The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists Presidential Task Force on Changing Practice developed a list of practical goals or recommendations that the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists or our members can implement.
Experts reviewed the performance of existing fetal imaging technology and suggested a future research agenda.
Change in clinical management and improved neonatal outcomes of shoulder dystocia followed the introduction of directed shoulder dystocia training for all staff.
In this population-based study, the odds for severe intraventricular hemorrhage were not influenced by mode of delivery in vertex-presenting, singleton, very low birth weight infants.
Stillbirths and infant deaths have profound emotional effects on obstetricians, and current training is inadequate to help cope with these difficult events.
Obstetrician-gynecologists are practicing primarily in accord with current findings on preterm birth and are appropriately seeking the most specialized care when preterm delivery is imminent.
Tocolysis is commonly recommended by maternal-fetal medicine specialists, especially those in a nonacademic practice.
Sacrocolpopexy provides high rates of apical support 2 years after surgery, and concomitant Burch colposuspension in stress-continent women reduces bothersome stress and urge incontinence.
Oral contraceptives and current screening methods are not cost-effective endometrial cancer prevention strategies for obese women.
Uterine carcinosarcomas have a distinct clinical behavior and worse outcome compared with grade 3 endometrioid endometrial cancers.
Pregnancy-associated breast cancer presents with more advanced disease, larger tumors, and increased percentage of hormone receptor-negative tumors than non-pregnancy-associated breast cancer.
The frequency of fetomaternal hemorrhage after external cephalic version is approximately 2%, and a fetal blood volume larger than 30 mL occurs in less than 1 per 1,000 procedures.
Maternal thyroid hypofunction in the first or second trimester is not associated with a consistent pattern of adverse obstetric outcomes.
In women with severe preeclampsia, the fractional excretion of tumor necrosis factor-{alpha} is significantly reduced, even though tumor necrosis factor-{alpha} serum levels and proteinuria are much increased.
Anovulation is associated with changes in menstrual cycle timing but not heavy bleeding in the menopause transition.
L-isoleucine and L-valine have no effect on hot flushes or serum homocysteine.
In women with a prior hysterotomy, bladder injury occurs most commonly in the setting of a failed attempt at vaginal birth after cesarean delivery.
Women are more likely to experience recurrent preterm birth if their prior preterm birth was characterized by inflammatory placental lesions.
Progesterone is associated with some beneficial effects in pregnancy outcome for some women considered to be at increased risk of preterm birth.
Urine random protein/creatinine ratio determinations to rule out preeclampsia are primarily helpful when less than 130-150 mg/g.
Managing a positive rapid human immunodeficiency virus test in labor can be challenging, but with appropriate intervention, obstetricians can have a significant effect on the long-term health of an human immunodeficiency virus-infected woman and her newborn.
Middle cerebral artery Doppler and new genetic techniques have markedly changed the management of the rhesus D alloimmunized pregnancy.
Abstracts: Abstracts Obstet Gynecol 2008 112: 179-182. [PDF]
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