Management of pregnancies resulting from IVF fertilization: Consult #60 visual summary

In this episode of Pap Talk, Contemporary OB/GYN® sat down with Maneesh Jain, CEO of Mirvie, and Michal Elovitz, MD, chief medical advisor at Mirvie, a new RNA platform that is able to predict pregnancy complications by revealing the biology of each pregnancy. They discussed recently published data regarding the platform's ability to predict preeclampsia and preterm birth.

Gameto’s Fertilo gets FDA clearance for a phase 3 trial, pioneering iPSC-based fertility treatment to shorten IVF cycles and improve reproductive care.

Contemporary OB/GYN Senior Editor Angie DeRosa gets insight on the current state of COVID-19 from Christina Han, MD, division director of maternal-fetal medicine at the University of California, Los Angeles, and member of its COVID-19 task force. Han is an active member of the Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine and discusses the issues on behalf of SMFM.

A recent study found insufficient evidence that oral furosemide reduces the risk of de novo postpartum hypertension, highlighting the need for close monitoring in the first 2 weeks after birth.

A study highlights chronic villitis as a specific placental injury associated with COVID-19, raising concerns about pregnancy complications such as preeclampsia and stillbirth.