Don’t Do Surveillance For These!

The ACOG states, “In spite of its unproven value, antepartum fetal surveillance is widely integrated into clinical practice in the developed world”. Antepartum fetal surveillance can be done by a variety of techniques and, despite its unproven value, is a mainstay of obstetrical management. At what BMI should we offer fetal surveillance? Is this current BMI or pre-pregnancy BMI? And what about advanced maternal age? What is recommended for that? Did you know that there was a change in the ACOG wording regarding this AMA issue from June 2021 to August 2022? And what about ultrasound surveillance for cervical length after cerclage placement? Is that evidence based? We are going to dive into these 3 clinical scenarios (obesity, AMA, cervical length after cerclage) in this episode. 👍