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Clinicians Urge the Supreme Court to Protect Access to Mifepristone

On March 26, 2024, the Supreme Court of the United States will hear oral arguments in Alliance for Hippocratic Medicine v. U.S. Food and Drug Administration, a case in which anti-abortion activists are continuing their ongoing attacks on abortion and other reproductive health care by challenging... Continue Reading

High Cesarean Rates Persist in Obesity Despite Standardized Protocols

NATIONAL HARBOR, MARYLAND — Implementation of a standardized induction of labor protocol had no significant effect on the rates of cesarean delivery in patients with obesity, based on data from more than 5000 individuals. Previous research has shown that the risk for cesarean delivery... Continue Reading

Texas Task Force That Reviews Pregnancy-Related Deaths Losing Advocate Role

In September 2022, just three months after the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade and two months before the midterm that would pit Gov. Greg Abbott against Beto O’Rourke, the state of Texas decided to delay publication of a report on pregnancy-related deaths. Nakeenya Wilson was... Continue Reading

AI Predicts Dangerous Complication for Moms After Delivery

Ob/gyns working with data scientists at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles have developed an algorithm that can help predict which patients are at an increased risk for severe morbidity from bleeding after delivery. The artificial intelligence (AI) model uses data that clinicians... Continue Reading

State, Planned Parenthood argue parental consent law before Supreme Court

The state argued Wednesday before the Montana Supreme Court that a Helena judge was wrong last year when he struck down a parental consent law for minors seeking abortions, saying minors are not entitled to the same privacy rights as adults and that the lower judge should have focused on balancing... Continue Reading

High step counts can help women avoid complications in childbirth, Israeli study reveals

A new Israeli study found that when pregnant women near the end of their pregnancy walked around from 2,900 steps during their first trimester to 2,100 to 2,200 steps during the ninth month, they can significantly reduce the risk of having to get the baby by cesarean section. The exercise also... Continue Reading

No More Counting! Current Requirements for Performing and Documenting E/M Services

Learn more about the updated requirements for performing and documenting Evaluation and Management (E/M) Services in this month's Coding Tip from SMFM's Coding Committee. Continue Reading

Coding for the Pelvic Examination Practice Expense Code, CPT 99459

Learn more about coding for the pelvic examination practice expense code, CPT 99459, in this month's Coding Tip from SMFM's Coding Committee. Continue Reading

Consensus Statement on Threats to Reproductive and Maternal Health Care

American Association of Gynecologic Laparoscopists | American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists | American Gynecological and Obstetrical Society | American Society for Reproductive Medicine | American Urogynecologic Society | Council of University Chairs of Obstetrics and Gynecology |... Continue Reading

Study Finds Black Birthing People Prefer Black Obstetric Providers Due to Discrimination and Fear

New Study Finds Black Birthing People Prefer Black Obstetric Providers Due to Experiences of Discrimination and Fear of Dying During Pregnancy or Childbirth National Harbor, Md. ― Data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention demonstrate that Blackwomen in the United States are three... Continue Reading

New Study Finds No Significant Association Between Preterm Delivery and Autism

New Study Finds No Significant Association Between Preterm Delivery and Autism National Harbor, Md. ― Autism, also known as Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD), is one of the most commondevelopmental disorders and is increasingly diagnosed worldwide. According to the World HealthOrganization, an... Continue Reading

Study Finds that Pregnancy Complications Can Also Affect Child’s Health Later in Life

National Harbor, MD. ― Hypertensive disorders of pregnancy (HDP) and gestational diabetes (GDM) are twoof the most common pregnancy complications and put pregnant people at increased risk of developingcardiovascular disease later in life.Now, in a new study to be presented today at the Society for... Continue Reading