This Practice Advisory was developed by the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists. The American College of Nurse-Midwives, the Association of Women’s Health, Obstetric and Neonatal ...

ACOG’s maternal immunization schedule is grounded in decades of rigorous research that confirm vaccines are safe and effective for patients and their developing pregnancies. This schedule differs from ...

Today, the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG) published an interim update to its clinical guidance, Practice Bulletin 179: Breast Cancer Risk Assessment and Screening in ...

Sexually transmitted infections (STIs) are infections that are spread by sexual contact. STIs are very common and easily spread. Some STIs can be treated and cured, but others cannot be cured. By ...

Urinary tract infections (UTIs) are common infections. Many women get them at some point in their lives. Some women have repeat infections and may have them often. But most UTIs are not serious. These ...

Diabetes mellitus (also called diabetes) is caused by a problem with insulin. Insulin moves glucose out of the blood and into the body's cells where it can be turned into energy. Diabetes that is ...

The years leading up to menopause are called perimenopause. Beginning in your 30s and 40s, the amount of estrogen produced by the ovaries begins to fluctuate. A common sign of perimenopause is a ...

When is a baby considered preterm or extremely preterm? A normal pregnancy lasts about 40 weeks. Babies born before 37 weeks of pregnancy are called preterm or premature. Babies born before 28 weeks ...

Labor induction is the use of medications or other methods to bring on (induce) labor. Why is labor induced? Labor is induced to stimulate contractions of the uterus in an effort to have a vaginal ...

Labor induction is the use of medications or other methods to start (induce) labor. Why is labor induced? Labor is induced to start contractions of the uterus for a vaginal birth. Labor induction may ...

Special testing usually is started between 32 weeks and 34 weeks of pregnancy. Testing may be started earlier if problems are particularly serious or there are multiple risk factors. How often are ...

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