SWHR submitted comments to the FDA in response to draft guidance on considerations for pregnancy safety and lactation studies.
SWHR sent comments to the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) regarding the agency’s new draft guidance on pre- or post-market […]
SWHR provided comments to the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on its recently released draft guidance pertaining pregnancy safety study […]
A growing body of evidence shows women may have an increased risk of heart disease in the decades following a pregnancy in which they suffered from complications such as gestational diabetes or preeclampsia.
SWHR sent a letter to Dr. Diana W. Bianchi, Director of the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health […]
The most common, most underdiagnosed, and most undertreated pregnancy-related complication in the United States is perinatal depression — depression that occurs during pregnancy or within the first year after delivery. An estimated 10 to 20 percent of new mothers experience perinatal depression (a more inclusive term than postpartum depression), with half of these women going undiagnosed and untreated.
The Society for Women’s Health Research commends the Task Force on Research Specific to Pregnant Women and Lactating Women for its comprehensive, evidence-based report with pragmatic recommendations for addressing critical knowledge gaps on safe and effective medication for pregnant and lactating women.
SWHR submitted comments to the federal Food and Drug Administration (FDA) regarding FDA’s recently issued draft guidance on recommendations for the […]
SWHR was awarded the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development's Director’s Award for its participation as a partner agency in PregSourceTM, a crowdsourcing research project that aims to improve knowledge of pregnancy by collecting information directly from pregnant women.
This guest blog by Judette Louis MD, MPH from University of South Florida and SWHR Interdisciplinary Network on Sleep Member and Mary Ashley Cain MD from University of South Florida explores the overlaps of sleep and pregnancy.