ACOG's Screening Guidelines on Chromosomal Abnormalities

San Diego, CA -- Today experts addressed in further detail new screening guidelines for fetal chromosomal abnormalities at the 55th Annual Clinical Meeting of The American College of Obstetricians an...

Si su bebe esta en presentacion pelviana (de nalgas)

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Antes de nacer, la mayoria de los bebes se trasladan a una posicion invertida (de cabeza) en el utero. Pero algunos no. Cuando las nalgas, los pies o ambos estan dispuestos de manera que saldrian pri...

ACOG Opposes Sex Selection for Family Planning Purposes

Washington, DC -- Helping patients to choose the sex of their offspring to avoid serious sex-linked genetic disorders is considered ethical for doctors, but participating in sex selection for persona...

New Recommendations for Down Syndrome Call for Offering Screening to All Pregnant Women

Washington, DC -- All pregnant women, regardless of their age, should be offered screening for Down syndrome, according to a new Practice Bulletin issued today by The American College of Obstetrician...

ACOG Files Amicus Brief in Gonzales v. Carhart and Gonzales v. PPFA

Washington, DC -- The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG) has filed an amicus brief in support of the challenges to the federal Partial-Birth Abortion Ban Act of 2003. The Unit...

Statement of The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists On the FDA's Approval of OTC Status for Plan B®

Washington, DC -- In light of the US Food and Drug Administration's (FDA) decision to approve over-the-counter (OTC) status for Plan B® emergency contraception (EC) for women age 18 and older, Th...

ACOG President Advises Against Unnecessary Obstacles for Women Needing Ultrasound

Washington, DC -- Ultrasound is a safe and important tool in women's prenatal and gynecologic care, and Congress should not pass legislation that could delay women's access to diagnosis and treatment...

ACOG Steps Up Efforts to Get Emergency Contraception to Women

Washington, DC -- From its Annual Clinical Meeting today, top leaders of The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG)-the preeminent authority on women's health-launched a new natio...

ACOG Recommends Restricted Use of Episiotomies

Washington, DC -- The use of episiotomy during labor should be restricted, with physicians encouraged to use clinical judgment to decide when the procedure is necessary, according to a new Practice B...

ACOG, AAP Develop First Collaborative Physician-Focused Breastfeeding Handbook

Washington, DC -- The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG) and the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) are pleased to announce the publication of the first collaborative breast...

Perinatal Risks Associated With Assisted Reproductive Technology

Number 324

(Reaffirmed 2007)

ABSTRACT: Over the past two decades, the use of assisted reproductive technology (ART) has increased dramatically worldwide and has made pregnancy possible for many infertile couples. A growing bod...

Pruebas para la deteccion de defectos congenitos

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Las pruebas de deteccion pueden proporcionar informacion sobre el riesgo que corre una mujer embarazada de tener un bebe con determinados defectos congenitos. Estas pruebas tambien pueden ayudar a su...

Ejercicio Durante El Embarazo

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El ejercicio regular mejora a los huesos y musculos, le da energia y la mantiene saludable. Es igual de importante cuando usted este embarazada. El ejercicio regular mejora a los huesos y músc...

El factor Rh - como puede afectar su embarazo

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Durante el embarazo, usted se tendra que hacer una prueba de sangre para averiguar que tipo de sangre tiene. Si su sangre carece de antigenos Rh, se llama Rh negativa. Si tiene el antigeno, es Rh pos...

Perdida temprana de embarazo

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Un embarazo normal es de aproximadamente 40 semanas. La perdida de un embarazo antes de las 20 semanas se llama perdida gestacional temprana. Comunmente la perdida es un aborto (llamado aborto espont...

Avoiding Inappropriate Clinical Decisions Based on False-Positive Human Chorionic Gonadotropin Test Results

Number 278

(Reaffirmed 2009)

ABSTRACT: Clinically significant false-positive human chorionic gonadotropin (hCG) test results are rare. However, some individuals have circulating factors in their serum (eg, heterophilic antibodie...

Exercise During Pregnancy and the Postpartum Period

Number 267

(Reaffirmed 2009)

ABSTRACT: The physiologic and morphologic changes of pregnancy may interfere with the ability to engage safely in some forms of physical activity. A woman's overall health, including obstetric and me...