Availability of mifepristone and misoprostol in Oregon pharmacies: A comparison by rural and urban status.

Objectives: To evaluate the availability of mifepristone and misoprostol at pharmacies in a state with protective abortion legislation and variation in access by rurality.

Study Design: Using a secret shopper survey, researchers attempted to contact all community pharmacies in Oregon and evaluate their mifepristone and misoprostol provisions.

Results: Among the 444 pharmacies surveyed, mifepristone was planned at 19.

Treating Mild Chronic Hypertension During Pregnancy: A Cost-Effectiveness Analysis.

Objective: To assess the cost effectiveness of targeting a blood pressure of less than 140/90 mm Hg compared with 160/105 mm Hg.

Methods: A decision-analytic model was constructed to compare the treatment of chronic hypertension in pregnancy at mild-range blood pressures (140/90 mm Hg) with the treatment of chronic hypertension before 20 weeks of gestation at severe-range blood pressures (160/105 mm Hg) in a theoretical cohort of 180,000 patients with mild chronic hypertension. Probabilities, costs, and utilities were derived from literature and varied in sensitivity analyses.

Adverse Perinatal and Neonatal Outcomes among Adolescent Pregnancies in the United States.

Objective: Despite a downward trend in recent years, adolescent pregnancies in the United States remain higher than any other western country. Adolescent pregnancies have been inconsistently associated with adverse perinatal outcomes. The objective of this study is to investigate the association between adolescent pregnancies and adverse perinatal and neonatal outcomes in the United States.

Preventing eviction during pregnancy: a cost-effectiveness analysis of a theoretical safety-net program.

Background: Eviction during pregnancy has been shown to be associated with adverse birth outcomes. A safety net program focused on covering the costs of rent during pregnancy may aid in preventing adverse complications.

Objective: This study aimed to evaluate the cost-effectiveness of a program covering the cost of rent to prevent eviction during pregnancy.

Association Between Rates of Down Syndrome Diagnosis in States With vs Without 20-Week Abortion Bans From 2011 to 2018.

Importance: Many states enacted 20-week abortion bans from 2011 to 2018. Such bans affect individuals who receive diagnoses of fetal anomalies and aneuploidy in the second trimester, preventing pregnant individuals from having the choice of whether or not to continue the pregnancy.

Objectives: To examine the trends of neonatal Down syndrome rates and assess the association between enactment of 20-week abortion bans and rates of Down syndrome diagnosis.