Tag Archives: Pregnancy

Evidence that Microcephaly Risk is Highest among Pregnant Women Infected Early in Pregnancy – Media Statement March 5th, 2025Earnest Buckley

Evidence that Microcephaly Risk is Highest among Pregnant Women Infected Early in Pregnancy – Media Statement

March 5, 2025News & UpdatesAmong, Early, Evidence, highest, Infected, Media, Microcephaly, Pregnancy, Pregnant, Risk, Statement, WomenEarnest Buckley

Colombia has experienced a 4-fold increase overall in microcephaly following the Zika virus outbreak in 2016, according to a study published today in the CDC’s Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report. This preliminary report on Zika virus disease and microcephaly in Colombia demonstrates that an increase in microcephaly is not specific to Brazil. This finding confirms … Continue reading Evidence that Microcephaly Risk is Highest among Pregnant Women Infected Early in Pregnancy – Media Statement →

CDC Releases Preliminary Estimates of Birth Defects Following Zika Virus Infection in Pregnancy – Press Release February 13th, 2025Norma Pinero

CDC Releases Preliminary Estimates of Birth Defects Following Zika Virus Infection in Pregnancy – Press Release

February 13, 2025News & UpdatesBirth, defects, Estimates, Following, infection, Pregnancy, Preliminary, Press, Release, releases, virus, ZikaNorma Pinero

In a new report published in the Journal of the American Medical Association, CDC scientists used preliminary data from the US Zika Pregnancy Registry (USZPR) to estimate that 6 percent of completed pregnancies following Zika virus infection were affected by one or more birth defects potentially related to Zika virus infection during pregnancy.

CDC Telebriefing: Update on Zika pregnancy outcomes in U.S. Territories – Media Advisory March 23rd, 2024Randy Coburn

CDC Telebriefing: Update on Zika pregnancy outcomes in U.S. Territories – Media Advisory

March 23, 2024News & UpdatesAdvisory, Media, outcomes, Pregnancy, Telebriefing, Territories, U.S., Update, ZikaRandy Coburn

CDC is hosting a telebriefing to discuss recent findings about birth defects associated with Zika virus infection in the U.S. territories

Transcript : CDC Telebriefing – Update on Zika pregnancy outcomes in U.S. Territories – Transcript March 19th, 2024Ruby Scott

Transcript : CDC Telebriefing – Update on Zika pregnancy outcomes in U.S. Territories – Transcript

March 19, 2024News & Updatesoutcomes, Pregnancy, Telebriefing, Territories, Transcript, U.S., Update, ZikaRuby Scott

Transcript for CDC Telebriefing: Update on Zika pregnancy outcomes in U.S. Territories

New study shows Tdap vaccination during pregnancy can prevent whooping cough in babies – Press Release December 21st, 2023Debra Boyland

New study shows Tdap vaccination during pregnancy can prevent whooping cough in babies – Press Release

December 21, 2023News & UpdatesBabies, cough, During, Pregnancy, Press, Prevent, Release, Shows, Study, Tdap, Vaccination, WhoopingDebra Boyland

A new CDC study published today in Clinical Infectious Diseases reported that vaccination with whooping cough vaccine, Tdap, during the third trimester of pregnancy prevented more than three out of four (78 percent) cases of whooping cough (also known as pertussis) in babies younger than two months.

Illinois Concedes on Pregnancy Centers December 17th, 2023Yolanda Cobbs

Illinois Concedes on Pregnancy Centers

December 17, 2023News & UpdatesCenters, Concedes, Illinois, PregnancyYolanda Cobbs

The state won’t enforce its law targeting pro-life activists as fraudsters.

Detroit Employment Lawyer Sees Influx in Pregnancy Discrimination Cases Since Pregnant Workers Fairness Act Became Law December 12th, 2023Pamela Wojcik

Detroit Employment Lawyer Sees Influx in Pregnancy Discrimination Cases Since Pregnant Workers Fairness Act Became Law

December 12, 2023News & UpdatesBecame, Cases, Detroit, Discrimination, Employment, Fairness, Influx, Lawyer, Pregnancy, Pregnant, Since, WorkersPamela Wojcik

Detroit, Michigan – After the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act (PWFA) was signed into law, Detroit-based law firm Sommers Schwartz, PC reports a surge in pregnancy discrimination cases, underscoring the importance of the newly implemented federal law in safeguarding the rights of pregnant workers. Pregnant women have often been the victims of discriminatory practices in workplaces. … Continue reading Detroit Employment Lawyer Sees Influx in Pregnancy Discrimination Cases Since Pregnant Workers Fairness Act Became Law →

CDC updates guidance for infants born to mothers with possible Zika virus infection during pregnancy – Press Release December 9th, 2023Kathleen Smoot

CDC updates guidance for infants born to mothers with possible Zika virus infection during pregnancy – Press Release

December 9, 2023News & Updatesborn, During, Guidance, Infants, infection, mothers, Possible, Pregnancy, Press, Release, Updates, virus, ZikaKathleen Smoot

This update includes information that has become available since the August 2016 release of the previous guidance.

Whooping cough vaccination during pregnancy benefits US infants February 10th, 2023Joyce Lawson

Whooping cough vaccination during pregnancy benefits US infants

February 10, 2023News & UpdatesBenefits, cough, During, Infants, Pregnancy, Vaccination, WhoopingJoyce Lawson

A CDC study published today provides further evidence that Tdap vaccination during pregnancy helps protect newborns from whooping cough during their first two months of life, when they are most vulnerable to the disease.

CDC Press Release: Hypertensive disorders in pregnancy affect 1 in 7 hospital deliveries May 7th, 2022Fannie Pounders

CDC Press Release: Hypertensive disorders in pregnancy affect 1 in 7 hospital deliveries

May 7, 2022News & UpdatesAffect, deliveries, DISORDERS, Hospital, Hypertensive, Pregnancy, Press, ReleaseFannie Pounders

The prevalence of hypertensive disorders in pregnancy (HDP) among delivery hospitalizations increased from about 13% in 2017 to 16% in 2019, affecting at least 1 in 7 delivery hospitalizations during this period, according to a CDC report.