ACOG Guidelines

ACOG Guidelines Every year hundreds of U.S. women die from preventable pregnancy complications. Discover how ACOG's evidence-based guidelines aim to make maternal care safer and fairer for everyone. WHAT YOU'LL LEARN IN THIS BROADCAST 1. What ACOG is and its 60,000 OB-GYN members 2. The six types of ACOG guidance documents explained 3. How ACOG grades evidence: Level A, B, and C 4. Why guidelines are guardrails, not rigid rules 5. Levels of Maternal Care I through IV explained 6. ACOG's new tailored, patient-centered prenatal care 7. Faster endometriosis diagnosis without surgery first 8. Preeclampsia warning signs and treatment thresholds 9. Vaccine, contraception, and preventive care guidance 10. Redefining the fourth trimester after childbirth For over seventy years, the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists has quietly shaped how babies are delivered and mothers are cared for across the country. This broadcast breaks down ACOG's full library of guidance, Practice Bulletins, Clinical Practice Guidelines, Consensus documents, and Practice Advisories, and explains how each recommendation is graded by evidence strength, from randomized trials down to expert consensus. Discover why these guidelines function as flexible guardrails rather than a rigid rulebook, leaving room for clinical judgment and patient-specific care. Explore risk-based facility levels that match high-risk pregnancies to the right specialists, ACOG's landmark shift away from a century-old one-size-fits-all prenatal visit schedule, and new guidance allowing endometriosis diagnosis without surgery. We also cover critical safety benchmarks for preeclampsia, fetal monitoring, healthy weight gain, vaccination schedules, contraceptive counseling, and cervical cancer screening. Finally, learn how ACOG redefined postpartum care into a fourth trimester model addressing the period when most pregnancy-related deaths actually occur. Throughout, one theme persists: evidence guiding judgment, and judgment centered on the patient. Learn more about ACOG Guidelines by visiting: https://kidlaw.org/2026/03/09/acog-guidelines/ SOCIAL & WEB LINKS Kidlaw Official Website - https://Kidlaw.org PODCAST LINKS Buzzsprout Link: https://kidlaw.buzzsprout.com Apple Link: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/kidlaw/id1896798336 Spotify Link: https://open.spotify.com/show/033liLtlloBnXvjIJac6Z3?si=cbfc7e412df24c3c CONTACTS mcoogan@acnj.org - Mary Coogan - Host of Let's Talk Kids | CEO of ACNJ npeckman@acnj.org - Nina Peckman, Esq. - Staff Attorney vjabon@acnj.org - Viggo Jabon - Multimedia Specialist at ACNJ Carter@DiedreMoire.com - Maxine E Carter - Producer #ACOG,#MaternalHealth,#Pregnancy,#Obstetrics,#OBGYN,#PrenatalCare,#MaternalMortality,#HealthEquity,#Preeclampsia,#Endometriosis,#Childbirth,#PostpartumCare,#FourthTrimester,#EvidenceBasedMedicine,#WomensHealth,#ClinicalGuidelines,#Cesarean,#LaborAndDelivery,#HighRiskPregnancy,#Kidlaw Advocates for Children of New Jersey (ACNJ), Kidlaw, Kidlaw.org, ACNJ.org, Let's Talk Kids, and any other ACNJ affiliated websites, podcasts, video channels or similar DO NOT provide any legal advice and users of this web site should consult with their own lawyer for legal advice. This broadcast (the "Broadcast") is a general service that provides educational information over the Internet. We are not a law firm and our employees, executives or management are not your attorney or acting as your attorney. The information contained in the Broadcast is general information and should not be construed as legal advice to be applied to any specific factual situation. If you believe or are unsure whether your particular situation requires legal advice or legal information, you should consult a lawyer.