Help us tell ACOG it’s time to fix the stillbirth epidemic.
The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG) is the professional association of physicians that sets the standard of prenatal care in the United States. Help us let them know that 23,000 babies stillborn in the U.S. every year, many of which are preventable, is completely unacceptable.
Here are 2 easy ways you can help us reach ACOG:
Two Yale Masters of Public Health students helped Measure the Placenta investigate guidelines for stillbirth prevention in 2023. They concluded: "The standards of care that are used and accepted in the field set forth by ACOG come with very little evidence to support them, yet ACOG claims they rely on clinical studies to make evidence-based decisions." Read the full literature review.
In Canada?
Sign and share the Act now to end preventable stillbirths in Canada petition!
In the UK?
Sign and share the Fund placenta measurements for all pregnant women on the NHS Petition. (closed)