Panelists at the ACOG Annual Clinical & Scientific Meeting discussed the safety, efficacy and increasing interest in self-managed abortions in the wake of the Dobbs decision.
“There is a lot of energy around the belief that this is or can be a solution to the abortion crisis, and while this has been going on for quite some time, it is not new,” said Jamila Perritt, MD, MPH, an OB/GYN and president and CEO of Physicians for Reproductive Health. “What we’re finding is that the public conversation about it has taken a different tone and a sense of urgency.”
Among people who gave birth between 2014 and 2018, those who identified as transgender experienced similar rates of severe parental morbidity and preterm birth as cisgender parents, data show. Image: Adobe Stock
It was the top story in women’s health last week.
Another top story covered research that found transgender and cisgender parents had similar rates of severe parental morbidity and preterm birth. Researchers also reported that transgender parents had a lower rate of cesarean delivery than cisgender parents.
Read these and more top stories in women’s health below:
‘Sense of urgency’ surrounds self-managed abortions
In the wake of the Dobbs decision, a new energy surrounds self-managed abortions as a choice some people may make in the face of abortion restrictions, according to panelists at the ACOG Annual Clinical & Scientific Meeting. Read more.
Similar rates of parental morbidity, preterm birth for transgender, cisgender parents
Among people who gave birth between 2014 and 2018, those who identified as transgender experienced similar rates of severe parental morbidity and preterm birth as cisgender parents regardless of insurance type, researchers reported in JAMA. Read more.
More extended health insurance coverage may increase postpartum visits, limit readmissions
More comprehensive health insurance coverage may be associated with greater postpartum visit attendance and fewer preventable hospital readmissions and ED visits, according to a systematic review published in JAMA Network Open. Read more.
Restrictive OB/GYN programs unlikely to include patient factors in early pregnancy loss
Obstetrics and gynecology residency programs at institutions and in states with abortion restrictions were less likely to incorporate patient factors when diagnosing early pregnancy loss, researchers reported. Read more.
NAMS releases recommendations to treat menopause symptoms with nonhormone therapies
The North American Menopause Society released its 2023 Nonhormone Therapy Position Statement recommending up-to-date scientific evidence for nonhormonal options for managing menopausal symptoms. Read more.
