Obstetric

After 2 consecutive years of virtual conferences, ACOG is back to hosting its Annual Clinical & Scientific Meeting in person.

A survey of U.S. cardiologists, CV team members and fellows in training revealed few ever received cardio-obstetrics didactics during training and many institutions lacked access to dedicated cardio-obstetrics teams, researchers reported.

A clinic providing around-the-clock women’s health care has opened its doors to the southern region of New Jersey, making it the first of its kind in the area.

Adjusting clinical practices to promote inclusive patient care and interactions is essential in providing appropriate obstetrical care to gender-diverse people, according to a presentation at The Pregnancy Meeting.

More than 2,700 hospitals across the country offer maternity services, but only 237 were named to the U.S. News & World Report new list of the Best Hospitals for Maternity.

A retrospective population-based cohort study found that risk factors such as breech presentation, twin delivery and previous cesarean section increased the likelihood of adverse neonatal outcomes in planned home births.

It is essential that rheumatologists aim for “low” or “quiescent” disease activity several months before conception in their patients who desire to become pregnant, according to a presenter at the 2020 Congress of Clinical Rheumatology-East.

Rural counties in the United States — especially the least-populated, most remote counties — continue to lose basic obstetric services, according to a study published in JAMA.

Women with congenital heart defects were more likely to experience cardiac and obstetric complications during pregnancy compared with women without heart defects, researchers reported.

PHILADELPHIA — A new study highlights an independent association between maternal CV health during the third trimester and subsequent offspring CV health at 10 to 14 years of age.