Why more hospitals are adding Obstetric Emergency Departments, and what it means for maternal safety
08/26/26
Why more hospitals are adding Obstetric Emergency Departments, and what it means for maternal safety
A growing number of hospitals are launching dedicated obstetric emergency departments (OBEDs) to close a critical gap between the general ED and labor and delivery. Here's why hospital leaders are making the investment.
Every day, pregnant women walk into hospital emergency departments with urgent concerns: bleeding, elevated blood pressure, decreased fetal movement, preterm contractions. In a traditional care model, these patients enter the same triage queue as every other ED patient, waiting to be seen by clinicians who may not specialize in obstetrics. For conditions...
07/31/26
What the 2027 maternity coding changes mean for your practice
If you’re a clinician providing obstetric care, you have likely heard that maternity billing codes are changing on January 1, 2027....
07/27/26
Closing the gap: How OBHG is investing in OB access for lower-volume hospitals
Across the country, hospitals with lower birth volumes face a quiet but accelerating crisis. OB/GYN recruitment pipelines are thinning. Experienced clinicians...
07/23/26
OBHG clinicians lead the way in trauma-informed practice
When a laboring patient arrives at the hospital for the first time, anxious and guarded, an OB hospitalist has minutes, sometimes seconds, to build...
07/20/26
"Thank you for listening to me": How an OBHG Hospitalist saved a postpartum mom's life at 1:00 AM
It started with what felt like trapped gas.
A young mother, just under 30 days postpartum after a traumatic 27-week emergency cesarean, began experiencing right-sided...
07/13/26
Clinicians address issues, forge connections, and enhance skills at OBHG Market Medical Meetings
Eight cities. Four months. Dozens of clinical leaders in each room, comparing notes on the problems that keep them up at night and the...
07/07/26
OBHG’s Dr. Eric Colton recognized as a Sepsis Hero at Blessing Hospital
OB/GYN clinicians may not routinely face many cases of maternal sepsis; for every 10,000 live births in the U.S., only about 10 are complicated...
06/22/26
Advocating for proactive intervention for iron deficiency anemia
The most common nutritional deficiency worldwide may be affecting up to one-third of women of reproductive age in the United States – many of...
06/10/26
OBHG partner California Hospital Medical Center earns Perinatal Center of Excellence Designation
Since partnering with Ob Hospitalist Group (OBHG) in October 2023, California Hospital Medical Center (CHMC) has made remarkable strides in maternal and newborn care.
In...
05/29/26
Preeclampsia biomarkers pave the way for risk assessment and treatment decisions
When a pregnant patient presents with signs that could indicate preeclampsia, obstetric clinicians often face a difficult question: What happens next?
Should the patient be...