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RBGO – Revista Brasileira de Ginecologia e Obstetrícia is proud to announce the achievement of its first Impact Factor. This accomplishment supports RBGO’s position as the leading Gynecology and Obstetrics journal in Latin America. Having a high-quality ObGyn journal published in Brazil has been the goal of Brazilian researchers so that the high-quality science produced […]

The World Health Organization (WHO) defines disparity as the unnecessary, avoidable, and unfair treatment of two groups based on identified differences. Racial disparities refer to the different treatment of distinct subgroups of people based on differences without any scientifically proven biological reason. Growing evidence indicates that ethnic and racial disparities permeate health-related issues, and structural […]

The Burden of a Previous Uterine Scar Cesarean section (CS) is the most commonly performed surgical procedure in the United States (more than a million surgeries per year) and one of the most frequently performed procedures worldwide. Although CS is a potentially life-saving procedure when correctly indicated, its worldwide use has steadily increased over the […]

Unplanned pregnancy continues to be a public health problem in Brazil, particularly for the most vulnerable segment of the population. According to data from the Birth in Brazil study, 55% of pregnancies are unplanned, a proportion that reaches 65.3% among adolescents. Although the copper IUD is a highly effective long-term contraceptive method, it is still […]

Cesarean rates have increased progressively over the decades in all countries, and a high figure of 56% was reached in Brazil, second only to the Dominican Republic (59%) and well above the average of developing countries. This scenario in our country motivated government and private sector initiatives, among which the Projeto Parto Adequado (“Adequate Childbirth […]

In 2015, the scientific community was surprised by an epidemic of microcephaly initially identified in some states in northeastern Brazil. The first observations of an unusual increase in the number of cases of microcephaly were made by physicians in their clinical practice. After confirming the occurrence of this new phenomenon, came the challenges in determining […]

As part of the celebration of the National Cancer Awareness Day (November 27), the launch of the 2023 estimate of the incidence of cancer in Brazil was on November 23, 2022 at the headquarters of the National Cancer Institute (INCA) in Rio de Janeiro, including the 21 most frequent tumors in the country. The estimate […]