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Pregnancy can be a roller coaster of screenings, tests, and health check-ups to ensure you and the baby are happy and healthy. One of these routine prenatal checks is the pregnancy glucose test, which screens for gestational diabetes. It's a relatively common condition that affects up to 10 percent of pregnancies in the United States every year, according to the CDC. But issues can arise with the baby's development if it goes undiagnosed.

The maternal death rate significantly increased in 2021, with rates among Black people more than double that of their white counterparts, according to data from the CDC’s National Center for Health Statistics.

Chad has the highest maternal mortality globally, in staggering contrast to the one in 16,000 risk that a 15-year-old child in Australia or New Zealand has, the region with the lowest risk. The WHO report released last week contains innumerable sobering facts such as this one, that seem as though they more easily could have come from a 1923 report than from 2023.

The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force has released a draft recommendation stating all pregnant persons should have their BP measured at each prenatal visit to help identify and prevent complications of hypertension disorders.

The Mirvie Preeclampsia Test is the first test for early identification of preeclampsia risk months before any clinical presentation of symptoms to receive FDA breakthrough designation, Mirvie said. “This designation shows the FDA recognizes the chasm between what’s available to expecting parents and doctors today and the need for a breakthrough to address this enormous problem,” said Maneesh Jain, CEO and co-founder of Mirvie.

Dr. Nick Van Terheyden of The Incrementalist podcast talks to Maneesh Jain, PhD CEO of Mirvie, that is bringing a level of personalization and safety to pregnancy with a revolutionary approach. Maneesh has an interesting back story that started as we unraveled the human genome and shares some important insights about that early work and the over-promised potential that was celebrated, but as he points out we had one, just one human genome sequenced.

The American Heart Association has released its 2023 Statistical Update and the results are grim: In 2020, the first year of the Covid-19 pandemic, more people died from cardiovascular-related causes than ever before: a staggering 928,741 deaths. While there are many causes of this increase, one is the increased burden that Covid-19 wrought on individuals’ bodies and entire systems.

Of the nearly 1,000 pregnancy-related deaths in the U.S. between 2017 and 2019, more than 80% of them could have been prevented, according to a report by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention released on September 19. 

Alison Cowan, MD, ob-gyn hospitalist and head of medical affairs at Mirvie, discusses the latest predictions for women’s health in 2023. From maternal mortality to preterm birth, Cowan dives into what health conditions will be affecting women most in 2023 and how the specialty is trying to combat these issues.

Only 1 in 10 survey respondents were able to identify all of the common warning signs of preeclampsia correctly. However, 75% report they have a good understanding of preeclampsia and 59% report discussing their preeclampsia risk with their pregnancy care provider