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Matthew’s Question: ROM Plus and EGA
On Friday, April 15, 2022, I received a Facebook question regarding a recent episode on ROM test. We stated that ROM Plus, as a test, has accuracy be…
3 years, 11 months ago
🚨ACOG Practice Advisory🚨: CHAP Trial Response (April 2022).
Today, April 11, 2022, the ACOG updated its practice advisory regarding chronic hypertension in pregnancy. This follows the statement from the Societ…
3 years, 11 months ago
Ovaries OUT! (New Data On Age of BSO at Benign Hyst)
Since 2005, experts have advocated for ovarian conservation, until the age of 65, at time of hysterectomy for benign indication. However, a soon to b…
3 years, 11 months ago
🚨ACOG ALERT🚨 (April 6, 2022): CHAP Trial
A study published on April 2, 2022 in The New England Journal of Medicine, "Treatment for Mild Chronic Hypertension during Pregnancy” (CHAP Trial) ha…
4 years ago
ROM Tests: Not All Are The Same.
This is Part 2 where we will wrap up our review of commercially available screening tests for ROM. Do you know what each test specifically checks for…
4 years ago
Understanding ROM Tests: Pitfall Prevention Pearls (Part 1)
PROM is a common diagnosis in Labor and Delivery. However, making a false positive diagnosis OR a false negative one may place the pregnancy at risk …
4 years ago
Send The Placenta? Hmm…likely NO.
Some things in medical practice stem more out of tradition than true clinical evidence. Such is the case for histological examination of the placenta…
4 years ago
Prevention of HBV Vertical Transmission: New Data
There is a recommendation for universal screening of Hepatitis B surface antigen in pregnancy. Which antiviral medication is recommended for preventi…
4 years ago
Duration of PP MagSulfate: New Data
Why is Magnesium Sulfate the first-line medication for preeclampsia/eclampsia? How did that arise into the current, international, standard-of-care r…
4 years ago
OB Care After ART (SMFM Series #60; 2022)
Pregnancies that arise after assisted reproductive technologies (ART) are at higher risk of maternal, fetal, and even placental complications. In thi…
4 years, 1 month ago