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NEW DATA (CPU) on DCC in Preterm Births!
Delayed (AKA deferred) Cord Clamping (DCC) is extremely beneficial for both the preterm and term neonate. In September 2025, a new Clinical Practice Update (CPU) will be released by the ACOG regardin…
Published on 1 month, 3 weeks ago
FEAR The HELLP (& Liver Rupture); RESPECT The Mag
Podcast family, in this episode we will reply to 2 questions raised by our 2 of our podcast family members. The first pertains to a real world, HORRIBLE tragedy of hepatic rupture in pregnancy (no id…
Published on 1 month, 3 weeks ago
When to Deliver for MOD-SEVERE POLY
Polyhydramnios may be due to excess urine production or impaired fetal swallowing. The ACOG CO 831 states that mild, idiopathic polyhydramnios may be delivered at 39 weeks and 0 days and thereafter, …
Published on 2 months ago
Yes, More Stuff on CS Skin Closure
What’s best for skin closure at C-Section? Staples or suture? This debate has raged for over 20 years. Past data has shown greater odds of wound complications with metal staples compared to suture. B…
Published on 2 months ago
Continue LDA PP For PreE Prevention? New Data
We have covered Low Dose Aspirin (LDA) for pre-natal preeclampsia prevention MANY times before. But here's a good clinical question: Since preeclampsia can also pop-up in the first 6 weeks postpartum…
Published on 2 months ago
AFS in Second Trimester: Implications?
Amniotic Fluid Sludge (AFS) has been theorized to be sonographic evidence of an underlying infection/inflammation. Others have proposed it may represent an organized clot from the placental surface. …
Published on 2 months, 1 week ago
BIG Announcement!
Podcast family, we are in process of an exciting rebrand! Dr. Chapa's Clinical Pearls will soon become our legacy show as we change names and channels to, "Dr. Chapa's OBGYN No Spin Podcast". This wi…
Published on 2 months, 1 week ago
New ICP Proposed Schema
Intrahepatic Cholestasis of Pregnancy (ICP) has dichotomous effects: Benign for the mother (although the itching it causes may be a qualify of life issue, yet potentially devasting for the child in-u…
Published on 2 months, 1 week ago