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Prevent Cervical Cancer
January is Cervical Cancer
Awareness Month. Cervical cancer is the leading cause of cancer-related
deaths among women. Learn about the appropriate screening tests and the HPV
vaccine to help prevent cervical cancer.
Zika-Associated Birth Defects Reported in
Pregnancies with Laboratory Evidence of Confirmed or Possible Zika Virus
Infection — U.S. Zika Pregnancy and Infant Registry, December 1, 2015–March
31, 2018
Zika virus infections can cause
serious brain and eye birth defects during pregnancy. This study describes
the frequency of individual Zika-associated birth defects from the U.S.
Zika Pregnancy and Infant Registry.
Trends in Breast Cancer Incidence, by Race,
Ethnicity, and Age Among Women Aged ≥20 Years — United States, 1999–2018
The findings in this report
indicate that breast cancer incidence among women aged ≥20 years decreased
during 1999–2004 but increased during 2004–2018.
Impact of the DREAMS Program on New HIV Diagnoses
in Adolescent Girls and Young Women Attending Antenatal Care — Lesotho,
2015–2020
New HIV diagnoses among
adolescent girls and young women attending antenatal care decreased
significantly in both DREAMS and non-DREAMS districts, although reductions
were greater in DREAMS districts.
Alcohol Consumption and Binge Drinking During
Pregnancy Among Adults Aged 18–49 Years — United States, 2018–2020
This report found several
factors correlated with drinking during pregnancy including age, education,
and marital status, which are generally consistent with other nationally
representative studies. CDC is working to increase alcohol screening and
brief intervention and community-level interventions.
Decline in Perinatal Mortality in the United
States, 2017–2019
The U.S. perinatal mortality
rate declined 30% from 1990 to 2011, but was stable from 2011 through 2016.
This report presents trends in perinatal mortality as well as its
components, late fetal and early neonatal mortality, for 2017 through 2019.
Also shown are perinatal mortality trends by mother’s age, race and
Hispanic origin, and state for 2017–2019.
COVID-19
Impact on Women
V-safe COVID-19 Vaccine Pregnancy Registry
COVID-19 vaccination is recommended for people who are
pregnant, breastfeeding, trying to get pregnant now, or might become
pregnant in the future. The registry is collecting health information from
people who received COVID-19 vaccination in the periconception period
(within 30 days before last menstrual period) or during pregnancy.
Use of the Janssen
(Johnson & Johnson) COVID-19 Vaccine: Updated Interim Recommendations
from the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices — United States,
December 2021
On December 16, 2021, after reviewing updated vaccine
effectiveness and safety data, the Advisory Committee on Immunization
Practices made a preferential recommendation for the use of mRNA COVID-19
vaccines over the Janssen adenoviral-vectored COVID-19 vaccine in all
persons aged ≥18 years in the United States.
Receipt of COVID-19 Vaccine During Pregnancy and
Preterm or Small-for-Gestational-Age at Birth — Eight Integrated Health
Care Organizations, United States, December 15, 2020–July 22, 2021
In a retrospective cohort of >40,000 pregnant women,
COVID-19 vaccination during pregnancy was not associated with preterm birth
or small-for-gestational-age at birth overall, stratified by trimester of
vaccination, or number of vaccine doses received during pregnancy, compared
with unvaccinated pregnant women.
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