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Find additional resources for providing high-quality sexual and reproductive healthcare to transmasculine people, transgender men, and nonbinary people, whose sex assigned at birth was female.

Here’s the latest data, updated on August 14.

The maternal mortality rate for Black mothers is 3 times higher than that of white mothers in the United States.

COVID-19 has brought on plenty of change to all aspects of life, and obstetrics and gynecology is not excluded.

Based on the literature, a bundled intervention was created that included dual antibiotic prophylaxis (cefazolin and metronidazole) aimed at reducing surgical site infections for all patients undergoing hysterectomy.

In this video, Drs. Rogers and Nesbitt break down the differences between equality and equity.

Yesterday, on August 11, 2020, the FDA posted the first spreadsheet of adverse event reports.

There are several steps clinics can take to create a safe, supportive, and welcoming environment for transgender and nonbinary people. Is your hospital and/or practice one of them?

Women who were in the top third of hot flash severity showed a 67% increase in cortisol, whereas those in the bottom third of hot flash severity showed only a 30% increase.

The American College of Physicians (ACP) expressed support for the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services’ (CMS) changes to the Medicare fee schedule.

A literature review in Pediatrics sought to understand more about the possible impacts.

Drs. Rogers and Nesbitt discuss what obstetricians and gynecologists can do to reduce racism and unconscious bias in their practice.

When asked how ob/gyns can make sure diversity and inclusion practices happen in their own practices, Drs. Vanessa Rogers and Shawna Nesbitt of UT Southwestern made it simple.

Transgender and nonbinary people face disproportionate rates of stigma and discrimination in seeking healthcare—and may encounter additional unique barriers in attaining gynecologic and reproductive care.

Transgender and nonbinary people face discrimination and stigma, along with other barriers, in accessing health care.

In a first-of-its-kind report, investigators from New York City have described identification of SARS-CoV-2 RNS in placenta and membrane samples at time of delivery.

This clinical consensus statement on vaginal energy-based devices (EBDs) reflects statements drafted by content experts from the American Urogynecologic Society’s (AUGS) EBD writing group.

The lack of data on the possible connection between race and breast cancer prognosis is what led a group of Mount Sinai researchers to conduct this new multicenter, cross-sectional study.

In this month's issue, Contemporary OB/GYN Editor-in-Chief Dr. Catherine Y. Spong talks about the ways in which women's health research has and continues to be marginalized. Addressing these inequalities, Dr. Spong says, demands a change of culture led by committed and accountable leadership.

This month’s issue takes on the pervasive problem of implicit bias and systemic racism in health care.

The data below is a reflection of data collected weekly by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The cases reported are only confirmed cases with laboratory evidence of SARS-CoV-2 infection.

“In the past 55 years since I became a physician, progress has been made but we still have so much more to do and a long way to go.”

Senior Editor Angie DeRosa and Associate Editor Lindsey Carr sat down with Drs. Vanessa Rogers and Shawna Nesbitt to discuss racism and unconscious bias in ob/gyn practice.

Here’s the latest data, updated on July 31:

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A literature review published in Pediatrics analyzed whether the practice of immunizations during pregnancy influence other early health outcomes.

A new study in the New England Journal of Medicine investigated the joint effect of gestational age and Apgar scores on the risks of neonatal death.

A study from the Long Island Breast Cancer Study Project (LIBCSP) investigated the association between menopausal hormone therapy (MHT) and mortality outcomes among breast cancer survivors.