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Featured
Confronting the Opioid Epidemic in the OB/GYN Practice: Optimizing Prescribing Habits and Reducing Opioid Misuse
Researchers in the OB/GYN Department are working to combat the opioid epidemic and mitigate its effects. Recent efforts have focused on preventing opioid use and misuse through a variety of methods including optimized prescribing practices.
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Featured
Fighting Zika Virus on Multiple Fronts: Identifying Risk, Improving Screening and Investigating Pregnant Women's Vaccination Attitudes
Obstetricians at Mass General are working to fight the Zika epidemic on multiple fronts by guiding decision-making about testing for Zika infection, filling knowledge gaps about Zika risks and develop testing protocols and understanding pregnant women’s attitudes about Zika vaccines to help guide vaccine development.
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Featured
Perinatal Substance Use Clinic: Multidisciplinary Care from Pregnancy to Early Childhood
A multidisciplinary, 1000-day clinical model offers a new approach to prenatal and postnatal care for mothers with opioid use disorder and their children.
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Recommendations for Conducting Health Equity Morbidity and Mortality Conferences
Allison S. Bryant, MD, MPH, and Erin Bradley, MD, of the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology at Massachusetts General Hospital, and colleagues from four other academic medical centers, outline 10 recommendations for implementing successful health equity morbidity and mortality conferences.
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Studying SARS-CoV-2 and mRNA Vaccines in Mothers and Babies
Researchers at Mass General are studying the effects of SARS-CoV-2 infection and mRNA vaccines in pregnant and lactating individuals, as well as neonates.
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Women's Heart Health and Effects on Pregnancy
The Corrigan Women's Heart Health Program was launched 13 years ago to raise awareness and expand on research regarding women-specific cardiovascular conditions. In this video, Nandita Scott, MD, co-director of the program, discusses its expansion and the innovative work accomplished over the past decade.
Obstetrics Contributors
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Davida M. Schiff, MD
Medical Director, HOPE Clinic, Instructor, Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School
Recent Article
Racial/Ethnic Disparities Evident in Medical Treatment of Opioid Use Disorder During Pregnancy
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Ilona T. Goldfarb, MD
Maternal Fetal Medicine Specialist, Massachusetts General Hospital
Recent Article
No Link Between COVID-19 and Stillbirth Detected, But Placental Vascular Pathology is Worrisome
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Jeffrey L. Ecker, MD
Chief, Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology
Recent Article
Mass General Department of OB/GYN Develops and Executes Three-Pronged Diversity Strategy
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Jessica R. Gray, MD
Clinical director, HOPE Clinic, Family medicine addiction specialist
Recent Article
Perinatal Substance Use Clinic: Multidisciplinary Care from Pregnancy to Early Childhood
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Sarah N. Bernstein, MD
Maternal Fetal Medicine Specialist, Medical director, Outpatient Obstetrics Program
Recent Article
Managing the Cardiovascular Complications of Substance Use Disorders During Pregnancy
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William H. Barth, MD
Vice Chair, Obstetrics
Recent Article
Percutaneous Valve Replacement Therapy Sometimes an Option During Pregnancy
Obstetrics & Gynecology Care at Mass General
The Mass General Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology offers the highest level of care to women. Our clinical and research team is a leader in advancing treatments for gynecologic cancers, menopause, high-risk obstetrics, infertility and urogynecology.