Management of pregnancies resulting from IVF fertilization: Consult #60 visual summary

Research presented at the 2025 ACOG ACSM highlighted the potential risks tied to personal care product use among African American pregnant patients.

In this episode of Pap Talk, Contemporary OB/GYN® sat down with Maneesh Jain, CEO of Mirvie, and Michal Elovitz, MD, chief medical advisor at Mirvie, a new RNA platform that is able to predict pregnancy complications by revealing the biology of each pregnancy. They discussed recently published data regarding the platform's ability to predict preeclampsia and preterm birth.

A study presented at the 2025 ACOG Annual Clinical & Scientific Meeting found that fine particulate matter exposure during pregnancy is associated with increased odds of spontaneous preterm birth.

Contemporary OB/GYN Senior Editor Angie DeRosa gets insight on the current state of COVID-19 from Christina Han, MD, division director of maternal-fetal medicine at the University of California, Los Angeles, and member of its COVID-19 task force. Han is an active member of the Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine and discusses the issues on behalf of SMFM.

In this Q&A, experts explain how ACOG’s tailored prenatal care model supports flexibility, equity, and shared decision-making in pregnancy.

A new study presented at the 2025 ACOG Annual Clinical & Scientific Meeting reveals that physiotherapy support during labor lowers the chances of cesarean delivery, severe perineal tears, and labor pain.