COVID-19 is an emerging, rapidly evolving situation.The many Institutes, Offices, and Centers across NIH have produced a wealth of knowledge through research and scholarly articles published on the topics of maternal morbidity and mortality and the current and future health of mothers. Through the PubMed library, ORWH has put together an exhaustive list of the most mission-critical research and articles focusing on protecting the health of mothers.
Ongoing Studies
- Chronic Hypertension and Pregnancy (CHAP) Project
- Final Research Plan for Aspirin Use to Prevent Preeclampsia and Related Morbidity and Mortality: Preventive Medication
- Heart Health Study
- How ACOG Is Combating Maternal Mortality
- Human Placenta Project
- Maternal Morbidity and Mortality
- POST-BIRTH Warning Signs Education Program
- PregSource
Publications
- Trends in Suicidality 1 Year Before and After Birth Among Commercially Insured Childbearing Individuals in the United States, 2006-2017 JAMA 11/18/2020
- Concerning trends in maternal risk factors in the United States: 1989–2018 eClinicalMedicine11/9/2020
- HHS Awards Nearly $360 Million To Programs Supporting Maternal and Child Health HHS 9/21/2020
- COVID-19-related anxiety and concerns expressed by pregnant and postpartum women-a survey among obstetricians Archive of Women's Mental Health 8/25/2020
- The biochemical pregnancy loss rate remains stable up irrespective of age and differs in pattern from clinical miscarriages Gynecological Endocrinology 8/25/2020
- Clinical presentation, management, and 6-month outcomes in women with peripartum cardiomyopathy: an ESC EORP registry European Heart Journal 8/25/2020
- Learning Active Implementation Frameworks: the role of implementation teams in a case study from Pakistan Global Health Action 8/25/2020
- Risk factors for early severe preeclampsia in obstetric antiphospholipid syndrome with conventional treatment. The impact of hydroxychloroquine Lupus 8/24/2020
- Metagenomics analysis of gut microbiota in response to diet intervention and gestational diabetes in overweight and obese women: a randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled clinical trial Gut 8/24/2020
- Neonatal and Childhood Outcomes in Offspring of Pregnant Women Using Antidepressant Medications: A Critical Review of Current Meta-Analyses Journal of Clinical Pharmacology 8/24/2020
- Maternal Hookworm Infection and Its Effects on Maternal Health: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis The American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene 8/24/2020
- Use of a cesarean delivery checklist in an African maternity ward to improve management and reduce length of hospital stay International Journal of Gynecology and Obstetrics 8/24/2020
- Epidemiology, Outcomes, and Risk Factors for Mortality in Critically Ill Women Admitted to an Obstetric High-Dependency Unit in Sierra Leone The American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene 8/24/2020
- Mediating role of C-reactive protein in associations between pre-pregnancy BMI and adverse maternal and neonatal outcomes: the ABCD-study cohort Journal of Maternal-Fetal & Neonatal Medicine 8/24/2020
- Impact of the Maternal and Child Health handbook in Angola for improving continuum of care and other maternal and child health indicators: study protocol for a cluster randomised controlled trial Trials (Journal) 8/24/2020
- Postpartum complications increased in women with Polycystic Ovary Syndrome American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology 8/21/2020
- Drug abuse during pregnancy and its neonatal impact. Analysis of the periods 2002-2008 and 2009-2017 Medicina Clinica 8/21/2020
- The impact of Lactobacillus on group B streptococcal interactions with cells of the extraplacental membranes Microbial Pathogenisis 8/20/2020
- Obstetric outcomes of pregnancy complicated by urolithiasis: a retrospective cohort study Journal of Perinatal Medicine 8/18/2020
- Severe Maternal Morbidity and Infant Mortality in Canada Pediatrics 8/18/2020
- Risk Factors for SARS-CoV2 Infection in Pregnant Women American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology MFM 8/17/2020
- Histopathological evaluation of placentas after diagnosis of maternal SARS-CoV-2 infection American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology MFM 8/15/2020
- More on Clinical Characteristics of Pregnant Women with Covid-19 in Wuhan, China New England Journal of Medicine 8/13/2020
- SARS-CoV-2 Infection and COVID-19 During Pregnancy: A Multidisciplinary Review Mayo Clinic Proceedings 8/1/2020
- Planned conservative management of placenta increta and percreta with prophylactic transcatheter arterial embolization and leaving placenta in situ for women who desire fertility preservation Placenta 8/1/2020
- Mastitis, Breast Abscess, and Granulomatous Mastiti Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology 8/1/2020
- Challenging infections in pregnancy Obstetrics, Gynaecology and Reproductive Medicine MFM 8/1/2020
- Vertical Transmission of COVID-19: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology MFM 7/30/2020
- Using the Ecological Systems Theory to Understand Black/White Disparities in Maternal Morbidity and Mortality in the United States Journal of Racial and Ethnic Disparities 7/27/2020
- A Message from the Human Placenta: Structural and Immunomodulatory Defense against SARS-CoV-2 Cells 7/25/2020
- Risk factors for anxiety and depression among pregnant women during the COVID-19 pandemic: A web-based cross-sectional survey Medicine (Baltimore) 7/24/2020
- SARS-CoV-2 infection in pregnancy: A systematic review and meta-analysis of clinical features and pregnancy outcomes eClinicalMedicine 7/3/2020
- Evidence and possible mechanisms of rare maternal-fetal transmission of SARS-CoV-2 Journal of Clinical Virology 7/1/2020
- Compassionate use of remdesivir for treatment of severe coronavirus disease 2019 in pregnant women at a United States academic center American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology MFM 6/25/2020
- Evaluation of HIV-1 neutralizing and binding antibodies in maternal-infant transmission in Thailand Virology 6/24/2020
- Steroid hormones regulate genome-wide epigenetic programming and gene transcription in human endometrial cells with marked aberrancies in endometriosis PLOS Genetics 6/17/2020
- Sex-Specific Role for the Long Non-coding RNA LINC00473 in Depression Neuron 6/17/2020
- Maternal Obesity and Risk of Early-onset Neonatal Bacterial Sepsis: Nationwide Cohort and Sibling-controlled Studies Clinical Infectious Diseases 6/17/2020
- From the trenches: inpatient management of coronavirus disease 2019 in pregnancy American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology MFM 6/15/2020
- Associations Between Fear of COVID-19, Mental Health, and Preventive Behaviours Across Pregnant Women and Husbands: An Actor-Partner Interdependence Modelling International Journal of Mental Health and Addiction 6/11/2020
- Maternal and neonatal outcomes associated with COVID-19 infection: A systematic review PLoS ONE 6/4/2020
- Racial Differences in Pregnancy-Related Morbidity and Mortality Anesthesiology Clinics 6/1/2020
- Health professionals' attitudes towards breastfeeding among women with schizophrenia: Greek version of a specific rating scale Psychiatriki 6/1/2020
- Cardiovascular Considerations in Caring for Pregnant Patients: A Scientific Statement From the American Heart Association Circulation 6/1/2020
- Breastfeeding during the COVID-19 pandemic: Suggestions on behalf of woman study group of AMD Diabeties Research and Clinical Practice 5/30/2020
- The Intersection of Maternal Morbidity and Mortality and Intimate Partner Violence in the United States Women's Health Reviews 5/28/2020
- Colonization of the Preterm Neonatal Gut with Carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae and Its Association with Neonatal Sepsis and Maternal Gut Flora Journal of Global Infectious Diseases 5/22/2020
- Placental Pathology in COVID-19 American Journal of Clinical Pathology 5/22/2020
- Right-Sizing Prenatal Care to Meet Patients' Needs and Improve Maternity Care Value Obstetrics & Gynecology 5/20/2020
- Effect of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) on maternal, perinatal and neonatal outcome: systematic review Ultrasound in Obstetrics & Gynecology 5/19/2020
- Is SARS-CoV-2 Vertically Transmitted? Frontiers in Pediatrics 5/15/2020
- Detection of SARS-COV-2 in Placental and Fetal Membrane Samples American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology MFM 5/8/2020
- Neighborhood Racial And Economic Polarization, Hospital Of Delivery, And Severe Maternal Morbidity Health Affairs 5/1/2020
- Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) and Pregnancy: Responding to a Rapidly Evolving Situation Obstetrics & Gynecology 5/1/2020
- Coronavirus disease 2019 in pregnant women: a report based on 116 cases American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology MFM 4/23/2020
- Risk Factors for Neonatal/Maternal Morbidity and Mortality in African American Women with Placental Abruption Medicina 4/13/2020
- Preeclampsia beyond pregnancy: long-term consequences for mother and child American Journal of Physiology-Renal Physiology 4/6/2020
- The Intersection of Maternal Morbidity and Mortality and Intimate Partner Violence in the United States Current Women`s Health Reviews 3/18/2020
- Miscarriage Occurrence and Prevention Efforts by Disability Status and Type in the United States Journal of Women's Health 3/17/2020
- ‘It requires something drastic’: Interviews with health care leaders about organisational responses to social disadvantage Women and Birth 3/3/2020
- Breastfeeding may reduce type 2 diabetes risk among women with gestational diabetes, NIH study suggests NIH 2/14/2020
- Telehealth Interventions to Improve Obstetric and Gynecologic Health Outcomes Obstetrics & Gynecology 2/1/2020
- Potential Maternal and Infant Outcomes From (Wuhan) Coronavirus 2019-nCoV Infecting Pregnant Women: Lessons From SARS, MERS, and Other Human Coronavirus Infections Viruses 2/1/2020
- 4-Hydroxyglutamate Is a Novel Predictor of Pre-Eclampsia International Journal of Epidemiology 2/1/2020
- Maternal Mortality in the United States: Changes in Coding, Publication, and Data Release, 2018 National Vital Statistics Reports 1/30/2020
- Low-dose aspirin for the prevention of preterm delivery in nulliparous women with a singleton pregnancy (ASPIRIN): a randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial Lancet 1/25/2020
- Concurrent prenatal drinking and smoking increases risk for SIDS: Safe Passage Study report E Clinical Med 1/20/2020
- Could Poor Periodontal Status Be a Warning Sign for Worse Pregnancy Outcome? Oral Health and Preventative Dentistry 1/4/2020
- Out-Of-Pocket Spending For Maternity Care Among Women With Employer-Based Insurance, 2008-15. Health Aff 1/6/2020
- Associations of Prenatal and Childhood Antibiotic Exposure With Obesity at Age 4 Years. JAMA Netw Open 1/3/2020
- Association of Parity and Breastfeeding With Risk of Early Natural Menopause. JAMA Netw Open 1/3/2020
- Association of Maternal Exposure to Persistent Organic Pollutants in Early Pregnancy With Fetal Growth. JAMA Pediatr. 12/30/2019
- Antiretroviral Prescribing Practices Among Pregnant Women Living With HIV in the United States, 2008-2017. JAMA Netw Open 12/2/2019
- Quantitative Blood Loss in Obstetric Hemorrhage ACOG 11/20/2019
- Association of maternal antiretroviral use with microcephaly in children who are HIV-exposed but uninfected (SMARTT): a prospective cohort study. Lancet HIV 11/15/2019
- Ethnic Enclaves and Pregnancy and Behavior Outcomes Among Asian/Pacific Islanders in the USA. J Racial Ethn Health Disparities 11/14/2019
- Umbilical Cord Milking: A Review Frontiers in Pediatrics 11/13/2019
- Cannabinoids Exacerbate Alcohol Teratogenesis by a CB1-Hedgehog Interaction. Sci Rep 11/5/2019
- Human Placenta Blood Flow During Early Gestation With Pseudocontinuous Arterial Spin Labeling MRI. J Magn Reson Imaging 11/4/2019
- Association of Chord Association of Cord Plasma Biomarkers of In Utero Acetaminophen Exposure With Risk of Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder and Autism Spectrum Disorder in Childhood JAMA Psychiatry 10/30/2019
- Association of Adverse Pregnancy Outcomes With Hypertension 2 to 7 Years Postpartum JAHA 10/1/2019
- Levels of Maternal Care ACOG 7/25/2019
- Rates of New Persistent Opioid Use After Vaginal or Cesarean Birth Among US Women JAMA 7/3/2019
- Coronavirus disease 2019 in pregnant women: a report based on 116 cases Nutrients 4/10/2019
- In Utero Exposure to HIV and/or Antiretroviral Therapy: a Systematic Review of Preclinical and Clinical Evidence of Cognitive Outcomes Journal of the International AIDS Society 4/1/2019
- The contribution of maternal characteristics and cesarean delivery to an increasing trend of severe maternal morbidity BMC Pregnancy Childbirth 1/9/2019
- Association of Short Interpregnancy Interval With Pregnancy Outcomes According to Maternal Age JAMA 12/1/2018
- What We Can Do about Maternal Mortality — And How to Do It Quickly New England Journal of Medicine 11/1/2018
- Impact of Deployment on Reproductive Health in U.S. Active-Duty Servicewomen and Veterans Seminars in Reproductive Medicine 11/1/2018
- Reducing Maternal Mortality in the United States The Journal of the American Medical Association 9/25/2018
- Maternal Mortality and Morbidity in the United States: Classification, Causes, Preventability, and Critical Care Obstetric Implications The Journal of Perinatal & Neonatal Nursing 7/1/2018
- Maternal Mortality in the Twenty-First Century Obstetrics and Gynecology Clinics of North America 6/1/2018
- Promoting Risk Identification and Reduction of Cardiovascular Disease in Women Through Collaboration With Obstetricians and Gynecologists: A Presidential Advisory From the American Heart Association and the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists Circulation 1/1/2018
- Mortality Among Substance-using Mothers in California: A 10-year Prospective Study Addiction 10/26/2011
- Reducing Maternal Mortality and Severe Maternal Morbidity Through State-based Quality Improvement Initiatives Clinical Obstetrics and Gynecology 6/1/2018
- SMFM Special Report: Putting the "M" back in MFM: Reducing racial and ethnic disparities in maternal morbidity and mortality: A call to action American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology 11/26/2017
- Composite Measures of Women's Empowerment and Their Association with Maternal Mortality in Low-Income Countries BMC Pregnancy Childbirth 11/8/2017
- Racial disparities in comorbidity and severe maternal morbidity/mortality in the United States: an analysis of temporal trends Science Direct 11/1/2017
- Epidemiology of Maternal Morbidity and Mortality Seminars in Perinatology 8/18/2017
- Exploring the Social Determinants of Racial/Ethnic Disparities In Prenatal Care Utilization and Maternal Outcome Seminars in Perinatology 7/29/2017
- Improving Hospital Quality to Reduce Disparities in Severe Maternal Morbidity and Mortality Seminars in Perinatology 7/21/2017
- Healthcare Strategies for Reducing Pregnancy-Related Morbidity and Mortality in the Postpartum Period The Journal of Perinatal & Neonatal Nursing 07/1/2017
- Maternal Early Warning Systems-Towards Reducing Preventable Maternal Mortality and Severe Maternal Morbidity Through Improved Clinical Surveillance and Responsiveness Seminars in Perinatology 4/14/2017
- Improving Postpartum Education About Warning Signs of Maternal Morbidity and Mortality Nursing for Women's Health 12/1/2016
- Racial/ethnic disparities in obstetric outcomes and care: prevalence and determinants. Am J Obstet Gynecol. 1/12/2010