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The American College of Obstetricians & Gynecologists begins their Annual Clinical & Scientific Meeting (ACSM) today, which will continue until Sunday, May 8, 2022 in San Diego, California. Follow along for coverage.

Immediate past president Eva Chalas, MD, discusses the top sessions, events and presentations to watch for at ACOG's annual meeting.

New guidelines from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) for the screening of sexually transmitted infections (STIs) offer new ways to ask common questions.

Women who are exposed to sexual violence, particularly in childhood, may be more prone to poorer cardiovascular health later in their lives.

Older women with a history of childhood abuse or intimate partner violence (IPV) may have been impacted by mental health issues even more than others during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Black and Hispanic women are significantly less likely to have up-to-date colon cancer screening compared to White women.

Registration is now open for the Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine's (SMFM) 42nd Annual Pregnancy Meeting, to be held from January 31 to February 5, 2022, at the Gaylord Palms Resort and Convention Center near Orlando, Florida.

Nearly 1 in 5 Black women and 1 in 6 Latina women who experience gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) during pregnancy are diagnosed with type 2 diabetes within only 8 years postpartum, according to a study poster at the American Diabetes Association (ADA) virtual conference.

“I believe in combinatorial immunotherapeutic regimens in an attempt to increase efficacy and durability of response,” said principal investigator Omid Hamid, MD, director of clinical research and immunotherapy at The Angeles Clinic and Research Institute in Los Angeles, an affiliate of Cedars-Sinai Medical Center.

“We are very concerned about increases in SMM noted in recent years in the United States,” said principal investigator Dena Goffman, MD.

This article is on based on information presented at the Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine’s 2021 Virtual Annual Meeting, which will be held from Jan. 25 to Jan. 30.

This article is on based on information presented at the Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine’s 2021 Virtual Annual Meeting, which will be held from Jan. 25 to Jan. 30.

Florida’s Pregnancy Related Mortality Ratio (PRMR) shows a significant decrease in pregnancy-related mortality rates among Hispanic and non-Hispanic Black women, according to a study presented at SMFM’s 2021 Virtual Annual Meeting.

This article is on based on information presented at the Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine’s 2021 Virtual Annual Meeting, which will be held from Jan. 25 to Jan. 30.

This article is on based on information presented at the Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine’s 2021 Virtual Annual Meeting, which is being held from Jan. 25 to Jan. 30.

This article is on based on information presented at the Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine’s 2021 Virtual Annual Meeting, which will be held from Jan. 25 to Jan. 30.

“Whatever you do for me but without me, you do against me.” That was the theme of a scientific forum on Wednesday titled, “Practicing equitable global health,” as part of SMFM’s 2021 Virtual Annual Meeting.

Blood pressure (BP) measurements are higher when taken at alternative locations like the wrist and forearm, according to a prospective study of pregnant patients.

This article is on based on information presented at the Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine’s 2021 Virtual Annual Meeting, which is being held Jan. 25 to Jan. 30.

Loïc Sentilhes, MD, PHD, presented data on tranexamic acid (TXA) for the prevention of postpartum hemorrhage after cesarean delivery: the TRAAP2 trial, on Wednesday at SMFM's 2021 Virtual Annual Meeting.

Rates of pregnancy complications due to opioid use disorder quadrupled from 1999 to 2014, according to data from Townsel’s presentation, which resulted in four times as many infants born with neonatal abstinence syndrome (NAS) in 2014 than in 1999.

Kacey Eichelberger, MD, presented recent data on the disparities in maternal outcomes of non-Hispanic Black women on Tuesday at SMFM's 2021 Virtual Annual Meeting.

Contemporary OB/GYN’s Editorial Advisory Board member, Laura Riley, MD, will participate in several virtual events at SMFM’s 2021 Virtual Annual Pregnancy Meeting.

The Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine (SMFM) will partner with the Preeclampsia Foundation to host the President’s Workshop on Preeclampsia during SMFM’s 41st Annual Pregnancy Meeting, being held virtually today through Saturday.

Contemporary OB/GYN® will cover the Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine (SMFM)’s 2021 Virtual Annual Meeting throughout the week.

Contemporary OB/GYN® will cover the Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine (SMFM)’s 2021 Virtual Annual Meeting throughout the week.

The Society of Gynecologic Surgeons (SGS) held its 46th Annual Scientific Meeting virtually in July, in much the same way that all other associations are holding meetings or conferences these days.