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Clinical Practice Guidelines

Best Practices on Prelabor Rupture of Membranes

4^th Edition | 2025

Task Force Committee 2025

Editor-in-Chief
Gumersinda C. Javier, MD

Assistant Editor
Ma. Cristina P. Crisologo, MD

Prelabor rupture of membranes (PROM), whether term or preterm, remains a clinical challenge. This edition consolidates evidence and aligns guidelines from different international societies to provide updated and current research with expert insights in answering critical management questions. A collaborative effort from Maternal-Fetal Medicine specialists, Obstetricians, and Neonatologists lead to recommendations that focus on shared decision-making which aim to minimize practice variation ensuring optimal over-all outcomes.

Best Practices on Hyperglycemia in Pregnancy

4^th Edition | 2025

Task Force Committee 2025

Editor-in-Chief
Ramon M. Gonzalez, MD

Associate Editors
Kristine S. Sese, MD
Paula Christi T. Orlina, MD

Diabetes is one of the most common medical complications parturients encounter. As prevalence continues to increase both worldwide and locally, it poses an increasing challenge to maternal and fetal health. This updated edition incorporates recent clinical practice recommendations from preconception care, screening and diagnosis, antepartum and intrapartum management, as well as post-partum care based on all available evidences that will assist the healthcare professionals including Obstetrician-Gynecologists in the management of the “diabetic mother”.

NEW 1 Hypertensive disorders in pregnancy

Clinical Practice Guidelines on Hypertensive Disorders in Pregnancy

2nd Edition | 2024

Task Force on Hypertensive Disorders of Pregnancy 2024

Chair
Ramon M. Gonzalez, MD

Co-Chair
Kristine S. Sese, MD

Editors
Kristine S. Sese, MD
Kristine Therese R. Elises-Molon, MD
Emerson D. Tan, MD

Hypertensive disorders continue to be a significant cause of maternal and perinatal morbidity and mortality worldwide. This updated edition reflects the latest advancements in research, diagnosis, and management of these critical conditions that affect both maternal and fetal health. This clinical practice guideline will serve as an invaluable tool in an Obstetrician-Gynecologist’s clinical practice, helping to identify, manage, and treat these conditions effectively in order to improve outcomes for mothers and babies affected by hypertension in pregnancy.

Medical Complications in Pregnancy

2023

Task Force on Medical Complications in Pregnancy
Chair
Maria Luisa S. Acu, MD

Co-Chair
Kristine S. Sese, MD

Editor-in-Chief
Emerson D. Tan, MD

In the last decade, there have been a growing number of medical conditions brought about by lifestyle, environmental and socioeconomic factors. These conditions become a challenge during pregnancy because it affects the health of the mother and the fetus. This compilation of up-to-date evidence-based recommendations of common medical conditions will provide the obstetrician with a guide on the clinical features, diagnosis, antenatal surveillance, treatment, timing and mode of delivery and postpartum counseling.

Best Practice Recommendations on Prelabor Rupture of Membranes

3rd Edition | November 2019

Editors-in-Chief
Leah Socorro N. Rivera, MD
Gumersinda C. Javier, MD

Prelabor rupture of membranes (PROM) carries significant risks of maternal and perinatal morbidity and mortality especially when it occurs remote from term. This condition needs careful analysis on the part of the obstetrician which requires her to minimize the risks and maximize the probability of the desired outcome. This compilation of best practice recommendations for PROM presents evidence-based statements and practical recommendations that intends to give updates on the diagnosis and management of PROM.

Clinical Practice Guidelines on Preterm Labor and Birth

4th Edition | November 2019

Task Force on Preterm Labor and Birth 2019
Chair
Mila D. Zaragoza-Ibay, MD

Editor-in-Chief
Kristine Therese R. Elises-Molon, MD

The crucial concerns and issues on preterm labor and birth reflect the need for improved quality of maternal and newborn care. Based on the analyses of global preterm birth levels and trends every 3 to 5 years and to provide a better understanding of the epidemiology of preterm birth, WHO recommends that the quality and volume of data need to be improved, including standardization of definitions, measurement, monitoring and reporting. This edition of the clinical practice guidelines aims to provide practitioners some general advice on the diagnosis and management of preterm labor and birth based on the review of evidences. However, it should not be relied on as a substitute for proper assessment with respect to the particular circumstances of each case and the needs of any patient considered to be in preterm labor.

Cardiotocography: Standards for Clinical Practice

2018
*Update coming soon

Editors-in-Chief
Leah Socorro N. Rivera, MD
Gumersinda C. Javier, MD

The antepartum and intrapartum period are both critical events, because it places unique demands to the fetus and its internal environment. Before labor, the fetus may be subjected to numerous threats that may affect its well-being. During labor, with each contraction there is a temporary deprivation of oxygenation that may be detrimental to an already compromised fetus. Therefore, during these times it is important for us clinicians to be aware for how the fetus is tolerating these insults. Fortunately, for us practicing in this decade, the development of the fetal monitoring unit has provided us a window to assess fetal condition.

Clinical Practice Guidelines on Hypertension in Pregnancy

3rd Edition | November 2015
*New edition coming soon

Task Force on Hypertension in Pregnancy 2015
Chair
Ramon M. Gonzalez, MD

Co-Chair
Catherine Joie Carelle R. Ong, MD

POGS Committee on Clinical Practice Guidelines 2015
Chair
Jericho Thaddeus P. Luna, MD

Managing Editor
Ana Victoria V. Dy Echo, MD

Hypertension is still among the top 3 etiologies for maternal mortality in the Philippines. Worldwide, hypertensive disorders in pregnancy complicate up to 10% of pregnancies. This edition of the clinical practice guideline provides clinicians a guide in the care of a woman with all forms of preeclampsia and hypertension, integrating them into our daily obstetric practice.