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In pregnant women, severe Clostridium difficile-associated disease may be an emerging threat.

America is not suffering from a physician shortage but from a disorganized, fragmented health-care delivery system.

Maternal stress can lead to a strong allergic response in their infants, even if they had little allergen exposure, according to research presented at the American Thoracic Society's International Conference in Toronto, Canada. In a related study presented at the same meeting, firstborn children carrying a genetic variant are more likely to have higher allergy responses. In addition, a study presented on May 20 identifies a possible link between cesarean delivery and the risk of allergy and asthma in childhood, and a study presented on May 21 shows that children whose mothers were exposed to farms are protected from allergies.

Recommendations to help audit-proof your ultrasound practice.

Some doctors are doing it successfully, but costs and logistics can be a challenge.

Sphincter laceration due to forceps delivery

Ob/gyns are uniquely qualified to identify victims of physical abuse, treat their medical complications, and refer them to the right resources.

Cesarean delivery delayed

After delivery, pelvic abscess was overlooked.

After giving oxytocin, shoulder dystocia occurred.

Cerebral palsy due to delay in the operating room?

An unnecessary laparoscopy.

Death of infant due to damaged umbilical cord.

A patient's bowel is perforated during laparoscopy.

ACOG has launched a new program designed to help more physicians send prescriptions to pharmacies electronically.

Medical malpractice insurance premiums may fall in the near future.

This year, physicians can expect to find it easier to get medical malpractice insurance and to pay lower rates for it than in the past.

Number of disciplinary actions against doctors fell for the third straight year in 2007.

When it comes to hyperglycemia in pregnancy, no clear blood glucose thresholds exist to determine when your patient is at risk for adverse outcomes.

A new report may help standardize procedures for vaccination during pregnancy.

Vitamin D deficiency is common among newly diagnosed breast cancer patients and is associated with poor long-term outcomes.

In postmenopausal women, oral estrogen is associated with an increased risk of venous thromboembolism.

Although caring for a woman whose unborn is at the edge of viability can be heart-wrenching, NICHD now offers a clinical tool to individualize counseling and provide a more accurate prognosis.

Experienced colposcopists' evaluations of cervical lesion grades based on static digital images have fair to poor reproducibility.

Lipid profiles have predictive value in determining the risk of coronary heart disease events in postmenopausal women taking HT.

Most women being tested for mutations in the breast CA antigen (BRCA) genes have already decided their preferred course of action before learning the outcome.

A low-dose estradiol spray may significantly decrease hot flashes in healthy postmenopausal women with vasomotor symptoms.

Neural block reduces hiot flashes in breast cancer survivors.