Tools for Navigating Discussions with Patients
Browse ACOG resources created for physicians to provide thoughtful, accessible support to patients around a variety of issues.
Compassionate Conversations
Learn effective techniques for having sensitive conversations with patients and how to deliver care compassionately. This webinar and podcast series cover a variety of topics, including maternal mental health congenital cytomegalovirus.
Ob-Gyn Guides on Counseling Patients
With many facets of reproductive health care increasingly targeted by restrictive policies and legislation, patients may have questions about their ability to access health care from abortion to birth control. We created the following resources to serve as a foundation for patient-centered, evidence-based counseling and help ob-gyns explain the current status of various aspects of health care clearly to their patients.
Counseling Patients on Access to IVF
Considerations for ob-gyns whose patients have questions about access to IVF and safeguarding their family-building options.
GoCounseling Patients on Abortion Access
Considerations for ob-gyns whose patients have questions about access to abortion care.
GoCounseling Patients on Contraception Access
Considerations for ob-gyns whose patients have questions about access to contraception.
GoDownloadable Tools and Resources
Explore a curated library of PDF tools, guides, and reference materials to support meaningful conversations with patients.
Helping Patients Get the Facts
Misinformation, disinformation, and outright lies are becoming increasingly common in discussions about reproductive health care—especially concerning abortion. Use the following resources to help you start important conversations about dispelling misinformation with your patients.