Any condition associated with a pregnancy with an actual or potential hazard to the
wellbeing of the mother or fetus is considered a high-risk pregnancy. The situations and …

Background Diabetes is associated with an increased risk for many birth defects and is likely
to have an increasing impact on birth defect prevalence because of the rise in diabetes in …

Background: Urinary tract infection (UTI) is the most common bacterial infection in
pregnancy. Known risk factors for UTI in pregnancy include diabetes and certain urologic …

Importance Poor prepregnancy cardiovascular health (CVH) and adverse pregnancy
outcomes (APOs) are key risk factors for subsequent cardiovascular disease (CVD) in …

Background We sought to describe the correlates of marijuana use during and after
pregnancy, and to examine the independent relationship between prenatal marijuana use …

Emerging evidence links structural sexism and structural discrimination against lesbian, gay,
and bisexual (LGB) populations to poor health outcomes, but studies have yet to examine …

Objective. We assessed the validity of selected items on the 2003 revised US Standard
Certificate of Live Birth to understand the accuracy of new and existing items. Methods. We …

Background No prospective cohort study of high-risk children has used rigorous exposure
assessment and optimal diagnostic procedures to examine the perinatal antecedents of …

Abstract Problem/Condition: In 2009, before passage of the 2010 Patient Protection and
Affordable Care Act (ACA), approximately 20% of women aged 18–64 years had no health …

We sought to investigate the relationship between maternal preconception exposures to
persistent organic pollutants (POPs) and pregnancy complications, gestational diabetes …