Bringing PPD Screening to the Forefront of Maternal Health: A Q&A with Joy Baker, MD
ACOG 2025: Joy Baker, MD, discusses the urgent need to prioritize postpartum depression screening, normalize mental health in prenatal care, and strengthen continuity between OB-GYN and primary care.
Tailoring Weight Management Conversations Across a Woman’s Lifespan
Johanna Finkle, MD, outlines how clinicians can adapt weight management counseling during key stages of a woman’s life, from preconception through menopause.
The Weekly Dose: How Medicaid Policies Impact Postpartum Depression Care
At ACOG 2025, Elizabeth Mollard, PhD, discussed her research on Medicaid PPD screening and coverage policies on PPD diagnosis.
Provider Gaps in Postpartum Depression Screening and Management Highlighted in New Study
ACOG 2025: Laxmi Gannu, MS, discusses key findings from a provider survey on postpartum depression screening practices, training gaps, and referral patterns.
From Screening to Support: How PCPs Can Tackle PPD
ACOG 2025: Joy Baker, MD, urged primary care clinicians to screen early, refer confidently, and help change the statistics on maternal mental health.
Johanna Finkle, MD, on Approaching Weight Loss Discussions with Reproductive-Aged Patients
ACOG 2025: Johanna Finkle, MD, shares strategies to start weight conversations with patients and build clinician confidence in counseling and treatment options.
PPD Screening, Medicaid Coverage, and Access to Care: A Q&A with Elizabeth Mollard, PhD
ACOG 2025: Elizabeth Mollard, PhD, discusses her research on how Medicaid policies influence postpartum depression screening rates.
Laxmi Gannu, MS, Explains a New Study of Clinician's Knowledge of Post Partum Depression
ACOG 2025: The Junonia study was designed to understand gaps in care for women with PPD using surveys of their clinicians and care coordinators.
“I’m Just Tired”: Listening for the Words Patients Actually Use
ACOG 2025: Joy Baker, MD, discusses the importance of listening closely to how patients describe postpartum distress—and to read between the lines.
Nanette Santoro, MD, Highlights Findings on Fezolinetant From Pooled Analysis of Phase 3 Skylight Development Program Trials
The nonhormonal neurokinin-3 receptor antagonist improved menopausal adiposity without appreciable impact on body weight or BMI, Santoro explained at 2025 ACOG meeting.
When We Talk About Perinatal Weight Issues, We Need to Focus on the Whole Person, Johanna Finkle, MD, Reminds Clinicians
ACOG 2025: Pregnant patients may not want to discuss weight gain initially, so focus on overall perinatal health, and use that information to guide more conversation.
Why Postpartum Depression Is Still Off the Radar in Pregnancy Care
LeThenia Joy Baker, MD, explains why PPD is often overlooked compared to physical pregnancy conditions like gestational diabetes.
Postpartum Inpatient HPV Vaccination Significantly Boosts Uptake at Urban Hospital, Study Finds
An intervention that included educational materials for clinicians on a multidisciplinary prenatal and postpartum care team helped drive acceptance.
Prenatal Substance Use Counseling: Missed Opportunities for Intervention
Pregnant patients' perceptions do not match clinician certainty on abstinence counseling during pregnancy, and clinicians may not be asking patients about their partner's substance use.
Study Reveals Major Gaps in Thyroid Screening During Pregnancy
Researchers report an alarming number of missed opportunities to screen pregnant individuals for thyroid disease, including among women with a history of the condition.
Joy Baker, MD: Understanding Patient Language in PPD Screening
ACOG 2025: Dr Baker shares how language can help create a trusting space for patients to speak openly about postpartum depression.
Postpartum Depression and the Missed Hand-Off to Primary Care
ACOG 2025: Joy Baker, MD, called for stronger cross-specialty collaboration to address maternal mental health after birth.
ACOG 2025: Steven Fleischman, MD, Inaugurated as 76th President, Urges New Fellows to Lead with Purpose
Steven Fleischman, MD, was inaugurated as ACOG’s 76th president, urging new fellows to lead with purpose and recognize their value in women’s health care.
Primary Care Falls Short in Managing Adolescent Heavy Menstrual Bleeding, Researchers Warn
Fewer than half of females who experienced heavy menstrual bleeding were given hormonal treatment, and far fewer were referred to gynecology, authors reported.
GLP1-RAs Superior to Metformin for CVD Risk Reduction in Women with PCOS, Large Study Finds
The findings support the potential cardiovascular advantages of the GLP-1RA class in women with PCOS, a population already at increased cardiometabolic risk.
