Category: ACOG

This Obstetric Care Consensus is updated to reflect a limited, focused change in the description and presentation of data regarding the percentage of survival with moderate or severe impairment among…

Read More from AJOG: Interim Update – Periviable Birth

Ob-gyn support is crucial for new moms who want to breastfeed. ACOG has developed a new toolkit for health care providers, including FAQs and information for pregnant women and new…

Read More from ACOG: Breastfeeding Toolkit

In January 2015, the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development invited an expert panel to a workshop to address numerous knowledge gaps and to provide…

Read More from ACOG Workshop Summary: Evaluation and Management of Women and Newborns With a Maternal Diagnosis of Chorioamnionitis

Published Ahead-of-Print Abstract:  Zika virus is a flavivirus transmitted by Aedes (Stegomyia) species of mosquitoes. In May 2015, the World Health Organization confirmed the first local transmission of Zika virus…

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ABSTRACT: Although most women in the United States initiate breastfeeding, more than one half wean earlier than they desire. As reproductive health experts and advocates for women’s health who work…

Read More from ACOG Committee Opinion #658: Optimizing Support for Breastfeeding as Part of Obstetric Practice

The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists has updated Practice Bulletin #159: Management of of Preterm Labor and Practice Bulletin #160: Premature Rupture of Membranes, and Committee Opinion #652: Magnesium…

Read More from ACOG Practice Bulletin Updates: Management of Preterm Labor and Premature Rupture of Membranes

Obstetrician–gynecologists are the leading experts in the health care of women, and obesity is the most common health care problem in women of reproductive age. Obesity in women is such…

Read More from ACOG Practice Bulletin 156: Obesity in Pregnancy

Obstetric Care Consensus No. 3:  ABSTRACT: Approximately 0.5% of all births occur before the third trimester of pregnancy, and these very early deliveries result in the majority of neonatal deaths…

Read More from ACOG Obstetric Care Consensus: Periviable Birth

Practice Bulletin 154.  Despite significant changes in management of labor and delivery over the past few decades, operative vaginal delivery remains an important component of modern labor management, accounting for…

Read More from ACOG Practice Bulletin: Operative Vaginal Delivery

The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) and the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG) jointly published an updated policy statement, The Apgar Score. The purpose of this statement is…

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In September 2015, ACOG released Committee Opinion #639: The Importance of Vital Records and Statistics for the Obstetrician-Gynecologist. ABSTRACT: Information from vital records is critical to identify and quantify health-related…

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In July 2015, ACOG released Committee Opinion #637: Marijuana Use During Pregnancy and Lactation. According to the document, marijuana is the most commonly used illicit drug during pregnancy. Click here…

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ACOG Clinical Expert Series: Abnormal Placentation Placental disorders such as placenta previa, placenta accreta, and vasa previa are all associated with vaginal bleeding in the second half of pregnancy. They…

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Obstetric safety and quality is an emerging and important topic not only as a result of the pressures of patient and regulatory expectations, but also because of the genuine interest…

Read More from ACOG Paper: Obstetric Safety & Quality

Contraception After Delivery and Short Interpregnancy Intervals Among Women in the United States by Kari White, PhD, MPH, Stephanie B. Teal, MD, MPH, and Joseph E. Potter, PhD was published…

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Transforming Communication and Safety Culture in Intrapartum Care: A Multi-Organization Blueprint Lyndon, Audrey; Johnson, M. Christina; Bingham, Debra; Napolitano, Peter G.; Joseph, Gerald; Maxfield, David G.; O’Keeffe, Daniel F. Published…

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ACOG released Committee Opinion No. 630: Screening for Perinatal Depression in the May 2015 issue of Obstetrics and Gynecology. ABSTRACT: Perinatal depression, which includes major and minor depressive episodes that…

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ACOG released Committee Opinion No. 629: Clinical Guidelines and Standardization of Practice to Improve Outcomes in the April issue of Obstetrics and Gynecology. ABSTRACT: Protocols and checklists have been shown…

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ACOG published Obstetric Care Consensus No. 2 Levels of Maternal Care in the February 2015 issue of Obstetrics and Gynecology. Abstract: In the 1970s, studies demonstrated that timely access to…

Read More from ACOG & SMFM Consensus Statement: Levels of Maternal Care

Practice Bulletin No. 146: Management of Late-Term and Postterm Pregnancies (August 2014) Abstract:  Postterm pregnancy refers to a pregnancy that has reached or extended beyond 42 0/7 weeks of gestation…

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Practice Bulletin No. 145: Antepartum Fetal Surveillance (July 2014)…

Read More from ACOG Practice Bulletin: Antepartum Fetal Surveillance