pregnancy

Predicting and Mitigating Maternal IBD Transmission to Infants

Maternal IBD is associated with an increased risk for IBD in children, but it may be possible to modify this risk.

JUNE 4, 2025

AGA Issues Updated Clinical Practice Update On Pregnancy-Related GI, Liver Diseases

The AGA’s new guidance on pregnancy-related GI and liver diseases emphasizes the need for multidisciplinary ...

DECEMBER 16, 2024

Diagnostic Methods Prove Lacking for Appendicitis in Pregnant Patients

Clinical and radiological advancements notwithstanding, the diagnosis of acute appendicitis remains a challenge in ...

NOVEMBER 14, 2024

New Consensus Statements Aim to Guide IBD Management Around Pregnancy

Helping patients with inflammatory bowel disease navigate pregnancy and breastfeeding can be a daunting task for ...

OCTOBER 25, 2024

FDA Warns of ICP Risk Associated With Thiopurine Use During Pregnancy

The FDA has issued an alert for intrahepatic cholestasis of pregnancy linked to the use of thiopurines, including ...

AUGUST 2, 2024

Low-Dose Aspirin Safe for Preeclampsia Prevention in Pregnant Patients With IBD

Low-dose aspirin was not linked to increased flares in pregnant patients with inflammatory bowel disease in a study ...

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

New Research, Guidelines and More That Changed Gastroenterology in 2023

The gastroenterology field was full of new developments in 2023.

DECEMBER 21, 2023

Improving the Safety of Endoscopy Procedures in Pregnant Patients

Although about 20,000 gastrointestinal endoscopies are performed in pregnant patients in the U.S. each year, ...

JUNE 2, 2023

Registry Data Show Vedolizumab, Ustekinumab Safe in Pregnancy

Patients being treated with vedolizumab or ustekinumab for inflammatory bowel disease who are pregnant or are ...

APRIL 5, 2023

Expert Picks From The Liver Meeting: Liver Disease in Women

In this edition, Carla Brady, MD, MHS, highlights some significant research on liver disease in women presented at ...

FEBRUARY 17, 2022

Cirrhosis May Make Pregnancy Riskier

Pregnant women with cirrhosis and their infants are more likely to experience complications after birth compared ...

FEBRUARY 12, 2021

Pregnancy Seen Safe for Women With Cirrhosis

Boston—Pregnant women with cirrhosis have much lower rates of liver decompensation within one year of ...

FEBRUARY 21, 2020

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