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76.

Antimicrobial Prophylaxis for Cesarean Delivery: Timing of Administration

Number 465

ABSTRACT: Antimicrobial prophylaxis for cesarean delivery has been a general practice for cesarean deliveries because it significantly reduces postoperative maternal infectious morbidity. Recently, s...

September 2010

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77.

All Women Need Antibiotics One Hour Before Cesarean Delivery

Washington, DC -- All pregnant women should be given antibiotics before having a cesarean delivery to help prevent infections, according to new recommendations issued today by The American College of...

August 2010

78.

Vaginal Birth After Previous Cesarean Delivery

Number 115

(Replaces Practice Bulletin Number 54, July 2004 and Committee Opinion Number 342, August 2006)

Trial of labor after previous cesarean delivery (TOLAC)* provides women who desire a vaginal delivery with the possibility of achieving that goal—a vaginal birth after cesarean delivery (VBAC)†. In a...

August 2010

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79.

Ob Gyns Issue Less Restrictive VBAC Guidelines

Washington, DC -- Attempting a vaginal birth after cesarean (VBAC) is a safe and appropriate choice for most women who have had a prior cesarean delivery, including for some women who have had two pr...

July 2010

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The Obstetric-Gynecologic Hospitalist

Number 459

(Reaffirmed 2012)

ABSTRACT: The work models for the obstetric–gynecologic hospitalist and the obstetric laborist are gaining popularity and momentum in hospitals across the nation. These models could be timely solutio...

July 2010

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81.

Ob Gyns Support Growing Trend of Hospitalists

Washington, DC -- The rising number of ob-gyn hospitalists in the US holds promise for benefiting both patients and physicians while also maintaining safe and effective care, according to a new Commi...

June 2010

82.

Statement on Passage of Health Care Reform

The American Congress of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG) has long been a proponent of comprehensive health care reform and this weeks' enactment of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care f...

March 2010

83.

Supports Womens Access to Universal Health Care

Washington, DC -- During Cover the Uninsured Week, The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists reiterates its position that all women should be guaranteed a package of essential benefits ...

March 2010

84.

Magnesium Sulfate Before Anticipated Preterm Birth for Neuroprotection

Number 455

ABSTRACT: Numerous large clinical studies have evaluated the evidence regarding magnesium sulfate, neuroprotection, and preterm births. The Committee on Obstetric Practice and the Society for Materna...

March 2010

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85.

Parto muy prematuro

SP173

La mayoria de los embarazos duran aproximadamente 40 semanas. Los bebes que nacen entre las 32 y 37 semanas de embarazo se consideran prematuros. Los que nacen antes de las 32 semanas se denominan "b...

November 2009

86.

Oral Intake During Labor

Number 441

(Reaffirmed 2011)

ABSTRACT: There is insufficient evidence to address the safety of any particular fasting period for solids in obstetric patients. Expert opinion supports that patients undergoing either elective cesa...

September 2009

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87.

Recommendations Relax on Liquid Intake during Labor

Washington, DC -- Women in labor may be allowed to quench their thirst with more than just the standard allowance of ice chips, according to a new Committee Opinion released today from The American C...

August 2009

88.

ACOG Issues Revision of Labor Induction Guidelines

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...

July 2009

89.

Guia del padre para el embarazo

SP032

Si usted es como la mayoria de los padres que esperan un bebe, debe sentirse tanto emocionado como ansioso sobre este importante paso en las vidas de usted y de su pareja. Usted puede ayudar a su par...

July 2009

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ACOG Refines Fetal Heart Rate Monitoring Guidelines

Washington, DC -- Refinements of the definitions, classifications, and interpretations of fetal heart rate (FHR) monitoring methods were issued today in new guidelines released by The American Colleg...

June 2009

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Maternal Health Must Become a Priority in Developing Countries

Chicago, IL -- "Mothers are the backbones of communities. When they die, children become orphaned, families are fragmented," said Jean Chamberlain Froese, MD, today during the President's Program at ...

May 2009

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Optimal Goals for Anesthesia Care in Obstetrics

Number 433

(Replaces No. 256, May 2001)

ABSTRACT: A joint statement from the American Society of Anesthesiologists and the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists was developed to address issues of concern to both specialties. ...

May 2009

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93.

Ob-Gyns Urged to Help Reduce Health Disparities for Rural Women

Washington, DC -- Lack of access to adequate women's health care puts rural women in the US at a greatly increased risk of poor health outcomes compared with women in urban areas. The physician short...

February 2009

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ACOG Urges Wider Availability of Misoprostol Internationally to Reduce Maternal Mortality

Washington, DC -- Misoprostol is a safe and cost-effective way to provide women with postabortion care services, especially in less developed countries where obstacles to timely health care remain an...

January 2009

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Late-Preterm Infants

Number 404

(Reaffirmed 2011)

ABSTRACT: Late–preterm infants (defined as infants born between 34 0/7 weeks and 36 6/7 weeks of gestation) often are mistakenly believed to be as physiologically and metabolically mature as term inf...

April 2008

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96.

ACOG Releases New Recommendations on the Management of Asthma During Pregnancy

Washington, DC -- Pregnant asthmatic women should continue to use their asthma medication in the lowest dose possible to manage symptoms during pregnancy, according to a new Practice Bulletin release...

February 2008

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ACOG Revises Opinion on Cord Blood Banking

Washington, DC -- Physicians should give balanced information to their pregnant patients who are considering cord blood banking, presenting both the advantages and disadvantages of public vs. private...

February 2008

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Fetal Monitoring Prior to Scheduled Cesarean Delivery

Number 382

(Reaffirmed 2010)

ABSTRACT: There are insufficient data to determine the value of fetal monitoring prior to scheduled cesarean delivery in patients without risk factors.   With the increasing rate of schedule...

October 2007

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99.

Subclinical Hypothyroidism in Pregnancy

Number 381

(Reaffirmed 2012)

ABSTRACT: Subclinical hypothyroidism is diagnosed in asymptomatic women when the thyroid-stimulating hormone level is elevated and the free thyroxine level is within the reference range. Thyroid horm...

October 2007

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100.

Management of Delivery of a Newborn With Meconium-Stained Amniotic Fluid

Number 379

(Reaffirmed 2010)

ABSTRACT: In accordance with the new guidelines from the American Academy of Pediatrics and the American Heart Association, all infants with meconium-stained amniotic fluid should no longer routinely...

September 2007

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