Contemporary OB/GYN Staff

Contraceptive services, financial incentives may help those with OUD prevent unintended pregnancy

An event from SMFM: 2021 First-Year Fellows Retreat

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This week on Contemporary OB/GYN: July 26 to July 30

Despite the inadvisability of performing early amniocentesis (EA) before 15 gestational weeks due to a high rate of miscarriage, a retrospective cohort study has found no significant difference in the procedure-related risk of miscarriage between EA, at around 14 weeks gestation, and mid-trimester amniocentesis (MA).

NIPT may not be as effective for twin pregnancies

Clinicians should carefully consider using noninvasive prenatal testing (NIPT) for the screening of chromosomal abnormalities in twin pregnancies because the combined positive predictive value (PPV) is limited and the screening efficiency is not stable, according to a prospective study.

Use of women's preventive health services during COVID-19

All categories of women’s preventive health services that required an in-person visit plummeted during the spring of 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic, in comparison to 2019, but then rebounded to near 2019 levels by July 2020.

Risk factors determine need for fetal echocardiogram in IVF pregnancies

In vitro fertilization (IVF) pregnancies only need fetal echocardiogram monitoring if other risk factors are present, according to a recent study.

Neurodevelopment outcomes of extremely preterm births

As more extremely preterm infants survive delivery, a study examines whether the advances that allowed for that survival also improve neurodevelopmental outcomes.

It's been a busy week for the Contemporary OB/GYN® team. 

In case you missed it: July 19 to July 23

Matters in Managed Care: Bringing Equity at Birth, Part 3

The Dan O’Keeffe SMFM Leadership Academy

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This week on Contemporary OB/GYN®: July 19 to July 23

Iron-deficiency anemia in pregnancy and the role of intravenous iron

Anemia in pregnancy should be treated due to its connection to adverse maternal and neonatal outcomes.

Breast cancer patients need personalized follow-up care

Breast cancer patients need personalized follow-up care after breast cancer treatment due to a wide spectrum of varying health burdens, according to a study presented at the European Society for Medical Oncology’s ESMO Breast Cancer Virtual Congress 2021.

In 2018, the FBI investigated a solo ob/gyn for submitting tens of thousands of fraudulent claims to various health care benefit programs. He was ultimately charged with 26 counts of health care fraud. 

ASCCP guidelines and breast imaging on the heels of COVID-19

We hear from Christine Isaacs, MD about the new ASCCP guidelines and what they mean for ob/gyns.