How Research Changed OB-GYN Practice: The Long Road from Findings to Guidelines

In honor of Pregnancy and Infant Loss Awareness Month, we’re revisiting this important throwback episode on how clinicians can better support patients experiencing pregnancy loss. Dr. Christina Francis spoke with Dr. Michaelene Friedenberg, president and CEO of the Institute of Reproductive Grief Care, about the language, timing, and presence that can make a difficult moment of care more compassionate. Drawing on lived experience and years of research, Dr. Friedenberg shares what patien...

Marriage, family formation, and pro-life policy are more connected than many people realize. Dr. Christina Francis, CEO of AAPLOG, talks with Melanie Israel, a visiting fellow at the Heritage Foundation, a platinum sponsor of MBEC 2026, about how think tanks turn research into action through legislation, coalition building, and advocacy. They unpack a decade of pro-life policy shifts, the post-Roe landscape, and emerging questions around abortion, conscience rights, religious liberty, ...

Antenatal steroids have saved countless babies, but the biggest question in obstetrics is no longer whether they work. It’s when, how much, and for whom. And the answers are changing fast. Enjoy this incredible plenary from MBEC 2026 in Seattle, Washington. Previous podcast guest and MBEC 2027 speaker Dr. Hector Chapa breaks down the evolving science behind fetal maturation, from the original 1972 sheep study to the newest guidance reshaping practice today. If you care for preterm patie...

At OBservations, we describe our podcast as an open conversation on women's health. In this episode, we're expanding that conversation to include men's health and the often-overlooked impact that induced abortion can have on fathers. Joining us is Sean Corcoran, CEO of Men for Life and a first-time speaker at MBEC 2027, AAPLOG's national medical conference. Men for Life is the world's only consistently pro-life organization dedicated to ensuring men's voices are included in conversation...

The Abortion Pill Reversal (APR) fight is headed toward a make-or-break ruling, and the evidence coming out of court could reshape how women hear about this lifesaving option nationwide. Peter Breen, executive vice president and head of litigation at the Thomas More Society, walks through the California attorney general’s case against Heartbeat International and Real Options, including the push for more than $20 million in penalties and a gag order that could stop women from learning a...