AJOG: Guidelines for postoperative care in cesarean delivery: Enhanced Recovery After Surgery Society recommendations (part 3)—2025 update

Article Link Abstract Enhanced Recovery After Cesarean Delivery (ERAC) protocols include evidence-based interventions designed to improve maternal and neonatal outcomes and patient experiences while reducing healthcare-related costs. This is the…

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AJOG: Guidelines for intraoperative care in cesarean delivery: Enhanced Recovery After Surgery Society recommendations (part 2)—2025 update

Article Link Abstract Enhanced recovery after cesarean delivery protocols include evidence-based interventions which are designed to improve patient experience and maternal and neonatal outcomes, whilst reducing healthcare related costs. This…

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AJOG: Guidelines for antenatal and preoperative care in cesarean delivery: Enhanced Recovery After Surgery Society recommendations (part 1)—2025 update

Article Link Abstract Background Enhanced recovery after cesarean delivery protocols include evidence-based interventions designed to improve patient experience, pregnancy, and neonatal outcomes while reducing healthcare-related costs. This is the first…

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Pregnancy: Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine Special Statement: Tools for patient safety and quality case review and response: Obstetric sepsis

Article Link Abstract Sepsis-related obstetric morbidity has significant consequences and can be a precursor to maternal mortality. Diagnosing and managing obstetric sepsis is uniquely challenging but a critical target for…

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MCHJ: Rates of Sudden Unexpected Infant Death (SUID) and its Subcategories in the U.S.: The Effect of Maternal Race, Ethnicity and Nativity

Article Link Objective This study aimed to estimate (1) rates of SUID and its subcategories among infants of U.S.-born and foreign-born women, and (2) the extent to which maternal race/ethnicity…

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ACOG: Primary Care Utilization Within 1 Year After a Facilitated Postpartum–to–Primary Care Transition

Article Link ABSTRACT OBJECTIVE:  To evaluate the effect of a behavioral science–informed intervention designed to facilitate postpartum–to–primary care transitions on primary care visits and screenings within 1 year postpartum for…

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Pregnancy: Developing an optimal maternal-fetal medicine ultrasound practice: A report and recommendations of the workshop of the Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine

Article Link Abstract This article is a report of a 2-day workshop titled “Developing an Optimal Maternal-Fetal Medicine Ultrasound Practice,” held during the Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine’s 2023 Annual Pregnancy…

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AJOG: Soluble fms-like tyrosine kinase-1/placental growth factor ratio at 36 weeks’ gestation: association with spontaneous onset of labor and intrapartum fetal compromise in low-risk pregnancies

Article Link Abstract Background Previous evidence showed that placental dysfunction triggers spontaneous preterm or term births and intrapartum fetal compromise and often requires urgent delivery, thereby exposing both the fetus…

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AJOG: Outcomes of extremely preterm infants exposed to prolonged prelabor rupture of membranes before 24 weeks of gestation

Article Link Abstract Background Preterm prelabor rupture of membranes before or around the limit of fetal viability is associated with serious maternal and neonatal complications, including chorioamnionitis, extremely preterm birth,…

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O&G Open: Association of Prenatal Exposure to Phthalates and Phenols With Adverse Pregnancy Outcomes

Article Link OBJECTIVE:  To evaluate the association between prenatal exposures to phthalates and phenols and adverse pregnancy outcomes, including preterm birth (PTB), small-for-gestational-age (SGA) birth weight, and gestational diabetes mellitus…

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AJOG: Intrapartum cardiotocography with simultaneous maternal heart rate registration improves neonatal outcome

Article Link Abstract Background Intrapartum cardiotocographic monitoring of fetal heart rate by abdominal external ultrasound transducer without simultaneous maternal heart rate recording has been associated with increased risk of early…

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JAMA: Primary Care Behavioral Counseling Interventions to Support Breastfeeding – US Preventive Services Task Force Recommendation Statement

Article Link Abstract Importance  The association between breastfeeding and health benefits in children has been previously well established; health benefits have also been found for women who breastfeed. However, breastfeeding rates…

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AAP: “Like a Hot Potato”: Breakdown of Clinician-Parent Communication About Newborn Toxicology Testing

Article Link OBJECTIVE Examine the perspectives of newborn clinicians and parents on communication around newborn toxicology testing. METHODS We conducted semistructured interviews from 2021 to 2022 with 15 newborn clinicians…

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MFM: Placenta accreta spectrum care infrastructure: an evidence-based review of needed resources supporting placenta accreta spectrum care

Article Link INTRODUCTION The incidence of placenta accreta spectrum, the deeply adherent placenta with associated increased risk of maternal morbidity and mortality, has seen a significant rise in recent years….

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Midwifery: Impact of the Baby Friendly Community Initiative on Breastfeeding outcomes: A systematic review and meta-analysis

Article Link Abstract Objective To examine the impact of the Baby Friendly Community Initiative (BFCI) on breastfeeding outcomes worldwide, specifically the duration of any and exclusive breastfeeding, compared to standard…

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