OBJECTIVE To determine the prevalence of gestational diabetes mellitus in a large general obstetric population and its variations depending on the presence of risk factors, and to evaluate how the gestational diabetes screening strategies applied might modify the observed prevalence in the population. DESIGN A retrospective cohort study. METHODS The study population was a total of 2574 preg...

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES Conscientious refusal of abortion has been discussed widely by medical ethicists but little information on practitioners' opinions exists. The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG) issued recommendations about conscientious refusal. We used a vignette experiment to examine obstetrician-gynecologists' (OB/GYN) support for the recommendations. DESI...

This Practice Bulletin was developed by the ACOG Committee on Practice Bulletins— Gynecology with the assistance of Jeanne Sheffield, MD. The information is designed to aid practitioners in making decisions about appropriate obstetric and gynecologic care. These guidelines should not be construed as dictating an exclusive course of treatment or procedure. Variations in practice may be warranted...

This Practice Bulletin was developed by the ACOG Committee on Practice Bulletins— Obstetrics with the assistance of Laura M. Goetzl, MD, MPH. The information is designed to aid practitioners in making decisions about appropriate obstetric and gynecologic care. These guidelines should not be construed as dictating an exclusive course of treatment or procedure. Variations in practice may be warra...

background : inappropriate use of vancomycin not only increase health care costs but also contribute to the emergence of resistant organisms. higher trough serum vancomycin concentrations (>10mg/l) has been recommended for avoidance of development of resistance. we aim to compare the administered dose with recommended doses based on guideline-recommended weight-based dosing. methods : in a cros...

This Practice Bulletin was developed by the ACOG Committee on Practice Bulletins— Obstetrics with the assistance of Dwight J. Rouse, MD. The information is designed to aid practitioners in making decisions about appropriate obstetric and gynecologic care. These guidelines should not be construed as dictating an exclusive course of treatment or procedure. Variations in practice may be warranted ...