Can you guess the U.S. preterm birth rate?

A new study found that fine particulate matter exposure during pregnancy significantly increases the risk of spontaneous preterm birth, emphasizing the need for mitigating environmental factors.

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 found that Obstetric Life Support education significantly improves health care providers' readiness and outcomes in maternal cardiac arrest management, advocating for broader implementation.

Halley Crissman, MD, MPH, and Daphna Stroumsa, MD, MPH, MSC, discuss ways in which ob/gyns can provide high-quality care for transgender and nonbinary people assigned female sex at birth.

In a recent study, increased rates of spinal hypotension were observed among women receiving a higher plain ropivacaine dose during cesarean section.

The findings of the study suggest HS is associated with pregnancy complications and adverse outcomes for both mothers and offspring.