Feeding News:
Early pregnancy loss, or miscarriage, is a tragic yet common event, occurring in approximately ten percent of all clinically recognized pregnancies. Because of this, obstetrician-gynecologists must be prepared to care for patients and offer the full range of options for the management of early pregnancy loss, according to new guidelines from the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (the College). The recommendations on “Early Pregnancy Loss” are presented in a Practice Bulletin re...
Today, Jeanne Conry, MD, PhD, FACOG, of Granite Bay, CA, became president-elect of the International Federation of Gynecology and Obstetrics (FIGO) at the XXII FIGO World Congress. Her three-year term as president will begin in 2021. Conry has the distinguished honor of being the second woman to hold this position since FIGO was founded in 1954....
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ACOG and Abt Associates have signed a strategic collaboration agreement to work on projects to combat cervical cancer. ...
Today, the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG) issued an updated version of its approach to preventive care, the “Well-Woman Visit” Committee Opinion, coinciding with the release of the ACOG-led Women’s Preventive Services Initiative’s (WPSI) new Well-Woman Chart. ...
Although most women in the United States initiate breastfeeding, more than half wean earlier than they desire and fall short of their personal goals....