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Couples infected with SARS-CoV-2 while receiving assisted reproductive technology (ART) treatment had lower quality embryo and blastocyst rates compared with uninfected couples in a  multicentre cohort study.

Children whose mothers experienced violence during pregnancy are at higher risk of developing overweight from birth to middle childhood, suggests a recent study, underscoring intergenerational transmission of social adversity in children's health.

Exposure to traffic-related air pollution may put pregnant women at risk of delivering preterm and the babies at risk of neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) admissions and low birthweight, among others, as reported in a study.

In women with nonspecific vaginitis, treatment with a medical device that uses vaginal ovules not only helps alleviate symptoms but also works to restore the normal pH and reduce signs of vaginal inflammation, as reported in a study.

Treatment with oral valacyclovir appears to reduce the rates of vertical transmission of cytomegalovirus (CMV) infection, with a low frequency of side effects, as shown in a study.

The use of levonorgestrel (LNG) plus piroxicam, as oral emergency contraception (EC) after unprotected sexual intercourse (UPSI), resulted in a significantly greater number of pregnancies prevented compared with LNG plus placebo, according to a study presented at RCOG 2023.

For outpatient cervical ripening and labour induction, low-dose vaginal misoprostol has the most favourable risk-benefit profile, reducing the interval to delivery, according to the results of a systematic review and network meta-analysis.