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Washington, DC -- Suspecting a large baby is not a medical reason to deliver before 39 weeks, according to new recommendations issued today jointly by The American College of Obstetricians and Gyneco...
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March 2013
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Washington, DC -- Overweight and obese women may be able to gain less than what is recommended during pregnancy and still have a healthy baby, according to new recommendations issued today by The Ame...
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December 2012
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Washington, DC -- The American Congress of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG) strongly supports provisions of the Affordable Care Act (ACA), which, effective August 1, guarantee women covered by ...
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July 2012
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Washington, DC -- The clinical value of genetic tests that promise to identify your personal risk of developing cancer, diabetes, heart disease, Alzheimer’s, and a host of other diseases is unp...
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May 2012
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San Diego, CA -- Understanding how best to anticipate, diagnose, and treat preeclampsia—a leading cause of maternal and infant illness and death in the US—was the focus of today's opening...
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May 2012
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Washington, DC -- Ob-gyns should provide the same comprehensive gynecologic health care to lesbians and bisexual women as they do to heterosexual women, including Pap tests, according to a new Commit...
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April 2012
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Washington, DC -- The American Congress of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG) applauds the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) for the prompt acceptance of the Institute of Medicine's (...
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August 2011
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Washington, DC -- The American Congress of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG) applauds the Institute of Medicine (IOM) for recommending private insurance coverage of key women's preventive health...
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July 2011
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Washington, DC -- Preconception and prenatal cystic fibrosis (CF) carrier screening should be made available to all women of reproductive age as a routine part of obstetric care, according to a revis...
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March 2011
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Washington, DC -- All women should have a family health history on file and it should be reviewed and updated regularly, according to The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (The Coll...
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February 2011
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Washington, DC -- Ob-gyns need to appreciate the unique challenges facing their overweight and obese urban patients when it comes to counseling them about diet and exercise, according to The American...
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September 2010
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Washington, DC -- Revised guidelines on when and how to induce labor in pregnant women were issued today by The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG). The guidelines provide phys...
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July 2009
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Washington, DC -- Approximately 1 out of every 160 deliveries in the US ends in stillbirth—a devastating experience for women and their families—yet its causes remain poorly understood. I...
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February 2009
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Washington, DC -- In response to a debate over whether all pregnant women should be screened for subclinical hypothyroid disease, The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG) today ...
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October 2007
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