Communications

(April 25, 2025) – The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists is recommending significant changes to the way prenatal care is delivered in the U.S. According to the latest ACOG Clinical Consensus Committee document, Tailored Prenatal Care Delivery for Pregnant Individuals, evidence shows health care professionals can individualize care delivery for average or low-risk patients so they have fewer in-person visits and use other care modalities. According to ACOG, the new approach would give pregnant patients, and their ob-gyns or other maternity care clinicians, the ability to develop prenatal care plans based on medical, structural, social determinants of health and patient preferences rather than a one-size-fits-all model. ACOG's goal with the new guidance is to promote equitable care by focusing on drivers that contribute to the disproportionate maternal morbidity and mortality rates seen among vulnerable populations.
--Karen Braman