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Coverage from the

American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG) 2016 Annual Meeting

May 14 - 17, 2016; Washington, DC

May 14 - 17, 2016 Washington, DC

ACOG Rates of Readmission After Delivery on the Rise Increasing rates of obesity and comorbidities in pregnancy may be important factors in readmission, researchers suggest.
Medscape Medical News, May 19, 2016
ACOG Induction at 39 Weeks Is Better for Mother and Baby Pregnancies continued beyond 39 weeks can lead to increases in rates of cesarean delivery and stillbirth, two fetal medicine specialists say.
Medscape Medical News, May 17, 2016

Conference News

ACOG Quick Rupture of Membranes and Miscarriage Tests on Horizon
Medscape Medical News, May 25, 2016
ACOG Breast Cancer Research Stamp Funded $90 Million in Projects
Medscape Medical News, May 23, 2016
ACOG Injury Compensation Fund Could Reduce Cesarean Rates
Medscape Medical News, May 20, 2016
ACOG Rates of Readmission After Delivery on the Rise
Medscape Medical News, May 19, 2016

ACOG Low American HPV Vaccine Rates Mean Less Herd Immunity
Medscape Medical News, May 18, 2016
ACOG Induction at 39 Weeks Is Better for Mother and Baby
Medscape Medical News, May 17, 2016
ACOG MOC Exam Could Become Optional for OB/GYNs
Medscape Medical News, May 17, 2016
ACOG Zika Will Headline Obstetricians and Gynecologists Meeting
Medscape Medical News, May 9, 2016

Popular News from ACOG 2015

Metoclopramide and Diphenhydramine Blunt Pregnancy Headaches The two-drug combination is more expensive than codeine for reducing headaches in pregnant women, but is more effective and worth the cost, say researchers.
Medscape Medical News, May 15, 2015
Foley Catheter Beats Cook Cervical for Labor Induction Labor induced with a Foley catheter balloon is shorter and outcomes, in general, are better than that induced with a Cook Cervical Ripening Balloon, new research has shown
Medscape Medical News, May 4, 2015
Uterine Cooling Reduces Bleeding in Cesareans Icing the uterus can reduce bleeding during cesarean delivery, a new study has shown.
Medscape Medical News, May 8, 2015

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Medscape Board at the Podium

Linda Bradley, MD
Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio
Presentation: Techniques in Hysteroscopic Surgery: Operative Hysteroscopy
Date: May 16, 2016

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