ABSTRACT BACKGROUND: Shoulder dystocia is a potential complication of vaginal delivery that increases the chances of injury to the neonate and the mother. The incidence of dystocia can be up to…
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A call to action by Elinore F. McCance-Katz, MD, PhD and Jerome Adams, MD, MPH. Click here to read the editorial….
ABSTRACT OBJECTIVE: To assess the effect of tight compared with liberalized intrapartum maternal glucose management on neonatal hypoglycemia risk in pregnancies complicated by gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM). METHODS: This was a randomized…
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ABSTRACT: Maternal heart disease has emerged as a major threat to safe motherhood and women’s long-term cardiovascular health. In the United States, disease and dysfunction of the heart and vascular…
Read More from ACOG Practice Bulletin No. 212: Pregnancy and Heart Disease
Reference: Coleman-Cowger, Victoria H., PhD; Oga, Emmanuel A., MD, MPH; Peters, Erica N., PhD; Trocin, Kathleen E., MPH; Koszowski, Bartosz, PharmD, PhD; Mark, Katrina, MD. Accuracy of Three Screening Tools…
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ABSTRACT OBJECTIVE: To evaluate temporal trends in medication-assisted treatment use among pregnant women with opioid use disorder. METHODS: We conducted a retrospective cohort study using Pennsylvania Medicaid administrative data. Trends in medication-assisted…
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ABSTRACT: Newborn screening is the largest genetic screening program in the United States, with approximately 4 million infants screened annually. Newborn screening is a mandatory state-based public health program that…
Please join the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG) for an upcoming free, 1 CME credit webinar, Caring for Pregnant and Breastfeeding Women with Opioid Use Disorder on Tuesday,…
ABSTRACT: Immunization against vaccine-preventable diseases is an essential component of women’s primary and preventive health care. Many studies have shown that a recommendation from an obstetrician–gynecologist or other health care provider…
ABSTRACT: Since the first successful umbilical cord blood transplant in 1988, it has been estimated that more than 35,000 transplants have been performed in children and adults for the correction of…
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OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the implementation of a delayed cord-clamping protocol at an academic medical center, and its short-term associations on term neonates. METHODS: This was a retrospective cohort study of women aged…
The goal of the Voices of Impact video series is to elevate the voices of women and families who have experienced severe maternal events. By putting voices to the numbers,…
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OBJECTIVE: To evaluate maternal and neonatal safety measures in a large-scale quality improvement program associated with reductions in nulliparous, term, singleton, vertex cesarean delivery rates. METHODS: This is a cross-sectional study of…
OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the association of a standardized, structured approach to in-hospital postcesarean delivery pain management with maternal opioid use after cesarean delivery. METHODS: We conducted a retrospective cohort study of women…
ABSTRACT: The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists’ Committee on Obstetric Practice acknowledges that the issue of nonobstetric surgery during pregnancy is an important concern for physicians who care for women….
Read More from ACOG Committee Opinion No. 775: Nonobstetric Surgery During Pregnancy
OBJECTIVE: To use a large national database to compare composite maternal or neonatal morbidity among low-risk, full-term women. METHODS: This cohort study, using the U.S. vital statistics datasets (2011–2015), evaluated low-risk…
Labor causes severe pain for many women. There is no other circumstance in which it is considered acceptable for an individual to experience untreated severe pain that is amenable to…
Read More from ACOG Practice Bulletin No. 209: Obstetric Analgesia and Anesthesia
ABSTRACT: Value-based care has become the new paradigm for clinical practice, with significant implications for maternity services, where there is a large opportunity to provide better care at lower cost….
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ABSTRACT: On August 8, 2018, Grobman et al published the findings from the ARRIVE (A Randomized Trial of Induction Versus Expectant Management) trial, a large randomized controlled trial of elective…
ABSTRACT: There are medical indications in pregnancy for which there is evidence or expert opinion to support delivery versus expectant management in the early-term period. However, the risk of adverse outcomes…
ABSTRACT: The neonatal risks of late-preterm and early-term births are well established, and the potential neonatal complications associated with elective delivery at less than 39 0/7 weeks of gestation are well…
Abstract: Trial of labor after cesarean delivery (TOLAC) refers to a planned attempt to deliver vaginally by a woman who has had a previous cesarean delivery, regardless of the outcome….
Read More from ACOG Practice Bulletin No. 205 Vaginal Birth After Cesarean Delivery
Abstract: Fetal growth restriction, also known as intrauterine growth restriction, is a common complication of pregnancy that has been associated with a variety of adverse perinatal outcomes. There is a…
Read More from ACOG Practice Bulletin No. 204 Fetal Growth Restriction
Hypertensive disorders of pregnancy constitute one of the leading causes of maternal and perinatal mortality worldwide. It has been estimated that preeclampsia complicates 2–8% of pregnancies globally (1). In Latin…
Read More from ACOG Practice Bulletin No. 202: Gestational Hypertension and Preeclampsia
OBJECTIVE: To describe 1) obstetrician–gynecologists’ (ob-gyns’) perceptions of the frequency of vaccine refusal among pregnant patients and perceived reasons for refusal and 2) ob-gyns’ strategies used when encountering vaccine refusal and…
OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the effects of eliminating the routine use of oral opioids for postcesarean delivery analgesia on postcesarean opioid consumption. METHODS: At a tertiary care center, we implemented a quality improvement…
ACOG Committee Opinion No. 767 Emergent Therapy for Acute-Onset, Severe Hypertension During Pregnancy and the Postpartum Period ABSTRACT: Acute-onset, severe systolic hypertension; severe diastolic hypertension; or both can occur during the…
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ABSTRACT: Obstetrician–gynecologists, in collaboration with midwives, nurses, patients, and those who support them in labor, can help women meet their goals for labor and birth by using techniques that require minimal…
Women who experience an uncomplicated vaginal delivery have acute intrapartum pain and variable pain in the immediate postpartum period. Although the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has urged…
ABSTRACT: Perinatal depression, which includes major and minor depressive episodes that occur during pregnancy or in the first 12 months after delivery, is one of the most common medical complications during…
Read More from ACOG Committee Opinion No. 757: Screening for Perinatal Depression