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In developing countries, cleansing the cord of newborns after birth with a low-cost antiseptic can help reduce infant death rates.

These images of a fetal brain from a routine ultrasound examination at 22 weeks' gestation revealed a rare congenital brain abnormality.

A new report by the Society for Assisted Reproductive Technology has shown a shift in women's preferences for the number of embryos transferred.

A research round-up on how much women understand about breast density and the role of lycopene in kidney cancer risk. Plus, NICHD pledges money for research into the placenta.

Held to benefit the Queenan Fellowships for Global Health, the event drew a capacity crowd of 500 and featured tributes to Contemporary OB/GYN’s founder.

Medical and lifestyle interventions successfully lowered the risk of type 2 diabetes in women with a history of gestational diabetes.

Hospital births and obstetricians are not the enemies of low-intervention spontaneous vaginal delivery.

Elizabeth Miller, MD, PhD, discusses her article in the February issue of Contemporary OB/GYN on sexual coercion.

POLL: As a busy clinician, balancing work life and home life and personal time generally means that something gives. Is it your sleep?

In the latest volley in the ongoing controversy regarding the safety of some forms of hysterectomy, the country’s largest insurer will soon begin requiring prior authorization for many of the procedures. The action, taken by UnitedHealthCare, takes effect April 6, 2015 and does not apply to outpatient vaginal surgeries.

QUIZ: These images are from a young woman with pelvic pain. What do you see?

Dr. Ilana Cass, a gynecologic oncologist, and Dr. Christian Pettker, a maternal-fetal medicine specialist, have recently accepted invitations to the board.

A peer support telephone program manned by volunteers and run by nurses showed promise in reducing symptoms of postpartum depression.

Knowledge of fetal lung maturity provides useful adjunctive information that is unique and relevant to a patient.

Cardiovascular problems can complicate pregnancy, and pregnancy can reveal cardiovascular risks.

For women in whom surgery is not recommended or necessary, treatment with the goal of symptom relief and size reduction can be achieved medically.

In the January 2015 issue we introduced you to 5 of our favorite mobile apps. Here is the second half of our list of top-10 apps that you and your patients will definitely want to try.

An ectopic pregnancy is terminated, but traces of a uterine pregnancy are found. Was it heterotopic?

Readers comment on MOC, ureteral injury, nonimmune hydrops fetalis

Among BRCA mutation carriers, risk-reducing bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy (RRSO) results in an 80% reduction in risk of ovarian cancer and a 50% reduction in risk of breast cancer if the surgery is performed before the onset of menopause.

Michael James McCoy, MD, the new Chief Health Information Officer at the ONC, offers tips and insight into how Ob/Gyn and health IT intersect.

A look at the science behind 3-parent embryos and the legal complexities that may follow.

POLL: Many women consider their OB/GYN their primary care provider. But like your primary care counterpart, do you carry a stethoscope?

A review of the latest research on the persistence of vasomotor symptoms, the link between hormone therapy and ovarian cancer risk, and the prevalence of substance use in pregnant adolescents.

Children with in utero exposure to cigarette smoke from mom or dad's smoking habit are predisposed to diabetes in adulthood.

Ilene Gewirtz, MD, discusses her comprehensive approach to well visits and cancer screens and says education, if not expanded services, is key.

Women crave cigarettes more strongly during their periods, so waiting until after ovulation to quit may make the process slightly less difficult.