Obstetrics

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Unbundled maternity care codes could reshape OB/GYN pay in 2027

New maternity care codes will separate prenatal, delivery and postpartum billing in 2027, with major implications for OB/GYN compensation and compliance.

By Dr. A. Nikhil Krishnan, MBBS · Oct 23, 2026 · 5 min read

Obstetrics·NNU

Watsonville Hospital nurses warn of maternity and NICU shutdown risks

Watsonville nurses are organizing a town hall to oppose threatened labor, delivery, postpartum, and NICU closures that could…

Oct 23, 2026

Obstetrics·Med Econ

Missouri rural maternity center gets $540,000 for OB/GYN staffing

A Kirksville health center serving rural Missouri will use new UnitedHealthcare funding to support obstetric staffing as maternity…

Oct 23, 2026

Obstetrics·BMJ

Gestational diabetes rises to one in eight births in England

England saw gestational diabetes diagnoses rise to more than 12% by 2022, with stark ethnic and deprivation gaps…

Oct 22, 2026

Obstetrics·PLOS ONE

Pregnancy micronutrients vary by trimester in healthy Chinese cohort

Longitudinal data from healthy pregnancies in Jiangsu show trimester-specific shifts in trace elements and vitamins, supporting tailored reference…

Oct 22, 2026

Obstetrics·BMJ

HPV Vaccination Before Pregnancy and Pregnancy Outcomes in Sweden

Nationwide Swedish case-control study evaluated whether quadrivalent HPV vaccination before pregnancy was linked to adverse pregnancy outcomes.

Oct 22, 2026

Obstetrics·Brain

Birth doula training explored as trauma-informed perinatal education platform

An Oxford Brain abstract examines birth doula training as a setting for trauma-informed perinatal education, with implications for…

Oct 22, 2026

Obstetrics·ClinicalTrials

Foot Reflexology Trial Targets Anxiety in High-Risk Pregnancy Units

A randomized trial will test whether a single 30-minute foot reflexology session reduces anxiety in hospitalized women with…

Oct 22, 2026

Obstetrics·KFF

Georgia Rural Maternal Health Crisis Drives Obstetric Cart Plan

Georgia is deploying obstetric carts in rural hospitals as labor and delivery closures push pregnant patients farther from…

Oct 21, 2026

Obstetrics·JCI

Placental Polyamine Metabolism Links Fetal Sex to Preeclampsia and FGR

Placental polyamine biology differed by fetal sex and tracked in opposite directions with preeclampsia and fetal growth restriction…

Oct 21, 2026

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