Article Link ABSTRACT Maternal mortality and severe maternal morbidity in the United States remain unacceptably high, with cardiovascular disease a leading cause of pregnancy-related death. Maternal cardiac arrest, although rare,…
Article Link ABSTRACT Vaginal bleeding in the first trimester is common, but our understanding of how bleeding relates to the risk of pregnancy loss is limited. In a prospective cohort…
Read More from ACOG: First-Trimester Bleeding and the Risk of Pregnancy Loss in a Prospective Cohort
Article Link Abstract Immunization is an essential part of preventive care for adults, including pregnant individuals. Each vaccine recommended for pregnant patients is important for the protection of the maternal–child…
Read More from ACOG: Maternal Immunizations – ACOG Committee Statement
Article Link ABSTRACT OBJECTIVE: Activity restriction is commonly recommended in pregnancy despite lacking evidence of benefit. We sought to evaluate the amount of physical activity in patients at high risk…
Article Link ABSTRACT OBJECTIVE: The primary objective of this study was to estimate the prevalence of new-onset anxiety diagnoses in the postpartum period. We also aimed to estimate the prevalence…
Article Link ABSTRACT OBJECTIVE: To perform a literature review and meta-analysis of Black–White disparity in maternal mortality. DATA SOURCES: PubMed, Cumulative Index to Nursing and Allied Health Literature, Cochrane Library,…
Article Link OBJECTIVE: To quantify the extent to which rising rates of severe maternal morbidity (SMM) in the United States from 2016 to 2022 are attributable to increasing prevalence of…
Article Link ABSTRACT Maternal cardiac arrest is a catastrophic event, with data regarding outcomes and feasibility of timely resuscitative hysterotomy remaining scarce. Our retrospective cohort study identified 31 pregnant or…
Read More from ACOG: Incidence, Outcomes, and Management of In-Hospital Maternal Cardiac Arrest
Article Link ABSTRACT OBJECTIVE Congenital syphilis (CS) has reemerged as a critical public health concern in the United States, with rates increasing 10-fold over the past decade. Rising CS cases…
Article Link ABSTRACT Background Severe maternal morbidity (SMM) has been linked to maternal mortality and several perinatal complications, but the evidence on associations with children’s neurodevelopmental disorders is still unclear….
Article Link Abstract Background Deferred cord clamping reduces mortality in preterm infants. However, there is a controversy about whether deferred cord clamping is as effective in cesarean delivery as in…
Article Link ABSTRACT OBJECTIVE: To describe pregnancy and treatment outcomes among pregnant and recently pregnant women with mpox and their infants reported during the clade II mpox outbreak in the…
Read More from ACOG: Mpox Among Pregnant Women and Their Infants in the U.S. Outbreak, 2022–2023
Article Link ABSTRACT With rising syphilis and congenital syphilis rates in the United States and globally, clinicians who may not have seen or diagnosed syphilis in training are now faced…
Read More from ACOG: Diagnosis and Management of Syphilis in Pregnancy
Article Link ABSTRACT BACKGROUND: Shoulder dystocia is an obstetric emergency with the potential to cause maternal and neonatal injuries. TECHNIQUE: The hook & roll maneuver is a modification of other…
Read More from ACOG: The Hook & Roll Maneuver for Resolution of Shoulder Dystocia
Article Link ABSTRACT Understanding the distribution of obstetrician–gynecologists (ob-gyns) is crucial to combatting inequities in care access throughout the United States. In this cross-sectional study, we used data from the…
Read More from ACOG: Geographic Disparities in Obstetric Care Access in the United States
Article Link Objective: The Giant PANDA trial assessed whether starting treatment with nifedipine, compared to labetalol, in pregnant women with hypertension (≥11 weeks’ gestation) reduced severe maternal hypertension without increasing…
Article Link ABSTRACT OBJECTIVE: To evaluate whether people with cardiac disease were at increased odds of nontransfusion severe maternal morbidity (SMM) and specific types of SMM during delivery hospitalization through…
Article Link ABSTRACT OBJECTIVE: To examine associations between oxytocin dosing intensity and maternal outcomes—cesarean delivery and postpartum hemorrhage (PPH)—by body mass index (BMI). METHODS: This retrospective cohort study included singleton…
Article Link ABSTRACT OBJECTIVE: We sought to evaluate the association between the timing of new-onset hypertensive disorders of pregnancy (HDP) development (ie, antepartum, intrapartum, or postpartum) and the risk of…
Article Link Abstract Objective Determine the relationship between maternal Social Deprivation Index (SDI), a composite measure of area-level deprivation, and maternal characteristics and infant outcomes for mother–infant dyads with perinatal…
Article Link ABSTRACT Since 1991, the CDC has recommended screening for hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection in pregnancy and universal hepatitis B vaccination of all medically stable infants at birth,…
Article Link ABSTRACT OBJECTIVE The birth hospitalization for infants prenatally substance-exposed (IPSEs) is a critical opportunity to connect with families and optimize the transition of care from inpatient to outpatient…
Article Link ABSTRACT OBJECTIVES In this study, we hypothesize that significant variation in clinical practice and adherence to the 2022 American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) hyperbilirubinemia guidelines exists, including for…
Article Link ABSTRACT Therapeutic hypothermia to a temperature of 33.5 to 34.5 °C initiated within 6 hours of birth and continued for 72 hours reduces the risk of death or moderate-to-severe neurodevelopmental…
Article Link Objective: The objective is to report the effect of universal aspirin dispensation in a population where the majority of patients are at moderate or high risk of preeclampsia….
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Article Link Abstract Objective To provide a qualitative summary of published interventions for postpartum opioid abstinence and reduction in non-prescribed opioid use in patients with opioid use disorder (OUD). Materials…
Article Link Abstract Objective To describe the design and initial findings of a prospective cohort study examining the impact of opioid treatment during pregnancy on maternal and infant outcomes. Study…
Article Link Abstract During labor and birth, inadvertent negative suggestions from care givers and support people are common and may lead to negative experiences known as nocebo effects. Counteracting nocebo…
Read More from JMWH: Midwifery Communication for Childbirth: A Practical Approach
Article Link Abstract Problem Pregnancies can be anxiety-provoking, and birth which includes complications or deviations from expectations can be perceived as traumatic. Background The perception of birth as traumatic is…
Article Link Abstract Access to obstetrical and subspecialty maternal-fetal medicine care has continued to decrease in recent years, with a notable obstetrical workforce shortage. Maternity care deserts subsequently lead to…