{"title":"Screening for Pregnancy Before Surgery: Implementing Timely, Standardized, and Objective Preoperative Pregnancy B-hCG Testing. A Quality Improvement and Patient Safety Initiative","authors":"Angela Deane 1, Abheha Satkunaratnam","doi":"10.1016/j.jogc.2026.103293","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jogc.2026.103293","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":16688,"journal":{"name":"Journal of obstetrics and gynaecology Canada","volume":"48 5","pages":"Article 103293"},"PeriodicalIF":2.2,"publicationDate":"2026-05-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147798590","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Darine El-Chaâr 1, Isabella Miklaucic, Serine Ramlawi, Heather Walker, Sara C. Scremin Souza, Aaron Dyks, Marc-André Langlois, Curtis Cooper
{"title":"A Comparative Study Assessing the Effect of the COVID-19 Vaccine in Pregnant and Non-Pregnant Individuals","authors":"Darine El-Chaâr 1, Isabella Miklaucic, Serine Ramlawi, Heather Walker, Sara C. Scremin Souza, Aaron Dyks, Marc-André Langlois, Curtis Cooper","doi":"10.1016/j.jogc.2026.103298","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jogc.2026.103298","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":16688,"journal":{"name":"Journal of obstetrics and gynaecology Canada","volume":"48 5","pages":"Article 103298"},"PeriodicalIF":2.2,"publicationDate":"2026-05-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147798591","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Leveraging Mobile Health Technology to Improve Care and Tracking of HIV-Exposed Infants in Eswatini","authors":"Themba Matsebula 1","doi":"10.1016/j.jogc.2026.103323","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jogc.2026.103323","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":16688,"journal":{"name":"Journal of obstetrics and gynaecology Canada","volume":"48 5","pages":"Article 103323"},"PeriodicalIF":2.2,"publicationDate":"2026-05-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147797512","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Maternal Serum Placental Growth Factor as a Predictor of IUGR and Perinatal Outcomes","authors":"Sara Al Dhouyani 1, Felipe Moretti, Ana Werlang","doi":"10.1016/j.jogc.2026.103277","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jogc.2026.103277","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":16688,"journal":{"name":"Journal of obstetrics and gynaecology Canada","volume":"48 5","pages":"Article 103277"},"PeriodicalIF":2.2,"publicationDate":"2026-05-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147797723","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Tamar Austin 1, Andrea Williams, Gabrielle Griffith
{"title":"A Qualitative Exploration of Black Perinatal Experiences and Obstetric Racism Using National Survey Data","authors":"Tamar Austin 1, Andrea Williams, Gabrielle Griffith","doi":"10.1016/j.jogc.2026.103280","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jogc.2026.103280","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":16688,"journal":{"name":"Journal of obstetrics and gynaecology Canada","volume":"48 5","pages":"Article 103280"},"PeriodicalIF":2.2,"publicationDate":"2026-05-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147798025","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Comparison of Cesarean Delivery Rates Among Different Methods of Labor Induction in New Brunswick: A Retrospective Study","authors":"Grace Forsythe 1, Ariadna Grigoriu, Kathryn Johnston","doi":"10.1016/j.jogc.2026.103300","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jogc.2026.103300","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":16688,"journal":{"name":"Journal of obstetrics and gynaecology Canada","volume":"48 5","pages":"Article 103300"},"PeriodicalIF":2.2,"publicationDate":"2026-05-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147798136","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Temporal Trends in Severe Maternal Morbidity in Canada and Changes During the COVID-19 Pandemic","authors":"Sarka Lisonkova 1, Mackenzie Campbell, Qi Wen, Giulia Muraca, Neda Razaz, K.S. Joseph","doi":"10.1016/j.jogc.2026.103318","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jogc.2026.103318","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":16688,"journal":{"name":"Journal of obstetrics and gynaecology Canada","volume":"48 5","pages":"Article 103318"},"PeriodicalIF":2.2,"publicationDate":"2026-05-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147798275","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Predicting Mature Oocyte Yield with Follicular Output Rate in Assisted Reproductive Technology","authors":"Emily Liu 1, Joanna Wang, Nigel Pereira","doi":"10.1016/j.jogc.2026.103319","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jogc.2026.103319","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":16688,"journal":{"name":"Journal of obstetrics and gynaecology Canada","volume":"48 5","pages":"Article 103319"},"PeriodicalIF":2.2,"publicationDate":"2026-05-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147798276","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Experiences of Mistreatment During Labour and Birth and Perinatal Outcomes Among Marginalized Populations. Findings from the RESPCCT Study","authors":"Saraswathi Vedam 1, Kathrin Stoll, Laura Schummers, Bhavya Reddy, Rohan D’Souza","doi":"10.1016/j.jogc.2026.103337","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jogc.2026.103337","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":16688,"journal":{"name":"Journal of obstetrics and gynaecology Canada","volume":"48 5","pages":"Article 103337"},"PeriodicalIF":2.2,"publicationDate":"2026-05-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147798399","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Venu Jain MD, PhD, Sarah D. McDonald MD, MSc, Dan Farine MD
{"title":"Technical Update No. 467: Progesterone for Previous Spontaneous Preterm Birth","authors":"Venu Jain MD, PhD, Sarah D. McDonald MD, MSc, Dan Farine MD","doi":"10.1016/j.jogc.2026.103272","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jogc.2026.103272","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Objective</h3><div>To assess the benefits and risks of progesterone therapy for women at increased risk of spontaneous preterm birth and to make recommendations for the use of progesterone to reduce the risk of spontaneous preterm birth and improve postnatal outcomes.</div></div><div><h3>Target Population</h3><div>Pregnant women at increased risk of spontaneous preterm birth (SPB) solely because of prior spontaneous preterm birth.</div></div><div><h3>Options</h3><div>To administer or withhold progesterone therapy for women deemed to be at high risk of SPB.</div></div><div><h3>Outcomes</h3><div>Preterm birth, neonatal morbidity and mortality, and postnatal outcomes including neurodevelopmental outcomes.</div></div><div><h3>Benefits, Harms, and Costs</h3><div>Therapy with progesterone significantly reduces the risk of spontaneous preterm birth only in some subpopulations of women at increased risk. Although this therapy entails a cost to the woman in addition to the discomfort associated with its use, no other significant adverse effects to the mother or the newborn have been identified.</div></div><div><h3>Evidence</h3><div>Medline, PubMed, EMBASE, and the Cochrane Library were searched from November 2018 to November 2025 for medical subject heading (MeSH) terms and keywords related to pregnancy, preterm birth, previous preterm birth, neonatal morbidity and mortality, and postnatal outcomes. This document represents an abstraction of the evidence rather than a methodological review.</div></div><div><h3>Validation Methods</h3><div>The authors rated the quality of evidence and strength of recommendations using the Grading of Recommendations Assessment, Development and Evaluation (GRADE) approach. See online <span><span>Appendix A</span></span> (<span><span>Tables A1</span></span> for definitions and <span><span>A2</span></span> for interpretations).</div></div><div><h3>Intended Audience</h3><div>Obstetric care providers, including obstetricians, family physicians, nurses, midwives and maternal-fetal medicine specialists</div></div><div><h3>Social Media Abstract</h3><div>Progesterone therapy should be used in women with a short cervix on transvaginal imaging (≤25 mm) in the current pregnancy (between 16-24 weeks) but not in those with a history of spontaneous preterm birth and a normal cervical length.</div></div><div><h3>SUMMARY STATEMENTS</h3><div><ul><li><span>1.</span><span><div>Progesterone therapy reduces the risk of spontaneous preterm birth in women with a short cervix (transvaginal length ≤25 mm) during the current pregnancy, when initiated between 16 and 24 weeks of gestation. However, it does not reduce the risk in women with a history of preterm birth who have a normal cervical length in their current singleton or twin pregnancy. (<em>moderate</em>)</div></span></li><li><span>2.</span><span><div>Current evidence does not support the use of aspirin for prevention of spontaneous preterm birth. (<em>low</em>)</div></span></li><li><s","PeriodicalId":16688,"journal":{"name":"Journal of obstetrics and gynaecology Canada","volume":"48 5","pages":"Article 103272"},"PeriodicalIF":2.2,"publicationDate":"2026-05-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147489284","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}