Activity ID
4675Expires
May 18, 2026Format Type
EnduringCME Credit
0.75Fee
$75CME Provider: Louisiana Medical Mutual Insurance Company (LAMMICO)
Description of CME Course
Preterm birth (PTB) is one of the most challenging issues in perinatal medicine today. The preterm birth rate in the United States is one of the worst among all developed countries and it is on the rise. Failing to monitor a pregnant patient’s risk for PTB is risky and costly. The adverse effects of PTB can be quite devastating to the newborn, Obstetrician, and the health system. More than one-third of deaths during the first year of life are attributed to preterm birth-related causes. Infants who survive are at increased risk for disabilities, repeated hospitalizations, and long-term health problems. This module is one of a 3-part series focusing on the PTB prevention strategies that hospitals and primary providers need to use when caring for the pregnant population.
ABMS Member Board Approvals by Type
ABMS Lifelong Learning CME Activity
Family Medicine
Commercial Support?
NoNOTE: If a Member Board has not deemed this activity for MOC approval as an accredited CME activity, this activity may count toward an ABMS Member Board’s general CME requirement. Please refer directly to your Member Board’s MOC Part II Lifelong Learning and Self-Assessment Program Requirements.
Educational Objectives
Adopt the ACOG preterm birth prevention/management in women with a short cervix algorithm in your clinical practice at the office, clinic, and hospital to reduce this complication and its consequences.
Identify patients who have a short cervical length and meet the clinical requirements for progesterone prophylaxis, a cerclage, or both and administer these strategies accordingly.
Keywords
Prematurity, preterm birth, perinatal medicine
Competencies
Medical Knowledge, Patient Care & Procedural Skills, Practice-based Learning & Improvement, Professionalism
CME Credit Type
AMA PRA Category 1 Credit
Practice Setting
Academic Medicine, Inpatient, Outpatient, Rural, Urban, VA/Military
