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Practice guideline from the AAN, AES, and SMFM
Practice guideline from the AAN, AES, and SMFM

Teratogenesis, Perinatal, and Neurodevelopmental Outcomes After In Utero Exposure to Antiseizure Medication Continue Reading

Date posted05/15/2024


Update on Criteria for Suspected Diagnosis of Intraamniotic Infection
Update on Criteria for Suspected Diagnosis of Intraamniotic Infection

The Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine endorses this Clinical Practice Update. Continue Reading

Date posted04/29/2024


Biomarker Prediction of Preeclampsia With Severe Features
Biomarker Prediction of Preeclampsia With Severe Features

Abstract This Clinical Practice Update provides guidance for the use of a biomarker immunoassay to aid in the risk assessment of certain pregnant women hospitalized for hypertensive disorders for the progression to preeclampsia with severe features. This document updates Practice Bulletin No.... Continue Reading

Postedby Society For Maternal-Fetal Medicine
Date posted04/3/2024


ACOG Practice Advisory: Maternal Respiratory Syncytial Virus Vaccination
ACOG Practice Advisory: Maternal Respiratory Syncytial Virus Vaccination

This Practice Advisory was developed by the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists with the assistance of Kevin A. Ault, MD, Brenna L. Hughes, MD, and Laura E. Riley, MD. This Practice Advisory provides guidance for the use of respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) vaccine during... Continue Reading

Date posted12/15/2023


ACOG Committee Statement: Influenza in Pregnancy: Prevention and Treatment
ACOG Committee Statement: Influenza in Pregnancy: Prevention and Treatment

Abstract Pregnant and postpartum individuals are at significantly higher risk of serious complications related to seasonal and pandemic influenza infections compared with nonpregnant people. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists... Continue Reading

Date posted12/1/2023


Society of Family Planning Committee Statement: Abortion nomenclature
Society of Family Planning Committee Statement: Abortion nomenclature

Introduction Models of abortion care are continually evolving and expanding. Historically, advocates, lawyers, journalists, clinicians, and researchers have used a variety of terms to refer to different types of abortion. In 2004, Weitz and colleagues published an editorial laying out the need... Continue Reading

Date posted11/17/2023


2023 HRS expert consensus statement on the management of arrhythmias during pregnancy
2023 HRS expert consensus statement on the management of arrhythmias during pregnancy

Cosponsored by the Heart Rhythm Society (HRS) , Pediatric and Congenital Electrophysiology Society (PACES) , American College of Cardiology (ACC) ,American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG) ,Latin American Heart Rhythm Society (LAHRS) , Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine (SMFM) ... Continue Reading

Date posted11/14/2023


ACOG Practice Advisory, Zuranolone for the Treatment of Postpartum Depression
ACOG Practice Advisory, Zuranolone for the Treatment of Postpartum Depression

Original Article TAGS: psychiatric disorders, psychosocial issues, Postpartum Depression, postpartum, Postpartum anxiety, Postpartum OCD, postpartum psychosis CATEGORIES: SMFM Endorsed Partner Publication Continue Reading

Date posted11/13/2023


Guideline on the Screening, Diagnosis, and Treatment of Obstructive Sleep Apnea in Pregnancy
Guideline on the Screening, Diagnosis, and Treatment of Obstructive Sleep Apnea in Pregnancy

Society of Anesthesia and Sleep Medicine and the Society for Obstetric Anesthesia and Perinatology Consensus Guideline on the Screening, Diagnosis, and Treatment of Obstructive Sleep Apnea in Pregnancy Continue Reading

Date posted11/10/2023


Treatment and Management of Mental Health Conditions During Pregnancy and Postpartum
Treatment and Management of Mental Health Conditions During Pregnancy and Postpartum

PURPOSE To assess the evidence regarding safety and efficacy of psychiatric medications to treat mental health conditions during pregnancy and lactation. The conditions reviewed include depression, anxiety and anxiety-related disorders, bipolar disorder, and acute psychosis. For information on... Continue Reading

Date posted11/6/2023


Screening and Diagnosis of Mental Health Conditions During Pregnancy and Postpartum
Screening and Diagnosis of Mental Health Conditions During Pregnancy and Postpartum

PURPOSE To review evidence on the current understanding of mental health conditions in pregnancy and postpartum, with a focus on mood and anxiety disorders, and to outline guidelines for screening and diagnosis that are consistent with best available scientific evidence. The conditions or... Continue Reading

Date posted11/5/2023


SFP Interim clinical recommendations: self-managed abortion
SFP Interim clinical recommendations: self-managed abortion

SMFM endorses the SFP Interim clinical recommendations: self-managed abortion. Download PDF TAGS: respiratory, second trimester abortion, Early Pregnancy Loss,Late Pregnancy Loss, Vaccination CATEGORIES: SMFM Endorsed Partner Publication Continue Reading

Date posted11/15/2022