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Study data highlight trade-offs of testing for pregnancy too soon
3+ hour, 52+ min ago (401+ words) In a large preconception cohort, more than 40% of pregnancy planners reported very early home pregnancy testing, which was associated with higher risks of false-negative results and detection of very early pregnancy losses. Home pregnancy testing behaviors vary widely among people…...
Alexandra C. Sundermann, MD, PhD, on timing of pregnancy testing
8+ hour, 49+ min ago (59+ words) Alexandra C. Sundermann, MD, PhD, on timing of pregnancy testing'Contemporary OB/GYN Trending on Contemporary OB/GYN Fionnuala McAuliffe, MD, highlights importance of timely breastfeeding discussions with patients ACOG calls for safe, equitable ob-gyn care for immigrants Pregnancy vaccination FAQs: ACOG…...
Pregnancy vaccination FAQs: ACOG guidance on COVID-19, flu, and RSV
2+ day, 14+ hour ago (669+ words) ACOG continues to support maternal immunization against COVID-19, flu, and RSV amid growing public questions about vaccine safety during pregnancy. The following FAQs are intended to remind clinicians of ACOG's evidence-based recommendations and support consistent counseling and clinical practice. 1. Which…...
Contemporary OB/GYN's top video interviews from January 2026
2+ day, 21+ hour ago (357+ words) Take a look back at any of our expert video interviews you may have missed from January 2026. With each headline, clinical guideline update, FDA pipeline action item, and so many more topics that impact women's health, we feel it is…...
Winok Lapidaire, PhD, on hypertensive pregnancies and brain volumes links
4+ day, 4+ hour ago (26+ words) Winok Lapidaire, PhD, on hypertensive pregnancies and brain volumes links'Contemporary OB/GYN Trending on Contemporary OB/GYN Winok Lapidaire, PhD on brain volumes following hypertensive pregnancies...
Thin evidence base for smartphone apps targeting perinatal mental health | Contemporary OB/GYN
6+ day, 11+ hour ago (318+ words) The scope of the marketplace contrasted sharply with the available evidence. Smartphone applications aimed at supporting perinatal mental health are proliferating rapidly, but very few are supported by rigorous clinical evidence, according to a new narrative review assessing the US…...
Thin evidence base for smartphone apps targeting perinatal mental health
6+ day, 22+ hour ago (318+ words) The scope of the marketplace contrasted sharply with the available evidence. Smartphone applications aimed at supporting perinatal mental health are proliferating rapidly, but very few are supported by rigorous clinical evidence, according to a new narrative review assessing the US…...
Winok Lapidaire, PhD on brain volumes following hypertensive pregnancies
1+ week, 5+ hour ago (293+ words) The POP-HT trial enrolled women with preeclampsia or gestational hypertension who required antihypertensive medication at hospital discharge and randomized them to telemonitored self-management with research physician'guided titration or usual postnatal care. Brain magnetic resonance imaging was performed around 9 months postpartum…...
Ebbie A. Stewart, MD, outlines how COEQUaL targets multilevel drivers of fibroid disparities | Contemporary OB/GYN
1+ week, 23+ hour ago (297+ words) A central focus is understanding and reducing patient-level barriers to timely, values-congruent fibroid care COEQUaL integrates 3 interrelated research projects that collectively address multiple NIMHD domains and levels of influence. "The 3 projects that we brought together covered all of the domains…...
Research suggests increasing labor induction prior to 39 weeks
1+ week, 23+ hour ago (227+ words) United States labor induction rates have expanded to 37 and 38 weeks despite a lack of randomized evidence supporting non'medically indicated induction before 39 weeks. From 2016 to 2024, induction rates increased at all gestational ages examined, the investigators found. The largest absolute and proportional…...