BBC
Diabetes in pregnancy is associated with increased risks of adverse maternal and neonatal outcomes, including preeclampsia, cesarean delivery, large for gestational age (LGA) infants, neonatal hypoglycaemia, and neonatal intensive care unit admission.
PubMed Central (PMC)
RESEARCH presented at WCO-IOF-ESCEO 2026 has shown that pregnancy may be associated with measurable declines in bone density and bone microarchitectural integrity, potentially increasing the risk of future fragility fractures.
European Medical Journal
NEW ORLEANS, LA - Less than a quarter of people at high risk for preeclampsia, the leading cause of maternal morbidity and mortality, use aspirin as a protective measure during pregnancy.
TCTMD.com
Wearable ultrasound technology has the potential to enable continuous prenatal monitoring and improve pregnancy outcomes in ways that were previously not possible.
SciTechDaily
A pregnant woman in Maryland seeing an OB-GYN affiliated with a major academic medical center will likely receive flu and COVID-19 vaccine recommendations this fall.
CIDRAP
Last updated: 03 August 2026
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