Clinical Practice Updates are brief statements that communicate a focused update of a section of clinical guidance included in an existing ACOG document. Clinical Practice Updates are published online only in Obstetrics & Gynecology and are listed below.
2026
- Updated Guidance Regarding The Role of Transvaginal Ultrasonography in Evaluating the Endometrium of Individuals With Postmenopausal Bleeding (Update of Committee Opinion No. 734, The Role of Transvaginal Ultrasonography in Evaluating the Endometrium of Women With Postmenopausal Bleeding)
- Breastfeeding in Patients With Human Immunodeficiency Virus (Update of Committee Opinion No. 756, Optimizing Support for Breastfeeding as Part of Obstetric Practice)
2025
- Concurrent Sexual Partner Therapy to Prevent Bacterial Vaginosis Recurrence (Update of Practice Bulletin No. 215, Vaginitis in Nonpregnant Patients)
- Zuranolone and Brexanolone for the Treatment of Postpartum Depression (Update of Clinical Practice Guideline No. 5, Treatment and Management of Mental Health Conditions During Pregnancy and Postpartum)
- Elimination of the DATA-Waiver Program (Update of Committee Opinion No. 711, Opioid Use and Opioid Use Disorder in Pregnancy)
- Use of Nonsurgical Hemorrhage-Control Devices for Postpartum Hemorrhage Management (Update of Practice Bulletin No. 183, Postpartum Hemorrhage)
- An Update to Clinical Guidance for Delayed Umbilical Cord Clamping After Birth in Preterm Infants (Update of Committee Opinion No. 814, Delayed Umbilical Cord Clamping After Birth)
- Coding, Billing, and Clinician Training for Detailed Fetal Anatomy Ultrasound in the First Trimester (Update of Practice Bulletin No. 175, Ultrasound in Pregnancy)
2024
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Management of Full-Term Nulliparous Individuals Without a Medical Indication for Delivery (Update of Practice Bulletin No. 146, Management of Late-Term and Postterm Pregnancies)
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Age to Initiate Routine Breast Cancer Screening (Update of Practice Bulletin No. 179, Breast Cancer Risk Assessment and Screening in Average-Risk Women)
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Rh D Immune Globulin Administration After Abortion or Pregnancy Loss at Less Than 12 Weeks of Gestation (Update of Practice Bulletin No. 225 Medication Abortion Up to 70 Days of Gestation, Practice Bulletin No. 200 Early Pregnancy Loss, and Practice Bulletin No. 181 Prevention of Rh D Alloimmunization)
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Paternal and Fetal Genotyping in the Management of Alloimmunization in Pregnancy (Update to Practice Bulletin No. 192, Management of Alloimmunization During Pregnancy)
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Screening for Gestational and Pregestational Diabetes in Pregnancy and Postpartum (Update of Practice Bulletin No. 190, Gestational Diabetes Mellitus and Practice Bulletin No. 201, Pregestational Diabetes Mellitus)
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Update on Criteria for Suspected Diagnosis of Intraamniotic Infection (Update of Committee Opinion No. 712, Intrapartum Management of Intraamniotic Infection)
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Biomarker Prediction of Preeclampsia With Severe Features (Update of Practice Bulletin No. 222, Gestational Hypertension and Preeclampsia)