The American College ofObstetricians and GynecologistsWOMEN’S HEALTH CARE PHYSICIANSCOMMITTEE OPINIONNumber 656 • February 2025(Replaces Committee Opinion Number 299, September 2025)Committee on Obstetric PracticeThis document is endorsed by the American College of Radiology and the American Institute of Ultrasound in Medicine
This Committee Opinion was developed by the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists’ Committee on Obstetric Practice
Member contributors included Joshua Copel, MD; Yasser El-Sayed, MD; R
Phillips Heine, MD; and Kurt R
Wharton, MD
This document reflects emerging clinical and scientific advances as of the date issued and is subject to change
The information should not be construed as dictating an exclusive course of treatment or procedure to be follow