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American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG) 2021 Annual Meeting

April 30 - May 02, 2021; Virtual

April 30 - May 02, 2021 Virtual

ACOG 2021 Language Barriers May Contribute to Pain Management Disparities Patients whose first language is not English received fewer pain assessments and fewer doses of NSAIDs and oxycodone therapeutic equivalents following cesarean deliveries, new research suggests
Medscape Medical News, June 10, 2021
ACOG 2021 Lesions in Pelvis May Be 'Tip of the Iceberg' in Endometriosis Recognizing the systemic effects of endometriosis may help doctors better understand the experiences of patients with the disease, a researcher suggests.
Medscape Medical News, May 19, 2021
ACOG 2021 Self-harm Is a Leading Cause of Death for New Moms Death by self-harm is a leading cause of death for women in the first year post partum, and many are preventable, data suggest.
Medscape Medical News, May 17, 2021

Conference News

ACOG 2021 Hormone Pellet Safety Data 'Not Very Reassuring at All' for Women
Medscape Medical News, June 18, 2021
ACOG 2021 Intersection of Trauma, Race in Pregnancy Calls for More Study
Medscape Medical News, June 10, 2021
ACOG 2021 Patients and Clinicians Alike Support Virtual Prenatal Care
Medscape Medical News, June 10, 2021
ACOG 2021 Vaping and Pregnancy: Inhaled Toxins Among Reasons for Pause
Medscape Medical News, June 10, 2021
ACOG 2021 Language Barriers May Contribute to Pain Management Disparities
Medscape Medical News, June 10, 2021

ACOG 2021 To Address Racial Health Inequities, Understand Their Roots
Medscape Medical News, May 19, 2021
ACOG 2021 Lesions in Pelvis May Be 'Tip of the Iceberg' in Endometriosis
Medscape Medical News, May 19, 2021
ACOG 2021 Primary Ovarian Insufficiency Requires Long-term Management
Medscape Medical News, May 18, 2021
ACOG 2021 Self-harm Is a Leading Cause of Death for New Moms
Medscape Medical News, May 17, 2021
ACOG 2021 Breast Cancer Survivors Have Specific Gynecological Needs
Medscape Medical News, May 6, 2021

Popular News from ACOG 2020

Labor Induction at 39 Weeks May Improve Neonatal Outcomes For much of the 20th century, term gestation has been defined as 37 weeks and beyond, Dr Caughey said.
Medscape Medical News, Dec 22, 2020
COVID-19 Impacts Women's Contraception Choices Reports from patients suggest that women and people of color particularly may feel marginalized, not heard, and coerced, Dr Espey noted.
Medscape Medical News, Dec 08, 2020
Vaginal Cleansing Protocol Curbs Deep SSIs After Cesarean We aimed to decrease our SSI rate by 30% by adopting an intervention of cleansing followed by azithromycin,' Dr Johanna Quist-Nelson said, presenting at the ACOG 2020 virtual meeting.
Medscape Medical News, Dec 08, 2020

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