Evaluating Standard of Care and Obstetrical Outcomes in a Reduced Contact Prenatal Care Model in the COVID-19 Pandemic.

Introduction: We aimed to investigate the impact of reduced contact prenatal care necessitated by the COVID-19 pandemic on meeting standards of care and perinatal outcomes.

Methods: This was a retrospective case-control study of patients in low-risk obstetrics clinic at a tertiary care county facility serving solely publicly insured patients comparing reduced in-person prenatal care (R) over 12 weeks with a control group (C) receiving traditional prenatal care who delivered prior.

Results: Total 90 patients in reduced contact (R) cohort were matched with controls (C).

Risk Factors for Measles Nonimmunity in Rubella-Immune Pregnant Patients.

Objective: Measles immunity testing, unlike that for rubella, is not currently part of prenatal screening even though immunity to both is conferred by the measles-mumps-rubella (MMR) vaccine. Although endemic transmission of measles was declared eliminated in the United States in 2001, outbreaks have continued to occur. Given the risks associated with measles infection during pregnancy, we sought to identify risk factors for measles nonimmunity (MNI) in rubella-immune (RI) pregnant individuals.

Favorable Simplified Bishop Score after cervical ripening associated with decreased cesarean birth rate.

Background: A favorable Simplified Bishop Score (>5) before the induction of labor is associated with successful vaginal birth. Patients with an unfavorable Simplified Bishop Score (≤5) undergo cervical ripening before the administration of oxytocin. However, data are limited regarding the utility of the Simplified Bishop Score after cervical ripening.