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Administering mifepristone and misoprostol in the emergency departments (EDs) appears to be effective, increasing the availability of early pregnancy loss medical management services to women during the COVID-19 pandemic in the US, as shown in a study presented at the 2022 American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG) Annual Clinical & Scientific Meeting.

Acceptance rates of COVID-19 vaccines have remained unchanged among unvaccinated pregnant women following national recommendations, with nearly one-third of patients seeing the vaccine as something harmful to their pregnancy, according to a study.

Pregnant women with allergic rhinitis before and after childbirth see higher rates of thromboembolic (TE) disease and venous complications, a recent study has found.

In pregnant women who present with first-trimester vaginal bleeding, treatment with progesterone throughout pregnancy does not appear to be beneficial in terms of lowering the risk of miscarriage or premature delivery, according to PREEMPT trial presented at this year’s American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG 2022) meeting.

Pregnant women with preconception venous thromboembolism (VTE) who have no exposure to any anticoagulant and those on low-molecular-weight heparin (LMWH) have the lowest risk of foetal adverse outcomes, reveals a study, which supports the recommendation of LMWH during pregnancy.