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Asha J Heard, MD, MPH, FACOG Assistant Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Associate Residency Director, Director of Clinical Ultrasound, Division of Maternal-Fetal Medicine, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center

Asha J Heard, MD, MPH, FACOG is a member of the following medical societies: American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, American Institute of Ultrasound in Medicine, Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine

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Francisco Talavera, PharmD, PhD Adjunct Assistant Professor, University of Nebraska Medical Center College of Pharmacy; Editor-in-Chief, Medscape Drug Reference

Disclosure: Received salary from Medscape for employment. for: Medscape.

Ronald M Ramus, MD Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Director, Division of Maternal-Fetal Medicine, Virginia Commonwealth University School of Medicine

Ronald M Ramus, MD is a member of the following medical societies: American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, American Institute of Ultrasound in Medicine, Medical Society of Virginia, Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine

Disclosure: Nothing to disclose.

Jordan G Pritzker, MD, MBA, FACOG Adjunct Professor of Obstetrics/Gynecology, Hofstra North Shore-LIJ School of Medicine at Hofstra University; Attending Physician, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Long Island Jewish Medical Center; Medical Director, Aetna, Inc; Private Practice in Gynecology

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Steven J Ralston, MD Associate Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Harvard Medical School; Consulting Staff in Maternal-Fetal Medicine, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center

Steven J Ralston, MD is a member of the following medical societies: American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, American Society of Law, Medicine & Ethics, Association of Professors of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine

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