Situation In 2023, Northwest Perinatal Center provided new recommendations on the use of progesterone to prevent recurrent spontaneous preterm birth. In so doing, we recognized that a renewed
Read moreSituation Preterm birth represents a significant cause of morbidity and mortality, disproportionately impacting percentage of preterm births among Black pregnant people (14.8%) compared to white (9.5%) or Hispanic
Read moreOverview Based upon recent literature that addresses the utility and cost-effectiveness of screening for congenital heart defects (CHD) in IVF/ART pregnancies, the MFM providers at NWP recommend that
Read moreEffective August 1, 2021, Northwest Perinatal Center’s Antenatal Surveillance Guidelines 2021 are intended to replace the version we made available in 2014. Similar to prior changes, please use
Read moreBased on new recommendations from the Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine (SMFM), Northwest Perinatal Center will no longer be recommending antenatal fetal testing or surveillance for idiopathic mild polyhydramnios
Read moreNorthwest Perinatal Center is pleased to announced MEDx (MFM Express Didactics) Talks. Each lecture is 15 minutes or less and deals with a focused perinatal management topic. Find
Read moreIn 2016, a multicenter trial by the NICHD MFMU Network evaluating the benefit of antenatal betamethasone therapy in patients at risk for delivering in the late preterm period
Read moreThe widespread use of sonographic markers, such as echogenic intracardiac focus (EIF) or choroid plexus cyst (CPC) to assist in identifying fetuses at increased risk for common aneuploidies
Read moreAs part of Northwest Perinatal Center’s efforts to continuously improve the service that we provide our referring providers and patients, we are deploying a new process to automatically
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